Brief Life History of David Lawrence
When David Lawrence Hawks was born on 15 July 1872, in Lambsburg, Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Orville Hawks, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Malinda Combs, was 29. He married Violet Matilda Cox on 24 March 1892. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Carroll, Virginia, United States in 1872. He died on 4 September 1913, in Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Lambsburg, Carroll, Virginia, United States.
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- David L Hawks, "United States Census, 1900"
- David L Hawks, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- David L. Hawks, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and London):
variant of Hawk , with excrescent -s, a development very common in the Midlands.
variant of Hawkins , with partial ellipsis of the final syllable.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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