Hopken, LaVerle

Male 1919 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Hopken, LaVerle 
    Born 1918–1919  Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • La Verle's approximate date of birth is based on calculations from the 1920 and 1930 U.S. censuses.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • According to the 1920 enumeration, Laverle Hopken, age 1, born in Nebraska lived on a farm with his parents, Henry Hopken (age 30) and Alice Hopken (age 24), both born in Nebraska. Also in the home was his father's brother, Chris Hopken, Jr., a 26 year old single farmer.
    Census 1930  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • According to the 1930 enumeration, LaVerle Hopken, age 11 and attending school, was living on a farm with his parents, Henry (age 40) and Alice (age 34) Hopken; and his brother, Alvin Hopken, age 9 and also attending school.
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I7937  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2014 

    Father Hopken, Henry Garret,   b. 9 Dec 1889, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1957, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Barta, Libbie Alice,   b. 1895–1896, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Feb 1918  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 8
    Census (family) 1920  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Hopken, head of household, a 30 year old farmer; his wife, Alice Hopken, age 24, both born in Nebraska; and their son, Laverle Hopken, age 1. Also in the home was Henry Hopken's brother, Chris Hopken, Jr., a 26 year old single farmer.
    Census (family) 1930  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • According to the 1930 enumeration, the household consisted of Henry Hopken, a 40 year old farmer; his wife, Alice Hopken, age 34; and their two sons: LaVerle Hopken, age 11, and Alvin, age 9; both were attending school.
    Family ID F2552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, "Hopken"; page 102.
      From an unidentified compilation of biographies, probably published about 1986.
           Henry Hopken, child of Christ and Anna Hopken, "married Alice Barta of Ohiowa and had two sons, LaVerle and Alvin...."

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Henry Hopken household, a farm, dwelling 52, family 53, lines 28-31. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 30) Hopken, Laverle; son; male; white; age 1; born in Nebraska; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska.
           By calculation from the information provided, Laverle Hopken would have been born about 1918-1919. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Henry Hopken household, dwelling 16, family 16, lines 63-66. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 65) Hopken, LaVerle; son; male; white; age 11; born in Nebraska; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska.
           By calculation from the information provided, LaVerle would have been born about 1918-1919. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Henry Hopken household, a farm, dwelling 52, family 53, lines 28-31. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 28) Hopken, Henry; head; rents home; male; white; age 30; married; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farmer. 29) Hopken, Alice; wife; female; white; age 24; married; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Austria, mother tongue=Bohemian; mother born in Austria, mother tongue=Bohemian; speaks English; occupation=none. 30) Hopken, Laverle; son; male; white; age 1; single; did not attended school since 1 September 1919; cannot read; cannot write; born in Nebraska; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska; does not speak English; occupation=none. 31) Hopken, Chris, Jr.; brother; male; white; age 26; single; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farmer.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Henry Hopken household, dwelling 16, family 16, lines 63-66. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 63) Hopken, Henry; head; rents home; home is a farm; household owns a radio; male; white; age 40; married; married at age 28; not attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farmer; works on own account; was employed on last regular work day; not a veteran; #15 on farm schedule. 64) Hopken, Alice; wife; female; white; age 34; married; married at age 22; not attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Austria; mother born in Austria; speaks English; occupation=none. 65) Hopken, LaVerle; son; male; white; age 11; single; attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska; speaks English; occupation=none. 66) Hopken, Alvin; son; male; white; age 9; single; attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska; language spoken was not recorded; occupation=none.

    6. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, Family Group Record for Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien.
      Prepared on 13 March 2010; shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in November 2014.
           Henry Garret Hopken and Libbie Alice Barta were married on 15 February 1918 at Geneva, Nebraska.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Henry Hopken household, a farm, dwelling 52, family 53, lines 28-31. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 28) Hopken, Henry; head; male; white; age 30; married; and 29) Hopken, Alice; wife; female; white; age 24; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Henry Hopken household, dwelling 16, family 16, lines 63-66. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 63) Hopken, Henry; head; male; white; age 40; married; married at age 28; and, 64) Hopken, Alice; wife; female; white; age 34; married; married at age 22.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1917-1918. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.