Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMark HOPKINS 
Birth10 Apr 1832, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan4073
Memothen Palmer
Death23 Jan 1914, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan4073 Age: 81
BurialHillside Cemetery, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan7051
Occupationfactory owner/operator; investor4083
FlagsEldest Child, Mayflower Descendant
FatherSamuel Frederick HOPKINS (1803-1884)
MotherMary Ann KEENEY (1807-1891)
Individual Notes
• Mark received a substantial education at the academy at St. Clair. He owned and operated a planing mill at Baraboo, Wisconsin, later engaged in the manufacturing of hubs and spokes at St. Clair, and subsequently was a capitalist in various enterprises. For years, Mr. Hopkins took an active interest in the business life of St. Clair, and served acceptably as an Alderman and as Mayor. He was choir leader of the Congregational church and a Republican.4073,4083
Census
• 1860 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 29, b MI. Pattern maker.4083
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 48, b MI. Occupation not given. Father b MA; mother b CT.4074
• 1910 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 78, b MI. M3, 21 years. Own income.4083
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 48, b MI. Occupation not given. Father b MA; mother b CT.4074
• 1910 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 78, b MI. M3, 21 years. Own income.4083
Spouses
Census
• 1860 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 24, b Canada.4083
ChildrenWalter Jasperson (1857-1924)
Census
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 38, b IN. Father b OH; mother b NY.4074
Marriage2 Jun 1869, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota4073
ChildrenElla Gertrude (1874-1897)
Census
• 1910 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 53, b NY. M2, mother of one child, not living. Parents b England.4083
Marriage12 Oct 1887, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan4073
ChildrenMargaret (Died as Infant) (1891-1892)