Mary married HAWK Elijah in ABT. 1855 in Iron/Washington County, MO. Elijah (son of HAWK George and CLARK Anna) was born in 1829 in Washington Co, MO; died in BET. 1880 - 1900 in Iron Co, MO. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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:

Married by Nelson Adams, a minister of the Gospel

1900 Census Records, Greene Co, MO, Campbell Twp

Lucinda Pauley, born July, 1855 in MO, widowed
Bernard, son 15
Peter, son 12
Mary, granddaughter, 5
Anna, granddaughter, 4

It would seem likely that the two grandaughters living with Lucinda were daughters of Frederick who cannot be found on any census records.

Lucinda married PAULEY Peter on 5 Dec 1872 in Iron Co, MO. Peter was born in 1842 in Germany; died in ABT. 1899 in Iron County, MO. [Group Sheet]

Melissa married WHITEHEAD William Henry on 16 Feb 1901 in Iron Co, MO. William (son of WHITEHEAD Samuel and ELIZABETH) was born in Feb 1877 in Iron Co, Mo; died in 1940 in MO; was buried in Glover Baptist Church Cemetery, Iron Co, MO. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married by a Justice of the Peace, John S. Luthy, in his office in Iron County, MO.

Minta married STUMP James Grant on 6 Mar 1907 in Pilot Knob, Iron County, MO. James (son of STUMP Joel and CAMPE Anne) was born in 1880 in IL; died on 12 Apr 1933 in St. Clair Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jessie was the youngest child of William and Martha A Hawk (nee London). Following the death of his father between 1905 and 1910, the family moved to Madison Co, IL. It is assumed that they moved there because his older sister, Minta, had married James Grant Stump in 1907 and moved to Madison Co, IL. Jessie lived with his mother until her death in 1916, and then moved in with his sister Stella Sonnenberg. Cause of death was apoplexy (stroke). The son of Stella, Hudson B Sonnenberg (who was then 13 years old) always remembered hearing a crash in the middle of the night when Jessie had his stroke. Apparently he had reached out and fallen off the bed and taken the lamp with him, which crashed to the floor with a loud noise and awakened the whole house.

Jessie married MARRIED Never. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

For most of her life, Mary Estelle was known as Stella. She reported that she had been so small and sickley when she was born that they put her in a shoe box and filled it with cotton and placed the box by the stove to keep her warm. Stella did survive and grew to be a healthy 5' 6" tall.

Stella, her mother, brother, and younger sister Bessie moved to Madison Co, IL sometime shortly after 1910 where they are still found on the Ironton census records. Stella met and married John Sonnenberg in 1912, and her younger brother Jessie lived with them until his sudden death in 1928. Stella was known to all as a kind and generous individual who took care of her family and helped strangers in time of need.

The death of her youngest son, Jackie (Junior) in 1945 was devastating for Stella and she never seemed to quite recover from it. She attended church 2 times each Sunday, saying she was going once for Jackie and once for her. Stella died 4 years after the death of her son, from cancer which had spread throughout her entire body.

Mary married SONNENBERG John Joseph on 11 Nov 1912 in Franklin County, IL. John (son of SONNENBERG George M. and SCHMIDT Anna) was born on 21 Jan 1890 in Wakefield, KS; died in Sep 1955 in Elizabeth, NJ; was buried in St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, NJ. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the early 1950's, Bessie came east to visit her older sister Stella Sonnenberg and family. She was an admirer of the late President Franklin Roosevelt and wanted to see his home in Hyde Park, NY. The family took her there on an outing, and just as they were leaving, Bessie spotted Eleanor Roosevelt driving up to the home. Bessie ran to the car to talk to the former first lady, and as she did so, the secret service went into action to protect Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt graciously waved them away and allowed Bessie to come up to the car to converse with her. It must have been one of the more exciting moments in Bessie's life.

Bessie had several children.

Bessie married BISCHOFF Arthur in 1924 in MO/IL. Arthur was born in 1898 in MO. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James and his family are found living in San Bernadino, CA in the 1920 census records. The two oldest children were listed as born in New Mexico so the family must have lived there prior to moving to CA. James is a driller by occupation.

James married LITA in ABT. 1903 in Probably MO. was born in 1885 in Missouri; died in AFT. 1930 in Probably San Bernadino, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Peter is found in the 1910 census records living in New Mexico, Mountainair Co, Torrence Twp. He is listed as 22, single, born in MO, father born in German, mother born MO, worked as driller in wells. Peter has not been found on the 1920 or 1930 census records.

Living married SUTTON J.. [Group Sheet]

Floy married Living. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married SUMMERS Elizabeth on 23 Jun 1928 in Hartford, IL. Elizabeth was born on 20 May 1912; died on 8 Dec 1990. [Group Sheet]

Mabel married THORP James. James was born on 24 Feb 1912; died on 1 Jun 1980. [Group Sheet]

John married HUH Berhat. [Group Sheet]

Delvina married ECCLES George. [Group Sheet]

William married SCHWEND Marie in ABT. 1952. Marie was born in 3 Jun. [Group Sheet]

Laura married SEITZ John. John was born on 26 Aug 1921; died on 29 Nov 1951. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Hudson was the oldest surviving child of John and Estella Sonnenberg, born in Hartford, IL. Hudson and his future wife Adair were neighbors in IL and later met in Aruba where both their parents were working for Standard Oil. Hudson and Adair married in Aruba and had their first two children there, they left to come back to the US when it was apparent that war was imminent. Hudson was drafted to serve in WWII and was stationed for a while in Atlantic City, NJ where his wife and 3 children visited him on weekends. After an honerable discharge due to severe medical problems but with a highly satisfactory rating and a promotion to corporal, Hudson left the army in 1943. He held a few odd jobs but then was hired as a stock broker by Merril Lynch brokerage firm. He later broke away from Merril Lynch and formed his own stock brokerage firm at the Waldorf Astoria in NY. After one year he established his firm in Linden, NJ where the family was residing. Hudson died unexpectedly of a stroke shortly before his 4

Hudson often spoke of his mother's birthplace and the caves nearby where he would go to play as a child. The caves had been inhabited by the likes of Jesse James and the Dalton Boys at some time according to local lore and Hudson remained fascinated with Western lore all of his life. He was a tall and handsome man with black hair and striking blue eyes, a meticulous dresser and was well spoken. He had a great sense of humor and playfullness and his early death was a great loss to the family.

Hudson married Living (daughter of HARRIS Edwin Milton and EXTON Mary Margaret) [Group Sheet]

Maurice married LOUISE in ABT. 1938 in IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The cause of death was gas poisoning and it is unclear if the death was accidental or a suicide. It was reported in the papers that Jackie had two gas burners on at time of his death, with all windows closed. Stella reported in the newspapers that her son had been despondant and going for treatment. To this day, most family members are convinced it was an accident.

Stella had helped Jackie to purchase a home where he could rent out rooms to make an income. Jackie had just moved into the home and been there but a few days when he died. Stella had apparently come to check on him as she did every day, and found the body.

Jackie was remembered by all as a quiet and gentle soul who never hurt anyone and who was very sweet and caring. He apparently was the baby sitter for the children of his brother Hudson and his sudden death was a blow to his mother which she never quite recovered from.