Margaret Vairs

1778 - 1855  (77 years)

• Name	Margaret Vairs  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1778	Charlotte County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1840	Rawlings, Greene, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Margaret and Joshua Hopper
  Census	1850	Greene County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Margaret and Joshua Hopper
  FSID	LCMQ-Y7G
  Death	1855	Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I26905	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Viars,   b. 1756, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 1837, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susanna Ann Shepherd,   b. 1759, St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1816, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1780	North Carolina, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F12987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua Hopper, Jr,   b. 1770, North Carolina, USA d. 1855, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Susanna Hopper,   b. 1 Jan 1802, Adair County, Kentucky, USA d. 26 Nov 1889, Caledonia, Washington, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Albert Abel Hopper,   b. 1817, Kentucky, USA d. 1872 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1778 - Charlotte County, Virginia, USA Census - Margaret and Joshua Hopper - 1850 - Greene County, Illinois, USA Death - 1855 - Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l Twomey-F Twomey Female Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: North of Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 108; Page: 145b. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: North of Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 108; Page: 145b [S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Rawlings, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 60; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 0007642. 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Rawlings, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 60; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 0007642 [S5728] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Twomey): VAIRS Margaret Hopper, (Name: SmithLC.com;), VAIRS Margaret Hopper 1780-1855. Wife of Joshua Hopper https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176312442/margaret-hopper [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 3959.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDV. [S5729] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Twomey): VIARS William, (Name: SmithLC.com;), VIARS William 1756-1837 (Veteran). William Viars was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He married the former Ann Shepherd and had several children. He and his brother, David Viars, both served in the American Revolution. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240778445/william-viars