Samuel
D.
Hopkins
Born in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Cecelia (Hopkins) Hornsby, Reuben Hopkins, John A. Hopkins, Simeon D. Hopkins, Charles W Hopkins, Mary (Hopkins) Johnson, Racheal (Hopkins) Walton, Johnson H. Hopkins, Allen Hopkins [half], Franklin W. Hopkins [half], George W. Hopkins [half], Susan M. Hopkins [half], Quitman W. Hopkins [half], Daniel P. Hopkins [half] and Albert Daniel Hopkins [half]
Husband of
Rachel (Farley) Hopkins
— married
11 Apr 1860 in Mercer, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Green Lee D. Hopkins, Reuben A. Hopkins, Farabele Rebecca Hopkins, Joseph Harvey Hopkins, Nancy Lucinda (Hopkins) Shrewsbury and Melvina A. (Hopkins) Lilly
Died
at age 76
in Lerona, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2017
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Biography
Samuel was born about 1836. He is the son of John Hopkins and Mary Simmons.
Alt Birth year: 1838 ( 1850 Census)
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-H58 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Hopkins in household of Jonathan Hopkins, Mercer county, Mercer, Virginia, United States; citing family 112, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M416-5Z7 : 18 February 2021), Samuel Hopkins in entry for Henry Anderson, 1860.
"West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-WYQV : 29 September 2021), Samuel Hopkins and Rachel Farley, 1860.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVLK-V73Z : 30 January 2020), Samuel Hopkins, 1861.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-KB4 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Hopkins, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 25, family 176, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,193.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T4-2G9 : 15 July 2017), Samuel Hopkins, Pipe Stem, Summers, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 137, sheet 213D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1413; FHL microfilm 1,255,413.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z6-397 : accessed 17 August 2017), Sam Hopkins, Pipestem district, Summers, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 5A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,773.
"West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYV-M94M : 23 October 2018), Samuel Hopkins, 1904; citing Summers, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 003 1912-1926, page 52, Jackson County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 589,135.
"United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZZ-8SJ : 26 April 2021), Samuel D Hopkins, .
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-KTSX : 24 May 2022), Samuel D Hopkins, ; Burial, Pipestem, Summers, West Virginia, United States of America, Rocky Mount Cemetery; citing record ID 20361792, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
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~3.12%
Katie (Rhodes) McGinnis
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M168213 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member katierhodesaileen
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~1.56%
Janis Bias :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A504840 [compare], Ancestry member JanisBias
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~1.56%
Karen Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A335271 [compare], Ancestry member kgustafson51
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lisa Acord :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Devlin Howe :
23andMe, GEDmatch NL9956422 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DG3050856 [compare], Ancestry member DevlinCHowe
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Heidi (Dillard) Dencklau :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #928755
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