Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the probate fight by 21 unhappy relatives over the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the legal fight over the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on Maria Bresee... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on adopted son Timothy Hopkins’ lawsuit... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about a lawsuit contesting Mark Hopkins’s widow Mary’s will, which left the estate to her second husband Edward Francis Searles... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on yet another scam to get some of the riches left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Mary (Hopkins) Searles building the Congregational Church of Great Barrington, Massachusetts... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the mysterious death of Lydia Hopkins, heir to railroad magnate Mark Hopkins’ fortune... (Read More)
An article about Lydia Hopkins, granddaughter of the railroad magnate Mark Hopkins and heiress to part of his huge fortune... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing this time on Lydia Hopkins... (Read More)
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