Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1910
Item
Title
Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1910
Description
Osie Virgie Holyfield (1884-1960) married George Hopkins at 15 years old in West Virginia; they may have divorced before his death in 1930. They moved to Fort Pierce in about 1907. Later, she owned drinking establishments in Stuart and Vero during Prohibition. Their daughter, Madeline (1909-1996) married Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger (1896-1973) of Stuart.
Source
Scan gift of Theresa Krueger Woleslagle.
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
1 hand colored print; 8x10 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
MMP-Krueger-010
2015.006
Coverage
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1910,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/43.