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William Jacob Hawkins 1863–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1863

Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama

Death Date: May 1940

Death Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William -

Mother: Mary Beene

Spouse(s): Hannah (1), Mary -

Children(s): George Hawkins, R Hawkins

William Jacob Hawkins was born in 1863 in DeKalb County, Alabama, the child of William C Hawkins And Mary Ann Beene. In 1870, William Jacob Hawkins resided in Township 6 Range 9, Rawlingsville, De Kalb, Alabam. In 1910, William Jacob Hawkins resided in Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama, USA. William Jacob Hawkins married Hannah Lucinda Hawkins 1, Mary Lavina Chadwick, and had children including George Clinton Hawkins, R D Hawkins. William Jacob Hawkins passed away in 1940 in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Jacob Hawkins was born in 1863 in DeKalb County, Alabama, the child of William C Hawkins And Mary Ann Beene.
  • In 1870, William Jacob Hawkins resided in Township 6 Range 9, Rawlingsville, De Kalb, Alabam.
  • In 1910, William Jacob Hawkins resided in Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama, USA.
  • William Jacob Hawkins married Hannah Lucinda Hawkins 1, Mary Lavina Chadwick, and had children including George Clinton Hawkins, R D Hawkins.
  • William Jacob Hawkins passed away in 1940 in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William -
1840–1872
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
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Mary Beene
1845–1923
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Alabama
MB

Spouses(s)

Hannah (1)
1869–1890
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
H(
Mary -
1877–1947
Birth Location: Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama
M-

Children(s)

George Hawkins
1886–1947
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
GH
R Hawkins
1888–1940
Birth Location: Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama
RH

William Hawkins's Ancestors

Self
William Hawkins
1863–1940
Birth Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
Parents
William C Hawkins -
1840–1872
DeKalb County, Alabama
Mary (Ann) Beene
1845–1923
Dekalb County, Alabama
Grandparents
John (B Hawkins) -
1790–1868
Henry County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Cook) -
1800–1860
Tennessee
Jacob (Beene) -
1804–1883
Buncombe County, NC
Nancy (Blansit) -
1821–1888
Autuaga County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin -
1757–1827
Mary -
1759–1848
William -
1793–1851
Elizabeth -
1797–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hawkins
1720–1784
Mary Wyatt
1726–1775

William Hawkins's Descendants

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William (Jacob) Hawkins (Oct 1863–May 1940) m. Hannah (Lucinda Hawkins) (1) (Feb 1869–Jul 1890) m. Mary (Lavina Chadwick) - (Apr 1877–Jul 1947)
  1. 1. George (Clinton) Hawkins 1886–1947
  2. 2. R (D) Hawkins 1888–1940 m. Alma (California Byrd) - 1889–1960

William Hawkins's Timeline

6 Records

1863
Oct 1863
Birth of William Jacob Hawkins in DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 7
William Jacob Hawkins resided here in Township 6 Range 9, Rawlingsville, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
Township 6 Range 9, Rawlingsville, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
William Jacob Hawkins resided here in Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
William Jacob Hawkins resided here in Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 67
William Jacob Hawkins resided here in Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1940
May 1940
Age 77
Death of William Jacob Hawkins in DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1863
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 75
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374023
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339747
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 6 Range 9, Rawlingsville, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sulphur Spring, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374023

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, DeKalb, Alabama; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339747

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1940
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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