Dora E (Shear) Hopkins (1896 - 1977)

Born 1896 in Minnesota, United States

Died 4 Jul 1977 at about age 81 in Webster, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Name

Dora E. Shear

Birth

Date: 01 Mar 1895 ^[1]

Place: Minnesota, United States ^[2]

Parents: D.W. Shear (born in New York) and A.W. Shear (born in Illinois) ^[3][4]

Marriage

Date: 1918

Place: Wisconsin, United States

Residence

Date: 1900

Place: Villard, Leven Township, Pope, Minnesota, USA

At the time of the 1900 US Census, Dora was five years old and lived in Villard, Pope County, Minnesota, USA with her parents and siblings. The Shear household comprised:

• Daniel W. Shear, age 47, Head, born in New York, USA, occupation: editor
• Artimissa Shear, age 47, wife, born in Illinois, USA
• Walter Shear, age 30, son, born in Minnesota, USA
• Hattie Shear, age 17, daughter, born in Minnesota, USA
• Ruby Shear, age 13, daughter, born in Minnesota, USA
• Edith Shear, age 11, daughter, born in Minnesota, USA
• Winnie Shear, age 7, daughter, born in Minnesota, USA
• Dora E. Shear, age 5, daughter, born in Minnesota, USA^[4]

Date: 1920

Place: Meenon, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

Household:

• Charles E. Hopkins, head, age 28, born in Minnesota, USA, occupation: farmer
• Dora E. Hopkins, wife, age 24, born in Minnesota, USA
• Charles E. Hopkins, son, age 1, born in Minnesota, USA ^[2]

Date: 1930

Place: Meenon, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

Household:

• Charles E. Hopkins, head, age 38, born in Minnesota, USA, occupation: dairy farmer
• Dora E. Hopkins, wife, age 35, born in Minnesota, USA
• Charles E. Hopkins, son, age 11, born in Minnesota, USA
• George R. Hopkins, son age 6, born in Wisconsin, USA
• Alice A. Hopkins, age 2, born in Wisconsin, USA
• Daniel W. Hopkins, son age 9 months, born in Wisconsin, USA ^[5]

Date: 1940

Place: Meenon, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

Household:

• Charles E. Hopkins, head, age 48, born in Minnesota, USA, occupation: farmer
• Dora E. Hopkins, wife, age 45, born in Minnesota, USA
• Alice E. Hopkins, daughter, age 12, born in Wisconsin, USA
• Daniel, W. Hopkins, son, age 10, born in Wisconsin, USA
• Rodrick (George R.) Hopkins, son, age 16, born in Wisconsin, USA

Death

Date: 4 JUL 1977

Place: Webster, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA ^[1]

Burial Place: Orange Cemetery, Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLKX-X2X : 10 January 2021), Dora Hopkins, Jul 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFKT-DL6 : Mon Nov 06 02:58:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Hopkins and Dora E Hopkins, 1920.
3. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ6V-3JH : Tue Oct 03 13:26:48 UTC 2023), Entry for D W Shears and A W Shears, 1895.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M938-HLB : Thu Oct 05 19:46:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel W Shear and Artimissa Shear, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93P-MRH : Thu Oct 05 05:44:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Hopkins and Dora E Hopkins, 1930.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #92883082

See also:

• "Minnesota State Census, 1905", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP3P-S8Y : Tue Oct 03 16:23:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Dora E Shear, 1905.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2GY-KSZ : Thu Oct 05 07:42:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel N Shear and Artimissa W Shear, 1910.
• Ancestry Family Trees
• "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4HL-CH4 : 4 December 2014), Dora Shear Hopkins, 04 Jul 1977; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 2682688, certificate number 017762, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Eowyn Langholf for creating WikiTree profile Hopkins-3401 through the import of Nancy 2.ged on Sep 16, 2013 and through the import of Eowyn's Family Tree on 25 September 2012.