FATHER: John Hopkins 1809-1904
MOTHER: Levica Mott 1815-1839
WIFE: Ann Mariah Mitchell 1842-1880
MARRIED: Sept. 24, 1859, Huron Co, OH
CHILDREN:
1. Adelaide M. McLaughlin-Dickey 1863-1950
2. Rose Ella Miller 1864-1934
3. Jennie Eva Bell-Sherwood 1866-1927
4. James N. Hopkins 1867-1942
5. Fred Arthur Hokins 1869-1938
6. Artimesia Mischa Houseman 1872-1930
7. Celestia Hopkins 1871-bef 1880
8. Maud V. Watts 1873-1960
9. Lorana Hopkins 1874-1875
10. Elizabeth Mariah Woodworth 1876-1928
11. Ray Mitchell Hopkins 1880-1942 MI
12. Roy Hopkins 1880-??

WIFE: Harriet Emma Lincoln 1854-1924
MARRIED: Aug. 9, 1885, Ripley, OH
CHILDREN:
13. Charles Franklin Hopkins 1888-1981
14. Carl Hopkins 1890-1957
15. Walter Lincoln Hopkins 1892-1964
16. Leland Hopkins 1894-1963

1. 1870 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 7/30/1870
HOPKINS, Charles W. 36, a farmer, born in NJ; wife Ann 27. born in MI; children Addie V 6, Rose L. 6, Jane Eva 4, James M. 4, and Fred A. 1, all born in Ohio, were residing in Ripley twp, OH.
2. 1880 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 6/2/1880
HOPKINS, Charles 44, widowed, born in NJ, a farmer; children Addie 18, Rose 16, James 14, Freddie 10, Artie 9, Maud 7 and Lizzie 4, all born in Ohio, were residing in Ripley twp, OH.
3. 1900 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 6/5/1900
HOPKINS, Charles 63 (6-1837?), a farmer, born in NJ; wife Harriet E. 46 (3-1854); children Frank C. 12 (6-1888), Carl 10 (1-1890), Lynn N 8 (9-1892) and Leland 6 (4-1894), all born in Ohio were residing in Ripley twp, OH.
4. 1910 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 1/1910
HOPKINS, Charles W. 72, retired farmer, born in NJ; wife Harriet E. 56; children Charles F. 21, Walter L. 17 and Leland 16, all born in Ohio, were residing in Ripley twp, OH.
5. 1920 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 6/1920
HOPKINS, Charles W. 84, retired, born in NJ; wife Emma H. 69, and son Charles F. 30, single, all born in Ohio, were residing in Ripley twp, OH.
6. 1930 CENSUS: Huron Co, OH 4/1930
HOPKINS, Charles W. 95, widowed, retired, living with daughter Rose Miller 65, and grandson Paul Miller 39, were residing in Greenwich, OH.
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7. OHIO Death Record: File #17292; Huron Co.
CHARLES WESLEY HOPKINS, widow of Anna Mitchell, residing in Greenwich where he passed away on March 19, 1932 at 1 am from senility and old age at 97 yrs, 5 days. Interment at Edwards Grove Cemetery on Mar. 21st.
Informant was son James of Shiloh. He listed Charles was born in Tuckerton, NJ on March 14, 1835. His father was John Hopkins; mother ??[Levica] Mott.

History of Huron County Ohio, Its Progress and Development, 2 vols Baughman 1909 Vol II Pg 484-5 has the following:
"CHARLES W. HOPKINS
Charles W. Hopkins, one of the pioneer residents of Huron county, where he has resided for more than sixty years, is one of the successful and influential agriculturists of the district in which he lives, his farm of eighty acres, situated in Ripley township, being one of the finest and best improved properties of the county. He was born in New Jersey on the 14th of March, in 1838 [Note: Corrected in ink in the copy of Clayton J. Hopkins to read 1834. Clayton's father and Charles W. were first cousins and lived in adjoining townships.] and on the paternal side traces his ancestry back to a Mr. Hopkins who came to America in the Mayflower, founding the family in Massachusetts. His parents were John and Levica ( Mott ) Hopkins, the former a native of Massachusetts, where his birth occurred in 1807, while the latter was born in New Jersey in 1815. The father was the eldest in a family of eight children born unto Joshua Hopkins, the others being Orpha, Willard, Juliana, Sarah Jane, Amanda, Joshua and Samuel. [Note: this list is not in order of birth and leaves out one daughter and a son who died young and another daughter, Carlona, whose fate is unknown. Is Orpha the same as the Carlona who disappears, or someone else? By 1909, the elderly John Hopkins had been dead 4 -5 years and his son, Charles, was himself in his 70s. Memories would be less reliable at this distance from the events, and who knows what other errors the writer and editors introduced.] The mother was a daughter of Henry Mott [Note: researchers contacted in 2007 show Henry Mott to have been Levica's grandfather, not her father] and the eldest of six children, the others being as follows, Allen, Job, Henry, Elizabeth and Marietta. John Hopkins, who came to Ohio at an early date, was among the pioneer settlers of Huron county and for many years his efforts were potent factors in the work of improvement and development which was carried on within its borders. He passed away in 1904 at the very remarkable age of ninety-seven years. His family consisted of the following: Charles W., Elizabeth, James, Henry, John Norris and Levica, while another child, whose name was also James Henry, was burned to death in infancy.
Charles W. Hopkins was a little lad of five years when he came with his parents to Ohio, and here on his father's farm he was reared to manhood, spending the period of his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of farm lads of that time. He shared with the other members of the household the privations and experiences of life in the frontier district and was early trained to habits of industry and economy. He has devoted his entire life to farming and kindred pursuits, and throughout his business career his efforts have been actuated by a spirit of industry, perseverance and close application that has won its just regard in a substantial and gratifying success which is today his. He owns eighty acres of excellent land which constitutes one of the finest farming properties in Huron county, and everything about this place indicates that he is in touch with the modern spirit of progress which is manifest in agricultural lines. In connection with his farming he engages to some extent in stock-raising, making a specialty of breeding horses, and both branches of his business-the raising of grain and the raising of stock - are proving profitable sources of revenue to him.
It was on the 28th of September, 1862, that Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage to Miss Ann Mitchell, a native of Michigan, born March 10, 1842. She was a daughter of Moses M. and Hulda (Hale ) Mitchell and a sister of Matilda, Lorana, Ada and James Mitchell. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins was blessed with nine children, namely: Ada, Rosella, Jennie, Artie, Maud, Lizzie, James, Fred and Roy. After the death of this first wife Mr. Hopkins was again married, his second union being with Miss Emma Reeves Lincoln, a daughter of James Lincoln, and unto them were born four sons: Frank Carl, Lincoln and Leland. The parents are members of the Congregational church , of which Mr. Hopkins is a deacon, and they are greatly interested in the various phases of church work.
In politics Mr. Hopkins gives his allegiance to the republican party and on that ticket served as postmaster at Carson, Ohio , for fourteen years. He can well remember the time when dense forests covered much of the district and wild animals were seen in abundance. During the intervening years he has watched the steady growth and advancement of the community, has seen much of the land cleared and converted into productive fields and has witnessed the log cabin giving place to the modern and substantial residence, while in this work of improvement he has taken a willing part, at all times rejoicing in the progress which has been made and doing all his power to advance the best interests of the community. Although he has now passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, he nevertheless remains an active factor in life's work and is recognized as one of the substantial, influential and valuable citizens of Huron county."
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The article below likely appeared in a Huron County paper and was printed sometime after Saturday, 15 March 1920 - date calculated from information in the story.

"CHARLES W. HOPKINS CELEBRATES 95TH BIRTHDAY

Mr. Charles W. Hopkins, the subject of this sketch, was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey on the 14th of March, 1835. {Note: Possibly year was 1834]
He came to Ohio with his parents in 1840 [Note: C.W.'s father's second marriage, this time to Henrietta Hill, occurs in Nov. 1839 in Huron County. so the family made their first trip west before 1840] in the company of seventeen others in two covered wagons. - not liking the conditions in the new country. They returned after six months to New Jersey. [See note 1, 2. below].
After five years they decided to return to Ohio, coming this time by water via the Hudson River, Erie Canal to Buffalo, and by sail boat to Huron, Ohio, then by team and wagon to Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, where he helped to carve out a home in the forest.
Mr. Hopkins can, with undisputed authority trace his ancestors to Joshua Hopkins, [ see note 3] who was one.of the passengers on board the Mayflower which landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620.
He was married to Ann Mitchell, Sept 28, 1859. [note 3b.] He is the father of fourteen children, eleven of which are still living. [Note 4]
Mr. Hopkins voted for his first president in 1856 and has voted at every presidential election since. Mr. Hopkins is with one exception the oldest inhabitant in Huron County. He has always lived a strict temperate life, never having used alcoholic liquor nor tobacco in any form. Mr. Hopkins and his wife joined the Methodist Church in their early married life and brought up their family in the strict religious life which his ideas dictated. He has retained all of his faculties and is an interesting conversationalist, not only being able to tell of things which happened in the long ago, but is equally well informed on matters of the present time.
He reads and keeps himself informed on all current events.
HIs daughter planned a birthday party for him on Saturday, March 15. Holding it on Saturday so the grandchildren who were attending school could attend. About forty of his children, grandchildren and friends came to attend the celebration. An interesting visitor at the gathering was mister Geo. Frazee of Shiloh [Note 5] who celebrated his 90th birthday in February. A special table was prepared for the two old boys to eat together which they thoroughly enjoyed. Telegrams of congratulations and flowers were sent by friends and relatives who could not be present. He is spending his declining years at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rose Miller, who has kindly consented to share her home with him, a fact he keenly appreciates as he often says - this is a pretty nice place for an old chap like me."
As the day drew to a close, the guests departed, wishing him many returns of the pleasant birthday anniversary."

Notes
[1.] The year 1840 seems to be close, however, . CW's father, John, and his grandfather, Joshua, are not listed among heads of household in either Burlington County, New Jersey or Huron County, Ohio in 1840. One explanation for that is that they were on the move west and were missed by census takers. And, as previously noted, John marries his second wife in Nov. 1839 in Huron County. This also means that the 1900 census report of Charles's birth as Mar 1837 is incorrect.

[2.] The party coming from New Jersey would have included the patriarch and matriarch, Joshua (V) and Bridget (Small) Hopkins;
their eldest son John, presumably his first wife, Levica Mott, children Charles W., and Elizabeth ?; J & B's 2nd son, Willard K and his 1st wife Lucy Anna Read, perhaps with daughter Mary Ann / Mollie, and J & B's unmarried children - Julia Ann, Sara Jane, Joshua J., Samuel G., and Mary Amanda. That makes a total of fifteen. So there was at least one other family. It is not clear from Charles W.'s account whether he is counting his parents and himself and a possible sister before saying there were seventeen others, or just himself, So the party was at least 16 or as large as 19. It would be interesting to look for evidence as to who these others were. Possibilities to explore include Nickersons (related to Bridget's mother, siblings of Joshua (V) who may have moved to New Jersey with him from Cape Cod., relatives of the other wives, or just neighbors in Tuckerton, New Jersey.
We know that not all the Hopkins moved back to New Jersey after six months not returning for five years. Willard K., CW's eldest Hopkins uncle, marries his second wife, Jane U. Easterly in Huron County in Dec. 1843.. HIs first wife, Lucy Anna (Reed) died in March of 1842 and is buried in Ninevah Cemetery, SE of Greenwich, so these folks are definitely in Ohio, not back in New Jersey.

[3] Including CW's grandfather, there were five Joshuas in a row, and CW also had an Uncle Joshua. So clearly the name was significant. However, the Mayflower connection has to go back one and two generations more to the father Stephen and his son Giles who were, indeed, on the Mayflower. But, if you are 95 years old, you can be forgiven for being slightly off. Or, perhaps it was the reporter, or someone else in the family who got things slightly wrong.

[3b.] Huron County marriages gives Sept 28, 1862, as his first marriage date, as does the History of Huron County. First daughter, Ada, was born 1861-1862.

[4] It is unclear how many children CW actually had. His granddaughter, Lucy (Hopkins) Spiegel, thought that he and his first wife had twins Roy and Ray and that Roy died in infancy. However, I only found a birth record for Roy, born a few days before his mother died. There is definitely a son of Roy / Ray's age appearing in family photos taken before 1900. However, Roy / Ray does not appear in the 1900 census index, either with his parents or on his own. So perhaps he died before the 1900 census. And, if one twin was still born or died before the birth was recorded, perhaps no birth record was made for him.

[5] One of the guests mentioned is George Frazee, who was 90 by the time CW has his 95th birthday party. My guess was that this was the father of Annie, wife of CW's son, James. In their online marriage record, her maiden name is shown as Frazer. However, she is labeled in a ca 1940 photo of a Hopkins family gathering as being Annie (Frazee). The 1880 census shows a 15 year old who appears to be her, with father George Frazee. They are living in Auburn Township, Crawford County, The George who is at the party is coming from Shelby, which is just SE of Auburn Township,
Added notes by Susan Hopkins #48194321