E. B. Hopkins

As printed in 1908

E. B. HOPKINS, of the wholesale grocery firm of The Steele-HoiDkins & Meredith Co.. leaders in their line at Spring- HISTORY OF CLARK COFNTY field, has been a resident of this city since 1889. He was born at Foster, Rhode Island, September 19, 1847.

When he was nine years old, the parents of Mr. Hopkins moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio, mainly in order that theirchildren might enjoy the educational advantages offered by Antioch College, at that point. When but sixteen years old, E. B. Hopkins put aside his collegiate studies and enlisted for service in the Civil War, serving four months in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Virginia, and then entering Company K, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment went to Nashville as a part of the Army of the Cumberland, and from there to Bridgeport, Alabama, where skirmishing was kept up for about nine months. The One Hundred and Eighty-fourth was then ordered to Texas, but had only reached Memphis when the surrender of General Lee put a practical termination to the war and Mr. Hopkins was mustered out at Nashville, at that time holding rank as orderly sergeant. After his discharge at Columbus, Mr. Hopkins returned to his home at Yellow Springs, going from there to Pittsburg, where he entered the employ of a large wholesale leather firm for four years. Following this he was a commercial traveler for about ten years in the boot and shoe line and then took the Ohio agency for Kingan & Company, pork packers at Indianapolis. In this occupation he continued until 1889, when he came to Springfield and in partnership with Mr. Steele and Mr. Meredith organized the present wholesale grocery business. In addition to the interests above mentioned, Mr. Hopkins is a director in the Spring-field Savings Bank. Since becoming a citizen he has always taken an active interest in good local government, and in the two years during which he served as president of the city council he was largely instrumental in securing the present sewer system and the new depots. He is a member of the Board of Associated Charities and of the Board of Visitors to Charitable Institutions, in Clark County.

November ist, 1874, Mr. Hopkins was married to Angeline E. McCoy, of Cincinnati, and they have three children, namely: Fannie B., who married Dr. J. F. Dolina, of Dayton, Ohio; Edna B., who married E. T. Nichols, of New York; and Henry H., who is a resident of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Hopkins is a member of the Lagonda and of the Country Club and is a member and ex-president of the Springfield Commercial Club.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.