Henry Clark Hawk1

b. 17 August 1866
FatherCongressman Robert Moffett Allison Hawk1 b. 23 Apr 1839, d. 29 Jun 1882
MotherMary Gertrude Clark1 b. 12 Feb 1841, d. 13 Nov 1917
Birth17 Aug 1866 Henry Clark Hawk was born on 17 Aug 1866 in Illinois.1 
Marriage He married Ida Grant Whitmer.2 
Cens-190011 Jun 1900 Early in their married life Henry and Ida lived in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, where Henry managed a wholesale grocery business. At the turn of the century they resided at 798 N. East St.. Henry's widowed mother and his two younger siblings (Egbert and Gertrude) lived at 805 N. East Street. Egbert worked in the grocery business with Henry.3,4 
Cens-191020 Apr 1910 By 1910 the family had relocated to Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, where Henry continued to work in the grocery distribution business.5 

Research Comment:

I have not located Henry beyond the 1910 census. His mother's 1917 obituary states that he was living in New York City. His sister Gertrude's 1938 obituary states that she is survived by brother Egbert but that she also had had a brother, Henry C. who for years had been connected with one of Bloomington's larger businesses. The same obituary states that Gertrude's nephew H.C. Hawk, Jr. and niece, Mrs. Wendell Smith, were residents of Battle Creek, Michigan. These statements suggest Henry was deceased.

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A photo taken about 1900 at a Whitmer family gathering shows Henry and Ida as well as their children Henry Clark and Lucy6
Identification of individuals in the above photo6

Family

Ida Grant Whitmer b. Jun 1865
Children
  • Robert Whitmer Hawk2 (1890 - 1892)
  • Lucy Hawk (Jun 1892 - )
  • Henry Clark Hawk (Sep 1894 - )
ChartsDescendants of William Moffett and Mary Gardner
Last Edited30 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1028] Frederick C. Pierce, Memorial of the Life and Character of Robert M.A. Hawk, p. 10.
  2. [S2394] Candace LaPrade, "31 March 2009," e-mail to D. Powell, Robert Moffett Allison Hawk. Candace's great grandmother's sister married RMA Hawk's son Henry Clark Allison.
  3. [S2395] H.C. Hawk household, 1900 U.S. cens., McLean Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Bloomington, ED 81, sheet 17B, dwelling 364, family 402, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2010. Household includes: H.C. Hawk, b. Aug. 1866, 33, married 12 yrs, b. IL/IL/IL, manager wholesale grocery; Ida W., wife, b. June 1865, 34, married 12 years, mother of 3 children, 2 are living, b. IL/PA/KY; Lucie, dau, 7, b. June 1892 MO; Clark, son, 5, b. Sept. 1894 IL; resid 798 N. East St.
  4. [S1971] Mary G. Hawk household, 1900 U.S. cens., McLean Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Bloomington, ED 71, sheet 10A (p. 288 stamped), dwelling 196, family 205, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2010. Household includes: Mary G. Hawk, 59, b. Feb. 1841, mother of 4 children, 3 are living, wid, b. IL/KY/KY, __ lady; Gertrude H., dau, 32, b. Jul 1867, b. IL/IN/IL; Egbert B., son, b. Aug. 1875, b. IL/IN/IL, bookkeeper at wholesale grocery; resid 805 N. East St.
  5. [S2396] Henry C. Hawk household, 1910 U.S. cens., Calhoun Co., Michigan, pop. sched., Battle Creek, ED 46, sheet 5A, dwelling 123, family 127, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2010. Household includes: Henry C. Hawk,
    40, marr #1, marr 22 yrs, b. IL/IL/IL, Private Sec't, Food Distry; Ida W., 41, marr #1, marr 22 yrs, mother of 3 children, 2 are living, b. IL/PA/KY; Lusey, dau, 17, b. MO; Henry C., son, 15, b. IL; E. Guy, 37, female, black, servant, b. MI.
  6. [S1376] Image courtesy Candice LaPrade.