Sewell Hepburn Hopkins (1906-1984), a marine biologist best known for his research into the effects of oil spills on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico, was born 24 March 1906 in Nuttall, Va., the son of Nicholas Snowden Hopkins and Selina Lloyd Hepburn Hopkins. He received a B.S. in 1927 from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., followed by the M.A. in 1930 and the Ph.D. in Zoology in 1933 from the University of Illinois. In 1930 Hopkins married Pauline Cole and they had two sons, Thomas Johns Hopkins (b. 28 July 1930) and Nicholas Arthur Hopkins (b. 4 Sep. 1936).

Hopkins was appointed as a Biology Instructor at Danville Junior College in Virginia (1933-1935), but in 1935 he transferred to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A & M University. Hopkins remained on the faculty at Texas A & M University as an Instructor, then Associate Professor until 1947, when he was promoted to Professor of Biology, a position he held until his retirement in 1972.

Perhaps the highlight of Hopkins' career was when he was appointed Director of Research Project 9 with the Texas A & M Research Foundation (1947-1950). His research interests included parasitology; taxonomy, morphology and life history of trematodes; life history of crabs; oyster biology; and ecology of estuaries. Hopkins was made Professor Emeritus of Texas A & M University in 1972. He died 15 Nov. 1984.

John Powers, a native of Fort Worth obtained baccalaureate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and its school of law before entering private law practice in Austin. After serving twenty-three years as a justice and senior justice, he retired from the Austin Court of Appeals in 2004. He continues to reside in Austin with his wife Deborah. Deborah Powers is also a University of Texas graduate and was a Certified Public Accountant. She worked for the State of Texas as the plan administrator for the state's two deferred compensation plans and as a supervising auditor. She was also a research analyst for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

The Powers have two daughters, both graduates of Texas A & M University, and they currently reside in Austin and Bastrop.

The Reverend Charles Francis Powys (1843-1923) and Mary Cowper (Johnson) Powys (1849-1914) raised eleven children in Somerset and Dorset, England. Among them was an impressive number of talented writers and artists.
Three of the brothers, John Cowper (1872-1963), Theodore Charles (1906-1931), and Francis Llewelyn (1909-1998), rose to literary prominence during the first half of the twentieth century.
Others of the siblings excelled in their own respective fields:
Gertrude Mary (1877-1952), a practiced painter and book illustrator, sometimes lent her talents to her siblings' publications.
Albert Reginald 'A.R.' (1881-1936), an architect and an important early advocate for historic preservation as an officer in the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
Emily Marian (1882-1872), an expert on the decorative art of lace-making.
Catharine 'Katie' Edith Philippa (1886-1963), published several collections of poems and one novel (and composed much more which was not published during her lifetime)
William Ernest (1888-1978), farmed in Africa, often sent watercolor paintings along with his letters.

Littleton Charles (1874-1955)
Eleanor (1879-1893)
Violet Dodds (1887-1956)
Lucy Amelia (1890-1986)
Littleton Alfred (1902-1954)
Sally Upfield (1910-1993)
Elizabeth Douglas

Although many of the siblings dispersed across the globe in pursuit of their respective vocations, they maintained close relationships through the frequent exchange of letters.