Brief Life History of George
When George Hawley was born on 14 September 1824, in DuPage Township, Will, Illinois, United States, his father, John 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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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"
Spouse and Children
1824–1905 Male
1830–1886 Female
Children (11)
1849–1859 Female
1852–1885 Male
1853–1888 Female
1856–1860 Male
1857–1948 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1788–1858 Male
1800–1894 Female
Siblings (10)
1823–1852 Female
1824–1905 Male
1826–1909 Male
1828–1870 Male
1829–1893 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1827
Age 3
1846
Age 22
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.
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