Lawson Hopper

Abt 1870 - 1942  (72 years)

Lawson Hopper

Abt 1870 - 1942  (72 years)

Birth	Abt 1870	Kentucky
Died	13 Oct 1942	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Buried	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky
Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky
Family	Josie ???,   b. Abt 1880, Kentucky
Children	1. Edith Florine Hopper,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Kentucky   2. Henry Alvey Hopper,   b. 16 Aug 1910, Kentucky

Josie ???

Abt 1880 -

Birth	Abt 1880	Kentucky
Family	Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky
Children	1. Edith Florine Hopper,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Kentucky   2. Henry Alvey Hopper,   b. 16 Aug 1910, Kentucky

Charlie Hopper

Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky

Providence Hopper

Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky

Lura Francis Hopper

1878 - 1962  (84 years)

Birth	Jan 1878	Union County, Kentucky
Died	6 Apr 1962	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky
Family	William Miller Kemp,   b. 3 Apr 1875, Kentucky
Married	10 May 1893	Webster County, Kentucky
Children	1. Rowena Kemp,   b. 18 Sep 1896, Union County, Kentucky   2. Albert C. Kemp,   b. 16 Nov 1920

William Miller Kemp

1875 - 1931  (56 years)

Birth	3 Apr 1875	Kentucky
Died	29 Jun 1931	Union County, Kentucky
Buried	Blackwell Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky
Family	Lura Francis Hopper,   b. Jan 1878, Union County, Kentucky
Married	10 May 1893	Webster County, Kentucky
Children	1. Rowena Kemp,   b. 18 Sep 1896, Union County, Kentucky   2. Albert C. Kemp,   b. 16 Nov 1920

Houston Hopper

Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky

George Hopper

Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky

Dutch Hopper

Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky

James W. Hopper

1839 - 1917  (77 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1839	Nicholas County, Kentucky
Died	8 May 1917	Jefferson County, Texas
Children	+ 1. Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky   2. Charlie Hopper   3. Providence Hopper + 4. Lura Francis Hopper,   b. Jan 1878, Union County, Kentucky   5. Houston Hopper   6. George Hopper   7. Dutch Hopper

James W. Hopper

1839 - 1917  (77 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1839	Nicholas County, Kentucky
Died	8 May 1917	Jefferson County, Texas
Children	+ 1. Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky   2. Charlie Hopper   3. Providence Hopper + 4. Lura Francis Hopper,   b. Jan 1878, Union County, Kentucky   5. Houston Hopper   6. George Hopper   7. Dutch Hopper

Josie ???

Abt 1880 -

Birth	Abt 1880	Kentucky
Family	Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky
Children	1. Edith Florine Hopper,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Kentucky   2. Henry Alvey Hopper,   b. 16 Aug 1910, Kentucky

Edith Florine Hopper

1906 - 2003  (96 years)

Birth	25 Dec 1906	Kentucky
Died	25 Nov 2003	Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky
Buried	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky
Father	Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky
Mother	Josie ???,   b. Abt 1880, Kentucky
Family	Clint Lamb

Clint Lamb

Family	Edith Florine Hopper,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Kentucky

Henry Alvey Hopper

1910 - 1986  (75 years)

Birth	16 Aug 1910	Kentucky
Died	11 May 1986	Providence, Webster County, Kentucky
Buried	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky
Father	Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky
Mother	Josie ???,   b. Abt 1880, Kentucky

• Name	Lawson Hopper
  Birth	Abt 1870	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Oct 1942	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  	Lawson HOPPER, 66, former Wheatcroft man, who had lived in Evansville for a short time, died Tuesday in an Evansville hospital of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car last Friday night. Mr. Hopper received a fractured skull, head cuts, side injury, and rib fractures when he was said to have stepped into the path of a car driven by Marshall MERVEL on Main street in Evansville. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Clint LAMB, Clay; a son, Henry Hopper, Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Lura KEMP, Sturgis; and four brothers, Charlie, Providence, Houston, of Clay, George, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Dutch Hopper, of Evansville. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today in Franklin Funeral home in Clay, with the Rev. Truitt MILLER officiating. Burial was to be in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 15, 1942.
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  + 1. Lawson Hopper,   b. Abt 1870, Kentucky d. 13 Oct 1942, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana  (Age 72 years) ▻ Josie ???   2. Charlie Hopper   3. Providence Hopper + 4. Lura Francis Hopper,   b. Jan 1878, Union County, Kentucky d. 6 Apr 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 84 years) ▻ William Miller Kemp,  m. 10 May 1893   5. Houston Hopper   6. George Hopper   7. Dutch Hopper
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky d. 8 May 1917, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 77 years)  (Father)
  Person ID	I4523	FeldmanTree
  Last Modified	3 May 2014

  
  

  Father	James W. Hopper,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky d. 8 May 1917, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F3112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josie ???,   b. Abt 1880, Kentucky
  Children	1. Edith Florine Hopper,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Kentucky d. 25 Nov 2003, Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky (Age 96 years) ▻ Clint Lamb   2. Henry Alvey Hopper,   b. 16 Aug 1910, Kentucky d. 11 May 1986, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1870 - Kentucky Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Lawson Hopper". Our Stories and Family Tree. https://feldmanfamily.ws/genroot/getperson.php?personID=I4523&tree=FDF001 (accessed August 11, 2026).