Louis Fegley Hopp (1905 - 1986)

Born 27 Jul 1905 in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Helen Corrine (Arnwine) Hopp — married 19 Sep 1937 (to 24 Nov 1986) in Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1986 at age 81 in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Louis Fegley Hopp was born in 1905 in Lewisburg, Union County. His parents were Louis Goldsmith Hopp (1884-1943) and Florence Fegley (1888–1912).^[1] His mother died when he was only age 7, and his father moved to New York City. He was raised in Lewisburg by his maternal grandparents, J. Allen Fegley and Hannah Moyer Fegley.^[2], ^[3], ^[4]

Fegley graduated from Lewisburg High School in 1923. He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg and graduated from Williamsport Business College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.^[2]

He married Helen Corrine Arnwine (1913–2008) on 19 September 1937 in the Lock Haven Lutheran Church.^[5] Their children included:

1. Joseph Edward Campbell-Hopp (1931–2007) (Note: In the 1940 census, Joe was listed with the surname Campbell and identified as Fegley's stepson.)^[6]
2. Robert Louis Hopp (1938–2004)

His grandparents established the Lewisburg News Agency, a very popular newstand at 325 Market Street in Lewisburg. The family lived in the same building. He grew up working in this store from childhood. By 1940 he owned the store and worked there until he retired in 1971 and sold the store.^[6], ^[2], ^[7]

He was very active in community life - a member of Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewisburg, Lions Club, Oddfellows Club, Knights of Malta, Masonic Lodge, William Cameron Engine Company (volunteer fire department), and more. A Republican, he was also active in local politics.^[2]

Having been in poor health for an extended period of time, he moved in with his daughter in nearby rural Northumberland County for the last 21 weeks of his life.^[2], ^[8] He passed away in 1986 at age 81 and was buried in Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania (Plot: Section 3C, Plot 1649).^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Father: Lewisburg Journal newspaper; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Published 20 May 1943; Page 8, Column 4 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/302732861/
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Obituary: The Daily Item newspaper; Sunbury, Pennsylvania; Published 25 November 1986; Page 8, Column 1 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/483886996/
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG6M-PXN : accessed 4 February 2023), Fegley Hopp in household of Allen J Fegley, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 3A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1423; FHL microfilm 1,375,436.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNM1-HY7 : 3 February 2021), Fegley L Hopp in entry for John A Fegley, 1920.
5. ↑ Marriage: Lewisburg Journal newspaper; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Published 21 October 1937; Page 4, Column 1 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/302749752/
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ6S-ST3 : 21 May 2020), Louis F Hopp, South Ward, Lewisburg, Lewisburg Borough, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-14, sheet 2B, line 56, family 4, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3615.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHH-RMZ : accessed 4 February 2023), Louis F Hopp in household of Allen J Fegley, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 10A, line 29, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2150; FHL microfilm 2,341,884.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMRZ-52W : 8 January 2021), Louis Hopp, Nov 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167105888/louis-fegley-hopp: accessed 03 February 2023), memorial page for Louis Fegley Hopp (27 Jul 1905–24 Nov 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167105888, citing Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ann Ebling (contributor 47227546).

See also:

• Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2732; Sheet Number: 13; Enumeration District: 60-17. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.