Benjamin Warren Hawkins (1813 - 1895)

Born 26 Aug 1813 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary C. (Green) Hawkins — married 24 Jan 1836 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Died 7 Jan 1895 at age 81 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Major Benjamin Hawkins served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 43rd Infantry, North Carolina

Benjamin Hawkins lived in North Carolina

The Life Summary of Benjamin Warren Hawkins:

When Benjamin Warren Hawkins was born on 26 August 1813 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, his parents were Ambrose Hawkins and Martha Bagby

He married Mary C. Green on 24 January 1836, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States.^[1]

They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters:

Rebecca Jane Hawkins-1838–1884^[2]

Elizabeth Hawkins-1839–1891

James T. Hawkins-1841–1913^[3]

Mary Ann Hawkins-1844–1915

Martha Ann Hawkins-1846–1908^[4]

Louisa R. Hawkins-1851–1929

Benjamin Davis Hawkins-1853–1921^[5]

Margaret Hawkins-1855–1891

He lived in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years.^[6][7][8]

He registered for military service in 1862 serving the Forty-third Infantry of North Carolina. A newspaper clipping of his daughter's wedding calls him 'Major.'^[9]

Benjamin was listed as widowed in the 1880 census living in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States with three (3) daughters.^[10]

He died on 7 January 1895, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in the Benjamin Warren Hawkins Family Cemetery, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Per Husband's Findagrave Memorial
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #160025406
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #117615918
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #127095546
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #127092904
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTJ-TG3 : 30 September 2021), Benjamin W Hawkins, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 11, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-11Y : 24 December 2020), Benj Hawkins, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDB-1DK : 18 February 2021), Benja W Hawkins, 1860.
9. ↑ "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK6F-L9X : 7 December 2014), Benjamin W Hawkins, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Forty-third Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 430.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXM-658 : 14 January 2022), Benj. W. Hawkins, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126892218