Sarah J. Hawk1,2

b. 17 May 1851, d. 30 November 1853
FatherWilliam Henry Hawk2 b. 2 Dec 1809, d. 6 Oct 1886
MotherMargaret Edmiston Davis b. 20 Oct 1822, d. 8 Jan 1885
Birth17 May 1851 Sarah J. Hawk was born on 17 May 1851 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.3 
Death30 Nov 1853 Sarah died of croup on 30 Nov 1853 at age 2.1,3,4 
Burial17 Jul 1917 She was buried on 17 Jul 1917 at Lanark Cemetery in Carroll County. Sarah had been previously buried at Wolfe Cemetery, also in Carroll County.1 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited8 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 31. Stone reported to read: Sarah J. Hawk, d. 30 Nov 1856, aged 2y 6m 13d [Note: during a personal visit to Lanark Cemetery the author discovered the year of death on the stone actually reads 1853].
  2. [S1028] Frederick C. Pierce, Memorial of the Life and Character of Robert M.A. Hawk, p. 7.
  3. [S1028] Frederick C. Pierce, Memorial of the Life and Character of Robert M.A. Hawk, p. 7. This source states that Sarah was born 17 May 1851 and died 30 Nov. 1853.
  4. [S1027] Lanark Cemetery, Sexton's records. Record states Sarah J. Hawk died of croup 30 Nov. 1856, b. Lanark, reinterred from Wolfe Cemetery 17 Jul 1917.