Hopping, Joseph Miller
Source: Crawfordsville Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, Wednesday, April 17, 1901
Joseph Miller Hopping was born near Princeton, New Jersey, October 12, 1819, and departed this life in this city April 13, 1901. He was the youngest and, so far as known, the last survivor of a family of five brothers and two sisters. When he was quite young his parents moved to near Auburn, New york, where he grew to manhood. In 1843, his mother having previously died, he and his oldest brother, Sylvester, together with their father, moved to Yountsville, Indiana, where he worked on the farm until the discovery of gold in California in 1849 when with a number of others, he made the overland journey to that state in search of the precious metal. His venture was a reasonable success, and in 1852he returned by the ocean route and landed in New York City. Coming back to Yountsville he purchased the farm which he has ever since owned. On April 12, 1870, he was married to Miss Mary Berkshire, of Rising Sun, Indiana, who was a sister to Judge Berkshire. To this union was born two sons, Benjamin and John, and two daughters, Thursa and Bettie. Thursa died at the age of three years, the mother's death occurred in this city about two years ago, the two sons and one daughter survive. The family have lived in this city for about three years and have made many friends who tenderly sympathize with the children in their great loss. The death of "Uncle Joe" as he was familiarly called removes another of the few remaining pioneers. For fifty-seven years he contributed his full share to the development of this country. All remember him as an affectionate husband and a very indulgent father. His neighbors will ever remember him as a good citizen and neighbor whose word was always as good as his bond, and who took pleasure in fulfilling his every promise. He was a firm believer in the Bible, in the essential doctrines of the Christian religion and in the final and universal triumph of right over all wrong. On yesterday afternoon, his body was laid to rest beside that of his wife in the beautiful cemetery at Wesley. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T.E. Ballard in the M.E. church at that place and were attended by a large number of the old friends and neighbors of the deceased. - typed by kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 19 April 1901
Joseph M. Hopping, aged eighty one years, died Saturday night at nine o’clock at his home on South Washington Street. He had been ill about a week with congestion of the bowels. The funeral occurred Tuesday at two o’clock at Wesley. Mr. Hopping had lived in Crawfordsville only a short time, coming from Yountsville where he had been an honored citizen for many years. His wife died a little over a year ago and he leaves three grown children, Benjamin, John and Miss Bettie Hopping. - thanks to "S" for these last two great additions
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 26 April 1901
Joseph Miller Hopping was born near Princeton, New Jersey, Oct. 12th, 1819, and departed this life in this city April 13th, 1901. He was the youngest and, so far as is known, the last survivor of a family of five brothers and two sisters. When he was quite young, his parents moved to near Auburn, New York, where he grew to manhood. In 1843, his mother having previously died, he and his oldest brother, Sylvester, together with their father, moved to Yountsville, Indiana, where he worked on the farm until the discovery of gold in California in 1849 when, with a number of others, he made the overland journey to that state in search of the precious metal. His venture was a reasonable success, and in 1852 he returned by the ocean route and landed in New York City. Coming back to Yountsville, he purchased the farm which he has ever since owned.
On April 12th, 1870, he was married to Miss Mary Berkshire, of Rising Sun, Indiana, who was a sister to Judge Berkshire. To this union was born two sons, Benjamin and John, and two daughters, Thursa and Bettie. Thursa died at the age of three years, the mother’s death occurred in this city about two years ago, the two sons and the one daughter survive. The family has lived in this city for about three years and has made many friends who tenderly sympathize with the children in their great loss.
The death of “Uncle Joe,” as he was familiarly called removes another of the few remaining pioneers. For fifty seven years he contributed his full share to the development of this country. All remember him as an affectionate husband and a very indulgent father. His neighbors will ever remember him as a good citizen and neighbor whose word was always as good as his bond, and who took pleasure in fulfilling his every promise. He was a firm believer in the Bible, in the essential doctrines of the Christian religion and in the final and universal triumph of right over all wrong.
On Tuesday afternoon, his body was laid to rest beside that of his wife in the beautiful cemetery at Wesley. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. E. Ballard in the M. E. Church at that place and were attended by a large number of the old friends and neighbors of the deceased.