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William Robert Hawkins 1933–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1933

Birth Location: Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 14 August 2008

Death Location: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Father: Thomas Hawkins

Mother: Pearl Kennedy

Spouse(s): Mary Holmstrand

Children(s):

The story of William Robert Hawkins began in 1933 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA. In 1935, William Robert Hawkins resided in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. In 1940, William Robert Hawkins resided in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA. William Robert Hawkins married Mary Ann Pear Holmstrand, and had children including Christina J Chrissy Hawkins, Jeffrey Thomas Hawkins, Steve Hawkins, Timothy Hawkins, William Robert Hawkins Jr. William Robert Hawkins passed away in 2008 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Hawkins began in 1933 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1935, William Robert Hawkins resided in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska.
  • In 1940, William Robert Hawkins resided in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA.
  • William Robert Hawkins married Mary Ann Pear Holmstrand, and had children including Christina J Chrissy Hawkins, Jeffrey Thomas Hawkins, Steve Hawkins, Timothy Hawkins, William Robert Hawkins Jr.
  • William Robert Hawkins passed away in 2008 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hawkins's Ancestors

Self
William Hawkins
1933–2008
Birth Place: Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Thomas Edward Hawkins
1893–1936
De Witt, Saline, Nebraska, USA
Pearl (Nancy) Kennedy
1897–1990
Ulysses, Butler, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
Amos (Hawkins) Sr.
1851–1931
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Rebecca Bowers
1856–1942
Van Wert county, Van Wert, Ohio
Williamn (Robert) Kennedy
1873–1965
New Jersey
Elizabeth ('Lizzie') Bays
1874–1963
Center, Greene, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Unk
1817–1905
Catherine Caldwell
1817–1858
Josiah Bowers
1830–1907
Margaret Miller
1845–1913
Thomas Kenedy
1850–
Margaret Kenedy
1840–
James Bays
1842–1906
Nancy Pickard
1846–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr.
1793–1871
Julia Touchstone
1797–1877
Thomas Caldwell
1785–1860
Margaret Kinneman
1784–1840
Benjamin Bowers
1807–1871
Rebecca Lichtenwalter
1809–1877
William Miller
1799–1878
Gilla LaRue
1809–1890

William Hawkins's Timeline

7 Records

1933
8 January 1933
Birth of William Robert Hawkins in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
William Robert Hawkins resided here in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 7
William Robert Hawkins resided here in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
William Robert Hawkins resided here in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
1951
1951
Age 18
William Robert Hawkins resided here in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA
Beatrice, Nebraska, USA
1956
1956
Age 23
William Robert Hawkins resided here in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
2008
14 August 2008
Age 75
Death of William Robert Hawkins in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1933
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2247; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-10
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Beatrice Daily Sun; Publication Date: 16 8 2008; Publication Place: Beatrice, NE, US
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Beatrice Daily Sun; Publication Place: Beatrice, Nebraska, USA; Web edition:
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Journal; Publication Date: 21 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America; ,0.17883025,0.3451404,0.5696135&x
    [8] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; Roll: 5454; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 34-18
    [10] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2247; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2247; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; Roll: 5454; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 34-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Beatrice, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1957-11-26
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Beatrice Daily Sun - 1957-11-26 - Page Page 8, Students from Gage County attending University of Nebraska 1957-11-26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2008
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 0, William Robert Hawkins 2008

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lincoln
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Journal; Publication Date: 21 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America; ,0.17883025,0.3451404,0.5696135&x

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 2008
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Beatrice Daily Sun; Publication Date: 16 8 2008; Publication Place: Beatrice, NE, US
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Beatrice Daily Sun; Publication Place: Beatrice, Nebraska, USA; Web edition:
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Journal; Publication Date: 21 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America; ,0.17883025,0.3451404,0.5696135&x
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Journal; Publication Date: 21 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America; ,0.17883025,0.3451404,0.5696135&x

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