William Morton Hawkins
1838 - 1918 (79 years)-
Name William Morton Hawkins Birth 17 Sep 1838 Fleming County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male _MILT Civil War. Union Army. Company F, 23rd Missouri Volunteers. [4] Census 1870 Baker Township, Linn County, Missouri Census 1880 Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Census 1900 Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Census 1910 Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Death 4 Jul 1918 Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri [2, 3, 4] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1918/1918_00026270.PDF
Burial 8 Jul 1918 Mount Zion Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri [2, 4] Person ID I2227 Hedges Last Modified 19 Nov 2023
Family Minerva Cassity, b. 13 Mar 1847, Bath County, Kentucky d. 24 Oct 1924, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri (Age 77 years) Marriage 2 Mar 1865 Linn County, Missouri [2, 4] Children 1. James Walter Hawkins, b. 1868, Missouri d. 6 Jan 1869, Linn County, Missouri (Age 1 year)2. Albert Alva Hawkins, b. 11 Sep 1873, Linn County, Missouri d. 4 Apr 1941, Jefferson Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 67 years)3. Amota Jane Hawkins, b. 13 Oct 1876, Browning, Linn County, Missouri d. 27 Sep 1958, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri (Age 81 years)4. America Hawkins, b. 13 Oct 1876, Missouri d. 13 Dec 1880, Linn County, Missouri (Age 4 years)Family ID F993 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Nov 2023
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Birth - 17 Sep 1838 - Fleming County, Kentucky 
Marriage - 2 Mar 1865 - Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1870 - Baker Township, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1880 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1900 - Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Census - 1910 - Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Death - 4 Jul 1918 - Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri 
Burial - 8 Jul 1918 - Mount Zion Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - William M. Hawkins was born in Fleming county, Kentucky on Sept. 17, 1838. He came with an uncle to Linn county, Missouri in 1856, making the journey in a covered wagon with a yoke of cattle. He enlisted in the Union Army and served his country for more than three years in Company F, 23rd Missouri Volunteers and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. At the close of the war, he returned home and on March 2, 1865 was married to Miss Minerva Cassity. To this union was born four children, two dying in infancy. He is survived by his aged companion with whom he had lived for more than half a century, a daughter, Mrs. Amota Walker, a son A.A. Hawkins, two grandchildren Alta and Wilma Hawkins, and a sister Mrs. Mahala Shields of Hillsboro, Ky. He moved to Sullivan county in 1881 where he has since resided until his death. He kept the Opel post office for a number of years and served one term as Judge of the County Court. In May ’17, he was stricken with paralysis and since then has been unable to walk without the aid of crutches. On May 17, 1918, he took pneumonia and on account of his feeble condition, he was unable to regain his strength and after lingering for more than seven weeks passed peacefully away, July 4, 1918 at 6:40 p.m., aged 79 years, 9 months and 17 days. A few days before his death, realizing that the end was near, he told his family not to grieve for him that he was tired and worn out and wanted to go home to rest and asked his loved ones to meet him in Heaven. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Zion on Friday, July 5 at 4 p.m. Rev. Underwood of the Christian church of which deceased was a member, after which his body was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery near by there to await the Resurrection morn. He was a kind husband, a loving father and was respected by all who knew him.
The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 18 July 1918, page 1.
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- William M. Hawkins was born in Fleming county, Kentucky on Sept. 17, 1838. He came with an uncle to Linn county, Missouri in 1856, making the journey in a covered wagon with a yoke of cattle. He enlisted in the Union Army and served his country for more than three years in Company F, 23rd Missouri Volunteers and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. At the close of the war, he returned home and on March 2, 1865 was married to Miss Minerva Cassity. To this union was born four children, two dying in infancy. He is survived by his aged companion with whom he had lived for more than half a century, a daughter, Mrs. Amota Walker, a son A.A. Hawkins, two grandchildren Alta and Wilma Hawkins, and a sister Mrs. Mahala Shields of Hillsboro, Ky. He moved to Sullivan county in 1881 where he has since resided until his death. He kept the Opel post office for a number of years and served one term as Judge of the County Court. In May ’17, he was stricken with paralysis and since then has been unable to walk without the aid of crutches. On May 17, 1918, he took pneumonia and on account of his feeble condition, he was unable to regain his strength and after lingering for more than seven weeks passed peacefully away, July 4, 1918 at 6:40 p.m., aged 79 years, 9 months and 17 days. A few days before his death, realizing that the end was near, he told his family not to grieve for him that he was tired and worn out and wanted to go home to rest and asked his loved ones to meet him in Heaven. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Zion on Friday, July 5 at 4 p.m. Rev. Underwood of the Christian church of which deceased was a member, after which his body was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery near by there to await the Resurrection morn. He was a kind husband, a loving father and was respected by all who knew him.
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