hmtl5 William Morton Hawkins b. 11 Jan 1832 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 9 Nov 1917 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas: Hedges Genealogy
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William Morton Hawkins

Male 1832 - 1917  (85 years)

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  • Name William Morton Hawkins 
    • son of William R. Hawkins and Judah Hawes [1]
    Birth 11 Jan 1832  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT Civil War. 
    • 10th Kentucky Cavalry. Company H.
    Census 1860  Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Hardin, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Clinton, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Concord, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Nov 1917  Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I438  Hedges
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2024 

    Family Rosannah Cassity,   b. 10 Mar 1832, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1911, Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1853  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Martin "Jasper" Hawkins,   b. 22 Aug 1854, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1943, Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Aurena Hawkins,   b. 24 Apr 1858, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Grizella Nevada "Zella" Hawkins,   b. 13 Jul 1865, Dekalb, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1947, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jan 1832 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Feb 1853 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Hardin, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Clinton, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Concord, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Nov 1917 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LKH note:

      Except from his son's obituary tells the story of the family's move from Rowan County, Kentucky to Kansas and then to Missouri.

      Obituary for Marvin Jasper Hawkins.
      M.J. Hakwins
      Martin Jasper Hawkins, son of W.M. and Rosanna Hawkins, was born August 22, 1865 in Rowan county, Ky. He lived in Mason county, near Maysville, Ky, during the Civil War. He moved with his parents to Brown county, near Wetmore, Kas., in 1864, then to Buchan county, Near DeKalb, Mo., at about 10 years of age, then to Clinton county, just east of where Lilly now is, living there for one year, then in what was known as the Benton farm for four years, then to their farm four miles southeast of Plattsburg.
      Plattsburg Leader, Plattsburg, Missouri. Friday, 26 February 1943.
      [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

    4. [S30] Kentucky marriage records, 1852-1914.

    5. [S82] LKH.


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