Ellen Puterbaugh1

b. 12 January 1855, d. 7 February 1930
Birth12 Jan 1855 Ellen Puterbaugh was born on 12 Jan 1855 in Carroll County, Illinois.2,3,4 
Marriage8 Mar 1877 She married Addison H. Hawk, son of William Henry Hawk and Margaret Edmiston Davis, on 8 Mar 1877 in Carroll County.1 
 In the first years of their marriage Ellen and Addison lived in the small Carroll County community of Lanark where Addison was employed as a clerk in a grain house. The 1900 census enumerated them with their 5 children in Rock Creek township. However "Lanark" had also been entered and then lined out.5,6 
Widowed12 Sep 1902  Ellen was widowed when Addison died on 12 Sep 1902. 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910  The 1910 census found Ellen living in Lanark and providing a home for her youngest daughter Maud. Also part of the household were Ellen's eldest daughter Cora, along with Cora's husband Eber Reeves and the couple's 4 year old daughter Catherine.7 
Cens-19205 Jan 1920  By 1920 Cora was also widowed and the household consisted of Ellen (64), Cora (42) and Kathryn (14).8 
Death7 Feb 1930 Ellen died of bronchitis on 7 Feb 1930 in Lanark, Illinois, at age 75.9 
Burial She was buried at Lanark Cemetery.2 

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Family

Addison H. Hawk b. 12 Apr 1853, d. 12 Sep 1902
Children
  • Cora M. Hawk6 (Dec 1877 - )
  • Robert Henry Hawk10,6 (9 Nov 1880 - 12 Jun 1953)
  • Edna Hawk6 (Sep 1885 - )
  • Forrest Hawk6 (Jul 1889 - )
  • Maud Hawk6 (Jan 1891 - )
Last Edited8 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S1051] "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900", Illinois State Archives (http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html). Record abstracted as Addison H. Hawk and Ellen L. Puterbaugh; March 8, 1877 citing Carroll Co., IL Marriage Recds Vol B: 42, license #1665.
  2. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 3. Stone reported to read: Ellen S. Hawk, 12 Jan. 1855-7 Feb. 1930, buried Lanark Cemetery, Section 1, Row 2, Lot 18 with husband Addison.
  3. [S409] The History of Carroll County, Illinois (Chicago: H.F. Kett & Co., 1878), p. 455; states she was born in Carroll County.
  4. [S1052] Addison Hawk household, 1900 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township, ED 18, sheet 1B, dwelling 19, family 19, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2008, image 2 of 16. Household includes: Addison Hawk, 47, b. Apr 1853, marr 23 yrs, b. IL, parents b. VA, farmer; Ellen, wife, 46, b. Jan. 1854, marr 23 yrs, mother of 5 children, all living, b. IL, parents b. Maryland; Cora M., dau, 22, b. Dec. 1877, teacher; Robert H., son, 19, b. Nov. 1880, farm laborer; Edna, dau, 14, b. Sept. 1885; Maud, dau, 9, b. b. Jan. 1891; Forrest, son, 10, b. Jul 1889; all children b. IL; also hired man. NOTE: Ellen's year of birth disagrees with headstone record.
  5. [S1032] Addison Hawk household, 1880 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop sched., Lanark, ED 17, page 1A (p. 536 stamped), dwelling 6, family 6, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2008, image 1 of 26. Household includes: Addison Hawk, 27, clerk in grain house, b. IL, parents b. VA; Ellen, 25, wife, b. IL, father b. Penn, mother b. IN; Cora, dau, 2, b. IL, parents b. IL.
  6. [S1052] Addison Hawk household, 1900 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township - town of Lanark [lined out], ED 18, sheet 1B, dwelling 19, family 19, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2008, image 2 of 16. Household includes: Addison Hawk, 47, b. Apr 1853, marr 23 yrs, b. IL, parents b. VA, farmer; Ellen, wife, 46, b. Jan. 1854, marr 23 yrs, mother of 5 children, all living, b. IL, parents b. Maryland; Cora M., dau, 22, b. Dec. 1877, teacher; Robert H., son, 19, b. Nov. 1880, farm laborer; Edna, dau, 14, b. Sept. 1885; Maud, dau, 9, b. b. Jan. 1891; Forrest, son, 10, b. Jul 1889; all children b. IL; also hired man.
  7. [S1053] Ellen Hawk household, 1910 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township - Lanark City, ED 8, sheet 4A (p. 77 stamped), dwelling 100, family 100, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2008, image 7 of 26. Household includes: Ellen Hawk, 55, wid, mother of 5 children, all living, b. IL, father b. PA, mother b. Maryland, own income; Maud, dau, 19, b. IL; Cora Reeves, dau, 32, marr #1, marr 8 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living, b. IL; Eber Reeves, son-in-law, 34, marr #1, marr 8 yrs, b. OH; Catherine, granddaughter, 4, b. IL.
  8. [S1954] Ellen Hawk household, 1920 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Lanark City - Rock Creek township, ED 8, sheet 5A (p. 77 stamped), dwelling 126, family 129, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2008, image 8 of 27. Household includes: Ellen Hawk, 64, wid, Cora Reeves, 42, wid; Kathryn, granddaughter, 14.
  9. [S1027] Lanark Cemetery, Sexton's records. p. 98-99. Record states that Ellen Hawk d. 7 Feb. 1930 of __ bronchitis, age 75y, 26 days. She was a resident of Lanark.
  10. [S1333] "California Death Index 1940-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Robert Henry Hawk data, downloaded May 2008.