Belle Hawkins was the daughter of
Julius Jay Hawkins &
Sarah Belle (Davis) Hawkins.

She was the wife of William Henry Tavener.

NOTE: She and her Husband were cousins.

William Henry Tavener, her husband, was the son of Jacob & Salome K (Hawkins) Tavener.

Julius Jay Hawkins & Salome K (Hawkins) Tavener were brother and sister. Their parents were Able & Sarah (Jossilyn) Hawkins.

NOTE: While Belle's husband and in-laws have headstones, unfortunately she does not.


Descrepancy:
Mary Jane's notes say born June 1843 in Eaton CO, Michigan.

The Obituary states born 1845 in Ypsilanti, Michigan -- different county and different year.

Below is her obituary as it appeared in The Painesville Telegraph, Friday, 25 Mar. 1932, Col. 1, pg. 1
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Mrs.Julia Isabel Tavener widow of a Civil War veteran and a member of the Women't Relief Corps, died at her home at 167 Richmond street at 7 a.m. today at the age 87. Born in Ypsilanti, Michi., in 1845,Mrs. Tavener was at one time a school teacher. For 22 years she had lived in Painesville, where she was affiliated with the First Methodist
episcopal Church.

Born Julia I. Hawkins she was married in Michigan in 1867. She was known to a wide circle of friends as Mrs. Belle Tavener.

Survivors include
four daughters,
Mrs. Katie Ramsey of Willowick,
Mrs. Ettie Garrison of Emporia, Kas.,
Mrs. Jennie Knepper of Benton Ridge, O., and
Mrs. Ina Chapman of Perry,

and three sons,
Alva Tavener of Cottonwood Falls, Kas.,
Frank Tavener and
J.J. Tavener of Painesville.

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Since not all of William Henery & Belle (Hawkins) Tavener's childrens' graves have been found, I want to make sure I include a list all of the children, and what I know about their where abouts. This is in birth order:

1) Etta M. (Tavener) Garrison.
born 04-Apr-1868 USA, Michigan
died 27-Aug-1958 USA, Kansas, Chase County

2) Jennie Effie (Tavener) Knepper.
born 06-Mar-1870 in Eaton County, Michigan
died 02-Sep-1939 in Benton Ridge, Hancock County, Ohio

3) Glory H Tavener
born 1872 in KS

4) Alva Henry TAVENER.
born 18-Jun-1872 in Butler County, Kansas
died 05-Jun-1939 in Chase County, Kansas

5) Nellie Irene "Ina" (Tavener) Chapman.
born 20-Oct-1874 in Kansas
died 12-Dec-1963 in Madison, Lake County, Ohio

6) Jacob J. TAVENER
born Jun 1876 in KS
died 25-Jan-1950 in Lake County, Ohio
The notes say he was buried in Perry Cemetery on 27-Jan,
but no such memorial exists for him.

7) Katie E Tavener (Tavener) Ramsey.
born 1878 Kansas
died 7 Feb 1960 in Lake County, Ohio

8) Frank TAVENER
born Jun 1884 in KS
He was alive & living in Florida in Feb 1948
when his sister Katie Ramsey died and his name
was mentioned in the obituary.

9) Sarah TAVENER
born Oct 1888 in KS