Thomas Samuel Hawes (1874 - 1925)

Born 17 Aug 1874 in Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Stella Virginia (Wright) Hawes — married 22 Jan 1896 (to 28 Jun 1909) in Decatur County, Georgia, USA

Died 9 Mar 1925 at age 50 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Thomas Hawes is buried in Oak City Cemetery.

Biography

Thomas was born in 1874. He was the son of Augustus Hawes and Eliza Norris. His mother died a few days after giving birth to his brother, Benjamin. In 1880, he was living with his father and stepmother, Mattie Davis Hawes.^[1]

Thomas married Stella Virginia Wright on January 22, 1896, in Decatur County, Georgia.^[2] In 1900, he and Stella and their two children, Florence and Elvira, were living as boarders in the home of Stella's parents, William and Florence Wright, in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.^[3] Stella died in 1909, By 1910, Thomas was still living with Stella's father and brother in Bainbridge, and had his two daughters with him.^[4]

He married Maybelle Williams in Decatur County, Georgia on Sept 29,1910.

In 1918, Thomas registered for the WWI draft in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.^[5] His occupation was listed as a lawyer and farmer. His wife, Maybelle, was listed as his nearest relative. He was described as tall and stout with brown hair and eyes.

He passed away in 1925 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.^[6] Burial was in the Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LW-NQS : 15 July 2016), Samuel Hawes in household of Lafayette A Hawes, Newton, Baker, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 1, sheet 88B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0133; FHL microfilm 1,254,133.
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJG-V7F : 22 December 2016), T.Samuel Hawes and Stella V. Wright, 22 Jan 1896; citing Marriage, Decatur, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 249,482.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NZ-C21 : accessed 23 February 2017), Thomas S Hawes in household of William M Wright, Militia District Bainbridge town, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 30A, family 554, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,191.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK6-1YX : accessed 23 February 2017), Thomas S Hawes in household of William W Wright, Militia District 513, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 21B, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 183; FHL microfilm 1,374,196.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZH-RCD : 12 December 2014), Thomas Samuel Hawes, 1917-1918; citing Decatur County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,557,024.
6. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNC-HMH : 24 December 2014), Thomas Samuel Hawes, 09 Mar 1925, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing reference 7737, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2363052.
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 62942894 Find A Grave: Memorial #62942894