James Hawkins, (twin)

BIRTH 25 May 1831 West Virginia, USA

DEATH 14 Sep 1901 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

BURIAL Fairview Cemetery Monroe County, Ohio, USA

Hawkins, James Hawkins

Source: Spirit of Democracy September 19, 1901

James Hawkins, was born near Fairmont, West Virginia, May 25, 1831, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John R. Corwin, Zanesville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 14, 1901, at the advanced age of 80 years, 3 months and 25 days.

He came from West Virginia to Ohio when he was about 16 or 18 years of age and with his father settled about 1 mile east of this place. The remainder of his life was spent in this community.

On September 16, 1840, he was married to Isabella Brown. Their children were nine in number, eight of whom are living – four sons and four daughters. There are 30 living grand children and 6 great grand children.

For some years prior to his marriage he was a member of the M.E. church. After his marriage he united with the M.P. church at Fairview, and remained in its fellowship for fifty two years or until the time of his death.

For sometime past he was in failing health, and he seemed to have a feeling or conviction or premonition that the end of his journey was not far away. When he went to visit his children and other relatives in Zanesville and before he went, he insisted that this would be his last visit.

For sixty five years Bro. Hawkins has lived among you, his neighbors, friends and relatives. That life is before you and speaks for itself more forcibly and eloquently than the preacher can speak.

Deceased was the father of Forrest Hawkins and William Hawkins of Woodsfield. Isabelle Brown Hawkins