George Hawley

14 September 1824–20 July 1905 (Age 80)
DuPage Township, Will, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of George

When George Hawley was born on 14 September 1824, in DuPage Township, Will, Illinois, United States, his father, Pierce Hawley, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Mariah Schroeder, was 24. He married Ann Hadfield on 4 July 1846, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Grove Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Blue Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 20 July 1905, in Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Holden Cemetery, Madison Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Hawley
1824–1905
Ann Hadfield
1830–1886
Marriage: 4 July 1846
Martha Ann Hawley
1849–1859
George Cornamon Hawley
1852–1885
Mary L. Hawley
1853–1888
Moroni Hawley
1856–1860
Gideon Mahonri Hawley
1857–1948
Rozina Jane Hawley
1860–1949
Sarah Priscilla Hawley
1864–1942
Isaac Lorin Hawley
1865–1947
Joseph Aaron Hawley
1869–1944
Lillian Elizabeth Hawley
1871–1946
William Samuel Hawley
1873–1940

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 July 1846Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 1
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1827
    Age 3
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
    1846
    Age 22
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a lost place called Hawley in Sheffield (Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse haugr ‘hill, burial mound’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

    Sources (25)

    • George Hawley, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
    • George Hawley in entry for Joe Hawley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
    • Geo Hawley, "United States Census, 1860"

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