Eliza Bell RobinettHow We ConnectEliza Robinett is the paternal grandmother of my paternal grandfather.  Her son Theodore is the father of Harmon Hopson Sr., my dad's father.Early LifeWhen Eliza Bell Robinett was born on December 16, 1883, in Pike, Kentucky, her father, William, was 33, and her mother, Lou, was 35. Eliza was no stranger to heartache.  The year of 1918  was particularly hard...

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How We Connect Harmon Hopson Sr. was my grandfather.  I am the fourth child of his eldest son, Harmon Hopson Jr. A Legend Is Born Harmon Lee Hopson (Sr.) Harmon Lee Hopson was born on December 9, 1924 to Pearlie May Daniels and Theodore Roosevelt Hopson. Theodore, who was 20-years-old, and Pearl, aged 21, reared their family in a little West Virginia town...

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Evan "Eive" Hopson Early Life When Evan Hopson was born in 1872, his father, Littleton, was 37 and his mother, Mary, was 34. Littleton who was from North Carolina and Mary who was from Tennessee raised their children in little home in Wise County, Virginia. His siblings included Polly, Lafayette Noah, Elizabeth, Matilda, George W., John C., Mary C., and Ellen. My personal...

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