Meta Emma Straw
- Born: 1 Mar 1887, Missouri
- Marriage (1): John Ross Hopkins on 21 Sep 1904 in Marshall County, Iowa
- Died: 5 Jul 1956 at age 69
- Buried: Melbourne Memorial Garden in Marshall County, Iowa
General Notes:
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In 1900 census of Logan, Marshall County, Iowa she is listed as Meta E. Straw [b.1887 MO], "niece" and is living with the August and Carrie Sanderman family along with another "niece": Mary S. Kracht [b. 1878 IA] Meta is d/o Lester and Mary Kratch Straw and Mary Kracht is probably d/o Conrad and Emma (Harre) Kracht. Meta and Mary S are 1st cousins as Meta's mother Mary and Mary's father are brother and sister and Carrie is another sister.
1910 Logan, Marshall, IA Jahn R. Hopkins b.1881 IA; m 5yrs Meta E. Hopkins b1887 MO; m 5yrs :ch: 1/1 Nola A. Hopkkins b.1906 IA [dau] Willard Gossard b. 1889 NE; boarder
1920 Logan, Marshall, IA Jahn R. Hopkins b.1881 IA Meta E. Hopkins b1887 MO Nola A. Hopkkins b.1906 IA [dau] Wayne Hopkins b 1913 IA [son] Alvin Kracht age 25 MO;single [relative of Meta whose mother was a Kracht]
1925 Melbourne, Marshall County, Iowa J R. Hopkins age 44 IA; father W O Hopkins IL Meta Hopkins age 39 MO; father Straw; mother Kracht Nola A. Hopkins age 20 IA; mother: Meta Straw Wayne O. Hopkins age 13 IA; mother Meta Straw
1930 Logan, Marshall county, Iowa John R Hopkins age 49 IA; m. at age 24y [HOH] Meta E. Hopkins age 43; m at age 17 [wife] Wayne Hopkins age 18; single; born Iowa [son]
Find A Grave Memorial #37695211
Meta married John Ross Hopkins, son of William Otis Hopkins and Jennie (Jane) Gowdy, on 21 Sep 1904 in Marshall County, Iowa. (John Ross Hopkins was born on 18 Sep 1880 in Iowa, died in May 1956 and was buried in Melbourne Memorial Garden in Marshall County, Iowa.)
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