| William C. Hawkins,
farmer, Boles, Ark. The subject of this sketch is a native
of Indiana, born February 14, 1833, and is the son of
Raleigh and Harriet Hawkins. He passed his boyhood and
youth on a farm in Tennessee, whither his parents had
moved when he was quite small, and a few years later they
located in De Kalb County, Ala. There William C. remained
until he was twenty-three years of age, when he left home
and went to Mississippi. He there purchased a tract of
land and remained on the same for about three years. In
1860 he came to Arkansas, settled in this county, and
bought 160 acres of land, which he improved for two years.
He then enlisted and entered the Federal Army, Second
Kansas Cavalry, was stationed at Van Buren, where he remained
until transferred to Little Rock. At the close of the
war he returned to his farm, but soon after sold [p.408]
the place and bought his present property, which then
consisted of 200 acres of land. To this he has added 220
acres and now has one of the finest farms in this township,
about 200 acres being under cultivation. His principal
crops are corn and cotton. He has this year seventy-five
acres in cotton, which are yielding three-fourths of a
bale to the acre, and seventy acres in corn, with a yield
of sixty-five bushels to the acre. Everything about his
place indicates a thrifty and progressive owner. Mr. Hawkins
was married in 1854 to Miss Sarah M. Blanchard of Alabama,
and they had two children, both sons. Mrs. Hawkins died
about six years after her marriage. One of the sons died
in youth, and the other, A. D. Hawkins, is married and
resides near his father. In 1867 Mr. Hawkins was united
in marriage to Mrs. Martha Scott, daughter of M. Scott,
of Texas. They have four living children?three sons and
a daughter: William C. (married to Miss Elizabeth Duly
and resides in this township), George B., Raleigh and
Kansas M. The last three named are at home with their
parents. Mrs. Hawkins is a worthy member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and a lady of culture and refinement.
Mr. Hawkins is a stanch Republican in his political views,
and is a member of Landmark Lodge No. 464, A. F. &
A. M. |
