Individual Details
Martin Hopkins
(18 Jun 1835 - 6 Jul 1865)
1850 Census. Marion Co, IL, Hh 1037
Martin Hopkins, 15, living in the household of Martin Wadkins and wife Sarah (age 37 - Martin's sister)
1860 Census. Kaskaskia, Fayette, IL, Hh 1816
Martin Hopkins, 25
Matilda, 21
Jas. M., age 11 months
Civil War Draft Registration 1863-65
Fayette Co, Illinois; Kaskaskia
Martin Hopkins, 27, Farmer, Married, born Illinois
Buried Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, TN
Interment Form
Martin Hopkins, Private, Company H, 61st Illinois Regt, Mounted Infantry
Died Jul 6, 1865. Originally buried Edgefield, TN
He enlisted 7 Mar 1865; transferred 28 Jun 1865.
Wife and children may have received a pension - there is a card file for Martin Hopkins of Co H, 98th Regt, Illinois Infantry, filed 9 Oct 1866. Widow's App - 135.155; certificate 129.296. Minor's App 197.724, certificate 156.602.
Events
| Birth | 18 Jun 1835 | Jefferson County, Illinois | |||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1857 | Marion County, Illinois - Matilda Holt | |||
| Death | 6 Jul 1865 | Edgefield, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Matilda Holt (1839 - 1915) |
| Child | James Monroe Hopkins (1859 - 1946) |
| Child | William Rasmus Hopkins (1861 - 1928) |
| Child | Henry Augustus Hopkins (1864 - 1938) |
| Father | Stephen Hopkins (1785 - 1844) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Adamson (1790 - ) |