HOPKINS, Della Clarice Estes The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1955 Funeral services for Mrs. Della Clarice Estes Hopkins, 74, were held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Cornersville Church of Christ, with burial in Mars Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday morning at the home of her son, L. S. (Peggy) Hopkins in the Brick Church community after a long illness. Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Estes and Belle Hall Estes, but had lived most of her life in Marshall County. She was a member of the Lewisburg Church of Christ. Her husband, Henry S. Hopkins died in 1918. In addition to L. S. Hopkins, former register of Giles County, Mrs. Hopkins is survived by three other sons, Marvin Hopkins and Allen E. Hopkins, both of Cornersville, and Henry C. Hopkins, Lewisburg; twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Floy Webster, Diana; and seven brothers, Clifford Estes and Dudley Estes, Nashville, Harvey Estes, Lynnville, Ross Estes, John Estes and Andrew Estes, Cornersville, and English Estes, Maryville, Tenn.∼HOPKINS, Della Clarice Estes The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1955

Burial in Mars Hill Cemetery.

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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Clarice Della Estes, born 10 Dec 1880; married Henry Samuel Hopkins on 22 Jun 1902 in Giles County, TN; died 23 Jul 1955 in Giles County, TN.

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1900 Census, taken 9 Jun 1900, has James Ed Estes, 41, born Sep 1859, farmer, married for 20 years to Bell, 40, born Oct 1859, who's had 9 children with all surviving, living in 11th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Children are: Ardella, f, 18, born Dec 1881; Lizzie, f, 18, born Jun 1882; Harvey, m, 15, born Dec 1884, farm laborer; Dudley, m, 13, born Jan 1887, farm laborer; Andrew, m, 10, born Apr 1889, farm laborer; Cliff, m, 8, born Mar 1892; Polk E, m, 4, born Jun 1895; Ross, m, 2, born Jul 1897; and Floy M, f, 1, born May 1899.

Tennessee Marriage Records have Henry Samuel (Sanders is wrong) Hopkins married Della Estes on 21 Jun 1902 in Giles County.

1910 Census, taken 11 May 1910, has Henry S Hopkins, 31, farmer on a general farm, married for 8 years to Della, 28, who's had 4 children with all surviving, living in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Clifton, m, 7; Allen, m, 5; Loyd, m, 3; and Marvin, m, 1y 6m. Also in the household is his brother in law Clifford Estes, 19, farm laborer.

1920 Census, taken 21 Jan 1920, has Della Hopkins, 37, widow, living in 17th Civil District, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Clifton, m, 16; Allen, m, 15; Loyd, m, 14; and Marvin, m, 12. Also in the household is brother Andrew Estes, 30.

1930 Census, taken 9 Apr 1930, has Della Hopkins, 46, married at 18 but now a widow, living in 17th Civil District, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Allen, m, 26, bridge construction laborer, and Marvin, m, 21, farmer on a general farm.

Tennessee Death Certificate has Clarice Della Hopkins of Cornersville, Giles County, TN, born 10 Dec 1880 in TN to Ed Estes and Bell Hall; widow; died 23 Jul 1955 in Cornersville, TN at age 74 due to pulmonary hemorrhage due to bronchitis - other significant condition was general arteriosclerosis. Buried 24 Jul 1955 in Mars Hill, in Marshall County, TN. Informant was L S Hopkins of Cornersville, TN.