William David Hopkins was the son of John Allen Hopkins and Peninah Hay. As a teenager, he joined the Confederate Army 17 June 1861, in 11th Regiment Co. K of the Alabama Infantry, which fought in numerous battles including Gettysburg 1863, Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Petersburg trenches, Chancellorsville, Fredricksburg, & then saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. Although his unit was listed with General Robert E. Lee's men at the Appomattox on April 9, 1865, apparently William David had already returned to AL.
On March 12, 1865, he married his sweetheart Rebecca Sanders in Perry County, AL, and became father to a house-full children. He became a cotton farmer in east Perry County near Medline Church. He ran a cotton gin and a mill producing both grits and corn meal. He sold a Pure-Breed cotton seed to neighbors. He played the fiddle at many social gatherings.
David's grandparent were David Hay and Wineford Pope
David Hay
Wineford Pope
On March 12, 1865, he married his sweetheart Rebecca Sanders in Perry County, AL, and became father to a house-full children. He became a cotton farmer in east Perry County near Medline Church. He ran a cotton gin and a mill producing both grits and corn meal. He sold a Pure-Breed cotton seed to neighbors. He played the fiddle at many social gatherings.
David's grandparent were David Hay and Wineford Pope
David Hay
Wineford Pope
William David Hopkins was the son of John Allen Hopkins and Peninah Hay. As a teenager, he joined the Confederate Army 17 June 1861, in 11th Regiment Co. K of the Alabama Infantry, which fought in numerous battles including Gettysburg 1863, Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Petersburg trenches, Chancellorsville, Fredricksburg, & then saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. Although his unit was listed with General Robert E. Lee's men at the Appomattox on April 9, 1865, apparently William David had already returned to AL.
On March 12, 1865, he married his sweetheart Rebecca Sanders in Perry County, AL, and became father to a house-full children. He became a cotton farmer in east Perry County near Medline Church. He ran a cotton gin and a mill producing both grits and corn meal. He sold a Pure-Breed cotton seed to neighbors. He played the fiddle at many social gatherings.
David's grandparent were David Hay and Wineford Pope
David Hay
Wineford Pope
On March 12, 1865, he married his sweetheart Rebecca Sanders in Perry County, AL, and became father to a house-full children. He became a cotton farmer in east Perry County near Medline Church. He ran a cotton gin and a mill producing both grits and corn meal. He sold a Pure-Breed cotton seed to neighbors. He played the fiddle at many social gatherings.
David's grandparent were David Hay and Wineford Pope
David Hay
Wineford Pope
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Wm Hopkins has two upright tombstones.
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