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     Winfield Scott Jones was born in 1861 at Laurel Co., KY.¹ He married Mary Ella Mays circa 1889.¹ Winfield Scott Jones died in 1930 at Oklahoma.

     Jones was the daughter of D. Watson Jones and Annie Stubblebine.¹

     Jones was born in 1922. He married Dorothy Freeman, daughter of Harvey William Freeman and Norah Grace Lingenfelter, in 1946.

     Eva Myrtle Jones-Lowe married Ernest Jones.

     Dale Jonkman married Alma Carey, daughter of Alonzo Carey and Mary Elizabeth Windle.

     Nolan Jonkman was born circa 1927. He was the son of Dale Jonkman and Alma Carey.

     Roberta Jonkman was born circa 1925. She was the daughter of Dale Jonkman and Alma Carey.

     Alvina Jonnart married John F. Hopkins, son of James Hopkins and Rhoda Ellen Wendell, on 17 July 1919.

     Marilyn Ann Joos was born on 1 November 1936 at Lancaster, Fairfield Co., OH; daughter of Merle and Katherine (Applegate) Joos. She married Paul Raymond Reed, son of Perce Samuel Reed and Lulu Marie McFarland, on 12 February 1955 at Indiana, three children, per divorce record. Marilyn Ann Joos and Paul Raymond Reed were divorced on 7 August 1970 at Franklin Co., OH. Marilyn Ann Joos died on 30 June 2007 at Memphis, Shelby Co., TN, at age 70.

     Frederick Carl John Joost was born on 10 October 1917 at Rosenthal, West Prussia, Germany; date and location per WW II draft registration (Ancestry.com). Illegitimate son of Emilie Joost and an unknown father. Emilie Joost, 27 MAR 1897-17 SEP 1993 subsequently married George Edmund Frobenius and lived with him at Peabody, Kansas, and had a daughter, Anita and a son, Edward.

Emilie Joost, age 26, last residence Ripperswald, Germany, was listed on the Arriving Passenger and Crew List on the S.S. America, sailing from Bremen, Germany and arriving on 26 SEP 1923 at the Port of New York. Her name is listed immediately under Jacob Joost, age 23, also from Ripperswald. This was her brother Jacob Joost (1899-1972), listed on the 1930 census of Risley, Marion County, Kansas, with another brother, Gustav Joost, and their mother, Christina. (Ancestry.com)

The following is her obituary, found in Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012, Salt Lake City, UT (Ancestry.com):

Hillsboro Star Journal, Hillsboro, Kansas; Wednesday, 22 SEP 1993:

Services for Emilie Frobenius, 96, Hillsboro, were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Peabody, on Monday, Sept. 20, with Pastor Charles Ledin officiating. Frobenius died on Friday, Sept. 17, at Salem Hospital. Burial was held at the Prarie (sic) Lawn Cemetery, Peabody.

She was born in Germany on March 27, 1897, to David and Christina Krowl Joost. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and remained a member all of her life.

She arrived from Germany with two brothers when she was 18 years old and they went to live in Aulne. She worked in Wichita doing housework. In 1926, she married George Edmund Frobenius at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Peabody. She and her husband went to live on his parents’ home place where he had been born. Her son, Ed, continued to farm the home place but in recent years, he and Emilie moved into Hillsboro. She loved gardening and flowers.

Her husband, a son and a daughter preceded her in death.

Survivors include her son, Edward, Hillsboro; one sister, Minnie Piel, Salem, Ore., seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorials have been established with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Peabody.


NOTE: The early part of her story in this obituary is not accurate – she arrived in 1923 (when she was 26) with one brother. DLB 2023.

He lived on 4 April 1950 at Woodland, Yolo Co., CA, age 32, married, Mill Builder & Furnisher.¹ He died on 2 November 1971 at Elmore Co. (rural), ID, at age 54

Obituary – The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California; Thursday, 4 NOV 1971, page E9 (Newspapers.com):

Woodland Rites Are Set For Mill Supply Owner

WOODLAND – Funeral services for Frederick Joost, 54, Woodland contractor and farmer killed in an automobile accident, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in McNary’s Chapel.

Joost, owner of the Woodland Mill Supply and a resident of Woodland more than 20 years, was killed Tuesday in a head-on collision near Mountain Home, Idaho while on a hunting trip.

He was a native of Germany.

Survivors include his wife, Marie; sons, Lawrence and Dennis both of Woodland; daughters, Sharon Rasmussen of Miami, Fla., Debbie Joost of San Diego, and Bonnie Joost of Woodland; a brother Edward Frob of Peabody, Kan; a sister, Anita Miller of St. Louis, Mo; and two grandchildren.

Joost was a member of Woodland Elks Lodge No. 1299, the Yolo Fliers Club and the Commercial Exchange.


NOTE: His son Frederick was living in 1971 -- do not know why he was omitted from his father's obituary. DLB 2023.

He was buried in November 1971 at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland, Yolo Co., CA, Findagrave #156398311.

     Justin John Carl Joost was born on 19 September 1977 at Woodland, Yolo Co., CA. He was the son of Debra Jean Hutchins. Justin John Carl Joost lived at Mountain Home, Elmore Co., ID. He died on 21 September 1996 at Colusa Co., CA, at age 19.

     Arthur Brinton Jopson was born on 7 November 1895.¹ He was the son of Thomas W. Jopson and Lydia S. Brinton.¹ Arthur Brinton Jopson was graduated in 1917; Dartmouth College.¹ He began military service Lieut. 4th Mche. Gun Battalion, France. Wounded in battle of Champagne, Oct. 5, 1918.¹ He married Rachel Hoyer, daughter of John Brua Hoyer and Rebecca Kunkel, in September 1919.¹

     Arthur Brinton Jopson was born on 7 November 1921.¹ He was the son of Arthur Brinton Jopson and Rachel Hoyer.¹

     Eleanor E. Jopson was born on 10 June 1876.¹ She was the daughter of William Jopson and Elizabeth S. Thomas.¹ Eleanor E. Jopson lived in 1926 at 340 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Red Cross worker.¹

     Elizabeth Jopson was born on 2 November 1901.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas W. Jopson and Lydia S. Brinton.¹ Occupation: Kindergarten teacher in 1926 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹

     Frances Lesley Jopson was born on 25 October 1915 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Dr. John Howard Jopson and Susanna B. Michener.¹

     Harry Gorgas Michener Jopson was born on 23 June 1911 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.^1,2 He was the son of Dr. John Howard Jopson and Susanna B. Michener.¹ Harry Gorgas Michener Jopson married Hope Power Wilson. Harry Gorgas Michener Jopson died on 9 March 2012 at Rockingham Co., VA, at age 100

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA) - Saturday, March 10, 2012:

Dr. Harry Gorgas Michener Jopson of Bridgewater died March 9, 2012, at the Bridgewater Home.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 23, 1911, the son of the late Dr. John H. Jopson and Susanna Michener Jopson.

Harry was graduated from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. His Ph.D. was earned for the study of herpetology (snakes, salamanders, frogs and other crawly things).

He married Hope Wilson in 1933, a union that lasted until her death in 1992. He is survived by two daughters, Leslie and husband, Philip Bulken, of Bridgewater, and Harriet and husband, Richard Mercer, of Dover Mass.

Two grandsons survive, Edward Bulken and wife, Lori, of Bridgewater, and James Mercer of Brooklyn, N.Y. Great-grandsons are James and wife, Amy, Adam and Patrick Donner.

Harry served in the Virginia Militia prior to World War II. He served in the United Seamen's Service in support of the merchant seamen in the war, across North Africa, the Middle East and Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

Dr. Jopson taught biology at Bridgewater College for 45 years and was honored with the HGM Jopson Chair of Biology, as well as being named professor emeritus in 1981. As pre-med adviser, he was very proud of almost 150 doctors of medicine and dentistry, as well as teachers and business majors.

He coached track and field and cross country at BC and is honored with the gate and field at Jopson Field, Home of the Eagles.

Doc's activities included the Izaak Walton League, North River Watershed Commission, Bridgewater Town Council, Trustee of Planters Bank of Bridgewater (later First Virginia and BB&T), and the School Board of Rockingham County. Massanutten Technical Center was established while he was on the board.

A member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church from 1936 until his death, Harry served as vestryman, warden and chairman of many committees, including the building of the church on South Main Street.

The calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at Johnson Funeral Service in Bridgewater. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 660 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Va.

He was buried in March 2012 at Old Saint David's Church Cemetery, Wayne, Delaware Co., PA, Findagrave #175796551.

     Helen Elizabeth Jopson was born on 6 June 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Brinton Jopson and Rachel Hoyer.¹

     John B. Jopson was born on 30 November 1923.¹ He was the son of Arthur Brinton Jopson and Rachel Hoyer.¹

     Dr. John Howard Jopson was born on 28 December 1871 at England.¹ He was the son of William Jopson and Elizabeth S. Thomas.¹ Dr. John Howard Jopson married Susanna B. Michener, daughter of Harry Gorgas Michener and Lydia Atherton Middleton, on 7 June 1899, Ceremony by Rev. Norman Lewis.¹ Dr. John Howard Jopson lived on 14 January 1920 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, surgeon.² He died in 1954. He was buried in 1954 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Findagrave #81830712.

     John Marshall Jopson was born on 21 December 1898.¹ He was the son of Thomas W. Jopson and Lydia S. Brinton.¹ John Marshall Jopson lived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Draftsman.¹

     Leslie Hope Jopson was born on 9 June 1937 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. She was the daughter of Harry Gorgas Michener Jopson and Hope Power Wilson. Leslie Hope Jopson married Philip Henry Bulken in 1957. Leslie Hope Jopson died on 9 May 2020 at Bridgewater, Rockingham Co., VA, at age 82

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Leslie Hope Bulken

Leslie Hope Bulken, 82, of Bridgewater, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at home.

Leslie was born in Philadelphia, PA on June 9, 1937, a daughter of the late Hope Power (Wilson) and Harry Gorgas Jopson.

Leslie received a BA from Dickenson College in Biology and English. She was a teacher at Proctor High School in Utica, NY and was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Harrisonburg. She was an avid quilter.

On June 8, 1957 she was united in marriage to Philip Henry Bulken, who preceded her in death on October 4, 2019.

Leslie is survived by son, Edward "Ned" Bulken, and girlfriend, Denise Dalton, of Bridgewater; grandsons, James Donner and Amy Phillips, Adam Donner and Heidi Miller and Patrick Donner; great grandchildren, Mary, Lilliana, Reyna, and Peyton; and sister, Harriet Mercer, and husband Richard of Massachusetts, and nephew James Mercer.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sentara RMH Hospice, 2010 Health Campus Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or Alzheimer's Association, 355 Rio Road West, Suite 102, Charlottesville, VA 22901.

Online condolences to the family may be shared at www.johnsonfs.com.

She was buried in May 2020 at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ft. Defiance, Augusta Co., VA, Findagrave #209985371.

     Mary J. Jopson was born on 22 February 1867.¹ She was the daughter of William Jopson and Elizabeth S. Thomas.¹ Mary J. Jopson married Rev. Thomas R. Crooks on 28 September 1892.¹ Mary J. Jopson died on 28 June 1896 at age 29.¹

     Rachel h. Jopson was born on 25 October 1922.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Brinton Jopson and Rachel Hoyer.¹

     Thomas W. Jopson was born on 5 February 1869.¹ He was the son of William Jopson and Elizabeth S. Thomas.¹ Thomas W. Jopson married Lydia S. Brinton, daughter of Lewis Brinton and Mary B. (?), on 8 June 1892.¹ Thomas W. Jopson died on 8 March 1919 at age 50 Mr. Jopson grad. from the Central High School, Phila., 1885, and from the Univ. of Penna. Law School in 1892. He became a clerk in the Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Co. and was promoted until he became Trust Officer and Vice President of the Company. Member of the Phila. and Montg. Co. Bars. Member of Union League, Mitchel Lodge of the Masons and an officer of several building and loan associatios.¹

     William Jopson was born in 1815 at Ambleside, England.¹ He was the son of William Jopson and Jane Walker.¹ William Jopson married Elizabeth S. Thomas, daughter of Eli H. Thomas and Elizabeth P. Schlichter.¹ William Jopson died on 10 September 1886 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹

     William Jopson married Jane Walker.¹

     William Sidney Jopson was born on 13 April 1893.¹ He was the son of Thomas W. Jopson and Lydia S. Brinton.¹ William Sidney Jopson died on 23 April 1919 at age 26 Grad. University of Pa., 1914. Sergt. 103d Engineers, U.S.A. in France. Wounded at second battle of the Marne, July 18, 1918.¹

     Anna Dorothy Jordan was born on 18 April 1920 at Washington Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Harry John Jordan and Hazel E. Penn.¹ Anna Dorothy Jordan died in 1966.

     Clair Jordan married Rev. William Upton Guerrant, son of Dr. Edward Owings Guerrant M.D., D.D. and Mary Jane DeVault, in 1909.