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William Francis Hopkins

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William Francis Hopkins

Birth
Clinton County, Indiana, USA
Death
3 Sep 1931 (aged 81)
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
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Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Lot 17, Block C, Section 6
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The family moved westward by ox team from Indiana to Wisconsin, then Iowa, and finally into the Black Hills of South Dakota, settling down near Fort Mead where the youngest 3 children were born (including George). Drought and storms drove them westward again by covered wagon to Miles City, Montana. Horses and wagons were sold and family continued westward by Northern Pacific Railway, arriving in Tacoma in mid-December 1888. Within 3 years, looking for new land in Clallam County on the Soleduck River (in 1999 now called Sol Duc River), the location was found in 1891. A cabin was built, and in November, 1892 moved family into it. William was one of Clallam County's early settlers on the upper Soleduck River, State of Washington. The family moved back to Tacoma, Washington in 1898.

Will had a vision that his brother, Silas, was in trouble. He immediately left without eating and walked 60 miles in time to save Silas from drowning. At one time he was a buffalo hunter.

William was a Station Engineer.

William Hopkins 81 passed away Thursday at a Tacoma hospital, he was an old resident of Milton and has lived in Pierce County 43 years. He leaves four son's Stanley of Milton, George of Montana, and Darrow of Calif. Steve of Puyallup, and one daughter Mrs. Cecil Smith of Milton, four brothers, Frank of Portland, Silas of Tacoma, Roy of Gig Harbor, and Elmer of Quilcene, two sisters Mrs. James Russel of Portland and Mrs. Nettie Van Eaton of Yakima and 15 grand children.
The family moved westward by ox team from Indiana to Wisconsin, then Iowa, and finally into the Black Hills of South Dakota, settling down near Fort Mead where the youngest 3 children were born (including George). Drought and storms drove them westward again by covered wagon to Miles City, Montana. Horses and wagons were sold and family continued westward by Northern Pacific Railway, arriving in Tacoma in mid-December 1888. Within 3 years, looking for new land in Clallam County on the Soleduck River (in 1999 now called Sol Duc River), the location was found in 1891. A cabin was built, and in November, 1892 moved family into it. William was one of Clallam County's early settlers on the upper Soleduck River, State of Washington. The family moved back to Tacoma, Washington in 1898.

Will had a vision that his brother, Silas, was in trouble. He immediately left without eating and walked 60 miles in time to save Silas from drowning. At one time he was a buffalo hunter.

William was a Station Engineer.

William Hopkins 81 passed away Thursday at a Tacoma hospital, he was an old resident of Milton and has lived in Pierce County 43 years. He leaves four son's Stanley of Milton, George of Montana, and Darrow of Calif. Steve of Puyallup, and one daughter Mrs. Cecil Smith of Milton, four brothers, Frank of Portland, Silas of Tacoma, Roy of Gig Harbor, and Elmer of Quilcene, two sisters Mrs. James Russel of Portland and Mrs. Nettie Van Eaton of Yakima and 15 grand children.

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