Salathiel Vanburen Hawkins
1831 - 1921 (90 years)
Generation: 1
1. Salathiel Vanburen Hawkins was born in 1831 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 2 Nov 1921 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried in Hebron Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1900, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky
Notes:
Note from Find a Grave
text from Part 3: Benjamin Wakins of Mercer County, Kentucky. By Jon E. Huffman, 2008. See full document: http://www.so-ky.com/books/mcgee/mcgee-index.htm
http://www.so-ky.com/books/mcgee/part-three.pdf
page 523-525.
27. SALATHIEL VANBUREN "S. V."5 HAWKINS (FRANCIS "FRANK"4, BENJAMIN3, BENJAMIN2, JOHN1) was born in 1831 in near Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky, and died November 02, 1921 in Mercer County, Kentucky. He married EMMA E. GRITTON abt. 1873 in Mercer County, Kentucky. She was born November 1847 in state of Kentucky, and died March 20, 1918 in Mercer County, Kentucky.
S. V. Hawkins died at his home in Mercer County on November 2, 1921. He died at the old Hawkins home place, the same house where he was born 90 years earlier
Obituary of S. VAN Hawkins (The Harrodsburg Herald, Friday, November 11, 1921) Mr. S. Van Hawkins, a venerable and highly respected gentleman of the Salvisa section, died last Thursday at the ripe old age of 91 years and eight months. He was a splendid, old-time gentleman, and has been a useful citizen. His funeral was held at the residence conducted by Rev. W. D. Moore and Rev. Ackerman, and the interment was in the Hebron cemetery. He is survived by two sons, Prof. Claude Hawkins, of Wilmore, and Mr. C. J. Hawkins, of Salvisa.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76458663/salathiel-vanburen-hawkinsSalathiel married Emma Elizabeth Gritton on 12 Nov 1873 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Emma (daughter of Rowan L. Gritton and Nancy Bell Evans) was born on 17 Nov 1847 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1918 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 21 Mar 1918 in Hebron Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Claude Lee Hawkins was born on 3 Sep 1874 in Kentucky; died on 30 Mar 1969 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
- Colon Jones Hawkins was born on 26 Oct 1883 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 28 Feb 1947 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried on 1 Mar 1947 in Hebron Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky.