I recently found some news letters compiled by Carl Hawkins in 1969. I
have copied them all and entered the information info FTW V.8. There
are at least 1248 persons mentioned in the record. Here are the Hawkins
(Mostly) ancestors of one of my ancestors. I have a lot of additional
info on these people and their descendents except on the "non-Hawkins"
side. If you see a connection to these people, please let me know.
-Eric
Ancestors of William Henry Hawkins
Generation No. 1
1. William Henry Hawkins, born February 22, 1839. He was the son of
2. William Henry Hawkins and 3. Sarah Zeek. He married (1) Nancy M.
Kirkpatrick.
Notes for William Henry Hawkins:
enlisted in Co. B, 16th Reg. Ind. vol. Inf. April 1861, for one year,
under a first call for 75000. At the expiration of his term he
re-enlisted in Co. E. 7th Reg. Ind. Calv., for three years. In the
battle of Stone River, he was sounded in the hand, and afterwards in the
arm. He was still in service April 1865.
Generation No. 2
2. William Henry Hawkins, born September 22, 1808 in Ohio; died April
16, 1887. He was the son of 4. Amos Hawkins and 5. Rachel Jones. He
married 3. Sarah Zeek January 07, 1829 in At home of Sarah's parents.
3. Sarah Zeek She was the daughter of 6. Adam Zeek (Zeeck) and 7.
Alice.
More About William Henry Hawkins:
Burial: Goshen, Richmond, Indiana
Notes for Sarah Zeek:
The Zeecks came to Wayne County from near Wythville, Wyth County,
Virginia and had lived by the Rig-Sandy-River on the south side of the
Clinch Mountains (of German Ancestory). The Shaffers and Akers lived on
the north side of the said mountains - Mary Shaffer was probably Adam's
mother - some say Sarah was one-fourth Indian. William and Sarah went
to housekeeping in a log cabin near Elkhorn Mill - on land owned by
Sarah's father in Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana. A bed and
dresser (bureau), was among their belongings, and was in constant use
until the death of Mr. Hawkins in 1887. All of their ten children were
born in this bed. William and Sarah moved to Franklin township (near
Middleboro, Indiana) about 1837, William was a blacksmith & veterinarian
- his sons John B. and William Henry were also blacksmiths at
Middleboro. When William and Sarah moved to Franklin township the woods
were filled with deer and there were quite a few bear. A favorite sport
in those days was bear hunting - they would run them down with horses.
A blockhouse was erected east of Middleboro by the early settlers as a
place of refuge from hostile Indians. No trace of the blockhouse
remains today - it stood on the farm once owned by Orville Boyd. Many
of the first settlers in Franklin township bought their land from the
government for $1.25 pr acre-paying for it with coonskins - at about the
rate of one pelt per acre.
Children of William Hawkins and Sarah Zeek are:
i. Mary Ann Hawkins, born March 23, 1830; died October 13, 1898;
married Samuel Spaklin; born in Weaver's Station, Ohio.
More About Mary Ann Hawkins:
Burial: Goshen, Richmond, Indiana
Notes for Samuel Spaklin:
volunteered in Co. B, 19 Reg. Ind. Vol. Inf. Juy 1861 for three years;
was disabled in a skirmish at Leesville, the consequence of which he
was discharged; returned home, partally recovered; re-enlisted in the
152nd Reg. Ohio National Guard for one-hundred days; his regiment
participated in a number of skirmished, and he was honorably discharged
at the expiration of his term of service. Redisded at South toll-gate,
on Hollansburg and Milldeboro turnpike, Franklin township, Wayne County,
Indiana.
More About Samuel Spaklin:
Burial: Goshen, Richmond, Indiana
ii. Rachel Hawkins, born August 02, 1832; died November 11, 1836.
Notes for Rachel Hawkins:
State Line cemetery - South of Richmond, almost at the junction of Wayne
and Boston twonship lins, north of Wolf Road - a portion of the cemetery
in Preble County
More About Rachel Hawkins:
Burial: State Line cemetery
iii. John Bishop Hawkins, born April 29, 18351; married Katurah Hunt
Cox April 03, 1862.
Notes for John Bishop Hawkins:
JOHN BISHOP HAWKINS (Uncle John of Middleboro) was born 4/29/1835 by the
family Bible records. John the third child of William & Sarah was born
southeast of Richmond, near the Ohio State line in a log cabin - and
came to Middleboro with his parents when two years old. He was one of
ten children all of whom preceded him to the great beyond. At the age
of 14 he started playing "by Air" a violin and at 19 could play a banjo
or violin "with the best of them." When a lad of 19 "Uncle John"
joined
the Beard minstrel troupe as a banjo artist and traveled with the troupe
for three seasons. In 1857 he went to Omaha, Nab., then a frontier
trading post, and opened a blacksmith shop - there the cowboys came to
him to have their horses 'shod'. He returned to Indiana to ply his
trade in Union City, Bartonia, Richmond, Boston and Middleboro, and was
a blacksmith for more than 85 years. He once said he was "wearing out
his third anvil." By 1927 he had quit 'shoeing' horses but that year he
sharpened over 126 plows and pointed 23. Uncle John took more pride in
the fact had won 14 prizes as a fiddler than in his skill as a
blacksmith saying "I ain't so much as a musician, but it seems the folks
just have to dance when I fiddle. I think the way I stomp my foot when
I play has a lot to do with this." Uncle John was married to Katurah
Hunt Cox on April 3, 1862 (he claimed he was 29 when married - but by
the records he was not quite 27). To this union no children were born.
His wife, Katonah, was the mother of children by a former marriage, to
whom he assumed the duties of a loving father and to their grandchildren
a loving grandfather (8 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 51
great-great grandchildren; 18 nieces and nephews survived him). He
often (in later years because of his age) received publicity in the
newspaper - he made the 'Ripley Column' in 1932 when he claimed to
sleep, on his 100 birthday, in the same bed in which he was born (by the
Bible record this occasion was his 97th birthday). He attributed his
longevity to his happy disposition and his readiness to accept what ever
his portion with a smile. He died Sunday 12/?/1932 at the home of a
relative of his wife, Mr. & Mrs., Homer Hunt than living near
Centerville, Indiana. He retained remarkable health and vitality for
his extreme age - he had been ill since Thanksgiving, and confined to
his bed since early December - the result of a severe cold contracted
while attending the funeral of a friend. His life was the
exemplification of the Golden Rule in its fullest meaning. It does seem
peculiar that he was not in the Civil War 1861 to 1865 - he would have
been 26 when the war started (his claim might make him 28 or 29). He
was buried beside his wife in Goshen cemetery.
Notes for Katurah Hunt Cox:
She was a widow with children when she married John B. Hawkins
iv. Elmira (Ellmyra) Jane Hawkins, born November 30, 1837; married
Isaac L. Brooks 1862.
More About Elmira (Ellmyra) Jane Hawkins:
Burial: Goshen, Richmond, Indiana
More About Isaac L. Brooks:
Burial: Goshen, Richmond, Indiana
1 v. William Henry Hawkins, born February 22, 1839; married Nancy M.
Kirkpatrick.
vi. Stephen Ellwood Hawkins, born January 27, 1842; married Hannah
Elizabeth Baker.
vii. Sarah Elizabeth Hawkins, born January 27, 1842; died November
1842.
viii. Amos Thomas Hawkins, born October 22, 1849; married Emma E.
Rock.
Notes for Amos Thomas Hawkins:
It is said that Amos married a second time and lived in Hamilton, Ohio -
but the name is not available for his second wife. Amos' two known
children both lived in Lima, Ohio, were railroaders, and have
descendants (probably in or near Lima). Amos is said to have traveled
Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio extensively (for some time) with a team
of ponies and a wagon. Additional children by second wife.
ix. James Hamilton Hawkins, born October 22, 1849; died February 15,
1915 in Danville, Illinois; married Etta Jane McJunkins.
Notes for James Hamilton Hawkins:
At the age of 12, James went to live with his uncle Stephen Hawkins, who
resided near a Aunt of James - her name was Prudence Hawkins Cook and
she lived in or near Danville, Illinois.
More About James Hamilton Hawkins:
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Attica, Indiana
x. Lydia Mariah Hawkins, born May 04, 1852; married Thomas Jefferson
Addleman March 20, 1871.
More About Lydia Mariah Hawkins:
Burial: Whitewater Cemetery
Notes for Thomas Jefferson Addleman:
became a well known farmer living in Franklin Twp. near Middleboro.
Both Lydia and Jeff were active in community affairs of Middleboro,
especially the Methodist church and the Sunday school classes. At their
Golden Wedding Celebration, Lydia wore the bracelets and earings that
she wore on her wedding day. Lydia and Jeff Addleman are both buried at
Whitewater cemetery.
More About Thomas Jefferson Addleman:
Burial: Whitewater Cemetery
Generation No. 3
4. Amos Hawkins, born December 07, 1779; died 1824 in Enroute to
Cincinnati from Richmond, Indiana. He was the son of 8. Nathan Hawkins
and 9. Ann Cook. He married 5. Rachel Jones November 19, 1807 in Elks
Creek, Ohio.
5. Rachel Jones, born August 04, 1793; died April 22, 1866 in Clinton,
County, Indiana. She was the daughter of 10. Henry Jones.
Notes for Amos Hawkins:
Sometimes in Quaker records marked Amos Hawkins Jr. - probably to
distinguish him from his Uncle Amos Hawkins. This other Amos Hawkins
married Rachel Jones in Ohio in 1807 and soon thereafter came to the
Richmond settlement. Some records say he lived in what is now Glen
Miller Park but this seems to be in error- he did live south of the park
and south of the National Road. According to the records in about 1823
Amos Hawkins and the Comer boys drove a bunch of hogs to market in
Cincinnati. When the Comer boys returned they said Amos died on the way
and they buried him. The family went with them to dig up the body but
they could not find it. Some suspected foul play. After Amos' death -
Rachel did marry a second husband, Nathan Small a widower with one
child. Nathan Small bought a "forest-claim" near Attica, Indiana - and
built a large one and one-half story log house-near Attica, Indiana.
Son William lived at Middleboro and left a number of descendants in
Wayne County - the other children seemed to go to the western part of
Indiana, Rachel Hawkins Small did have four other children; George
Small; Elium Small; Morning Small; and Amos Small.
AMOS HAWKINS Jr. b 12/7/1779 in S.C. - d @ 1824 Some old records mark
him as Amos Jr. (or the other Amos) probably to distinguish him from his
Uncle Amos Hawkins (1757 - 1834) and who settled in 1807 on what is now
part of Glen Miller Park, Richmond, Indiana.
Amos married-ll/19/1807at Elks Creek, Ohio Rachel Jones dau-of Henry &
Kesiah Jones of Butler County, Ohio. Amos and family (then 4 children)
came from Elk Monthly Meeting- to Whitewater meeting 11/29/1817. On
September 28,1819, Amos purchased from Andrew Ireland for a little less
than $2,000, - l6l&1/4 acres east of Richmond, Ind. (now about the 5400
block National Road East - no doubt included what is now, 1972,
"Longer's Mobile Acres".)
(Legal description-a part of the S.W. quarter of section #36 and a part
of the S. E. quarter of section #35 - twp.14, range l, west). According
to old records in about 1824 Amos and the Comer boys started to drive a
bunch of hogs to market in Cincinnati. When the Comer boys returned they
said "Amos died on the way and we buried him". The family went with
them to dig up the body but they couldn't find it. Some suspected foul
play. Rachel born 8/4/1793-died 4/22/1866 in Clinton Co.,Ind. (where
she had moved with her 2nd husband, Nathan Small). She was buried at
Waynetown, Indiana,
Notes for Rachel Jones:
After Amos Hawkins Jr. died about 1824 (on the hog drive to Cincinnati),
his widow, Rachel (Jones) Hawkins, did release her interest in some
portion of her husbands land (8/27/1825) to John Harvey for $200, (in
the SW 1/4 sec #36, twp. 14, range 1 west of the 1st principal Meridian)
- per Wayne County, Indiana records. Soon after this Rachel did marry a
second husband - and she was dismissed for so doing by the Quakers
1/14/1826. The second husband was Nathan Small, a widower with one
child. (Records indicate that Gideon Small & Sarah Griffin were natives
of Grayson, Co., Va. - had a daughter Ruth, who married 11/16/1826
William Cook - and they settled 2 miles west of Centerville, Wayne
County, Indiana about 1827 - possibly Nathan was a son, of Gideon.)
Nathan Small bought a "forest claim" of a man who had entered it when
Indiana was first being settled - and this was his homestead near
Attica, Indiana, Nathan Small built a large one and one-half story
log-house on his land and lived there until his death - and here Rachel
lived. The oldest child of Amos & Rachel Hawkins, William remained in
Wayne County, Indiana - however, Rachel's other children Isaac, Mary,
Prudence, Henry, Stephen and Silas Hawkins) seem to have moved to the
western part of Indiana with their mother
Rachel (Jones Hawkins) and Nathan Small had the following children:
1 George Small b 8/25/1828 m-lst Mariah Jane Hartsook, 2nd Mrs. Fannie
Youngblood
2 Morning Small m - ? Hall
3 Amos Small (died young)
4 Elium McCord Small 1834 m- Sarah M. McAllister
After the death of Nathan Small his sons, George and Elium, inherited
the property - and George built a home on his part, but lived in the log
house and took care of his mother, Rachel, until her death 14/22/1866.
Rachel, like her father, brother and possibly others of her family, was
very obese in her later years. Although her name was Rachel Small - her
weight was in the neighborhood of 350 pounds - the door of her home had
to be widened to permit her coffin to pass through. Her father, Henry
Jones, had been known as "the Little Quaker Giant" weighing over 300
pounds. Her brother, William Jones, was a big man - records say they
had to have three teams to take his casket to the boring ground. George
& Elium Small did sometimes (as late as 1908-9) visit relatives in Wayne
County, Indiana. They were about the ages of some of William Hawkins'
children -(and William was their half-brother)
More About Rachel Jones:
Burial: Waynetown, Indiana
Children of Amos Hawkins and Rachel Jones are:
2 i. William Henry Hawkins, born September 22, 1808 in Ohio; died April
16, 1887; married Sarah Zeek January 07, 1829 in At home of Sarah's
parents.
ii. Isaac Hawkins, born July 27, 1810; married Susan.
iii. Mary Hawkins, born April 13, 1813; married ? Earl.
iv. Prudence Hawkins, born April 29, 1815; married Hamilton Crook.
v. Henry Hawkins, born September 28, 1817; married Sarah.
vi. Stephen Hawkins, born June 04, 1820.
vii. Silas Hawkins, born March 23, 1823; died January 08, 1827.
6. Adam Zeek (Zeeck) He married 7. Alice.
7. Alice
Child of Adam (Zeeck) and Alice is:
3 i. Sarah Zeek, married William Henry Hawkins January 07, 1829 in At
home of Sarah's parents.
Generation No. 4
8. Nathan Hawkins, born Abt. 1753; died Bef. December 21, 1805 in
Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of James Hawkins and Martha
Hollowell. He married 9. Ann Cook July 08, 1773 in Bush River MM, South
Carolina.
9. Ann Cook, died 1805 in Enroute to Ohio. She was the daughter of
Isaac Cook and Mary Houghton.
Notes for Nathan Hawkins:
Will dated December 21, 1805; family listed Bush River meeting South
Carolina then August 24, 1805 at Miami, Ohio
Children of Nathan Hawkins and Ann Cook are:
i. John Hawkins
ii. Rebecca Hawkins
iii. Isaac Hawkins
4 iv. Amos Hawkins, born December 07, 1779; died 1824 in Enroute to
Cincinnati from Richmond, Indiana; married Rachel Jones November 19,
1807 in Elks Creek, Ohio.
v. Nathan Hawkins
vi. Ann Hawkins
vii. James Hawkins
Notes for James Hawkins:
died a young man
viii. Mary Hawkins
ix. Henry Hawkins
10. Henry Jones
Children of Henry Jones are:
5 i. Rachel Jones, born August 04, 1793; died April 22, 1866 in
Clinton, County, Indiana; married (1) Nathan Small; married (2) Amos
Hawkins November 19, 1807 in Elks Creek, Ohio.
ii. William Jones