Hopping - Mary Berkshire
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 April 1899
Last Saturday at nine o’clock Mrs. Joseph Hopping died at her home on South Water Street. The funeral occurred on Tuesday from the residence, interment at Wesley.
Mrs. Hopping’s maiden name was Mary J. Berkshire and she was a sister of the late Judge Berkshire, of the Supreme Court. She was born at Perrysville November 8, 1836 and resided there until her marriage.
She leaves a husband and three children, Benjamin, John and Bettie. She was a member of the Universalist Church and a most excellent woman. =s
Source: Crawfordsville Review 8 April 1899 p 7
Mary J. Hopping, the wife of Joseph Hopping died on Saturday morning at the family residence on south Walnut Street. She was a sister of the late Judge Berkshire of the Supreme court. She was born at Perrysville, Ind Nov 8, 1836 and was married to Joseph Hopping April 12, 1870. Her husband and three children, Benjamin, John and Elizabeth survive. She was a most excellent woman, beloved by a large number of friends. The family resided for many years near Yountsville, moving to this city only a few months ago. She was a member of the Universalist Church. The funeral services will occur at the family residence at 10 o’clock tomorrow conducted by Rev. Ballard. Interment will take place at Wesley cemetery – kbz
“Yountsville News” – Several from here attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Joseph Hopping of the city.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 7 April 1899 p3
Joseph Hopping and family wish to tender their heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly came forward and assisted during their bereavement to the ministers who spoke such comforting words of consolation, to the choir that sang so sweetly the favorite songs of our loved one and to one and all of the neighbors and friends that blessed us with their presence and help in our sad hours. Joseph Hopping and family – kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Review 15 April 1899 p 5
Mary J. Berkshire, the third child of Wm. G. and Thirza Berkshire, was born at Perrysville, Ind., Nov. 8,1837 and passed from earth to the higher life in this city 011 April 1, 1899, at the age of 61 years, 4 months and 24 days. The mother of the deceased died when her children were young, and left surviving her eldest child, J. G. Berkshire, late of the Indiana Supreme Court, the subject of this sketch, and the youngest child Thirza A., the eldest daughter, Sallie, having preceded the mother to the better world. In 1841, the father with these young children removed to Rising Sun, Ind.. where he married a second wife, and just as the children were beginning to grow in the sunlight of the kindly deeds of the one who became a mother to them, death again robbed them of a mother's care. Immediately after this, the deceased began that loving thoughtful care for others which was characteristic of her whole life. In 1849, the father again married, and to this union was born seven children, to whom she was ever devoted and who feel their loss to be irreparable. On April 12,1870, the deceased was united in marriage to Joseph Hopping, of Yountsville, where they have since, until very recently, made their home and to them were born four children, Benjamin, Thirza, John and Bettie. The father, three of the children, four brothers and three sisters, with the aged foster mother live to mourn their great loss. The beloved sister united with the Universalist church in her eighteenth year and was ever a devoted Christian and a consistent laborer for the church of her choice. Accepting the Bible as her infallible rule of faith and practice, believing in God as the Father of all and in Christ as the revealer of the divine will and the perfect example for men, she was able to give a life of unselfish service to others and in doing this she was but enjoying the companionship of Jesus. It was to those who had thus enjoyed her companionship that he said: "Let not your hearts be troubled, I go to prepare a place for you that where I am ye may be also. = kbz