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Joseph P Hawkins (1839 - 1929)

Joseph P Hawkins
Born in North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 89 in North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Private Joseph Hawkins served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 12, 1862
Mustered out: April 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company C, 10th North Carolina Artillery

Joseph was born Aug. 6, 1839 in North Carolina. He married Martha Jane Groves on 2 Oct 1860 in Gaston, North Carolina and they had at least three children: James, Elisha, and Frances Lula. Joseph enlisted as a Private in Company C, 10th Regiment N. C. State Troops (1st Regiment N. C. Artillery) Aug. 12, 1862 at Camp Hill, North Carolina. He was one of only 63 men remaining in the company at the end of the US Civil War. He was mustered out in April 1865 at the Appomattox Court House. Joseph died May 26, 1929 and is buried at the Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Sources

  • National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Regiment: 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company: C, Rank In: Private, Film Number: M230, roll 17
  • Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
  • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina; Series Number: M270; Roll: 53
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 July 2019), memorial page for Joseph P Hawkins (6 Aug 1839–26 May 1929), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44436316, citing Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

See Also

History & Roster of Company C, 10th North Carolina Artillery Space:Co._C%2C_10th_Artillery_Reg.%2C_1st_St._Troops%2C_N.C.%2C_CSArmy





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Rejected matches › Joseph Hawkins (abt.1835-) › Joseph B Hopkins (abt.1836-aft.1910) › Joseph E. Hawkins (1836-1908)

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