Erastus C. Hawkins was born in South Haven, Long Island, in 1860 and passed away at New York Hospital in Manhattan in 1912 following a surgical operation while on a business trip.
He was a noted engineer who built railways in Alaska at the turn of the century, the most outstanding one being the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad from Cordova to Kennecott (1907-1911). He was also engaged in the building of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad as well as the Klondike Mines Railway.
On June 9, 1885, he had married Emma Sullivan in Arapahoe County, Colorado. She was the daughter of Charles Sullivan and Julia William Bird, of New York City.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Burial took place at his old home at South Haven, Long Island, April 11, 1912.
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There is an extended obituary published on the front page of "The Seattle Daily Times" (Seattle, WA) - Tuesday Evening, April 9, 1912 which can be viewed at brookhavensouthhaven.org.
A copy of his death certificate and more information can also be found there.
He was a noted engineer who built railways in Alaska at the turn of the century, the most outstanding one being the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad from Cordova to Kennecott (1907-1911). He was also engaged in the building of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad as well as the Klondike Mines Railway.
On June 9, 1885, he had married Emma Sullivan in Arapahoe County, Colorado. She was the daughter of Charles Sullivan and Julia William Bird, of New York City.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Burial took place at his old home at South Haven, Long Island, April 11, 1912.
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There is an extended obituary published on the front page of "The Seattle Daily Times" (Seattle, WA) - Tuesday Evening, April 9, 1912 which can be viewed at brookhavensouthhaven.org.
A copy of his death certificate and more information can also be found there.
Erastus C. Hawkins was born in South Haven, Long Island, in 1860 and passed away at New York Hospital in Manhattan in 1912 following a surgical operation while on a business trip.
He was a noted engineer who built railways in Alaska at the turn of the century, the most outstanding one being the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad from Cordova to Kennecott (1907-1911). He was also engaged in the building of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad as well as the Klondike Mines Railway.
On June 9, 1885, he had married Emma Sullivan in Arapahoe County, Colorado. She was the daughter of Charles Sullivan and Julia William Bird, of New York City.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Burial took place at his old home at South Haven, Long Island, April 11, 1912.
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There is an extended obituary published on the front page of "The Seattle Daily Times" (Seattle, WA) - Tuesday Evening, April 9, 1912 which can be viewed at brookhavensouthhaven.org.
A copy of his death certificate and more information can also be found there.
He was a noted engineer who built railways in Alaska at the turn of the century, the most outstanding one being the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad from Cordova to Kennecott (1907-1911). He was also engaged in the building of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad as well as the Klondike Mines Railway.
On June 9, 1885, he had married Emma Sullivan in Arapahoe County, Colorado. She was the daughter of Charles Sullivan and Julia William Bird, of New York City.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Burial took place at his old home at South Haven, Long Island, April 11, 1912.
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There is an extended obituary published on the front page of "The Seattle Daily Times" (Seattle, WA) - Tuesday Evening, April 9, 1912 which can be viewed at brookhavensouthhaven.org.
A copy of his death certificate and more information can also be found there.
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