Hopkins, John Riley, 1835-1909.
John Riley Hopkins, the son of George Harrison and Lucinda Turner Hopkins, was a schoolteacher, landowner, political aspirant, inventor, businessman, lawyer, and prominent citizen of Gwinnett Co., GA, for the last half of the 19th Century. During the Civil War he was superintendent of the Confederate niter works in Alabama. After the war he returned to Norcross, GA, to pursue his diverse personal and business interests: he operated sawmills, cotton gins, and lathe shops; ran unsuccessfully for the state legislature; and took an active part in the Sweetwater Primitive Baptist Church.
From the description of John Riley Hopkins Family papers, 1830-1915 (bulk 1865-1900). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567718
From the description of John Riley Hopkins Family papers, 1830-1915 (bulk 1865-1900). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38475964
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| creatorOf | Hopkins, John Riley, 1835-1909. John Riley Hopkins Family papers, 1830-1915 (bulk 1865-1900). | Georgia Department of Archives and History Library | |
| creatorOf | Hopkins, John Riley, 1835-1909. John Riley Hopkins Family papers, 1830-1915 (bulk 1865-1900). | Georgia Department of Archives and History Library |
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| associatedWith | Beaver Ruin Academy (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Beaver Ruin Academy (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bullock, Rufus B. (Rufus Brown), 1834-1907. | person |
| associatedWith | Cotton Gin and Machine Fire Insurance Company (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cotton Gin and Machine Fire Insurance Company (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sacred Harp Singing Association (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sacred Harp Singing Association (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sweetwater Primitive Baptist Church (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sweetwater Primitive Baptist Church (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Turner, Samuel, d. 1892. | person |
| associatedWith | Yellow River Primitive Baptist Association (Gwinnett County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
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| Gwinnett County (Ga.) | |||
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Person
Birth 1835
Death 1909
