McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

Rachel McFARLAND ^{2041,2050,2051,2052}

  General Notes:

Rachel's maiden name is widely accepted to be McFarland. Her daughter Eliza's death certificate lists her mother's maiden name as McFardan. That information was provided by Eliza's husband, Ephriam Simpson who spent very little time around the Hopkins family. Very soon after Simpson and Eliza were married in 1866, they left Harlan County and moved to Indiana and eventually to Missouri. Possibly McFardan was a misspelling or a mistake by Simpson. Rachel's daughter Nancy's children filed Eastern Cherokee Applications under the Act of 30 Jun 1906. In those applications, they listed their maternal grandparents as Stephen and Rachel Hopkins. The application for Nancy's daughter, Mary Anderson Cole, listed Rachel's maiden name as McFarland.

  More Information:

• 1830 United States Federal Census, Stephen Hopkins Jr. household, Claiborne County, Tennessee: Rachel appears to be included in the composition of her husband's household as a female 20-30. ²⁰⁴⁵

• 1840 United States Federal Census, Stephen Hopkins Sr. household, Claiborne County, Tennessee: Rachel appears to be included in the composition of her husband's household as a female 30-40. ²⁰⁴⁶

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Stevin Hopkins household, Hancock County, Tennessee: Rachel was living with Stephen and their children. She was listed as Rachel Hopkins (age 42). ²⁰⁰⁸

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Stephen Hopkins household, Hancock County, Tennessee: Rachel was living with her husband, Stephen. She was listed as Rachael Hopkins (age 53). ²⁰³³

• 1870 United States Federal Census, Stephen Hopkins household, Harlan County, Kentucky: Rachel was living with her husband and several children and grandchildren. She was listed as Rachael Hopkins (age 62). ²⁰³⁴

Rachel married Stephen HOPKINS Jr., son of Stephen HOPKINS Sr. and Catherine CLOUSE, ca 1822.²⁰³⁹ (Stephen HOPKINS Jr. was born ca 1805 in Tennessee,²⁰⁴¹ died bef. 13 April 1891 in Jerry Branch, Molus, Harlan County, Kentucky ²⁰⁵³ and was buried in Jerry Branch, Molus, Harlan County, Kentucky ²⁰⁴¹.)

• Residence: 1830 - abt. 1865, Mulberry Gap, Hancock County, Tennessee. Based on Census records, Stephen and his family were living in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1830 & 1840. In 1850 & 1860, they were living in Mulberry Gap in Hancock County. Hancock County was created in 1844 from Claiborne and Hawkins Counties so they were likely living in Mulberry Gap all that time and the county name just changed. The Hancock County Courthouse burned in 1885 and again in 1930 so very few records prior to 1930 exist.

• Residence: ca 1865, Harlan County, Kentucky. Stephen and Rachel moved their family to Harlan County sometime after 1861 and no later than 1865 as their daughter, Calvina, was married in Harlan County in 1865.

• Extra Fact: Stephen & Rachael Hopkins raised several of their grandchildren, including daughter, Eliza's sons, William Columbus and James Arton.