Dave Hopkins

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Dave Hopkins
This grand old Texas hero was born in the state of Indiana in the year 1825. He is therefore seventy-seven years of age (1902). He came to Texas with his parents when he was only fifteen years old. He has lived in the state for sixty-two years. His parents died in Red River County and are buried at the Old McKinzie burial ground. He came into what is now Hopkins County in the year 1844. It was that time a republic, and very few people had ventured to cross over the trackless swamps of the Sulphur creeks.

Dave Hopkins married Miss Annie Hargrave, daughter of James Hargrave, in the year 1846. There was no authority in the county to grant permit to marry, therefore he was compelled to go to Paris for license to wed Miss Hargrave. He married his wife in the neighborhood of where he has lived all of his live. There were seven children born to them, four of this number are living, Josh E married Miss Sudie Gregg, Susan married Joe W Connor, Ellen married James Donagee, he died and she afterwards married A P Hudson, Sallie married William Smith, son of Dr Smith, and old pioneer citizen, John HOward married Miss Emmie Staten, a young lady of good birth and excellent family.

Mr Hopkins is living on his father's head-right, he began building the house in which he now lives in the year 1860. The house is old now and shows signs of decay, as does its owner.

Mr Hopkins is a prohibitionist and a devout member of the Methodist church, liberal in his views, conservative in his ideas, and consistent in his actions. He is in good health and promises to live for a while yet. He is a brother to Joslin and Harry Hopkins, both deceased, an uncle to Frank Hopkins of Sulphur Springs.