A pillar monument about three feet high inscribed on three sides, one for each child. At the top is the name "Hawkens." At the bottom of the east side is inscribed:
"Chdn of Wesley & H.S. Hawkens"
My camera broke as I took the shot and I had to pull the film out, resulting in the eery-looking streaks on the photo.
George was the son of Wesley and Hannah Sydney (Stephens) Hawkins, who married 1 Jan 1860, Scioto Co., OH. Sydney H. Stephens was his mother's name on her marriage record. She subsequently used her middle name of Hannah.
Information from F.A.G. contributor "frenchlady" (#47309951):
"Wesley and Hannah were living in Harrison, Scioto, Ohio in 1870. They migrated to Missouri after that census. Wesley and Hannah were married in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1860... I found a christening record from Harrison, Scioto County, Ohio which lists George C's birth as 11 Jan 1872. The name on the 1870 Harrison, Scioto County census is not Hawkins but Hockins"
1870 census, Scioto Co., OH
Wesley Hockins M 34 Ohio
Hannah Hockins F 31 Ohio
William Hockins M 9 Ohio
Mary C Hockins F 7 Ohio
James Hockins M 6 Ohio
Nancy Hockins F 8 Ohio
John Hockins M 1 Ohio
Nancy Stephens F 63 Virginia
The family was listed on the 1880 census in Missouri, after the children's deaths. The gaps they left can be seen:
1880 census, Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 199B
Wesley Hawkins, 44, farmer, b. OH OH OH
Hannah S., 40, OH NJ OH
William H., 19, OH OH OH
Mary C., 17, OH OH OH
[James would have been 15]
[George would have been 14]
John Jacob, 11, OH OH OH
Nancy E., 8, OH OH OH
[Eola would have been 6]
Patric M., 4, OH OH OH
Edward A., 1, OH OH OH
George's side of the tombstone is inscribed:
Died Aug 23 1873, aged 1 yrs 7 ms 12 ds.
I found this query on the website "Hawkins Queries" http://patp.us/cgi-bin/hawkins.html:
Charles Wesley Hawkins b.28 Feb 1836 married Hannah Sidney Stephens in Scioto Co., OH 1 Jan 1860. Wesley's sister, Caroline Hawkins married William Stephens (Hannah's brother)ca 1850 also in Scioto Co., OH). Wesley and Hannah relocated to Missouri around 1872(Franklin Co., Prairie Twp). Charles Wesley d 23 Sept 1910. Death certificate states father's name "William", POB unknown. Mildred A. Russell
"Chdn of Wesley & H.S. Hawkens"
My camera broke as I took the shot and I had to pull the film out, resulting in the eery-looking streaks on the photo.
George was the son of Wesley and Hannah Sydney (Stephens) Hawkins, who married 1 Jan 1860, Scioto Co., OH. Sydney H. Stephens was his mother's name on her marriage record. She subsequently used her middle name of Hannah.
Information from F.A.G. contributor "frenchlady" (#47309951):
"Wesley and Hannah were living in Harrison, Scioto, Ohio in 1870. They migrated to Missouri after that census. Wesley and Hannah were married in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1860... I found a christening record from Harrison, Scioto County, Ohio which lists George C's birth as 11 Jan 1872. The name on the 1870 Harrison, Scioto County census is not Hawkins but Hockins"
1870 census, Scioto Co., OH
Wesley Hockins M 34 Ohio
Hannah Hockins F 31 Ohio
William Hockins M 9 Ohio
Mary C Hockins F 7 Ohio
James Hockins M 6 Ohio
Nancy Hockins F 8 Ohio
John Hockins M 1 Ohio
Nancy Stephens F 63 Virginia
The family was listed on the 1880 census in Missouri, after the children's deaths. The gaps they left can be seen:
1880 census, Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 199B
Wesley Hawkins, 44, farmer, b. OH OH OH
Hannah S., 40, OH NJ OH
William H., 19, OH OH OH
Mary C., 17, OH OH OH
[James would have been 15]
[George would have been 14]
John Jacob, 11, OH OH OH
Nancy E., 8, OH OH OH
[Eola would have been 6]
Patric M., 4, OH OH OH
Edward A., 1, OH OH OH
George's side of the tombstone is inscribed:
Died Aug 23 1873, aged 1 yrs 7 ms 12 ds.
I found this query on the website "Hawkins Queries" http://patp.us/cgi-bin/hawkins.html:
Charles Wesley Hawkins b.28 Feb 1836 married Hannah Sidney Stephens in Scioto Co., OH 1 Jan 1860. Wesley's sister, Caroline Hawkins married William Stephens (Hannah's brother)ca 1850 also in Scioto Co., OH). Wesley and Hannah relocated to Missouri around 1872(Franklin Co., Prairie Twp). Charles Wesley d 23 Sept 1910. Death certificate states father's name "William", POB unknown. Mildred A. Russell
A pillar monument about three feet high inscribed on three sides, one for each child. At the top is the name "Hawkens." At the bottom of the east side is inscribed:
"Chdn of Wesley & H.S. Hawkens"
My camera broke as I took the shot and I had to pull the film out, resulting in the eery-looking streaks on the photo.
George was the son of Wesley and Hannah Sydney (Stephens) Hawkins, who married 1 Jan 1860, Scioto Co., OH. Sydney H. Stephens was his mother's name on her marriage record. She subsequently used her middle name of Hannah.
Information from F.A.G. contributor "frenchlady" (#47309951):
"Wesley and Hannah were living in Harrison, Scioto, Ohio in 1870. They migrated to Missouri after that census. Wesley and Hannah were married in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1860... I found a christening record from Harrison, Scioto County, Ohio which lists George C's birth as 11 Jan 1872. The name on the 1870 Harrison, Scioto County census is not Hawkins but Hockins"
1870 census, Scioto Co., OH
Wesley Hockins M 34 Ohio
Hannah Hockins F 31 Ohio
William Hockins M 9 Ohio
Mary C Hockins F 7 Ohio
James Hockins M 6 Ohio
Nancy Hockins F 8 Ohio
John Hockins M 1 Ohio
Nancy Stephens F 63 Virginia
The family was listed on the 1880 census in Missouri, after the children's deaths. The gaps they left can be seen:
1880 census, Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 199B
Wesley Hawkins, 44, farmer, b. OH OH OH
Hannah S., 40, OH NJ OH
William H., 19, OH OH OH
Mary C., 17, OH OH OH
[James would have been 15]
[George would have been 14]
John Jacob, 11, OH OH OH
Nancy E., 8, OH OH OH
[Eola would have been 6]
Patric M., 4, OH OH OH
Edward A., 1, OH OH OH
George's side of the tombstone is inscribed:
Died Aug 23 1873, aged 1 yrs 7 ms 12 ds.
I found this query on the website "Hawkins Queries" http://patp.us/cgi-bin/hawkins.html:
Charles Wesley Hawkins b.28 Feb 1836 married Hannah Sidney Stephens in Scioto Co., OH 1 Jan 1860. Wesley's sister, Caroline Hawkins married William Stephens (Hannah's brother)ca 1850 also in Scioto Co., OH). Wesley and Hannah relocated to Missouri around 1872(Franklin Co., Prairie Twp). Charles Wesley d 23 Sept 1910. Death certificate states father's name "William", POB unknown. Mildred A. Russell
"Chdn of Wesley & H.S. Hawkens"
My camera broke as I took the shot and I had to pull the film out, resulting in the eery-looking streaks on the photo.
George was the son of Wesley and Hannah Sydney (Stephens) Hawkins, who married 1 Jan 1860, Scioto Co., OH. Sydney H. Stephens was his mother's name on her marriage record. She subsequently used her middle name of Hannah.
Information from F.A.G. contributor "frenchlady" (#47309951):
"Wesley and Hannah were living in Harrison, Scioto, Ohio in 1870. They migrated to Missouri after that census. Wesley and Hannah were married in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1860... I found a christening record from Harrison, Scioto County, Ohio which lists George C's birth as 11 Jan 1872. The name on the 1870 Harrison, Scioto County census is not Hawkins but Hockins"
1870 census, Scioto Co., OH
Wesley Hockins M 34 Ohio
Hannah Hockins F 31 Ohio
William Hockins M 9 Ohio
Mary C Hockins F 7 Ohio
James Hockins M 6 Ohio
Nancy Hockins F 8 Ohio
John Hockins M 1 Ohio
Nancy Stephens F 63 Virginia
The family was listed on the 1880 census in Missouri, after the children's deaths. The gaps they left can be seen:
1880 census, Franklin Co., MO, Prairie Twp., p. 199B
Wesley Hawkins, 44, farmer, b. OH OH OH
Hannah S., 40, OH NJ OH
William H., 19, OH OH OH
Mary C., 17, OH OH OH
[James would have been 15]
[George would have been 14]
John Jacob, 11, OH OH OH
Nancy E., 8, OH OH OH
[Eola would have been 6]
Patric M., 4, OH OH OH
Edward A., 1, OH OH OH
George's side of the tombstone is inscribed:
Died Aug 23 1873, aged 1 yrs 7 ms 12 ds.
I found this query on the website "Hawkins Queries" http://patp.us/cgi-bin/hawkins.html:
Charles Wesley Hawkins b.28 Feb 1836 married Hannah Sidney Stephens in Scioto Co., OH 1 Jan 1860. Wesley's sister, Caroline Hawkins married William Stephens (Hannah's brother)ca 1850 also in Scioto Co., OH). Wesley and Hannah relocated to Missouri around 1872(Franklin Co., Prairie Twp). Charles Wesley d 23 Sept 1910. Death certificate states father's name "William", POB unknown. Mildred A. Russell
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