Joseph Theodore Hawes (abt. 1849 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1849 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana

Ancestors

Died after 1880 after about age 31 in Unknown

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Biography

Joseph Theodore Hawes was born about 1849, based on the 1850 Census, in Floyd County, Indiana.

He was a cabinet maker and upholsterer. His father died in 1873 and Joseph became the primary caregiver for his disabled brother, Isaac.

Joseph's family life is confusing and needs more work. We know he had at least two daughters: Catherine born c1871, and Gertrude, born c1878. But there are at least three different women associated with Joseph, apparently with marriage records for two of them. He may have married Katie Sweeney first. She was a milliner recorded in the household of Luther Hawes in 1870. A second marriage may have been to Mary E. Smith on 6 June 1874. A third marriage, to Anna Turner, on 8 March 1877, is also reported. In the 1880 Census, Joseph was married to Anna and she may be the mother of Gertrude.

The 1880 Census is the last record found. Some have written that he left town and was never heard from again.

Sources

• 16 August 1850 Federal Census, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana; Household # 383/441, Luther Hawes, 42, grave digger, born NY; Anna F. N. Hawes, 38, born AL; Isaac J. N. Hawes, 7, born IN; Joseph T. Hawes, 1, born IN; Jason Hawes, 83, born Massachusetts; Esther Brown, 43, born NY.

• 19 June 1860 Federal Census, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana; Household # 663/663; Luther Hawes, 54, Sexton; Isaac Hawes, 17; Theodore Hawes, 11; Jane McGuire, 30, born IN.

• 15 July 1870 Federal Census, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana; Household # 234/245; Luther Hawes, 63, Sexton cemetery, born NY; Isaac Hawes, 27, cripple; Theodore Hawes, 21, cabinet maker; Eliza Gordon, 36, housekeeper; Katie Sweney, 17, milliner.

• Floyd County, Indiana Will Records, Vol A-C, p. 329 (Ancestry); Will of Luther Hawes, 16 April 1873 (written), 22 October 1873 (proved); all real and personal property to son, Joseph Theodore Hawes, "provided he procures and furnishes to my afflicted son, Isaac Joseph Hawes, a comfortable support and maintenance so long as he may live". Wit: William Hosea, James Harrison.

• 1 June 1880 Federal Census, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana; Household #12/13; Joseph T. Hawes, 30, upholsterer; Anna M. Hawes, 19, wife, keeping house; Gertrude Hawes, 1 1/2, daughter; Catherine Hawes, 9, daughter; Isaac Hawes, 39, brother, spine disability, idiotic.

• Source: S118 Type: Book Title: Edward Hawes Heirs Author: Raymond Gordon Hawes Abbreviation: Raymond Gordon Hawes Publication: 1996 Abbreviation: Edward Hawes Heirs: Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber, and some of their descendants through eleven generations Quality or Certainty of Data: 1 Master Listing Source: Y Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Record ID Number: 469 Page: 156 Quality or Certainty of Data: 1