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1910 Census Records for Iron Co, MO, Arcadia Twp.

Henry Whitehead, 34 years old, born in MO, parents born PA, farmer
Melissa, wife, 24, 5 children, 4 living, born in MO, parents born MO
Katherine, daughter, 8
Vassie, daughter, 7
Freda, daughter, 5
Kay, daughter, 2

William married HAWK Melissa Ellen on 16 Feb 1901 in Iron Co, MO. Melissa (daughter of HAWK William and LONDON Martha A) was born in Jul 1885 in Iron Co, MO; died in 1922 in Iron Co, MO; was buried in Glover Baptist Church Cemetery, Iron Co, MO. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Samuel and his family are found on the 1880 census records for Arcadia, Iron County, MO. The family must have moved there in the 1860s because Samuel is listed as a disloyal citizen during the Civil War.

Samuel married ELIZABETH. was born in Aug 1846 in PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elizabeth is found on the 1900 census records living with her sons Henry, Harve, and Mont.

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1876 State Census for Iron Co, MO, Township of Union:

William Hawk, age 18-21
Martha A, age 10-18
Emily F, under 10 years

1880 census Records, Iron Co, MO, Township of Union:

William Hawk, 22 years old, born in MO, Father born MO, mother born MO, farmer
Martha A, 22, wife, born in MO, father born NC, mother born TN
Emily, 5 daughter
Bertha, 3, daughter
George B, 4 months (born Feb 1880), son
Lidda Niss, 50, keeping house, born NC, Father born TN, mother born NC

Purchased 80 acres in Wayne Co (border of Iron Co) on 4/29/1893. Was listed on 1880 census records for Iron Co and also on 1900 census records, so could not have been on the land in Wayne Co for too long.

1900 Census Record for Iron Co, Arcadia, Twp:

William Hawk, born November, 1856 in MO, parents born unknown, day laborer, out of work 1 month during year, is literate and speaks English, rents a home.
Marth A, wife, born April 1858 in MO, father born NC, mother born TN, mother of 9, 7 living, is illiterate, can speak English.
Molisy, born July 1885 MO, literate
Mittie, born Feb 1898 MO, literate
Jessie, born July 1891 MO, at school
Stella, born Feb, 1894 MO, at school.

It is not clear when William died, he was alive on the 1900 census records but not there in 1910. His widow and children moved to IL sometime shortly after the 1910 census records were taken.

William married LONDON Martha A in ABT. 1874 in Probably Iron Co, MO. Martha (daughter of LONDON James Alexander and BERRY Rutha) was born in Apr 1858 in Madison Co, MO; died on 21 Apr 1916 in Madison Co, IL; was buried on 24 Apr 1916 in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Alton, Madison Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Martha was born in April, 1858, the same month her mother died. Martha was the first and only child of James London and Rutha Berry, Rutha's father had died 4 months before his daughter. Martha can be found on the 1860 census records living with her father in Madison Co, MO, Liberty Township, Fredericktown, MO. They are family number 376, James London, 23 years old, born in NC, farmer, Martha A. London, 2 years old, born MO.

Martha can be found in the 1870 census records in Liberty Township, Madison County, MO, livng alone. Her father had remarried and started a new family and Martha was not included in that family. She is listed as 12 years old, born in MO and living with the Lwellen family who were farmers from KY. Not only is Martha without a family, she is not attending school and cannot yet read and write.

The next census record, 1876, Martha is found livng with her husband and children. Since the first child was born in 1875, the marriage most likely took place in 1874 when Martha was 16 and her husband was 18.

Martha had apparently moved with her two children, Mary Estelle and Jessie, to Wood River, IL sometime after 1910 from Iron Co, MO. She and Katarina Sonnenberg (future mother in law of Mary Estelle (Stella) who would marry John Sonnenberg in 1912, bought a family buriel plot in Alton, IL (Madison Co) sometime before her death there in 1916. She and Katarina and Jessie Hawk, as well as George Sonnenberg and his wife Annie, are all buried there. Her son, Jessie Hawk, witnessed the death certificate. Cause of death was heart failure, with general dibility a contributing factor. Attending physician was H.B. Giths from Woodriver, IL.

1910 Census Records, Iron Co, MO, Arcadia Twp (Pilot Knob)

Martha Hawk, 48 years old, born MO, widowed, 9 children, 5 alive, rents a home, cannot read or write
Jessie, son 19, laborer in factory, can read and write
Stella, daughter, 16, in school, can read and write
Bessie, 6

There is some confusion on number of children reported born by Martha. On 1900 census records she reported 9 children born and 7 living, in 1910 she reported 9 children with 5 alive, but at least one child (Bessie) was born after 1900 making total born 10 or more.

Adair Sonnenberg, daughter in law of Stella Hawk Sonnenberg, reported that she had been told that the father of Stella (William Hawk) had been shot in the back by an irate husband for some inappropriate behavior with the husband's spouse.

Notes:

Both Elijah and his younger brother Nelson bought property in Iron County while still living in Washington Co, MO., perhaps that section of Washington Co became Iron Co when it was formed in 1857. They lived next to each other for the rest of their lives, Nelson outliving Elijah by several years. They lived in a place which became known as Hawk's Lane in Iron County, and later on a school was built there which was called Hawk's school. Nelson contributed financially to the construction of the school.

1860 Census Record, Iron Co, Dent Twp., MO

Elijah Hock, 30 years old, born in MO, farmer, value of real estate $200, value of personal property $250
Mary Hock, 25 years old, born in MO, can read and write
Lucinda, 4 years old, born in MO
William, 2 years old, born in MO

1870 Census Record, Iron Co, Ironton, MO

Elijah Hawk, 41, farmer, real estate valued at $500, personal property worth $135, can vote. BLIND
Lucinda, 15, keeping house, born in MO
William, 12, born in MO
John, 7, born in MO

Apparently, the wife of Elijah has died, perhaps in childbirth with John?

1876 State Census, Dent Township, Iron Co, MO

Elijah Hawk, age over 45 years
Son John, age 18-21 years

1880 Census Record, Iron Co, Kaolin Twp, MO

Peter Pauley, 40 years old, born in FR, parents born in FRA, farmer
Lucinda Pauley, wife, 23 years old, born in MO, FA born MO, Mother born TN
James Pauley, son, 4
Frederick, son 2
Elijah Hawk, Father in Law, born in MO, father born in VA, mother born in GA

Qualified Voters in Iron County 1864-1868

A list kept by Justice of the Peace Theodore P. Russell of loyal disloyal citizens in Iron County if the wake of the Civil War

Hawk, Aleja Democrat, Dent Twp. This is clearly Elijah Hawk. Almost everyone on the list was described as a Republican or rebel sympathizer, not many Democrats were seen.

Elijah married UNKNOWN Mary in ABT. 1855 in Iron/Washington County, MO. Mary was born in 1835 in Washington Co, MO; died in BET. 1863 - 1870 in Iron Co, MO. [Group Sheet]

James married BERRY Rutha. Rutha (daughter of BERRY John and UNKNOWN Delilah) was born in 1841 in TN; died in Apr 1858 in Madison Co, IL. [Group Sheet]