BIOS: HOPKINS, Ziba - Wayne Co, KY Submitted by: Diana Flynn Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 20:13:08 -0400 SURNAMES: OWENS, SEARS Hopkins, Ziba, s/o Hopkins, Delilah Owens - Wayne Co MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA Page 351 ZIBA HOPKINS, farmer, was born in the township where he now lives, January 9, 1836, being the fifth child of seven born to Joshua and Delilah (Owens) Hopkins. Joshua was a native of North Carolina, born May 3, 1794, and at the age of six removed with his parents to Georgia, afterward immigrating to Clinton County, Ky., and from there in 1829, came to Indiana, settling on the farm now occupied by our subject. He was married in Kentucky, and four of his children were born there. Ziba received a limited education, and April 2, 1856, he was married to Martha S. Sears. He has followed farming, and now owns 350 acres of highly-improved land, raising some stock in addition to the usual farm crops. During the war he was Sergeant in a company of Home Guards. He is a Republican in politics, and is a man highly respected by all who know him. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by noncommercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format, or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit, or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative, and then contact the listed USGENWEB Archivist with proof of this consent.