Matilda L. Straw

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Find A Grave Memorial 24229821 [Eva Myrick]
Matilda Straw-Hopkins was the daughter of Enoch Straw and Betsey Welch. Her family moved from Maine to Dodge County, Wisconsin by 1850 and then on into Story County, Iowa by 1870.
Matilda first married unknown Wilson sometime in 1860 in Wisconsin. They had one son Charles Frank Wilson 1860/1861. I believe that Charles's father was most likely killed in the Civil War.
Matilda married Perry D. Hopkins on 6-3-1868 in Dodge County, Wisconsin. On the record she is listed as Mrs. Matilda Wilson. Matilda and Perry had two sons Dallas Edgar Hopkins 2-15-1872 Story County,Iowa and Bennett Burton Hopkins 3-22-1874 in Colorado.
Matilda divorced Perry D. Hopkins on 5-5-1887 Story County, Iowa. On 10-20-1887 she married Edwin P. Walsworth. By 1895 they were no longer together and she had regained the Hopkins name.
On 7-24-1901 Matilda married Lafayette M. Johnson in Mecosta County, Michigan. Her home at the time of the marriage was Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa and his Big Rapids, Michigan.
By 1907 she was no longer with Lafayette and living with her son Bennett Burton in De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois.
Her obit ran Friday September 2, 1910 in the De Kalb Daily Chronicls and is as follows:
Mrs. M. L. Hopkins: Mrs M. L. Hopkins; who has been ill for some time at her home on the D.D. Hunt farm south of the city died at five o'clock this morning at the age of 67. Deceased was born in Portland, Maine, in 1844 and has lived in De Kalb about three years making her home with her son Bert, here.
Mrs. Hopkins leaves tree children, Frank, address unknown, his relatives not having heard from him since the San Francisco earthquake. D. E. Hopkins of Des Moines and Bert of this city. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from her home on the D.D. Hunt farm south of the city.
Matilda was an older sister to my great grandfather William (General)Jackson Straw
Matilda Straw married Perry D. Hopkins about 1870 went to Bolder Colorada , mined the Big Helephant mine at 4 mile creek, Matilda had a son by first marriage a Charles Wilson, they lived there 1873 to May 2 1881 after Perry D. Hopkins died, then she went back to Iowa. (Ancestry.com message board inquiry of Kathleen Hopkins Smith on 7 June 2000)
Matilda Straw-Wilson married 6-30-1868 in Dodge County, Wisconsin to Perry D. Hopkins. The marriage record has Mrs. Matilda B. Wilson to Perry. Matilda divorced Perry in Nevada, Story County, Iowa on 5-5-1887. She then married Edwin Walsworth a habitual drunkard, on 10-29-1887.Matilda's and Edwin's marriage didn't last long. By 1895 they were divorced. He living in Nevada, Story County, Iowa and Matilda Hopkins and her sons Dallas and Bennett living in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa; Matilda regained the name Hopkins.
(research of Ehistory2@aol.com - Jan 2008)
She was Mattie Straw Hopkins when she married Johnson

census 1850 Hustisford, Dodge, WI
Enoch age 52 farmer
Betsey age 44
Franklin age 19
Isaac N. age 17
Caroline age 14
John age 11
Henry age 9
Matilda age 6
C. H. Rierson age 27 Carpenter; born NY

census 1860 Hustiford, Dodge, WI
Enoch age 61 ME
Betsey age 52 ME
Henry D. age 19 ME
Isaac N. age 27 ME
Ellin M. (w/o Isaac) age 24; born VT
Dolly Atkins (domestic) born VT age 65
Matilda P. age 16 born VT
General J age 10 born WI

1880 Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
Perry D. HOPKINS Self M Male W 35 WI Mining VT PA
Matilda L. HOPKINS Wife M Female W 36 ME Keeping House ME ME
Dallas E. HOPKINS Son S Male W 8 IA WI ME
Bennett B. HOPKINS Son S Male W 6 CO WI ME
Charles F. WILSON SSon S Male W 20 WI Mining NY ME
Alacia M. MULKEY Other S Female W 25 IL Teaching School KY MO

research on rootsweb found the following:
"Matilda Hopkins, nee STRAW married 29 Oct 1887 to Edwin Walsworth (Story Co. IA marriage index) "

obit in De Kalb Daily Chronical, DeKalb, IL (2 September 1910)
"Mrs. M L Hopkins who has been ill for some time at her home on the D D Hunt Farm, south of the city, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the age of 67 yrs. Deceased was born in Portland, Maine in 1844 and has lived in De Kalb about three years, making her home with her son, Bert, here.
Mrs Hopkins leaves three children, Frank, address unknown, his relatives not having heard from him since the time of the San Fancisco earthquake, D E. Hopkins of Des Moines and Bert of this city.The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from her late home on the D D Hunt farm south of the city."
[burial in Fairview Cemetery in DeKalb]
(research courtesy of E. Myrick )

research of Nola Parkey on Hopkins family

  Events

• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, 1844.

Matilda married Perry D. Hopkins, son of George Clement Hopkins and Rebecca Tuttle, on 30 Jun 1868 in Dodge City, Dodge County, Wisconsin. (Perry D. Hopkins was born in 1845 in Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, died on 5 Oct 1894 in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, USA and was buried in Cedar Cemetery in Montrose, Colorado.)

Matilda next married Edwin Percy Walsworth, son of Timothy Walsworth and Unknown, on 29 Oct 1887 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa. (Edwin Percy Walsworth was born in 1838 in New York, died on 5 Feb 1899 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa and was buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery in Story County, Iowa.)

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Matilda next married Unknown Wilson before 1860. (Unknown Wilson was born in New York.)

Matilda next married Lafayette M. Johnson, son of Hiram Johnson and Sally Tracy, on 24 Jul 1901 in Grand Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan. (Lafayette M. Johnson was born in 1843 in Ohio, died on 7 Jun 1918 in Grand Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan and was buried in Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery in Kent County, Michigan.)