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Jay Shanks Hopkins

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Jay Shanks Hopkins

Birth
Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Death
5 Feb 1921 (aged 40)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.605899, Longitude: -87.049327
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Son of Albert Hopkins & Barbara Alice (Norris) Hopkins. Grandson of David Hamilton & Cynthia (Barney) Hopkins.

His parents were divorced and Jay was raised by his grandmothers Catherine (Barrett) Norris and Calvin Shanks and was known early as Jay Shanks. His Calvin and Catherine Shanks ran the Central House Hotel. When he married, he took back the Hopkins name.

He graduated from Chesterton High School in 1899 - the first year of a 12-year high school. There were 3 students: Jay Shanks, John Gelow and Elsie Diddle. Before then, there was a 10 year high school graduation 1890-1898.

Husband of Marie (Hollar) Hopkins, married in 1903.

Father of Robert Hopkins, Dorothy Barnard and Norris E Hopkins.

In 1910, Jay was a schoolteacher in Bloom Twp, Cook Co, IL.

He died young because of having rheumatic fever as a child.

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Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index 1871-1920
Name: Jay Shanks Hopkins
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Marie Hollar
Spouse Age: 16
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Marital Status: Single

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Illinois Death Index 1916-1947
Name: Jay S. Hopkins
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1880
Birth Place: Rochester, Ind
Death Date: 5 Feb 1921
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Feb 1921
Burial Place: Chesterton, Ind.
Death Age: 40
Occupation: Clerk
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Street Address: 6509 Ellis Ave.
Father Name: Albert Hopkins
Mother Name: Allice Noris
Mother Birth Place: Iowa
Spouse Name: Marie A. Hopkins

Son of Albert Hopkins & Barbara Alice (Norris) Hopkins. Grandson of David Hamilton & Cynthia (Barney) Hopkins.

His parents were divorced and Jay was raised by his grandmothers Catherine (Barrett) Norris and Calvin Shanks and was known early as Jay Shanks. His Calvin and Catherine Shanks ran the Central House Hotel. When he married, he took back the Hopkins name.

He graduated from Chesterton High School in 1899 - the first year of a 12-year high school. There were 3 students: Jay Shanks, John Gelow and Elsie Diddle. Before then, there was a 10 year high school graduation 1890-1898.

Husband of Marie (Hollar) Hopkins, married in 1903.

Father of Robert Hopkins, Dorothy Barnard and Norris E Hopkins.

In 1910, Jay was a schoolteacher in Bloom Twp, Cook Co, IL.

He died young because of having rheumatic fever as a child.

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Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index 1871-1920
Name: Jay Shanks Hopkins
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1903
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Marie Hollar
Spouse Age: 16
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Marital Status: Single

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Illinois Death Index 1916-1947
Name: Jay S. Hopkins
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1880
Birth Place: Rochester, Ind
Death Date: 5 Feb 1921
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Feb 1921
Burial Place: Chesterton, Ind.
Death Age: 40
Occupation: Clerk
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Street Address: 6509 Ellis Ave.
Father Name: Albert Hopkins
Mother Name: Allice Noris
Mother Birth Place: Iowa
Spouse Name: Marie A. Hopkins



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