Cyrus Hopkins, 1828 - 1920, Civil War Vet.

Veterans Met Here

Survivors of the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment Gather in Norwich

Utica Saturday Globe, September 1919

 

Cyrus Hopkins

1828 - 1920

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At the 57th annual reunion of the veterans of the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment in this city on Friday, September 19, the anniversary of the battle of Winchester, in which the regiment was gallantly engaged, there was an unusually large number present, scarcely one of whom was under 75 years of age.  The oldest veteran in attendance was Cyrus Hopkins, of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], who is 92 years of age.

 

Mr. Hopkins, who was a member of Company B in the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment comes from a fighting family.  "My grandfather was in the war of the revolution," he writes to the Globe representative, "to help establish our national independence, the only nation on this globe that was ever founded upon liberty and equal rights to all mankind.  My father was in the war of 1812, to help establish our rights upon the high seas; and I, with two brothers and a nephew, were three years in our civil war, to free the colored race in America. In this last war I had only one, and that was my grandson.  This shows that in a military sense our line is nearly run out.  "My father's family consisted of 12 children, and I'm the only survivor,  My own family consisted of 12 children, and only four are now living, two boys and tow girls."

________________________________________

 

Obituary

Oneonta Daily Star, December 25, 1920

 

Cyrus Hopkins, aged 92, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.E. Luther, 27 Liberty street [Oneonta, Otsego Co., NY], Thursday evening at 9:30 after being confined to his bed about two weeks. 

 

Mr. Hopkins was born in White Store [Chenango Co., NY], February 9, 1828.  He spent most of his young life in that place and in 1857 was married to Miss Hannah Cox of Norwich, who died at the home of Mrs. A.E. Luther of this city in 19[17].  Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins spent several years in Norwich, after which they moved to Afton.  Later they spent eight years in the west, coming from there to this city, where they have lived for about 20 years.  Mr. Hopkins was a member of the 114th regiment, N.Y. Infantry.  His principal occupation during his younger life was that of a farmer.  He was a member of the Universalist church of this city.  Since about 15 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins had been living at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.E. Luther, 17 Liberty street.

 

Mr. Hopkins is survived by two sons, Edson, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Lewis, of Cadiz, Ohio; by two daughters, Mrs. George Bennett and Mrs. A.E. Luther of this city.

 

The funeral services will be held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.E. Luther, 17 liberty street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Charles Cramer of Cooperstown officiating.  Burial will be held in the Oneonta Plains cemetery, on the family plot.