Martin
Josephus
Hopper
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas J. Hopper
and Nancy Meeks
Husband of
Holly Matilda (Drewry) Hopper
— married
20 Dec 1860 in Tippah County, Mississippi
Father of
Martin Luther Hopper
Died
at age 72
in Tiplersville, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2017
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Biography
Martin Hopper served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 19 Sept 1861
Mustered out: May 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 23rd Mississippi Infantry
Enlisted: 19 Sept 1861
Mustered out: May 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 23rd Mississippi Infantry
Martin Hopper was a POW during the United States Civil War.
- 19 Sept 1861 - Enlisted Company G at Iuka. Escaped Ft. Donelson
- 14 May-31 Oct 1862 - Transfered to 10th Miss Infantry Appt 2nd Sgt
- Nov-Dec 1862 - Present. Returned to regiment. Appt 5th Sgt
- 28 Feb-30 June 1863 - Present. Appt 1st Sgt
- July-Aug 1863 - Furloughed home
- Sept-Dec 1863 - Present
- Jan-June 1864 - Present
- July-Nov 1864 - Present
- 15 Dec 1864 - Captured at Battle of Nashville Tenn
- 20 Dec 1864 - Sent to Camp Douglas Illinois [1]
Tippah County Mississippi 1850
- Household # 277
- Hopper Thomas 49 M Farmer 1,000 NC
- Hopper Susanna 40 F SC
- Hopper Martin J. 15 M Tenn
- Hopper John D. 13 M Miss
Tippah County Mississippi 1860
- Household # 340
- Thomas Hopper 59 M Farm 4000/2000 N.C.
- Susannah 50 F S.C.
- Martin J. 24 M Farm Miss.[2]
Burial
- Hopper Cemetery
- Tiplersville
- Tippah County
- Mississippi[3]
Sources
- ↑ Fold3 ~ Confederate Service Records
- ↑ US Census~Ancestry.RootsWeb.TippahCo.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19152142
- Ancestry.RootsWeb Tippah County MS
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- J (Hopper) H
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-L21, FTDNA kit #133202 - Patrick Hopper :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT130292, FTDNA kit #611492, MitoYDNA ID T17243 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ethan Hopper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XA1675717 [compare], yourDNAportal ETH72a17aa3, Ancestry member EthanHopper
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~0.39%
Patrick Hopper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A273156 [compare], FTDNA kit #611492
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