THE HOPKINS FAMILY HAVEN


                        "She made home happy!"----these
                               few words I read
                          within a churchyard, written      
                                on a stone
                          No name, no date, the simple          
                                words alone,
                          Told me the story of the                                                   
                                unknown dead.

one and all to my webpage. Sit back and relax and I hope you enjoy reading about my family.

As I began to research my family and that of my husband's I began to feel like a detective.You are always on the lookout for that one clue that will lead you to that one relative that you have been looking for.You find yourself looking at anything old that may just contain the name or some important date that has been eluding you.You light up everytime you hear or see the same name being researched in the hopes that you can make that connection. You feel like it is Christmas when you finally do come upon that one name because you know that sooner or later the rest will follow. That is what us family researchers enjoy. We love the hunt just as much as the find. I have been searching for my family for a little over a year now and in that short time I have met many wonderful and helpful people from all over the world who are willing to help even if a connection to the families never occurs. I want to THANK those people who are to numerous to count but there have been a few who know who they are and how grateful I am to them for their help.

Please continue with my journey as I list my surnames and my family that I have found. I started with only 6 and now it has grown to many more. I hope to add more information on my family as I come across it. Everyone's family is special in its own way and worth looking for.

SURNAMES

ELL ARLEDGE MCGARITY MARTIN HOPKINS DICKERSON (*)
REID BETHEL ARENT WILLIAMS PRATT ROBLEE
KINSER BLACK MANN DILGER TOWNSEND THOMAS
GLOYD BLUE SMITH THOMPSON CROSBIE EVANS
DAVIS BOWERS TURNER GIFFON(IN) FRENTSOS PARTRIDGE
SHANNON BOYER SHARP UFFERMAN BRINKMOELLER ROOT
HOWDYSHELL CASTOR BARTOW KILGORE EASTMAN
JOOS CHILCOAT McCONHEAY WEBSTER MOXLEY
WILSON COUGHLIN GRUBBS CORNELL
DOSS COURTNEY SPENCER NELSON
SEXTON FOUST
REIGEL HILES
VANFOSSEN MCCABE

MARRIAGES

James B. Arledge m. Mary E. Butler
John Arledge m. Ethel May Vanfossen
Paul Arledge m. Aedelia Ann Reid
Frank Bartow m. Becky Martin
James Bell m. Hester Ann Vanfossen 29 Jun 1857
William Bethel m. Mamie Vanfossen
Forest Black m. Hattie Vanfossen
Alvin Blue m. Florence Vanfossen
George Craig Brinkmoeller m Tiffany Frentsos 1994
William J. Brokaw m. Lucy Vanfossen 28 Aug 1856
Forrest Brunney m. Christine Doss
Russell Bowers m. Tressa Vanfossen
Phillip Boyer m. Ella Kennedy
William Congrove m. Elizabeth Carpenter
Guy Conrad m. Goldie Vanfossen
Gerald Bernard Cornell m Nancy Lee Hopkins 1988
m Thomas Frentsos 1970
Terry Courtney m. Louise K. Reid
Aaron Crider m. Mathilda Vanfossen 26 Jan 1854
Shawn Michael Crosbie m Heather Nelson 1992
John Crosbie m Mary Louise Hopkins 1970
m private
Joseph Gilbert Crosbie m Mary McNamara
Ronald Davis m Grace Ell
Harold S. Dickerson m. Genevieve Roblee
James Dilger m. Lois Ufferman
Male Donahue m. Flossie Doss
Thomas Dorsey m. Margaret Vanfossen
Daniel W. Doss m Belva Castor 24 Jan 1903
m. Cinderilla Chilcoat 27 Dec 1853
Albert Donald Doss m. Maggie Margaret Euchler
Artie Clyde Doss m. Thelma ???
Austin Douglas Doss m. Martha E. Neighborgaill 16 Aug 1885
Coleman E. Doss m. Bertha Saddler 10 Aug 1893
Elma Agnes Doss m. John Tanner 24 Oct 1924
Elmer Alfreid Doss m. Alice May Smith
m. Myrtle Carlot Wycoff 23 Dec 1893
Elza Allen Doss m. Harriet Davis 26 May 1895
E. Ruth Jane Doss m. Michael Charles Derryberry
Ernest Virgie Doss m. Estell A. Stineman 30 Jan 1895
Genevive J. Doss m. William H. Rutledge
George W. Doss m. Emily Conn 28 Feb 1878
Harry M. Doss m. Helen Lydia Knott
Harvey Alfred Doss m. Karen Sue Lehman
m. Bonnie Hilstrom
m. Susan McElheney

James Doss m. Mary Slaughter 24 Oct 1884
Lafayette Doss m. Mary A. Cullum 7 Nov 1876
Leonard Vernon Doss m. Lola Palmer 27 Mar 1900
Lewis Austin Doss m. Naomi Black
Lewis W. Doss m. Thelma ????
Lydia Jane Doss m. George Roach
Nora A. Doss m. Louis Elmer Radcliff 4 Jun 1900
Margaret Ann Doss m. Arthur Dectrick
Margaret Lucille Doss m. Harold W. White 2 Sep 1937
Marquies Delafyette Doss m Mary Ann Reigel 31 Oct 1867
m Mary Ann Clinwell 28 Jul 1850
Mariah Doss m. Albert Jordan Derryberry
Panca Doss m. Charles O. Boven 17 Jan 1900
Raymond A. Doss m. Alice M. Smith
Raymond B. Doss m. Myrtle Perry 19 Jul 1922
Walter W. Doss m. Cathern Marie Alersinger 1933
Samuel Ell m. Elvira Gloyd
Charles Luther Ell m. Ida Mae Kinser
Curtis Salee Ell m. Elma Alice Reid
m. Lillie Young
David Ell m. Linda ?????
m. Angela Sullivan
George W. Ell m. Vesta ?
Ralph W. Ell m. Patricia Turner
m. Ellen ????

Harold Curtis Ell m. Kate ???
John Edward Ell m. Barbara ???
Jack Foust m. Inez Vanfossen
Jacob Foust m. Lettie Thompson
Floyd Francis m. Grace Vanfossen
John Greenlee m. Ellie Vanfossen
Michael Grubbs m Tamara Kay Thompson 1989
Andrew Hedges m. Leona Vanfossen
John W. Hiles m. Dana Miller
Raymond M. Hiles m. Nora Grace Reid 28 Jun 1923
George Halsted Hopkins m. Florence Townsend
George Harrold Hopkins m. Edna Pratt
Stephen Jeffrey Hopkins m. Brenda Elaine Martin 14 May 1977
George Henry Hopkins m. Margaret Dickerson(*) 25 Jun 1947
m. Harold Thomas 1940
m. Allen Evans 1981
Frank Howdyshell m. Elsie Onalee Reid
Ceilan Hulbert m. ??????
Thomas Joos m. Lucille Reid
Edd Kennedy m. Jennie Vanfossen
Ray Kennedy m. Mary Maxwell
Robert Kennedy m. Mary Hermon
Donald Kilbarger m. Diane Mowery
Al Kilgore m. Ruth Hopkins
Gladys Mabel Kerkendall m. Harry Neff
William Kerkendall m. Gladys Mable Doss 16 Mar 1909
Jacob Lindsay m. Martha Vanfossen 26 Jul 1885
Harry Russell Mann m. Lucy Agnes Reid
Benjamin Franklin Martin Sr. m. Naomi May Ell 20 Jul 1950
Benjamin Franklin Martin Jr. m. Jann Dilger Feb 1973
Silas E. Martin m. Margaret Williams 6 Oct 1918
m. Robert F. Kinnison
William David Martin m. Martha Spencer
Cecil Metcalf m. Pansey Vanfossen
Fred McCabe m. Daisey Maude Vanfoosen
Jmaes Mohorney m. Elizabeth Thompson
Richard Morse m. Betty Hiles
Jack Mowery m. Bernadine Doss
Jonathan Orr m. Mary (Polly) Vanfossen 31 Aug 1843
James Park m. Mary Jo Reid
Frederick Horn Partridge m. Mary E. Root 1848
Oscar Poling m. Mary Geneva Vanfossen 25 Aug 1881
Daniel B. Pratt m. Fannie Herrick
Henry Otis Pratt m Irene ???
Male Radcliff m. Nora Almyra Doss
Ernest Reed m. Glenna Doss
Cecil L. Reid m. Sylvia Richards
Charles Reid m. ?
Donald Lee Reid m. Wanda E. Moore 11 Dec 1964
George Reid m. Emma E. Decker 6 Aug 1896
George Reid m. Elizabeth Reigel 30 Jan 1855
George Lafayette Reid m. Theresa Mayville
George N. Reid m. Dorcas?
George W. Reid m. Loreta Turner 4 Oct 1840
James Ronald Reid m. Phyllis ?
John Harvey Reid m. Bertha A. Wilson
John Reid m. Rebecca Duvall 15 Aug 1867
Nelson Reid m. Asbrene Ardelia Doss 25 Dec 1892
Nelson Luther Reid m. Nellie Evelyn Vanfoosen 14 Jun 1929
Patrick Vincent Reid m. ? Mar 1987
Roger Lee Reid m. Sherry Chinchic Jun 1996
Ronald Lynn Reid m. ?
George Reigel m. Sarah Gerrett 23 Feb 1840
Issac Reigel m. Susan Reed 17 Mar 1864
Samuel Reigel m. Sarah Hey 1 Jan 1828
Josiah Reigel m. Sarah Ann Leist 6 Feb 1859
Thomas Reigel m. Susannah Steward 1 Oct 1863
Henry Scott Roblee m. Fern Howting
m. Alma Lovisa Partridge 22 Aug 1880
Leonard Roblee m. Carol Leigh
Lowell Allen Roblee m. Donna Pratt
Leland Henry Scott Roblee m. Virginia Langdon
Howard Roll m. Cora Vanfossen
Jon Root m. Polly Eastman 1789
Stephen Root m. Hannah Moxley 1821
Harry Russell m. Lucy Reid
Gerald Seesoltz m. Ruth Vanfossen
Richard Sexton m. Rebecca ?
Robert Sexton m. Dorthy Louise Ell
Robert Shannon m. Evelyn Marie Ell
Alford Sharp m. Dana Vanfossen
Claude R. Smith m. Mary Gertrude Reid
John Smith m. Joan Hiles
Harold Sullivan m. Mary Maryoh Doss
Homer Sullivan m. Billie ???
David Swalbaugh m. Cynthia Ellen Vanfossen 7 Nov 1880
Gary Taylor m. Debra Davis
Carl Thompson m. Judy Ellen Martin 23 Dec 1958
Ruby Thompson m. Meda Jackson
Willis R. Thompson m. ?
Albert W. Vanfossen m. Sarah Catherine Congove
Benjamin Vanfossen m. Mary Orr 2 Jan 1844
Dayton Vanfossen m. Charrlot Hesket
Edwin Rudolphus Vanfossen m. Hester N. Mahoney 14 Feb 1866
Emanuel Murphy Vanfossen m. Maria Hooper 6 Apr 1880
George Vanfossen m. Minnie Childers
George Washington Vanfossen m. Elizabeth Schooley
Homer Vanfossen m. Mary A. Arledge
James Rufus Vanfossen m. Emma Drake
James W. Vanfossen m. Mary Ellen Sharp
John Vanfossen m. Emily Esque 13 Feb 1844
John Allen Vanfossen m. Alpha Diehl 24 Dec 1891
Leslie Vanfossen m. Alice Collins
Minard Vanfossen m. Marie Poling
m. Ada Stout
Nathan Vanfossen m. Malissa Hamilton
Ralph Clifford Vanfossen m. Lelah Ebert
Robert Shannon Vanfossen m. Sophia Herron 27 Dec 1884
Robert Vanfossen m. Edna Shupe 20 Feb 1923
Rollie Vanfossen m. Ruth Congrove 28 Feb 1899
Roy Vanfossen m. Emma Schaeffer
Rufus B. Vanfossen m. Rosa Congrove
Wilber Vanfossen m. Mary A. Arledge
William Vanfossen m. Mary ???
William Beecher Vanfossen m. Martha Disbennett
Jack Vincent m. Lydia Ann Vanfossen
James Willard Watson m. Ruth Thompson
Martha Frances Watson m. Paul Snyder
Wellard Watson m. Ruby Doss
John Webster m. Margery Hopkins
David Williams m. Eva McConheay 28 Nov 1900
George Wilson m. Elizabeth ?
Charles Woogeard m. Clara Reid
(*)=adopted

LESLIE, JENNIFER & DANIELLE

I have many others that are related by marriages. I believe that the Ell and Doss line were
from Germany. The Reid line from Ireland. The Hopkins'line is said to have come from
the Mayflower Hopkins' or the signer of the Declaration of Indepenence. I have not been able
to go back far enough back to figure that out yet. They all ended up in Ohio in the 1800's. My
line of the Hopkins' came from Texas to Ohio in the 1900's. As for the rest I am not
sure of where they started from.
But most of them ended up in Ohio.

BRANDON - OUR GRANDSON - LESLIE'S SON

On the following pages I have listed names and any dates I have. It will be updated often as I
find new information.
I hope you will continue and if the same person is in your family please email me,
and maybe we can exchange information.
HAPPY HUNTING.

My father Benjamin F. Martin, Sr. served in WWII. He received an Honorable Discharge
on December 14, 1945. He was part of the 2005th Aviation Engineers Platoon, 313th
Transport Squadron.
He was inducted on April 7, 1943 in Clarksburg, Ohio. He participated in Rhineland
Aredennes Campaign. He received for his service the Good Conduct Medal, EAME Thr.Ser.
Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, and the Victory Medal.

During my father's childhood he attended Sand Run Elementary School in Ward Township,
Nelsonville, Ohio in the 1920's. His teacher's name was Adrien Turner. I have a school photo
from the newspaper showing his class and it stated that very few of the kids were
wearing shoes. Lucky for my Dad he was one of the few.

My Grandfather Silas E. Martin was killed in an accident at Superior Pipeline Co. in
Logan, Ohio at the age of 53.

I have heard stories growing up that members of my family where horsethieves, robbers,
and moonshine makers along with some who made great strides in the protection of our country
in all the major wars. One of my jobs is to find out what is truth and what is fiction.

CURTIS S. ELL - MY GRANDFATHER

I found a copy of a war record for my Grandfather Ell's brother Thorton K. Ell in
the "Ohio Soliders, Sailors and Marines, World Wars, 1917-1918". This is the most I have been
able to find out about him it states: Ell, Thorton K. 95150, white, Carroll, Ohio.
NG Lancaster, Ohio June 2/17. Br. Groveport, Ohio 24 2/12 yers. Co. L4 inf. ONG
(Co.L 166 Inf) to disch. Pvt. lcl Spet. 3/17; Pvt. June 8/18. Champagne-Marne; Defensive
Sector. WIA severly July 15/18. AEF Oct. 29/17 to Mar. 18/19. Hon. disch. Mar 29/19.
50 % disabled. Now if I can only find out more about his family and my Grandfather.

I came across in the DAR Lineage Book a write up concerning my husband's grandmother
who I was having a hard time finding anything out about. It states: Mrs. Genevieve
Roblee Dickerson # 135096 Born in Hillsdale, Michigan, Wife of Harold S. Dickerson.
Descendant of John Root, as follows: 1. Henry Scott Roblee (b. 1858) m. 1880 Alma
L. Partridge (b. 1858.) 2. Frederick Horn Partridge (1823-86) m. 1st 1848 Mary E.
Root (1822-63). 3. Stephen E. Root (1795-1883) m. 1st 1821 Hannah Moxley (1800-89).
4. John Root m. 1st 1789 Polly Eastman (1769-1848). John Root (1760-1834) received
a pension, 1832 for service as a private in the Connecticut troops under Captains
Barber and Loomis. He was born in Bolton, Conn.; died in Royalton, VT. After find-
ing this it lead me to finding out lots of members of that family and answered some
questions I had as to why the family had kept letters and mementos of the Partridge
Family. One of many mysteries solved.

My Greatgrandmother Elvira Gloyd Ell Williams b. 10 May 1837 d. 21 Aug 1882

I have recently come upon some names in the Gloyd line but am not sure how they fit in.
MARY ANN GLOYD b.1817 d.1880 OHIO Buried in Fernwood Cemetary, Franklin Co.
NELSON H. GLOYD b.1851 d. 1934 OHIO Buried in Fernwood Cemetary, Franklin Co.
MARGARET E. GLOYD b. 1852 d. 1935 OHIO Buried in Fernwood Cemetary, Franklin Co.
Is Mary Ann Nelson's mother? Are Nelson and Margaret married? Are they Elvira's parents?
Hopefully in the near future I will be able to answer these questions.
If anyone out there knows the answer to these, I beg of you to get in touch with me.

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