James Houston Hopwood^{[1, 2]}

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• Name	James Houston Hopwood
  Born	28 Apr 1894
  Gender	Male
  Name	Hugh
  Died	12 Jun 1912
  Buried	Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, Limestone, Alabama, United States
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  Person ID	I488	Kull Family
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Daniel Thomas Hopwood,   b. 1 Sep 1863, , Madison, Alabama, United States ,   d. 26 Jul 1911
  Mother	Willie Tilda Caroline Vickers,   b. 12 Jan 1872,   d. 27 Nov 1896
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Davis
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2013
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Buried - - Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, Limestone, Alabama, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  SON of Daniel Thomas Hopwood & Willie Tilda Caroline Vickers. BROTHER of John Arthur & George Elzie. 1/2 BROTHER of Alvie Clifford, Daisey Carlena ("Carie", m. Neal Smith), Eula Pearl (Whitt), Elbert Thomas, Buford, Katie Mae (Thornton, Pendergraft), Ila Lucille (Ferguson), Delma (Mealer). "Hugh" Hopwood and Emma "Lee" McGuire are the (unmarried) parents of Jessie Huston, born McGuire (later went by his step-father's name, Shannon). Hugh was also believed to be the father of a baby by Myrtle Davis, who was also born after Hugh's death. Oral family history is that this infant was either stillborn or died very soon after birth. Hugh is sometimes shown as the husband of Myrtle Davis. However, it was not a legal marriage. Although a ceremony was performed 22 March 1912 in Limestone Co., AL, Hugh was underage (ie-not legally able to marry without his parents consent) and a kidnap victim. Both Hugh and the person performing the ceremony were being forced at gunpoint. Hugh and Myrtle never lived together. He was held one night (March 22-23) at Myrtle's under threat of death, before he was able to get away. Kidnapping, fraud and other charges were filed against her family (and others) and that matter was pending in the courts at the time Hugh took his own life.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] The Heritage of Limestone Co., Alabama. [S9] Web Site: MEACHAM, VINSON, WHITT, RANKIN, ALBERS & Extended families, Terry Albers, (WorldConnect Project).