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Willis Alston Hawkins 1794–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 Mar 1883

Death Location: Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Father: John Hawkins

Mother: Guizelle Crawford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boon

Children(s): Willis Hawkins, Sion Hawkins

Willis Alston Hawkins was born in 1794 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Hawkins And Guizelle Gilly Yancy Crawford. Willis Alston Hawkins married Elizabeth Betsy Boon, and had children including Sion Boone Hawkins, Willis Alston Hawkins. Willis Alston Hawkins passed away in 1883 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Alston Hawkins was born in 1794 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Hawkins And Guizelle Gilly Yancy Crawford.
  • Willis Alston Hawkins married Elizabeth Betsy Boon, and had children including Sion Boone Hawkins, Willis Alston Hawkins.
  • Willis Alston Hawkins passed away in 1883 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States.

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Willis Hawkins's Ancestors

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Willis Hawkins
1794–1883
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Hawkins
1768–
Halifax Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Guizelle (“Gilly” Yancy) Crawford
1772–1843
Wake, North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Hawkins's Descendants

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Willis (Alston) Hawkins (1794–29 Mar 1883) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Boon (13 July 1794–28 July 1868)
  1. 1. Willis (Alston) Hawkins 1825–1886 m. Mary Finn 1832–1867
    1. 1. Mollie Brookins 1846–1910 m. Isham Brookins 1845–
      1. 1. Bragg Brookins 1863–1953 m. Lucindy Wynn 1867–
        1. 1. Bertha Brookins 1900–1980 m. John Daniels 1890–
  2. 2. Sion (Boone) Hawkins 1818–1892

Willis Hawkins's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Willis Alston Hawkins in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1883
29 Mar 1883
Age 89
Death of Willis Alston Hawkins in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States
Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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