Transcription contributed by Leah L. Furnas 18 April 2005

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DAVID J. HOPKINS (deceased), late of South Lebanon; was born in Hopkinsville, Warren Co., in 1812, and was a son of James Hopkins, a pioneer of this county. In early life our subject learned the tailor’s trade, which he followed in South Lebanon for a number of years; in 1836, he was married to Tarcillia, daughter of Capt. William Snook, a sketch of whom appears in connection with the sketch of Peter Snook, of Hamilton Township; Mr. H., after being married, plied his trade in South Lebanon for several years, when he went to Hopkinsville, in which he resided fourteen years, when he returned to his former place of residence, Jan. 2, 1858; to Mr. and Mrs. H. ten children were born, five living, viz., James E., Nathan K., Charles A., Rinaldo and Susan; the deceased are William F., who was a member of the 35th O. V. I., served three years, and was slightly wounded in the battle of Chickamauga; was honorably discharged, and in 1865 enlisted in the Eight Regiment and belonged to Gen. Hancock’s Reserve Corps, in which he served till his death, which occurred in Washington City, Feb. 14, 1866, aged 24 years. The other deceased children of David J. Hopkins are as follows: Sarah, Webster, Myrilla and Rachel A. Mrs. H. was born in Deerfield in 1818, and is a daughter of Capt. William and Hannah (Stout) Snook, who were parents of five children, four living, viz., Tarcillia Hopkins, Malinda Crane, Jane Drake and Irvin. Mrs. H. is an exemplary member of the M. E. Church, to which she has belonged since 1840, and is a consistent Christian woman.