When George Hawkes was born on 10 October 1854, in Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, his father, Thomas V. Hawkes, was 35 and his mother, Emily Saunders, was 32. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Sara Elizabeth Blair. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1854 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 14 December 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Carter, Dakota Territory, United States 1869: Sweetwater, Wyoming Territory, United States 1890: Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English (mainly central and southeastern England): variant of Hawks .
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