Brief Life History of Joshua Melvin
When Joshua Melvin Hawkins was born on 8 September 1822, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Henry Hawkins, was 28 and his mother, Sarah 'Sally' Gilbert, was 28. He married Nancy Coffey on 20 November 1855, in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 30 November 1878, in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (23)
- J M Hawkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Melvin Hawkins in entry for Calvin Hawkins and Martha Pipes, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Joshua Hawkins in household of Sarah Hawkins, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1822–1878 Male
1833–1892 Female
Children (8)
1856–1932 Male
1858– Female
1860–1860 Female
1862–1899 Male
1863–1900 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1795–1839 Male
1795–1883 Female
Siblings (5)
1822–1878 Male
1824–1877 Male
1827–1866 Male
1830–1861 Female
1831–1918 Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 8
1846
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hawkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: habitational name, with excrescent -s, from Hawkinge (Kent). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Heafoc or Old English heafoc ‘hawk’ + the placename forming suffix -ing. This name has been assimilated to the patronymic surname in Devon from Sir John Hawkyns (1532–95), victor against the Spanish Armada (1588), who was a member of the Devon family of Hawkins, a branch of a Kentish family from the village of Hawkinge. They held land in Plymouth as long ago as 1480.
Irish: variant of Haughn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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