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Maria Arnold Hopkins

Birth	:	16 Dec 1833 Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	2 Oct 1887 North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Pukekohe Public Cemetery, Pukekohe, Auckland Council, New Zealand
Coordinate	:	-37.2106400, 174.8974900
Inscription	:	53-9-16 wife of S.V.
Description	:	MARIA ARNOLD HOPKINS It is as difficult to write a faithful biography as to paint a true portrait. It is doubly difficult to write a biography of our dear mother who has so lately left us. The first obstacle which we meet is a lamentable lack of knowledge of her early life, and next comes the realization that whatever is best, loveliest and most worthy of admiration in her character is so closely and delicately interwoven with the sacredness of domestic ties that strangers may never know the full beauty of her life. Our mother was the... Read More	MARIA ARNOLD HOPKINS It is as difficult to write a faithful biography as to paint a true portrait. It is doubly difficult to write a biography of our dear mother who has so lately left us. The first obstacle which we meet is a lamentable lack of knowledge of her early life, and next comes the realization that whatever is best, loveliest and most worthy of admiration in her character is so closely and delicately interwoven with the sacredness of domestic ties that strangers may never know the full beauty of her life. Our mother was the oldest daughter of William and Margaret Arnold. She was born at the old homestead near Greenville, Ohio, December 16, 1833. Her early childhood was spent at home, receiving her first instruction in the old school house which through its association is endeared to all members of the family whose first steps in learning were taken within its walls. She has spoken frequently of those happy days when as children her brothers and sisters were her companions in school and home life. In her 22nd year she came to Indiana to help make a home for her brothers John and Jesse, at Springfield, now South Whitley, Indiana. She taught a term of school at Springfield, and during the school year of 1856 and 1857 she attended Fort Wayne Female College. The latter part of the year 1857 and the greater part of 1858 she spent at home. It was during her stay in Indiana that she became acquainted with Samuel V. Hopkins, whom she afterwards married on November 3, 1858, at the old homestead, one week after the marriage of her brother Jesse. She came with her husband to Indiana and they began their life together on a farm a few miles from South Whitley, Indiana. Here followed fourteen years of tranquil life, whose quite was broken by the occasional visits of her mother, brothers and sister Lydia, and her visits to the old home. She was called home by the sickness and death of her mother in February, 1867. In the spring of 1872 our parents moved to South Whitley, and in the fall of 1873 to North Manchester, Indiana, where we have since resided. While living on the farm two children were born. Her son, Lloyd Hopkins, was born June 13, 1862. He completed the course of study in the North Manchester Public Schools in June, 1880. The same fall he entered Asbury (now DePauw) University at Greencastle, Ind., and completed his freshman year. In January, 1882 father having purchased the North Manchester Journal, Lloyd has since assisted in editing it, filling the position of local editor and manager with great ability. Her daughter, Addie Hopkins, was born August 5th, 1865. She graduated from the North Manchester High School in June, 1882. In the fall of the same year she entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, and completed her sophomore years in June, 1883. She has since been engaged in teaching, holding a position in the Grammar Department of the North Manchester Public Schools. After moving to North Manchester our father engaged in the hardware business, and later bought the "Journal" of which he is still possessor. Our mother's general health was good, though for some time she was afflicted with rheumatism, which at intervals caused her great suffering. In the summer of 1867 she spent a few weeks at Three River, Michigan, using the mineral waters. This greatly benefited her. The last few years of her life were especially happy. Having purchased and moved into a new home; her husband and children prosperous and happy; her health good; she took much interest in literature and always provided the family with the best books and periodicals. Our mother was a woman of great energy of character and excellent natural endowments. At the close of an unusually happy summer, she was stricken with a violent attack of rheumatic fever, September 26, 1887. After a week of intense suffering she passed quietly away, October 2, 1887, leaving the family almost paralyzed with grief. Lloyd and Addie Hopkins. August 30, 1889 "Recollections of the Arnold family" Fort Wayne, Ind,; Press of W.D. Page, 1889, 130 pgs.

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Maria Arnold Hopkins's memorial is located at: Pukekohe Public Cemetery, Pukekohe, Auckland Council, New Zealand.
When did Maria Arnold Hopkins death?
Maria Arnold Hopkins death on 2 Oct 1887 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: -37.2106400
Longitude: 174.8974900

Family Members:

Parent

Pvt William Arnold

(1789 - 1875)

Margaret Folkerth Arnold

(1803 - 1867)

Spouse

Samuel Vincent Hopkins

(1831 - 1900)

Siblings

Jesse Arnold

(1831 - 1901)

Delila Arnold Harper

(1813 - 1874)

Noah Arnold

(1816 - 1891)

Children

Lloyd Hopkins

(1862 - 1913)

Addah Hopkins

(1865 - 1949)

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