Hopkins Co. TX - Erastus C. Hopper

Submitted by: June E. Tuck  <1224be@neto.com>

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Erastus C. Hopper past away January 19, 1934, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Dan Walton, on Middle Street in Sulphur Springs. He was
laid to rest in the City Cemetery. Mr. Hopper was born near Sulphur
Bluff, Texas, December 19, 1848. He spent his entire life in Hopkins
County. Member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by the
following children: J. F. Hopper, Fort Gibson, Okla.; E.C. Hopper,
Eufaula, Okla.; Mrs. Dan Walton and Mrs. Jno. Bradberry, Sulphur Springs.
Written by his granddaughter, Willie Ada McCasland. (Hopkins Co. Echo,
Mar. 2, 1934) Later reported - Eli Hargrave pays tribute to Uncle Ras
Hopper - (Edited) Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dan Walton. It
was from this same home that his wife had departed this life January 2,
1931. They are both buried at the city cemetery. His wife was nearing her
80th milestone at the time of her death, while he had passed his 85th by
one month. Erastus Cobbott Hopper was the fourth son of Ceaborn H. and
Elizabeth Hopper, she being the daughter of Harrison F. and Fannie
Johnson. Erastus, familiarly known as "Uncle Ras," was brother to Sam,
Gus and Lafayette Hopper, and half-brother to Mrs. Lizzie Raney, all
deceased. His parents were born and married in Tennessee, moving to Texas
in 1838. They located in the Red River district, the northeast part of
the state. Uncle Ras was born near Sulphur Bluff, December 19, 1848, and
spent his entire life in Hopkins County. He was left fatherless at a very
early age, so his care and support came from a widowed mother. His first
marriage was to Annie Rhea, sister to Neely Rhea and Mrs. Dee Spears.
They had one son, Jasper F. Hopper, now of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Sickness
prevented him from attending his father^Òs funeral. In February 1872, the
mother of this child died, and Uncle Ras was left to the battles of life.
September 6, 1874, he was married to Mary Frances Glover, sister to "Gip"
and Tom Glover. To this union were born four children as follows:
Sterling, died in infancy; Ida, Mrs. Jno. Bradberry; Virginia, Mrs. Dan
Wilson; and Erastus Cleveland, now of Eufaula, Oklahoma. Uncle Rass and
his wife spent 57 years together, 55 years being spent at their home four
miles north of Sulphur Springs, near Tarrant. For several years his
mother made her home with him, and was there at the time of her death,
November 24, 1877, at the age of 76.