THE HOPKINS

The Hopkins Branch of the Welburn Family

Mary Ellen Welburn and her twin sister Hannah were born in February 1840 in the farming community of Roxana in the Baltimore Hundred. She is most commonly referred to as "Ellen". She makes her first public records appearance in the 1850 Census at the age of 10.

Between 1858 and 1860 Mary Ellen married John M. Hopkins, a widower and father of 4 small children, who resided near Tunnell's Store in Baltimore Hundred. 2 sons were born during the marriage: Ira & James. Mary Ellen Welburn-Hopkins died sometime between 1880 and 1897 when John Hopkins married for the third time to another woman named Mary.

Below are Mary Ellen's census pages for 1850 & 1870. Click on an image to enlarge.

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An Outline of Mary Ellen & John's Descendants

I. Ira Albert Hopkins (born 11/1861) was married 3 times. His first wife was Mary Emma West. He had no surviving children.

II. James Albert Hopkins (1864) married Rebecca Mary Gray. His children were:

A. Helen Hopkins-Miller (born 5/1888, died before 1942);

B. John L. Hopkins (born 1/1/1890, died after 1942) and his children:

1. Catherine Hopkins-Burruss (1912-1970)
a. Mary Retta Hopkins-Brown (1934-
b. Maurice E. Burruss Sr. (1935-2002)
c. James Burruss Sr. (1936-1982)

2. John L. Hopkins Jr. (1913-?)
a. John L. Hopkins III
b. Connie Hopkins-Casson
c. Helen Hopkins

3. William I. Hopkins (1918-?)

4. Raymond C. Hopkins (1919-?)
a. Wayne J. Hopkins
b. Richard I. Hopkins

5. Douglas J. Hopkins (1922-?)
a. Thomas Hopkins
b. Rita Hopkins
c. Jacqueline Hopkins

C. Mary C. Hopkins-Wright (born 2/1894, died 1950) and her children:

1. Robert Edward Wright Sr. (1913-1977)
a. Thomas R. Wright
b. Angeline Wright-Weatherington
c. Robert E. Wright Jr.
d. Oakley S. Wright Sr.

2. Hamilton Edward Wright Jr. (1916-1974)
a. Phyllis M. Wright (12/1943 - 4/2007)
b. Patricia Wright-Crutchfield
c. Hamilton E. Wright III

3. Anita E. Wright (1918-1977)

4. Cledith M. Wright-Kenion (1924- ?)
a. John Kenion Jr.
b. Robert Kenion

5. Clara B. Wright (1926- ?)
a. Edward Wright Sr.

6. Mary C. Wright-Lane (1927-2002)
a. Beverly D. Lane-Lee
b. Rosemary Lane-Demota
c. Allan Lane
d. Clyde H. Lane Jr.
e. Harry A. Lane

7. Harry A. Wright Sr. (1929-
a. Jacqueline Wright-Delorme
b. Harry A. Wright Jr.
c. Karen Wright-Gomez
d. Sheila Wright-Curtis (1962-2002)
e. Gail Wright

8. Myrtle Wright-Trader (1931-1997)
a. Doris Trader-Moulden
b. LeAnne Trader-Mackrey
c. Madeline Trader-Smith

9. William Donald Wright Sr. (1936-1981)
a. William D. Wright Jr.

D. James Albert Hopkins Jr. (born 8/12/1895);

E. Annie Elizabeth Hopkins-Tiller (born 8/1896) and her child:

1. John A. Tiller (1915-?)

F. Edward Hopkins (born 5/26/1900, died 2/7/1943);

G. Richard Hopkins (born circa 1904);

H. Josephine Hopkins-Piner-Tiller (born circa 1906) and her children:

1. Mary E. Piner (1927- ?)

2. Josephine Tiller (19__ -

3. Beatrice Tiller (19__- ?)

4. William Tiller (19__-