A.D. Hopkins
Beloved husband of Martha A. Hopkins 1851-1918.
A.D. Passed away in 1911 at the age of 70.
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Thursday, October 26, 1911 in the Clinton, Missouri, Henry County Democrat
A. B. Hopkins, affectionately known by thousands of Henry county people as “Uncle Amp”, died suddenly shortly after noon Monday from an apoplectic stroke.
For over a year Mr. Hopkins had been in poor health from a blood malady involving his foot, but of late has been much better and able to be in the court house looking after his duties as township collector. On Saturday, however, he did not feel so well and remained at home.
Monday morning he planned to come down in the afternoon.
He was sitting at table eating his dinner when Mrs. Hopkins noticed he seemed very ill and hastened out and called for assistance. Neighbors rushed in and carried his then insensible body to a couch. A physician was summoned but he was dead. It was pronounced to be a stroke of apoplexy, the first he had suffered.
Ambrose B. Hopkins was born in Clinton county, K
entucky, April 25, 1841, being the eighth of eleven children. His parents moved to St. Clair county, Missouri, where he grew up, received a common school education and engaged in farming. When the war broke out, his sympathies were warmly with the southland and in May 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Cusham’s company, Missouri State Guards, later, after this company disbanded, entering the regular service of the Confederacy, enlisting in Company E, Fourth Missouri, which afterwards consolidated with the First Missouri. He served until taken prisoner at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Four months later he was exchanged and immediately re-entered active service with General Price’s command until the close of the war when he came to Henry county.
In 1867 he engaged in merchandising. He was a man with a keen grasp of business affairs and soon attained a wide popularity which he has always retained. He was honored by the people with frequent official preferment and was always a faithful and efficient servant of the public when so honored. He served for ten years ending 1880, as County Assessor and during a part of that time was also Constable and later Collector of Osage township.
He was sheriff for four years beginning 1880. He served as deputy collector under various collectors and at the time of his death was collector of taxes for Clinton township. He had an intimate knowledge of land titles and an acquaintance with tax payers that went into every section of the county.
He was a man of genial and companionable temperament loving his friends and holding them fast by his good qualities of mind and heart.
He was married October 29, 1871, to Miss Martha Ellington who survives him with two children a daughter, Miss Grace, who is at present an Honolulu, Hawaii, and a son, Nathan, who is in railroad employment at Cherryvale, Kans.
Beloved husband of Martha A. Hopkins 1851-1918.
A.D. Passed away in 1911 at the age of 70.
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Thursday, October 26, 1911 in the Clinton, Missouri, Henry County Democrat
A. B. Hopkins, affectionately known by thousands of Henry county people as “Uncle Amp”, died suddenly shortly after noon Monday from an apoplectic stroke.
For over a year Mr. Hopkins had been in poor health from a blood malady involving his foot, but of late has been much better and able to be in the court house looking after his duties as township collector. On Saturday, however, he did not feel so well and remained at home.
Monday morning he planned to come down in the afternoon.
He was sitting at table eating his dinner when Mrs. Hopkins noticed he seemed very ill and hastened out and called for assistance. Neighbors rushed in and carried his then insensible body to a couch. A physician was summoned but he was dead. It was pronounced to be a stroke of apoplexy, the first he had suffered.
Ambrose B. Hopkins was born in Clinton county, K
entucky, April 25, 1841, being the eighth of eleven children. His parents moved to St. Clair county, Missouri, where he grew up, received a common school education and engaged in farming. When the war broke out, his sympathies were warmly with the southland and in May 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Cusham’s company, Missouri State Guards, later, after this company disbanded, entering the regular service of the Confederacy, enlisting in Company E, Fourth Missouri, which afterwards consolidated with the First Missouri. He served until taken prisoner at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Four months later he was exchanged and immediately re-entered active service with General Price’s command until the close of the war when he came to Henry county.
In 1867 he engaged in merchandising. He was a man with a keen grasp of business affairs and soon attained a wide popularity which he has always retained. He was honored by the people with frequent official preferment and was always a faithful and efficient servant of the public when so honored. He served for ten years ending 1880, as County Assessor and during a part of that time was also Constable and later Collector of Osage township.
He was sheriff for four years beginning 1880. He served as deputy collector under various collectors and at the time of his death was collector of taxes for Clinton township. He had an intimate knowledge of land titles and an acquaintance with tax payers that went into every section of the county.
He was a man of genial and companionable temperament loving his friends and holding them fast by his good qualities of mind and heart.
He was married October 29, 1871, to Miss Martha Ellington who survives him with two children a daughter, Miss Grace, who is at present an Honolulu, Hawaii, and a son, Nathan, who is in railroad employment at Cherryvale, Kans.
A.D. Hopkins
Beloved husband of Martha A. Hopkins 1851-1918.
A.D. Passed away in 1911 at the age of 70.
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Thursday, October 26, 1911 in the Clinton, Missouri, Henry County Democrat
A. B. Hopkins, affectionately known by thousands of Henry county people as “Uncle Amp”, died suddenly shortly after noon Monday from an apoplectic stroke.
For over a year Mr. Hopkins had been in poor health from a blood malady involving his foot, but of late has been much better and able to be in the court house looking after his duties as township collector. On Saturday, however, he did not feel so well and remained at home.
Monday morning he planned to come down in the afternoon.
He was sitting at table eating his dinner when Mrs. Hopkins noticed he seemed very ill and hastened out and called for assistance. Neighbors rushed in and carried his then insensible body to a couch. A physician was summoned but he was dead. It was pronounced to be a stroke of apoplexy, the first he had suffered.
Ambrose B. Hopkins was born in Clinton county, K
entucky, April 25, 1841, being the eighth of eleven children. His parents moved to St. Clair county, Missouri, where he grew up, received a common school education and engaged in farming. When the war broke out, his sympathies were warmly with the southland and in May 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Cusham’s company, Missouri State Guards, later, after this company disbanded, entering the regular service of the Confederacy, enlisting in Company E, Fourth Missouri, which afterwards consolidated with the First Missouri. He served until taken prisoner at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Four months later he was exchanged and immediately re-entered active service with General Price’s command until the close of the war when he came to Henry county.
In 1867 he engaged in merchandising. He was a man with a keen grasp of business affairs and soon attained a wide popularity which he has always retained. He was honored by the people with frequent official preferment and was always a faithful and efficient servant of the public when so honored. He served for ten years ending 1880, as County Assessor and during a part of that time was also Constable and later Collector of Osage township.
He was sheriff for four years beginning 1880. He served as deputy collector under various collectors and at the time of his death was collector of taxes for Clinton township. He had an intimate knowledge of land titles and an acquaintance with tax payers that went into every section of the county.
He was a man of genial and companionable temperament loving his friends and holding them fast by his good qualities of mind and heart.
He was married October 29, 1871, to Miss Martha Ellington who survives him with two children a daughter, Miss Grace, who is at present an Honolulu, Hawaii, and a son, Nathan, who is in railroad employment at Cherryvale, Kans.
Beloved husband of Martha A. Hopkins 1851-1918.
A.D. Passed away in 1911 at the age of 70.
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Thursday, October 26, 1911 in the Clinton, Missouri, Henry County Democrat
A. B. Hopkins, affectionately known by thousands of Henry county people as “Uncle Amp”, died suddenly shortly after noon Monday from an apoplectic stroke.
For over a year Mr. Hopkins had been in poor health from a blood malady involving his foot, but of late has been much better and able to be in the court house looking after his duties as township collector. On Saturday, however, he did not feel so well and remained at home.
Monday morning he planned to come down in the afternoon.
He was sitting at table eating his dinner when Mrs. Hopkins noticed he seemed very ill and hastened out and called for assistance. Neighbors rushed in and carried his then insensible body to a couch. A physician was summoned but he was dead. It was pronounced to be a stroke of apoplexy, the first he had suffered.
Ambrose B. Hopkins was born in Clinton county, K
entucky, April 25, 1841, being the eighth of eleven children. His parents moved to St. Clair county, Missouri, where he grew up, received a common school education and engaged in farming. When the war broke out, his sympathies were warmly with the southland and in May 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Cusham’s company, Missouri State Guards, later, after this company disbanded, entering the regular service of the Confederacy, enlisting in Company E, Fourth Missouri, which afterwards consolidated with the First Missouri. He served until taken prisoner at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Four months later he was exchanged and immediately re-entered active service with General Price’s command until the close of the war when he came to Henry county.
In 1867 he engaged in merchandising. He was a man with a keen grasp of business affairs and soon attained a wide popularity which he has always retained. He was honored by the people with frequent official preferment and was always a faithful and efficient servant of the public when so honored. He served for ten years ending 1880, as County Assessor and during a part of that time was also Constable and later Collector of Osage township.
He was sheriff for four years beginning 1880. He served as deputy collector under various collectors and at the time of his death was collector of taxes for Clinton township. He had an intimate knowledge of land titles and an acquaintance with tax payers that went into every section of the county.
He was a man of genial and companionable temperament loving his friends and holding them fast by his good qualities of mind and heart.
He was married October 29, 1871, to Miss Martha Ellington who survives him with two children a daughter, Miss Grace, who is at present an Honolulu, Hawaii, and a son, Nathan, who is in railroad employment at Cherryvale, Kans.
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