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John Samuel Hopper

1826 – 26 Dec 1863

Birth	1826
Death	26 Dec 1863
Cemetery	Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago , Cook County , Illinois , USA
Added by	teacupps on 02 Mar 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34318190

Bio

John S. Hopper was born in Henderson County TN about 1826. He was the husband of Rachel Emeline Emerson and they were the parents of nine children. They resided in Calhoun County Arkansas. John S. Hopper conscripted as a Private in Company I, 3rd Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry on March 11, 1863 in Camden, AR. On September 20, 1863, he was wounded and taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia. He was then sent as a prisoner of war to the Military Prison in Louisville, KY. On October 2, 1863, he was transfered to Camp Douglass, Illinois, where he died on December 26, 1863. The cause of death was Tuberculosis. John was buried in Chicago City Cemetery in Grave # 932. All Conferates buried in Chicago City Cemetery were re-interred in "The Oak Woods Cemetery" about five miles south of Camp Douglas in 1867. John S. Hopper's name appears as John S. Harper on the Roster located at base of the 46 ft monument. Because of poor record keeping and missing records only 4,200 names are on the memorial but 6,000 coffins were interred.

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I 3 ARK.

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Family

Parents

• Joseph Henry Hopper 1763–1822

Spouse

• Rachael Emiline Emerson Hopper 1826–1871 FaG

Siblings

• David Crockett Hopper 1832–1884
• Zachariah Taylor Hopper 1847–1918
• Winfield Scott Hopper 1849–1918

Children

• Ellis Silas "Eli" Hopper 1843–1898 FaG
• Martha Paralee Hopper Green 1847–1918 FaG
• Annie Elizebeth Hopper Bowen 1851–1917 FaG
• Joseph Thomas "Joe" Hopper 1852–1926 FaG
• David Crockett Hopper 1856–1943 FaG
• Nancy Louise Hopper Brumley 1859–1924 FaG
• Johnny Samuel "J.S." Hopper Jr 1861–1921 FaG

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