William Wallace Hawks

1857 - 1916  (58 years)

• Name	William Wallace Hawks
  Born	4 Jul 1857	Lucas County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Mar 1916	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	6 Apr 1916	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3896	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	George Henry Jucket Hawks,   b. 7 Jan 1828, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Sep 1906, Springtown, Benton County, Arkansas  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Amanda Miller Johnston Hawks,   b. 15 Mar 1830,   d. 7 Jan 1919, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F3813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Zook Hawks,   b. 27 Dec 1855, Missouri ,   d. 11 Feb 1941, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1876
  Children	+ 1. Daisy Hawks Zook,   b. Dec 1879, Cuba, Republic County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Jun 1960  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2017 08:56:19
  Family ID	F823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Hawks, William Wm. Hawks Dead William Hawks died last Tuesday afternoon after an illness of several months duration, death being caused by cancer of the liver. The end had been foreseen by his family and relatives for several weeks and everything possible was done to make his last moments as comfortable as the nature of his ailment would permit. William Wallace Hawks was born in Lucas county, Iowa, July 4, 1857 and at the time of his death was 54 years and 9 months old. Mr. Hawks moved with his parents to Republic county, Kansas, in the fall of 1870. At the age of thirteen he was converted and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church. On Oct. 9, 1876, he was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Zook. Later he and his wife united with the Society of Friends. In 1895 Mr. and Mrs. Hawks moved to Rossville and have since resided here. His kindly and genial disposition and his constant endeavor to live a Christian life early gained for him the respect and esteem od the entire community. Mr. Hawks identified himself with the Presbyterian church upon his arrival here and has always been a worker in every one of the church's various activities. Sometime before his death, he had written for a letter from his own organization to become a member of the Presbyterian church. Besides his devoted wife and daughter, he leaves an aged mother, three brothers and three sisters. At his bedside during this last hours were his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zook, of Rossville, his brother; A.J. Hawks of Gentry, Ark. and H.F. Hawks of Wymore, Neb., his sisters Mrs. W.C. McCracken of Cuba, Ks. and Mrs. W.H. Williamson of Haddam, Kansas. The funeral was held today in Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Crawford and interment made in the Rossville cemetery. Out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were: A.J. Hawks, Gentry, Ark.; H.F. Hawks, Wymore, Neb.; Mrs. W.H. Williamson, Haddam, Kan.; Mrs. Jennie McCracken, Cuba, Kan.; Peter Zook, Johnson, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wert, Topeka, Dan Taylor, Marshalltown, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. C.L. DeLay, Cuba, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Young, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Truman Payne, Grantville, Kan