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Obituary- Hopkins, Josiah

Josiah Thomas Hopkins was born June 4, 1845, in Phelps county, Missouri, died May 5, 1921, aged 75 years, 11 months and 1 day.

At the age of 10 he came to Kansas with his parents in 1855, locating near Tecumseh, Ks. In March 1870 he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca E. Heslet. To this union nine children were born, four of whom survive.

Mr. Hopkins came to Rossville with his family in 1878 locating first southwest of Rossville on what is known as the Elmer Young farm. In 1880 he sold the place and purchased the present Hopkins farm northwest of Rossville where he continued to reside until 1907 when he moved into town.

During his long residence here Mr. Hopkins had served almost continuously for 35 years as Justice of the Peace.

While too young to serve in the army of the Civil War, he was a member of the Kansas National guard at the time of the Price raid into Kansas. After the war he made three trips across the plains of Kansas to Denver as a freighter, the last time loading out from Wamego as the railroad had reached that point in its westward reach.

As a mark of respect the business houses of Rossville closed during the funeral services Sat. afternoon, May 7. The services were held in the Methodist church, the sermon preached by the Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka. The pallbearers were friends whom Mr. Hopkins had selected himself to serve in that capacity. They were Will VanOrsdol., F.P. McCollough, J.C. Bradley, W.V. Hook, Chas. Alexander and John Kesler. The body was interred in Rossville cemetery.

Besides his widow he is survived by four children, Mrs. Ida Ayers, Magnolia, Texas; Ira T., and Fred E., Rossville and William B. of Topeka.

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