tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126810942012-01-15T19:23:19.198-08:00Welcome, this site shares photos and info about my Hopkins family which descends from John Hopkins, earliest recorded in Cambridge, MA 1634. He was one of the founders of Hartford, CT and his descendants spread around the world. Our line pioneered in Oakland Co, MI in the 1830s spreading out from there. Thank you for visiting. Please keep in mind that this will be listed in the public blogs so DO NOT POST INFO RE: LIVING PEOPLE.Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823569540636658598noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12681094.post-1117326781479771582005-05-28T17:33:00.000-07:002012-01-12T10:54:21.389-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/640/0003photo.jpg"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/320/0003photo.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" width="400" /></a><br />This photo shows in the back row, Lizzie Balitz Martin and Mary Balitz Hopkins and in the front row are Henrietta Wolff Balitz, Fred Balitz and Carl Balitz. Mary Balitz married Sedgewick Hopkins in 1878. The Balitz family came from a small village named Nieder Wutzow in Prussia (Germany), now Poland. They came to the United States in 1869 by ship from Hamburg and settled in Wisconsin before moving on to Michigan. They lived in Platte Township, Benzie Co, MI. This photo was taken around 1880. <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img align="absMiddle" alt="Posted by Hello" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12681094-111732678147977158?l=hopkinsheritage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823569540636658598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12681094.post-1117326566889244062005-05-28T17:29:00.000-07:002012-01-12T10:41:52.892-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/640/1895-0005a.jpg"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/320/1895-0005a.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" width="400" /></a><br />This photo shows the house that the Sedgewick and Mary (Balitz) Hopkins family lived in in Interlochen, Michigan.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img align="absmiddle" alt="Posted by Hello" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12681094-111732656688924406?l=hopkinsheritage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823569540636658598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12681094.post-1117326522599923142005-05-28T17:28:00.000-07:002012-01-12T10:43:07.336-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/640/1895-0005b.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/320/1895-0005b.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" width="400" /></a><br />This photo was taken the same day as the sepia toned photo below. Please see that photo for details.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img align="absmiddle" alt="Posted by Hello" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12681094-111732652259992314?l=hopkinsheritage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823569540636658598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12681094.post-1115328815438414312005-05-05T14:33:00.000-07:002012-01-12T10:43:43.955-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/640/SedgewickFamily.jpg"><img border="0" height="353" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/174/5404/320/SedgewickFamily.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" width="400" /></a><br />This is the family of Sedgewick Erastus Hopkins and Mary Balitz Hopkins. Their only son was my Great Grandfather, George Alfred Hopkins. This home was in Interlochen, Michigan. It is still standing today. It was built in the 1890s and was used as a boarding house as well as the family's residence. Standing in the back are George Alfred Hopkins (1882-1949), Edith Harriet Hopkins Rehbine (1880-1909) and I believe Ella Viola Hopkins Cole (1884-1908) (Etta and Ella are one year apart I may have them switched). In the front row is I believe Etta Ruth Hopkins Lewis (1885-1911), Sedgewick Erastus Hopkins (1854-1932), Abbie Grace Hopkins Nelson (1888-1976), Mary Balitz Hopkins (1859-1909) holding Erma Naomi Hopkins Riley (1894-?) and Nina Lydia Hopkins Russell (1889-?) Given that Erma was born in June of 1894 I would say this picture was taken about 1896.<img align="absMiddle" alt="Posted by Hello" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12681094-111532881543841431?l=hopkinsheritage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823569540636658598noreply@blogger.com0