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Matilda Octavia (Mitchell) Hawkins (1843 - 1929)

Matilda Octavia Hawkins formerly Mitchell aka Meador
Born in Henricks Store, Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 11 Dec 1867 in Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 85 in Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Matilda was born in 1843. She is the daughter of Jabez Mitchell and Nelly Lynch. She passed away in 1929.[1]

Marriage

  • Matilda Octavia married James Paschall "Pack" Meador on 11 Dec 1867 in Bedford County, Virginia.[2]
  • Matilda appears to have married a J. B. Hawkins after Apr 1920.[1]

Residence

  • 1850 Bedford Co VA census, family 654:[3] Jabez 43 far $500; Elener 41; Ann H 22; John G 20 lab; Sarah E 19; Martha J 17; James L 15; Mary F 13; Wm G 11; Jabez S 9; Julian E 6; Matilda O 6; Va N 3; Missouri K 8 months.
  • 1860 Census: Post Office: Davis Mills, Southern Revenue District, Bedford, Virginia, United States[4]
  • 1870 Census: Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia, United States[5]
  • 1880 Census: Staunton Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States[6]
  • 1900 Census: Staunton Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States[7]
  • 1910 Census: Staunton, Bedford, Virginia, United States [8]
  • 1920 Census: [9]

Burial

Matilda Octavia was buried in the Martin-Meador Family Cemetery located in Moneta, Bedford County, Virginia[10]

Research Notes

  • J. B. Hawkins appears to be John Benton Hawkins who was a widower and lived fairly close to Matilda in the Staunton Magisterial District in 1920.[11] His first wife passed away in 1919.[12] In 1930[13] and 1940[14] Censuses, John was living in the Staunton Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States with a 3rd wife, Annie L. MNU.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-J66L : 16 August 2019), Matildia O Hawkins, 08 Mar 1929; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Bedford, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRV2-TTY : 29 January 2020), Matilda Octavia Mitchell in entry for Jas. P. Meador, 1867.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88P-BQ2 : 23 December 2020), Matilda O Mitchell in household of Jabez Mitchell, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M419-WYX : 18 February 2021), M O Mitchell in entry for Jabes Mitchell, 1860.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLN-NLD : 29 May 2021), Octavia Meadow in entry for James P Meadow, 1870.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPK-X4W : 15 January 2022), Matilda O. Meador in household of Jas. P. Meador, Staunton Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFJ-XJ9 : 10 March 2022), Matilda O Meador in entry for James G Meador, 1900.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPZ-YMM : accessed 6 April 2022), Matilda O Meadow in household of James P Meadow, Staunton, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 4A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1622; FHL microfilm 1,375,635.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFN-SZS : accessed 7 April 2022), Matilda O Meador, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #222510146 Martin-Meador Family Cemetery, Moneta, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFN-GRN : accessed 7 April 2022), John B Hawkins, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  12. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-4TZN : 16 August 2019), Nellie K Hawkins, 17 Mar 1919; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Radford, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C8PM-QW2 : accessed 7 April 2022), John B Hawkins, Staunton, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 1A, line 23, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2436; FHL microfilm 2,342,170.
  14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRY8-NYP : 4 January 2021), John B Hawkins, Staunton Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-25, sheet 5A, line 5, family 70, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4248.




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