Last year, while writing the stories of my paternal grandmother’s family, I discovered that newspapers held the story of her brother Albert Elvie Hankins. When I got started with genealogy nearly twenty years ago, I asked four of my aunts what they knew about Uncle Elvie. It wasn’t much, and it wasn’t all that accurate. […]
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Photo: Rae & Jimmy Hankins
About Rae Full Name: Rachel Lesh Birth: 16 June 1903, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington Death: 9 May 1967, San Diego County, California Burial: unknown Parents: James R. Lesh and Gay Regan Spouse: 1) John Chalenor, 2) James Bailey Hankins About Jimmie Full Name: James Bailey Hankins Birth: 27 March 1901, Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky […]
Family Stories: Elmer Dennis Hopkins and Emma Ewers Taylor
The latest edition of Family Stories is about my maternal grandparents, Elmer Dennis Hopkins and Emma Ewers Taylor. I’m the oldest of four children. Mamaw and Papaw were a constant in our lives. After Papaw retired from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad when I was eight years old, they were around even more. Almost every […]
Photo: John Taylor & His Fiddle
About John Full Name: John Cook Taylor Birth: 25 December 1863, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Death: 7 September 1953, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Burial: 9 September 1953, Elmwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey Spouse: 1) Sarah A. Ramsey, 2) Margaret Frances Warren, 3) Emma Jane Owens […]
Happy New Year: Genealogy Plans for 2022
Here we are at the beginning of another year and again hoping and praying that the new year will see a return to some semblance of normal. This time last year we thought that would happen once COVID-19 vaccines became available. But it didn’t. Oh, the vaccines became available, but far too many people refuse […]
Photo: Lula, Emma, Edna, & Cindy Hopkins
About Lula Full Name: Lula Mae Hopkins Birth: 26 November 1904, Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Death: 18 October 1989, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard About Emma Full Name: Emma Ewers Taylor Birth: 24 October 1900, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky […]
Photo: Four McCauley Sisters
About Lois Full Name: Lois Marie McCauley Birth: 27 July 1918, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Death: 1 March 2006, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Parents: John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins Spouse: George Estill Dockins About Vernon Full Name: Icy Vernon McCauley Birth: 4 September 1906, Hopkins County, […]
Photo: Jimmy, Garah, & Dick Hankins
About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey Hankins Birth: 27 March 1901, Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 26 November 1974, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California Burial: Cremated, ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouse: 1) Rachel Lesh, 2) Lucille Goldie McCord About […]
Photo: Elmer, Emma, & Bill
About Elmer Full Name: Elmer Dennis Hopkins Birth: 2 April 1894, Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky Death: 26 May 1980, Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky Burial: 29 May 1980, Elmwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard Spouse: Emma Ewers Taylor About Emma Full Name: Emma Ewers Taylor Birth: 24 […]
Photo: Lige Hopkins Family
About Wade Full Name: Wade Waddell Hopkins Birth: 11 March 1914, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Death: 12 November 1990, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Burial: Maretburg Cemetery, Maretburg, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: Elijah F. Hopkins and Leila Mae Hunt Spouse: Delcie Delora Dash About Berl Full Name: Berl Vollie Hopkins Birth: 29 October 1915, Rockcastle County, […]
