Lillian (Hopkins) Ginther

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Lillian Estelle Hopkins was born on Saturday, July 4, 1885, in Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, and was the third oldest child in a family of six children born to Stephen Bennett (Friday, August 6, 1847 - Sunday, March 21, 1926) and Caroline Scott Smith Hopkins (Wednesday, December 24, 1856 - Thursday, June 30, 1921). In addition to running a farm Lillian's father was a constable and truant officer for Shippen Township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were married on Saturday, August 23, 1879, in Lapeer Township, Cortland County, New York.

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Cameron County Press, Thursday, October 19, 1989, page 1 - - School Report

Report of the Truman School for the month, September 29, 1899. Number enrolled, males 22, females 9. Total 31. Those present every day except one are Sophia Markert, Lillian Hopkins, and Clara Toner. SADIE C. TRAINER, Teacher.

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Cameron County Press, Thursday, December 14, 1989, page 7 - - Truman School Report

Third month ending Dec. 4, 1899. No. enrolled, males 15, females 9. Total 24. The following were present every day: Lillian Hopkins, Allen Hopkins, Oscar Hopkins. (Allen and Oscar were Lillian's younger brothers.)

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Lillian's mother, Caroline Scott Smith Hopkins, was a midwife right up to the time she died. A few years before she died she delivered a boy to a Mrs Goff. Mrs Goff had a very large family the story goes. She had children almost every year and was in poor health and spirits. The child was very ill and it was thought he would not survive. Caroline Kept the baby to help the woman out and to nurse the child back to health. When the baby boy's health was restored, his Mother refused to take him back. Caroline fostered the child till she died. Then her daughter, Lillian, took Franklin in as her own. Franklin was a troubled child. Lillian had the family Bible. Before she died, Franklin destroyed (burned) it. He has never been heard of from family members after Lillian Hopkins Ginther died.

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Olean Herald, Wednesday Nov 25, 1931 (12 days following husband Paul's death)

Lillian Ginter of Knapps Creek was slightly injured in a car-truck accident. She received a cut on her cheek that required several stitches.

The truck she was riding in collided with a car driven by Mrs E.M. Dodge, 6 Madison Ave on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Dodge reported to police that she was driving south on S 4th when at Irving St., the truck going East, hit her machine. The injured woman was taken to West Side Hospital by Mrs. Dodge where she was treated.

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Olean Herald, Friday, Nov 27, 1931 (14 days following husband Paul's death)

Howard Ginther, 7, died Thanksgiving Day, November 26, from injuries caused by a truck accident earlier this week.

Howard was Lillian's nephew and lived with the family. Family members said Lillian was never quite the same and lived in utter poverty till she died. This was such a sad story, Family members say she was a loving, caring women. My father, Marlin Hopkins, Lillian's nephew, said she came and was there at her brother Oscar's side when he became so ill before he died in 1947. She would travel from Olean, New York to Erie, Pennsylvania, if any family members needed her help.

All information above provided by Sherry Hopkins Kosciuch.

Lillian passed away at the age of 68 at Rock Hill, Sullivan County, New York. She is interred with her husband, Paul Ginther, as Newton Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania.