Virginia A. Hawk1

b. 8 February 1857, d. 14 November 1863
FatherWilliam Henry Hawk1 b. 2 Dec 1809, d. 6 Oct 1886
MotherMargaret Edmiston Davis1 b. 20 Oct 1822, d. 8 Jan 1885
Birth8 Feb 1857 Virginia A. Hawk was born on 8 Feb 1857 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.1 
Death14 Nov 1863 Virginia died diptheria on 14 Nov 1863 at age 6.2,3,1 
Burial17 Jul 1917 She was reinterred on 17 Jul 1917 at Lanark Cemetery in Carroll County, Illinois, having been previously buried at Lanark Cemetery as were other family members.3 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited8 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S1028] Frederick C. Pierce, Memorial of the Life and Character of Robert M.A. Hawk, p. 7.
  2. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 31. Stone reported to read: Virginia A. d. 14 Nov 1857, aged 6y 9m 8d [The stone actually states that she died 14 Nov. 1863 which is consistent with the fact that she appears on the 1860 census].
  3. [S1027] Lanark Cemetery, Sexton's records. Record states Virginia A. Hawk, died of dyptheria, 14 Nov 1857, b. Lanark, reinterred from Wolfe cemetery 17 July 1917 [date of death is in error].