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At the age of ten, the Shadd's moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania where Mary attended a Quaker School for the next six years. This experience influence dMary later in life, whereby she returned to this location and opened a school for Black children in 1840.
Published in Dallas Morning News from Mar. 21 to Mar. 22, 2012. Hopkins, Mary Mary Ellen Davis Hopkins, age 61, of Dallas, Texas passed away on March 18, 2012. She was born November 17, 1950 in Marshall, Texas to Jeff Davis and Lillia Rosborough Davis.On August 4, 1973, she married the love of her life, Randy Hopkins, in Crockett, Texas where she spent her childhood.The light of her life, Katy, was born July 9, 1986, in Dallas, Texas where Mary and Randy made their home for 40 years.Mary graduated from Stephen F. Austin University in 1971 with a BA in education.he light of her life, Katy, was born July 9, 1986, in Dallas, Texas where Mary and Randy made their home for 40 years. Mary graduated from Stephen F. Austin University in 1971 with a BA in education.