In 1919, the crops suffered from the drought in Navarro County, so Mr. Hopper moved his family to Coleman County where a bumper crop was ready to be harvested.  They lived on the Heddleston Lease northeast of Fisk and had so much cotton to harvest, they were still picking cotton in January.  While living there, R. W. (March 23, 1921) and Lavada (February 24, 1923) were added to the family.  R. W. was injured at birth, buried in Brown Ranch, where his father was later laid to rest.  About 1923, the crop was hailed out and Mr. Hopper worked for “Hop” O’Hair north of Coleman.  Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mauldin had the Hopper family move in with them for one month in the fall of 1924 until a house could be completed for them to live in.  They worked for the Mauldins in the cotton fields for almost 16 years.  Four more children were born while they lived here: Mattie Marie (stillborn May 16, 1927); Addie Lee (May 4, 1928); Norma Grace (January 16, 1931); and Ira Lynn (June 20, 1933).  On Sunday afternoons all the local boys would gather for a baseball game at the Hopper’s and they had to have another player, they allowed Lavada to play as long as she stayed way out in the field.  About 1939, the family moved to the H. H. Hayes place northwest of Mozelle in the Starkweather Community and Oly Loyd (January 26, 1940) was born.

They remained here until Oly’s health began to fail and they moved to Coleman in 1957.  Loyd finished his High School education in Mozelle in 1958 by riding to school with a teacher, Bobbie McMinn.  Mr. Hopper passed away in 1962 and Mrs. Hopper stayed in Coleman until Lavada bought a house in Valera, and she moved there in 1970.  Later Lavada joined her and they both live there.  The children and their families:

(1) James Phillip served in the Army, married and divorced; later married Minnie Elizabeth Roberson (born June 20, 1921) and they live in San Angelo where he is employed by the City of San Angelo at Lake Nasworthy.

(2) J. D. also served in the Army, married and divorced; married (2) Loraine Bowdry (April 16, 1925-1962, buried in Leaday).  They adopted one son, Jesse Wayne (born April 17, 1952) married Pat Inman (born May 8, 1952), they have two children, Jesse Wayne, Jr., October 6, 1972, and Stacy, August 23, 1975.  They live in Brownwood.  J. D. and Loraine divorced and he married (3) Faye Bilbrey (July 1, 1926) September 22, 1962.  They live in Ballinger where he is employed with Ballinger Salvage Company.

(3) Lavada served in the Army and married Charles Henry Evans (February 8,1915 - June 30, 1976) July 9, 1945, and adopted his two children, Charles Velton (September 23, 1936) and Nelda June (July 22, 1939).  One son, Don, born in 1946, only lived a week, buried at Brown Ranch.  Lavada is employed at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital.  Charles Velton married Barbara Davenport in 1960, four children: Angela Colleen; David Joseph; Lawrence Henry; and Michael Brian.  They live in Farmers Branch.  Nelda June married Roy Dean Henson in 1958, four children: Kerry Dean; Ricky Alan; Karen Denise; and Renessa Lynn.  They live in San Antonio.

(4) Addie Lee married Robert Carroll Hinds (March 3, 1929) October 24, 1948 (see William Robert Hinds).

(5) Norma Grace married William Winfred Loyd (July 7, 1917) March 17, 1951.  They had five sons: G. W., May 26, 1952; Winfred Glen, July 29, 1953; Lynn, August 6, 1955; Joey Tom, February 1, 1961; and Danny, February 27, 1964.  They farm near Mozelle.  G. W. married Rebecca Allene Needham (January 28, 1955) June 1, 1972.  They have two children: Melissa Michelle, April 25, 1974, and Gregory William, June 29, 1975.  They live near Mozelle where he farms and is an independent surveyor.  Winfred Glen married Gloria Brown (April 15, 1957) April 11, 1975, have two children: Christopher Glen, December 29, 1977, and Tonya Leann, April 8, 1980.  He is employed by County Precinct 1, and she with Harmon’s Pak-a-Sak.  They live in Coleman.  Lynn married Gail Rebecca Erwin (September 25, 1952) October 9, 1976, have one son, William Nelson, February 4, 1978.  Lynn is employed with Rudolph’s Service Station in Coleman and Gail teaches in Santa Anna.  They live in Coleman.  Joey Tom is surveying with his brother, G. W., and farming.

(6) Ira Lynn married Ora Nell Barnett, April 15, 1961 (see Claudie (Claud) Lee Barnett).  They have two sons: Marty Glynn, September 3, 1963, and Ira Lynn, Jr., October 19, 1964, both attend Abilene Christian.  They live in Abilene where Ira is employed with Pine Street Salvage and she with the Abilene Schools.

(7) Oly Loyd married Edwina Marie Horne January 27, 1961 (see James David Horne).  They had four children: Dorlah Kay, November 14, 1961 - June 16, 1966, buried in Coleman; Jackie Len, January 18, 1963; Allena Gay, March 9, 1964; and James Pernell, August 30, 1969.  They live on a farm and ranch west of Coleman.  Loyd is manager of Coleman TV Cable and farms and ranches.  Edwina is his secretary at the Cable Company.  Jackie Len married Robert Winn Talley (August 24, 1950) July 9, 1983.  She is attending Angelo State and Robert teaches Agriculture at Talpa-Centennial School where they reside.  Allena Gay is a student at McMurry in Abilene and James Pemnell is in High School at Talpa-Centennial.