Lola Hawkins Journal
Submitted by: Chuck Riley
I have transcribed the journals of my great aunt Lola Hawkins.
It has a lot of stuff for both Jefferson and Marion Counties.
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3 gal raw apples make 1 gal apple butter 1868 Grampa Ward came to Illinois 1898 Pa moved where he lives now April 2 (George Tate) 1903 Feb 9 Uncle Ab Tate died Oil well dug at Hawkins School. 1905 July 4 John & Bertha married. May 15 Edd Hawkins birthday % John Edwin "Edd" Hawkins 25th Birthday 1907 Oct. 10 Edd & Nett Married # Edd Hawkins & Nett Patton 1914 May 11 Arnold Tate born # brother of Lola Hawkins # son of Everett & Elsie (Hawkins) Tate Aug 18 Moved to Orley's place 1914 MARRIAGES June 20 Nina Clayborn June 21 Mabel Williams Nov 9 Ruth Hays Dec 20 Lester Williams 1915 Mar 12 Moved to farm home 1915 MARRIAGES Apr 2 Noma Woodward Apr 14 Ethel Kell Sept 26 Jonnie Myers Nov 7 Hattie Mount Nov 13 Dave Harvey 1916 MARRIAGES Apr 8 Malta Hawkins April 2 Clarence Tate May 21 Col Helfin Aug 27 Vernor Williams 1916 DEATHS May 16 Ethel Blankenship Dec 17 Jonnie Myers 1917 MARRIAGES Apr 3 Burnie Kell Apr 4 Annie Harvey Apr 14 Frank Tate 1917 DEATHS Sept 13 Billie Finn Sr. 1918 BIRTHS Aug 14 Neta Tate born # dau of Frank & Martha (Simmons) Tate # Frank is brother of Everett Tate 1918 DEATHS Oct 11 Gladys Hawkins 1919 MARRIAGES Dec 31 Ula Howard 1920 Dec 19 Lola operated on 1920 BIRTHS May 3 Hattie (Cooper) Rollinson's Baby # Ray Rollinson May 29 Hank Woodwards baby born 1920 MARRIAGES Ola Purdue Jan 1 Elton Hawkins Jan 3 Dutch Jan 7 Ruby Harvey Jan 28 Fred McMeens April 10 Eva Tate April __ Estel Hawkins April 24 1920 - DEATHS Rob Purcell (flu) Jan 24 Ella Kell (flu Jan 25 Fairl Thomas (flu) Jan 29 Sidney Harlow Mar 30 Edna's baby April 1 Mrs. Fay Hay May 29 Bud Tate July 26 Eva Tate Aug 25 Ivan Hawkins (brother of Byron) Sept 26 # son of Davie & Florence. # brother of Hulen. Russell Thomas Dec 25 1921 - MARRIAGES Sula Harvey Mar 30 Otta and Ina Sept 17 Ruby Howard Sept 17 Elsworth Tate & Fern Riley Sept 19 # son of Elmer & Rusha Tate # dau of Omer Riley. Glen Murphy & Lena Jennings Sept 24 # son of Loy & Mertie (Myers) Murphy Beatrice Whitson Dec 24 # & Gage Vaughn 1921 - DEATHS Leta Clayborn Dec 24 1922 - Jewell Tate & Ralph Donoho married Jan 1 Harry Eugene Tate (son of Mr. & Mrs. Elsworth Tate) born Jan 9 Sarah Lee died Jan 15 1923 - Lola operated on June 13 1923 - BIRTHS Russell Mount May 4 1923 - MARRIAGES Jack Wimberly & Vina Ward June 16 # son of Walter & Hattie Wimberly # dau of Jonnie & Hattie Ward Pearl March Dec 21 Thelma Moore Dec 22 1923 - DEATHS Joe Carthurres April 2 Mrs. D. Hawkind April 6 Gladys Goostree Oct __ Gladys Goostree's baby Nov 21 Walter Goostree Nov 30 1924 - Edd Harvey Resturant in Dix burnt Nov __ 1924 - MARRIAGES Bob Simmons Mar 8 Earl Hawkins Mar 22 # to Beatrice Tucker # son of Charles & Ester Hawkins Dan Kell May 24 Ralph Rollinson Nov 16 # to Eula Whitlock # dau of Charles & Eva Whitlock 1924 - DEATHS Ellen April 11 Marvin Tate Sept 9 Russell Mannon Dec 24 1925 - BIRTHS John Caldwell's baby Jan 12 Nelson Cummins baby (James Nelson) Jan 22 # & Gladys(Riley) Cummins Fred Lee's boy Jan 30 Earl Hawkins baby (Earline) Feb 4 Harry Riley June 11 # son of Carl & Nora Riley Dorris Nell Mount June 15 Glen Murphy 1st baby Dec 28 1925 - MARRIAGES Hattie Carpenter Feb 27 Nell Mooney Oct __ # & Virgil Mount George Tate 2nd time Oct 8 # & Grace Williams Pustie Hayes Oct 15 Muriel Telford Oct __ Zella Tate Nov __ Lois Whitlock Dec 25 1925 - DEATHS Mrs. I Fields April 6 Edna Tate Dec 3 Ella Riley Smart Dec 18 1926 - BIRTHS Fern Tate boy Feb 9 # Ellsworth & Roy Woodwards girl May 24 Lois Whitlock 1st baby boy Aug 3 Eula Rollinson baby Sept __ Billie Riley Sept 29 # son of Carl & Nora (Hawkins) Riley 1926 - MARRIAGES Harry Keele Feb 27 Opal Riley & Andy Webb Feb 27 # dau of James & Retha (Ward) Riley Lovell Ashworth Feb 27 Harry Keele Feb 29 1926 - DEATHS Mintie Harvey May 14 Edgar Tate Sept __ Aunt Lina Hawkins Nov __ 1926 - Little Billie Riley operated on Dec 19 brought home Jan 2, 1927 1927 - BIRTHS Earl Thomas baby Oct 25 Floyd Riley Dec 4 #son of Carl & Nora Riley 1927 - MARRIAGES Trevor Jefferies & Mabel Gage Oct 23 1927 - DEATHS Lillie Thompson Mar 14 # wife of Arthur Thompson # mother of Frank Wendell Avery McCrary Elmer Lee Oct __ Eldon Osborn Nov 20 # son of Bud & Rachel Osborn # husband of Elva (Rollinson) Osborn # father of Glen & Gleason 1928 - Narrow & Roy Osborn in their ambulance hit by train at Texico Aug 18 1928 - BIRTHS Eloise Mount born June 8 1928 - MARRIGES Charlie Clayborn Feb 1 Ruby Hawkins & Ferrill Williams July 14 # dau of Charlie & Ester (Mount) Hawkins Dorothy Riley & Jesse McBride July 21 # dau of Carl & Nora (Hawkins) Riley # son of Frank McBride Rose Tate & Wayne Davis Sept 15 # dau of Oscar Tate # son of Marsh Davis Lois Hawkins & Lee Tate Sept 15 # adopted dau of Orley & Pearl (Riley) Hawkins # son of Elmer & Rusha Tate Minnie Lee Nov 21 Ethel Hawkins & Harry Bruce Dec 1 # dau of Charlie & Ester Hawkins # son of Harry & Alice (Riley) Bruce Orville Leuty & Mabel Patton Dec __ 1928 - DEATHS Rose Ashworth May 2 Newt Hilton Sept 9 Maud Tucker Nov 12 Will Jeff Simmons Dec 7 John Donoho Dec 19 Floyd Purcell's baby Dec 27 1929 - Grace left April 17 1929 - BIRTHS Clyde Hawkins baby June 1 Zella Tucker June 17 Louise Parkinson baby Sept 17 1929 - MARRIAGES Lillian Dykes Nov 28 John Hill Dec __ 1929 - DEATHS Joel Simmons Jan 10 Joe Purdue Jan 14 Aunt Lue Hawkins Jan 16 Aunt Sis Williams April 25 Zella Tucker June 25 Mrs. Phillips July 16 Sophia Burge July 17 Howell Taylor Aug 7 Mrs. Boggs Oct 17 Bob Myers Oct 29 1930 - Baptised on Oct 26. Ara Howard Mary Gertrude Kell Dean Dalton Charles Earl Riley # son of Omer & Edna (Beasly) Riley Lovell Mount Billie Purdue Dean Purdue Fred and Garland Ward # sons of Arthur & Mela (Hawkins) Ward 1930 - BIRTHS Lois Tate baby (Maxie) Feb 16 # Lois adopted dau of Orley & Pearl (Riley) Hawkins Ray Riley baby (Patty) Feb 24 Carl Jolly baby Feb 22 Gus Whitson baby Feb 22 Betty Jane Riley born Aug 24 # dau of Carl & Nora Riley Barbara Beth Lutchinger Sept 18 # dau of Ray & Dola 1930 - MARRIAGES Josie Boggs Feb 5 Ollie Finn Valentine week Ella Helfin Feb 27 Vanetta Whitlock & Cliffard Harsh Mar 6 # dau of Art & Lola (Hawkins) Whitlock Cora Ward & Lawrance Dobbs June 21 # dau of Jonnie & Hattie Ward Alice Brasil June 28 Rockie Barker July 11 Neta Williams Sept 6 Aunt Tavie Sept 20 Ruby Palmer Oct 9 Glen Price Oct 11 # son of Bill Price # brother of Mabel Riley Sarah Tucker Nov 1 Lethal Bruce Nov 8 # dau of Lydia (Hawkins) Bruce Thelma Harvey & Pete Kunass Nov 30 # brother of Jesse Kunass Annie Tate & Dale Mooney Dec 20 # dau of Elmer & Rusha (Myers) Tate # son of Edd Mooney 1930 - DEATHS Uncle Bud Osborn died Jan 8 # brother of Jane Hawkins Uncle Alex Tate died Jan 21 Hat Wimberley died Jan 18 # wife of Walter # mother of Jack Mrs. Thompson died Feb 1 Earl Ward died Feb 16 Mr. Dalton died Feb 24 Mrs. English died June 19 Ida Rupe died June 22 Charlie Hawkins died Dec 12 # husband of Ester 1931 - Lola operated on Aug 19 1931 - BIRTHS Lillian's 1st baby Jan 16 Dorothy (Riley) McBride 2nd boy Feb 8 # Jimmie Gale # dau of Carl & Nora Riley Harvey Bruce twins March 22 # Alice & # Arlene & Darlene George Alvis baby girl June 23 1931 - MARRIAGES Lite Burge Jan 25 Loyd Burge May 2 Rena Holt Dec 10 Vedia Phillips Nov 10 Byron Tate last of Nov Aunt Rachel Osborn & John Whitson Dec 19 # mother of Eldon Osborn # father of Beatrice (Whitson) Ward Oscar Riley Dec 25 Elsie Hawkins Dec 26 # dau of Doke Hawkins Mr Blosser Dec 27 1931 - DEATHS Bill March shot himself Jan 31 Uncle Frank Hawkins April 10 1932 - Old house burned Oct 28 1932 - BIRTHS Glen Osborn girl For corrections or additions, please contact me: Sandy Bauer |