Lealand Morgan Hawkes

Brief Life History of Lealand Morgan

When Lealand Morgan Hawkes was born on 17 January 1895, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Charles Hawkes, was 37 and his mother, Mary Morgan, was 23. He married Anna Alwine Maria Sorgatz on 9 September 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 13 May 1987, in Seal Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lealand Morgan Hawkes
1895–1987
Anna Alwine Maria Sorgatz
1890–1981
Marriage: 9 September 1917
Lealand Morgan Hawkes Jr.
1919–1919
Alvine Hawkes
1920–1920

Sources (39)

  • Leland Morgan Hawkes, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • L M Hawkes, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Leland Morgan Hawkes, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · The Logan Temple Barn

The Logan Temple Barn was built on the edge of the Logan temple property to house the animals belonging to the builders of the temple. It was one of only two stone barns built in Cache Valley. These barns became obsolete during the rise of the automobile era. The building and the land it was on was sold in 1919 and became an automobile repair shop. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985, and is still standing today.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

English (mainly central and southeastern England): variant of Hawks .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Leland Morgan Hawkes encounter with Timothy Swanson

I met Leland shortly after my fathers passing in 1981 In Westminster, California shopping mall. The mall was busy and I heard a voice saying, 'Idaho' which was a t-shirt my 11 year old son was wearing …

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