Hattie (Hopkins) Thompson (abt. 1875 - aft. 1954)

Born about Mar 1875 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

Wife of Noah Davis Thompson — married 15 Jan 1929 (to 1933) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Hattie (Hopkins) Thompson is Notable.

Hattie was a well known as a mezzo soprano soloist and has traveled extensively in the United States & foreign countries.

Hattie passed away after 1954.

"Miss Hattie Hopkins, a young lady of pleasing appearance is the prima donna soprano of the company. Miss Hopkins has a voice of divine sweetness with power enough to enable her to beheard in a theatre of any size. She is the most promising young singer I have listened to since the Black Patti." as mentioned in an Indianapolis Freeman review dated October 25, 1902. Review for In Dahomery, reviewed by Sylvestter Russell, Grand Opera House, Brooklyn, New York.

Stage Name

Hattie was born as Hattie Hopkins (probably in Jacksonville, Florida). When she married Noah Thompson in 1929, she used the name Hattie Hopkins-Moore. The marriage register lists her as Hettie Moore. It seems that she might have gotten married prior to Noah Thompson and that is where "Moore" comes from.

He official stage name was Hattie Hopkins.

She has a brother named Willie H Hopkins b. 1881

Research Notes

I found no record of Hattie's last name being Upton although that is what she is named on her husband's WikiPedia page. Her first found record--1880 census--shows her as Hattie Hopkins.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ9-3G4 : 19 February 2021), Hettie Hopkins in household of Mollie Barton, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 34, sheet 537D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,126.
• "Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJS-WSW : 19 February 2021), Willie H Hopkins in household of Peggy Barton, , Duval, Florida; citing p. 80, sheet letter A, number 750, line 38, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,963.
• 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240168 Image
• Marriage Register: Ancestry.com. New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 1 Ancestry Record 61406 #6659716, Free Ancestry Document View
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4G1-3T6 : accessed 27 September 2021), Norde Thompson, Manhattan (Districts 1001-1249), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1226, sheet 44A, line 7, family 807, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1578; FHL microfilm 2,341,313. Ancestry Image

See Also:

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKZ-N8V : 3 June 2020), Hattie Thompson in entry for Noah Thompson, 1933.
• Musical News. dated May 30, 1907. citing page 506
• Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows By Henry T. Sampson. citing page 673
• Black People: Entertainers of African Descent in Europe and Germany By Rainer E. Lotz. citing page 201

Links:

• Wedding Announcement: Hattie Hawkins-Moore and Noah D. Thompson
• Obituary: Noah Thompson, Veteran Newspaper Man, is Dead, The New York Age. New York, New York. 25 Mar 1933, Sat • Page 1