s wife of 5 years, Bertha Mae (nee Humphrey), from Ohio, had 2 sons.
Over the years, the family became totally integrated into the local community. Polk's 1905 City Directory of McAlester, records David Hopkins, of 26 East Locust Avenue as being the secretary and treasurer of the J. J. McAlester Mercantile Company. John Hopkins, living at 56 East Smith Avenue was a coal operator and his 2 sons, Jonathan and David of the same address, were described as engineers. Morgan Hopkin was a storekeeper for the Bolen Darnell Coal Company, living with his mother, Margaret; brother, Daniel and sisters, Margaret, Gwennie and Jennie at 25 West Park Avenue. Jennie was by then, employed as a Post Office clerk.
By 1910, the Indian Territory had been integrated into the state of Oklahoma. McAlester, which was upgraded to the status of a city, found itself situated in the newly created county of Pittsburg. Margaret Hopkin was recorded as keeping a boarding house, providing lodgings for 8 men whose occupations were all connected with the railway. Son Daniel (a labourer) and daughters, Margaret and Gwenllian remained at home. Son Morgan, a manager in a lumber yard had by then, been married for 2 years and was living with his wife, Bessie (nee Cambron) who hailed from Kentucky. American born, Jennie was also recorded as having been married for 2 years and was living at McAlester with her husband, Wallace Bond and baby daughter, Olive. Margaret's eldest son, John had become a post master, while his brother, David continued to put his business skills to use as the manager of a departmental store. Moses Hopkins had moved near to his wife's parents in Krebs City, Oklahoma. He supported his 7 children by working as a track-man in the coal mines.
Margaret appears to have retired from keeping a boarding house by 1920. She continued to live with her unmarried children, Daniel, Margaret and Gwenllian. The census entries for her other children reflect few major changes. This was the last census entry for Margaret who died on 30th November 1922 and was buried (perhaps surprisingly not with husband, Hopkin) at Oakhill Memorial Park, McAlester. Many of her children were later buried nearby.
Rina Callingham (Sept 2008)
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