Son of Addison Cain / Edward C Hawkins and Elizabeth Leason.
Mother passed away due to a kitchen fire in 1909.
Per Enlistemt papers emancipated by father prior to 1917.
Enlisted in National Guard on 8 June 1916 honorably discharged for physical disabilities 21 July 1916
Enlisted a second time and was accepted 20 Apr 1917 into Troop A, 1st Iowa Cavalry, 34th Infantry Div. Bootcamp was at Camp Cody, New Mexico.
Served overseas 17 Sept 1918 - 27 June 1919.
Once in France the 34th Div was used as replacement soldiers for other divisions. As such was assigned to Co. D 331 Infantry 83rd Div.; and Co. M 158th Infantry 40th Div. - Headquarters, Advance Section, Services of Supply in the Military Police.
Was honorably discharged from the service on 7 July 1919
Married Trientje 'Tena' G Goeman on 3 July 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa. Together they had 4 children, 2 survived, Carroll G Hawkins and Marjorie E Hawkins. Tena passed away due to cancer on 1 Mar 1927. Shortly after Tena's death Jason married Irene Crane Thompson of West Virginia on 3 Oct 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Jason's son, Carol and wife, Irene, were living in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co, West Virginia on the 1930 Census but where Jason and daughter Marjorie were is unknown at this point. Shortly afterwards, Jason and Irene were divorced.
On 11 Jan 1934, Jason married Laura L Hawkins in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children, Elizabeth Lucille, Patrick William and Michael Edward.
After the war, Jason worked as a teamster. When he came to Chicago, he worked in shipping departments and finally got a job at the United States Post Office and worked his way up to being able to oversee the 4th floor at the main office. He retired in 1970 and moved to Chula Vista, California. Where he lived until his death in the Scripps Clinic La Jolla of pneumonia, lung cancer and arteriosclerosis.
I remember Grampa with a pipe and the wonderful smell of pipe smoke. It's horrible that his love of pipe smoking took his life.
Mother passed away due to a kitchen fire in 1909.
Per Enlistemt papers emancipated by father prior to 1917.
Enlisted in National Guard on 8 June 1916 honorably discharged for physical disabilities 21 July 1916
Enlisted a second time and was accepted 20 Apr 1917 into Troop A, 1st Iowa Cavalry, 34th Infantry Div. Bootcamp was at Camp Cody, New Mexico.
Served overseas 17 Sept 1918 - 27 June 1919.
Once in France the 34th Div was used as replacement soldiers for other divisions. As such was assigned to Co. D 331 Infantry 83rd Div.; and Co. M 158th Infantry 40th Div. - Headquarters, Advance Section, Services of Supply in the Military Police.
Was honorably discharged from the service on 7 July 1919
Married Trientje 'Tena' G Goeman on 3 July 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa. Together they had 4 children, 2 survived, Carroll G Hawkins and Marjorie E Hawkins. Tena passed away due to cancer on 1 Mar 1927. Shortly after Tena's death Jason married Irene Crane Thompson of West Virginia on 3 Oct 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Jason's son, Carol and wife, Irene, were living in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co, West Virginia on the 1930 Census but where Jason and daughter Marjorie were is unknown at this point. Shortly afterwards, Jason and Irene were divorced.
On 11 Jan 1934, Jason married Laura L Hawkins in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children, Elizabeth Lucille, Patrick William and Michael Edward.
After the war, Jason worked as a teamster. When he came to Chicago, he worked in shipping departments and finally got a job at the United States Post Office and worked his way up to being able to oversee the 4th floor at the main office. He retired in 1970 and moved to Chula Vista, California. Where he lived until his death in the Scripps Clinic La Jolla of pneumonia, lung cancer and arteriosclerosis.
I remember Grampa with a pipe and the wonderful smell of pipe smoke. It's horrible that his love of pipe smoking took his life.
Son of Addison Cain / Edward C Hawkins and Elizabeth Leason.
Mother passed away due to a kitchen fire in 1909.
Per Enlistemt papers emancipated by father prior to 1917.
Enlisted in National Guard on 8 June 1916 honorably discharged for physical disabilities 21 July 1916
Enlisted a second time and was accepted 20 Apr 1917 into Troop A, 1st Iowa Cavalry, 34th Infantry Div. Bootcamp was at Camp Cody, New Mexico.
Served overseas 17 Sept 1918 - 27 June 1919.
Once in France the 34th Div was used as replacement soldiers for other divisions. As such was assigned to Co. D 331 Infantry 83rd Div.; and Co. M 158th Infantry 40th Div. - Headquarters, Advance Section, Services of Supply in the Military Police.
Was honorably discharged from the service on 7 July 1919
Married Trientje 'Tena' G Goeman on 3 July 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa. Together they had 4 children, 2 survived, Carroll G Hawkins and Marjorie E Hawkins. Tena passed away due to cancer on 1 Mar 1927. Shortly after Tena's death Jason married Irene Crane Thompson of West Virginia on 3 Oct 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Jason's son, Carol and wife, Irene, were living in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co, West Virginia on the 1930 Census but where Jason and daughter Marjorie were is unknown at this point. Shortly afterwards, Jason and Irene were divorced.
On 11 Jan 1934, Jason married Laura L Hawkins in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children, Elizabeth Lucille, Patrick William and Michael Edward.
After the war, Jason worked as a teamster. When he came to Chicago, he worked in shipping departments and finally got a job at the United States Post Office and worked his way up to being able to oversee the 4th floor at the main office. He retired in 1970 and moved to Chula Vista, California. Where he lived until his death in the Scripps Clinic La Jolla of pneumonia, lung cancer and arteriosclerosis.
I remember Grampa with a pipe and the wonderful smell of pipe smoke. It's horrible that his love of pipe smoking took his life.
Mother passed away due to a kitchen fire in 1909.
Per Enlistemt papers emancipated by father prior to 1917.
Enlisted in National Guard on 8 June 1916 honorably discharged for physical disabilities 21 July 1916
Enlisted a second time and was accepted 20 Apr 1917 into Troop A, 1st Iowa Cavalry, 34th Infantry Div. Bootcamp was at Camp Cody, New Mexico.
Served overseas 17 Sept 1918 - 27 June 1919.
Once in France the 34th Div was used as replacement soldiers for other divisions. As such was assigned to Co. D 331 Infantry 83rd Div.; and Co. M 158th Infantry 40th Div. - Headquarters, Advance Section, Services of Supply in the Military Police.
Was honorably discharged from the service on 7 July 1919
Married Trientje 'Tena' G Goeman on 3 July 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa. Together they had 4 children, 2 survived, Carroll G Hawkins and Marjorie E Hawkins. Tena passed away due to cancer on 1 Mar 1927. Shortly after Tena's death Jason married Irene Crane Thompson of West Virginia on 3 Oct 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Jason's son, Carol and wife, Irene, were living in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co, West Virginia on the 1930 Census but where Jason and daughter Marjorie were is unknown at this point. Shortly afterwards, Jason and Irene were divorced.
On 11 Jan 1934, Jason married Laura L Hawkins in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children, Elizabeth Lucille, Patrick William and Michael Edward.
After the war, Jason worked as a teamster. When he came to Chicago, he worked in shipping departments and finally got a job at the United States Post Office and worked his way up to being able to oversee the 4th floor at the main office. He retired in 1970 and moved to Chula Vista, California. Where he lived until his death in the Scripps Clinic La Jolla of pneumonia, lung cancer and arteriosclerosis.
I remember Grampa with a pipe and the wonderful smell of pipe smoke. It's horrible that his love of pipe smoking took his life.
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