Mark Hopkins, Sr

Mark Hopkins, Sr was born Jun. 29, 1779 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA and died Nov. 27, 1828 in Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA

Parents: Son of Moses Hopkins and Anna Whiting. Grandson of Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D. and Joanna Ingersoll. Great grandson of Capt. Timothy Hopkins and Mary Judd. This is a John Hopkins of Cambridge, MA 1634 line.

Married:

1. Anastasia Lukens "Tacy" Kellogg 1780 MA - 1837 NY, his first cousin, daughter of Lieut. Ezra Kellogg and Mary Whiting. Married Oct. 19, 1800 Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA.

7 children of Tacy Kellogg and Mark Hopkins include:

1. Augustus Kellogg Hopkins (1801 - 1817)
2. Samuel Frederick Hopkins (1803 - 1884)
3. Henry Kellogg Hopkins (1807 - 1846)
4. William Hopkins 1811-1815 NY
5. Mark Hopkins (1813 - 1878) Jr. 1813 NY - 1878 CA m. Mary Frances Sherwood, his first cousin. One adopted child, Timothy Nolan-Hopkins.
6. Moses Hopkins b. 1817
7. Ezra Augustus Hopkins b 1821-1865 CA

Notes

• Founder and treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad.
• Namesake of San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Hotel, built on the site of his former mansion on Nob Hill.

Links

• Findagrave: Mark Hopkins, Sr

Son of Moses Hopkins and Anna Whiting. Grandson of Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D. and Joanna Ingersoll. Great grandson of Capt. Timothy Hopkins and Mary Judd. This is a John Hopkins of Cambridge, MA 1634 line.

Husband of Anastasia Lukens "Tacy" Kellogg 1780 MA - 1837 NY, his first cousin, daughter of Lieut. Ezra Kellogg and Mary Whiting. Married Oct. 19, 1800 Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA.

Father of 7 children.

Mark Hopkins, Jr. 1813 NY - 1878 CA

m. Mary Frances Sherwood, his first cousin. One adopted child, Timothy Nolan-Hopkins, who published two extensive genealogies on the Hopkins.

Founder and treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad. Namesake of San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Hotel, built on the site of his former mansion on Nob Hill. Inscription: Mark Hopkins Edward Hopkins Tacy L. Hopkins

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Sep 16 2015, 14:26:15 UTC