John McEldowney Hawkins

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John McEldowney Hawkins BIRTH 11 Aug 1866 Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 21 Jul 1909 (aged 42) New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Cherry Grove Cemetery Maud, Wetzel County, West Virginia,

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John McEldowney Hawkins, husband of Martha Jane Cook Hawkins and son of Samuel Davis and Hannah Waters Hawkins.

Taken from the July 29, 1909 Wetzel Republican

Fell Off Bridge

John Hawkins Drowned in Fishing Creek, Thursday Night

John Hawkins, aged 47 years employed as a blacksmith at the New Martinsville Glass works, met with accidental death Thursday night by falling off the railroad bridge into fishing Creek, at the south end of the city. Hawkins had been drinking rather freely during the day, and it is supposed to have become befuddled on the bridge and toppled over. His body was recovered Friday morning.

Hawkins lived on a farm near Maud, and leaves a wife and family. The body was prepared for burial and taken to Reader on Saturday, where the interment took place.

Children

Mary Etta Hawkins Howell* 1893–1976

Hattie May Hawkins Wright* 1894–1962

Melvin Elsworth Hawkins* 1896–1986

Clarissa Belle Hawkins Shuman Whiteman* 1897–1971

William Arthur Hawkins* 1899–1899

Lucy Margaret Hawkins* 1900–1902

Carl Roosevelt Hawkins* 1903–1905

Nellie Charlotte Hawkins Myers* 1905–1962

Forrest John Hawkins* 1907–1983

Edna Deloris Hawkins Wayne* 1908–1976