William Hawkins

1794 - 1874  (80 years)

• Name	William Hawkins  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Apr 1794	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	13 Aug 1812  [1]
  Residence	1850	Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1870	Gordon, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Residence Post Office: Calhoun
  Reference Number	3367
  Death	31 Oct 1874	Gordon, Georgia, USA
  Person ID	I3367	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Hawkins,   b. 1762, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, Colonial America d. 19 Nov 1828, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Hannah Sarah Chambers,   b. 1777   d. 15 Oct 1827, Biltmore, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1802  [4]
  Family ID	F1271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jarrett,   b. 1804, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1870 (Age > 67 years)
  Children	1. Sophronia E Hawkins,   b. 1827, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. William D Hawkins,   b. 1 Aug 1829, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Oct 1916 (Age 87 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Joseph Nathaniel Benjamin Hawkins,   b. 8 Nov 1831, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Jan 1902, Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Sarah J Hawkins,   b. 1836, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Ruth Emma Hawkins,   b. 4 Apr 1840, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Oct 1904, Monroe, Arkansas, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Lucinda C Hawkins,   b. 1840, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Nancy L Hawkins,   b. 1843, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. John Thomas Hawkins,   b. 16 Nov 1832, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Oct 1899 (Age 66 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Apr 1794 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1850 - Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia, USA Residence - Residence Post Office: Calhoun - 1870 - Gordon, Georgia, USA Death - 31 Oct 1874 - Gordon, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HAWKINS AND DOROTHY JARRETT WHO CAME TO TEXAS By Glenda Hayes (1) Originally submitted to Ancestry by member go2jimparker

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Ancestry.com, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [S59] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Gordon, Georgia; Roll: M593_153; Page: 273B; Family History Library Film: 545652. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Gordon, Georgia; Roll: M593_153; Page: 273B; Family History Library Film: 545652 [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 65; Page: 455b. 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 65; Page: 455b [S677] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 137 : 1917-1918. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 137 : 1917-1918