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Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins 1849–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAR 1849

Birth Location: Orange Co.

Death Date: 09 JAN 1922

Death Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Augustus Hawkins

Mother: Matilda FINKS

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In 1849, Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins entered the world in Orange Co., born to Augustus Augustine Hawkins And Matilda Lucretia Wilhoit Finks. Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins passed away in 1922 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins entered the world in Orange Co., born to Augustus Augustine Hawkins And Matilda Lucretia Wilhoit Finks.
  • Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins passed away in 1922 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Ben Hawkins's Ancestors

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Ben Hawkins
1849–1922
Birth Place: Orange Co.
Parents
Augustus (Augustine) * Hawkins
1803–1887
Madison, Virginia, USA
Matilda (Lucretia Wilhoit) FINKS
1807–1884
Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Hawkins
1775–1833
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Sarah Jones
1775–1830
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
John Finks
1784–1857
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Nancy Wilhoit
1786–1841
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Hawkins
1750–1819
Jane Morton
1748–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hawkins
1710–1782
Sarah Willis
1700–1761

Ben Hawkins's Timeline

2 Records

1849
MAR 1849
Birth of Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins in Orange Co.
Orange Co.
1922
09 JAN 1922
Age 73
Death of Ben "Benjamin" Franklin Hawkins in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1849
    Event Place: Orange Co.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 JAN 1922
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

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