George
Washington
Hopkins
I
Born in Clarke, Georgia
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Hopkins
and Mary (Lyons) Hopkins
Brother of
Dennis Hopkins and Nancy (Hopkins) Holsapple
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth (Looney) Hopkins
— married
17 Oct 1822 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Looney Hopkins, Eliza (Hopkins) Hinkle, George Washington Hopkins, Cynthia Sophrena (Hopkins) Hook, Ambrose Bramlett Hopkins and John Rice Hopkins
Died
at age 68
in St. Clair County, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2016
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Biography
George was born in Clarke County, Georgia, on August 30, 1799, to Elijah Hopkins and Mary "Molly" Lyon. His father moved to Georgia that same year, from Orange County, North Carolina.
George married Sarah E. Looney in 1822, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, and around 1850, the family came to St. Clair County, Missouri.[1]
George and Sarah were the parents of 10 or 11 children, according to census records. Some of the children are listed in the 1850 U.S. Census:[2]
(other children)[3]
- Victoria
- Robert Looney
George died July 10, 1868.[4]
Sources
- ↑ St. Clair County, Remnants of the Past; by Lowell Howell, family member
- ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census; on file courtesy of Ancestry.com
- ↑ History of St. Clair County, Missouri, Volume 1
- ↑ Family Data Collection; record on file courtesy of Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
Scott Lee
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A953048 [compare], Ancestry member dslcards1
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~1.56%
Jimmie Richardson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Arnita (Dodderer) Mayer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M714798 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jessica Rodrigues :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A969081 [compare], Ancestry member jessicannunn
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~0.78%
Henry Sullivan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T884527 [compare], FTDNA kit #251301
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~0.78%
Opal (Davis) Probasco :
MyHeritage DNA
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