1897-John, Samuel and Thomas Hawthorne were among the Covenanter settlers who made their homes here in the early fifties. They came in 1852; John and Thomas settled in the neighborhood of Sharon Church; and Samuel further south, near the township line. Thomas owned the farm on Iowa City Road, later owned by his brother John. He and his wife are both dead leaving no children. John's second wife was Miss Johnson, sister of Rev. Robert Johnson, of Kossuth. He now lives at Hopkinton, Iowa. Samuel had but one child living, Mary Jane who married H. H. Smith. Mr. Hawthorne died in 1895, his wife had been dead several years. Mrs. Smith was the only heir, and she and her children are the only representatives of the three families now living here. The children are Henry, Earl and Margaret, at home; two sons are dead.
1897-John, Samuel and Thomas Hawthorne were among the Covenanter settlers who made their homes here in the early fifties. They came in 1852; John and Thomas settled in the neighborhood of Sharon Church; and Samuel further south, near the township line. Thomas owned the farm on Iowa City Road, later owned by his brother John. He and his wife are both dead leaving no children. John's second wife was Miss Johnson, sister of Rev. Robert Johnson, of Kossuth. He now lives at Hopkinton, Iowa. Samuel had but one child living, Mary Jane who married H. H. Smith. Mr. Hawthorne died in 1895, his wife had been dead several years. Mrs. Smith was the only heir, and she and her children are the only representatives of the three families now living here. The children are Henry, Earl and Margaret, at home; two sons are dead.
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