Marriage
She married Irving Vanderroest Tier (1902–1978) on February 24, 1931 in Connecticut. Her wedding announcement from February 25, 1931 is as follows:
- Announcement was made today of the marriage yesterday of Miss Nancy Hopkins of this city, daughter of Dr. Alfred R. Hopkins of Washington, D.C., to Irving Vanderroest Tier, son of Mrs. Arthur J. Crawford, of Deepwood Drive of this city. The Reverend Franklin J. Kennedy of the First Methodist Episcopal Church performed the ceremony in the presence of a few intimate friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas North Tracy, 39 Goodrich Street. A reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ellsworth Gross, 4 Prospect Court. Mrs. Tier, who is a niece of Charles Dana Gibson, is an aviatrix. Last year she flew in a Kitty Hawk plane in the Ford Reliability Tour. She received her education in the Central High School, Washington, DC Mr. Tier was graduated from Hamden Hall and Silver Bay School, Lake George, New York He is also an aviator. Following a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Tier will make their home in this city
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