Ancestry of
Muhammad Ali

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Patsy Hopkins

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Muhammad Ali — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 23 
  • Father:
  • Jesse Hopkins 
  • Mother:
  • Betsy -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1836 
  • Birth Location:
  • Danville, Boyle, Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 7 Jan 1937 
  • Death Location:
  • Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Burial Date:
  • 9 Jan 1937 
  • Burial Location:
  • Louisville Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Wesley Alexander
  • Marriage Date:
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  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Betsy J. Alexander (Ahnentafel No:11 )

  • Notes: 

  • Sources disagree on Patsy's maiden name with Fry given on a daughter marriage record, while her death record has Jesse and Betsy Hopkins.

    Patsy Hopkins was born a slave on the estate of James Hobson in Boyle County, Kentucky.

• Sources for Patsy Hopkins

  • ¹ Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1880, Louisville, E.D. 144, p. 22, Image 22 of 32.
  • ² Federal Census, KY, Jefferson County, 1870, p. 35, Image 35 of 287.
  • ³ Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Marriage record for William H Holden and daughter Katie B Moore.
  • ⁴ Kentucky Advocate (Danville, Kentucky), 08 JAN 1937, p. 4, Obituary for Patsy Alexander.
  • ⁵ Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1962, Death certificate for Patsy Alexander.
  • ⁶ Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Death certificate for Mrs. Patsy Alexander.
  • ⁷ The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 07 JAN 1934, p. 4, "Former Slave Feels City Hasn't Improved Much".
  • ⁸ American Evolution Stories, "Archer Alexander and Muhammad Ali", (accessed 05/20/2019).