WILLIAM HOPLEY
William Hopley, one of the prominent men of Atlantic township, came to Cass county in June 1858, and first located in Washington township. He was born in Cheshire, England, on the 1st of December, 1837. He came to America in 1854, and remained in Jersey City until 1858, when he came to Cass county. He soon after established a dairy having about thirty cows. On the day of Lincoln's assassination, which occurred on the 14th of April, 1865, he came to Atlantic township, and settled on section 32. He purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land, and has since added six hundred and thirty acres of land, and is doing a thriving and successful business. He devotes most of his attention to stock raising and dealing in high graded Shorthorns. He has now one hundred and fifty to two hundred head of cattle, and has a large number of hogs. He built his present residence in 1876, and now has one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Hopley was married near Burlington, Iowa, in February, 1864, to Mattie Okell, also a native of England. She died on the 9th of April, 1884, leaving seven children to mourn her loss. The children's names are---Jennie, Mattie, Sophia, Thomas, Glenn, Mabel and Frank. In politics, Mr. Hopley is a Republican, and is much interested in the political affairs of the county.
Contributed by Cheryl Siebrass from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 847.
William Hopley settled in Washington township in 1858, and established the first dairy in the county. In April, 1865, he removed to Atlantic township.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 628.
