Living

Roger married Elcie Cricket Hawthorne before 1955. Elcie (daughter of Sion Hawthorn and Mittie Gertrude Turner) was born on 23 Nov 1922 in Texas; died on 11 Jun 2002 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary (Source: United States GenWeb Page, Jasper County, Texas)

Funeral services were held for Sion Hawthorne, 52, at the Zion Hill Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. Leonard Richardson of Buna officiating. Arrangements were by the Stringer Funeral Home, Jasper.

Mr. Hawthorne died suddenly in his home in Roganville about 7 o'clock Monday night. A native of Jasper County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hawthorne of Roganville.

Surviving are his widow, Mittie Ge. Hawthorne of Roganville; four daughters, Mrs. Alice Spillers of Sour Lake, Mrs. Olinie Beaver of Beaumont, Mrs. Zelma Morgan of Kirbyville and Elsie Hawthorne of Roganville; eight sons Edward Hawthorne, S.C. Hawthorne, Eston Hawthorne, Arthur Hawthorne and Jack Hawthorne of Roganville, Elliott Hawthorne and Harvey Hawthorne of Beaumont, Guy Hawthorne of Segarville; six sisters Mrs. Lulu West and Mrs. Ola Jone of Kirbyville, Mrs. Lizzie Hooks of Bleakwood, Mrs. Hattie Martin of Houston, Mrs. Leachie Day of Newton and Mrs. Martha Norberg of Ashland, Ore; seven brothers, F.P Hawthorne, J.C. Hawthorne, J.T. Hawthorne, Tommie Hawthorne, and Walter Hawthorne of Kirbyville, Polk Hawthorne of Roganville and Zora Hawthorne of Buna, and two grandchildren.

His headstone was inscribed "Thy Life was Beauty, Truth, Goodness, and Love."

(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 5
Enumerated 22 Jan 1920
SD 2 ED 78 Sheet 8B
152-154
Hawthorn, S Head M W 35 M Tx Ga Ga Farmer Own Farm
Hawthorn, Mittie Wf F W 28 M Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Elliott Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Guy Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Alice Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Olinie Dtr F W 3 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Harvie Son M W 1 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 5, Roganville Town
ED 121-12 SD 19 Sheet 9A Stamped 295
179-180
Hawthorn, Sioli? Head M W 43 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Hawthorn, Mittie G Wf F W 39 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Eddie Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Gen Farm
Hawthorn, Guy Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Gen Farm
Hawthorn, Alice Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Olinie Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Harvey H Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Velma (sic) L Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Edward Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Elcie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Sion C Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Hawthorn, Eston Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

Sion married Mittie Gertrude Turner on 30 Oct 1910 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. Mittie (daughter of Isaac Campbell Turner and Rebecca "Becky" Elizabeth Bean) was born on 28 Mar 1891 in Texas; died on 5 Aug 1970 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary (Source: United States Gen Web Page, Jasper County, Texas; The Orange Leader 5 August 1970)

Roganville. Funeral services for Mrs. Mittie Hawthorne, 79, of Roganville, will be tomorrow at 2 pm in Zion Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Elmos Withers, pastor of the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, will officiate. He will be assisted by Rev. Jessie Thomas, a Baptist minister.

Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Causey's Stringer Funeral Home of Kirbyville. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Hugh Beaver, Harvie Hawthorne, Ronnie Hawthorne, Douglas Hawthorne, Max Lee Hawthorne, Kerry Hawthorne, Robert Armitage and Dennis Hawthorne.

The body was moved to the Hawthorne home today at 2 pm and will remain there until tomorrow at 1 pm when it will be moved to the church. She died today about 2 am in Jasper Hospital following a long illness.

She was a native of Jasper County and had lived all her life in Jasper County. She was a member of the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church.

Survivors include 6 sons, Elliott Hawthorne of Port Neches, Guy Hawthorne of Goodrich, Edward Hawthorne and S.C. Hawthorne, both of Vidor, Eston Hawthorne of Bridge City and Arthur Jack Hawthorne of Kirbyville; 4 daughters, Mrs. Perry Spillers of Lake Jackson, Mrs. Bruce Sheffield of Kirbyville, Mrs. Edgar Morgan of Orange and Mrs. Roger Armitage of Gibson, LA; one sister Mrs. Polk Hawthorne of Roganville; 27 grandchildren; and 18 great grandchildren.

Her headstone was inscribed "Thy Life was Beauty, Truth, Goodness, and Love."

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"J.T. Hawthorne Taken by Death, Prominent Roganville Pioneer Survived by 350 Descendants"

Jasper, Texas (November 3, 1934) Joshua Timothy Hawthorne, 85, one of east Texas' most prominent pioneers, died at his home at Roganville, following a month's illness.

"Uncle Tim" as he was known to his friends, was born in Decatur, Georgia, February 2, 1849, but moved to Texas at the age of 8 years and has been a Jasper county resident ever since. This is the first death to occur in his immediate family despite the fact that he was the father of 14 children and now has approximately 350 descendants. (NOTE: this seems high, compared to the count of 96 grandchildren and 35 great-granchildren mentioned in his wife's obituary two years later. Perhaps they are including nieces in nephews in the count of 350?) He has been a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for the last 45 years.

Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Sunday at Friendship near Roganville. Elder S.D. Newton of the Primitive Baptist Church at Orange will officiate. Burial will follow there under the direction of the Stringer Undertaking company of Jasper. He is survived by his wife, Mary, eight sons, F.P, J.C., J.T., Sion and Walter of Kirbyville, Polk, Tommie, and Zora of Roganville, six daughters Mrs. H.C. West of Kirbyville, Mrs. D.A. Jones and Mrs. J.N. Martin of Roganville, Mrs. U.M. Hooks of Bleakwood, Mrs. C.S.Day of Newton and Mrs. Earl Norberg of Ashland, Oregon; 184 grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren.

(Source of Obituary United States Gen Web Page, Jasper County, Texas, courtesy of Yolanda Pepper Miller)

Name: Joshua Timothy Hawthorne
Death Date: 03 Nov 1934
Death Place: Roganville, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: w
Death Age: 85 years 7 months 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Feb 1849
Birthplace: Ga.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Hawthorne
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha Kelley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Roundship
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 04 Nov 1934
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116171
Digital Film Number: 4165889
Image Number: 2846
Reference Number: v X cn 50129
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Joshua married Mary Matilda Jones on 2 Dec 1871 in Jasper County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Sion Jones and Elizabeth Morgan) was born on 13 May 1855 in Decatur County, Georgia; died on 20 Mar 1936 in Roganville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Mrs. Mary M. Hawthorne 80 Will be Buried at 3 Today Near Home in Roganville. 14 Children Survive Pioneer Resident in East Texas"

Jasper, Texas (March 21, 1936)

Mrs. Mary Matilda Hawthorne, 80, of Roganville died at her home Friday evening following a brief illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Hawhorne was a pioneer settler of Jasper County, coming here from Decatur, Georgia with her family when a small girl. She married J.T. Hawthorne here in 1871 and survived him by about a year.

This couple were the parents of 14 children all now living. Thirteen of the children were at her bedside when death came. A daughter, Mrs. Martha Norburg, of Ashland, Oregon, failed to arrive in time.

Mrs. Hawthorne was a devoted mother and a sincere neighbor in the community where she spent her life. She was active in church work, having been a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for the past 45 years. She took an interest in civic and educational affairs.

She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Lula West of Kirbyville, Mrs. Ola Jones of Roganville, Mrs. Hattie Martin of Vidor, Mrs. Lizzie Hooks of Bleakwood, Mrs. Leachie Day of Newton, and Mrs. Norburg; eight sons, F.P., J.C., J.T., and Walter all of Kirbyville; Sion, Polk, Tommy and Zora all of Roganville, 96 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the Friendship cemetery near Roganville at 3 pm Saturday, with the Rev. S.D. Newton of Orange, the Rev. A.J. Dubois of Jasper, and the Rev. Leonard Richardson and Rev. Audrey Richardson of Buna officiating. Burial will be under the direction of the Stringer funeral home of Jasper.

(Source of Obituary, United States Gen Web Page, Jasper County, Texas courtesy of Yolanda Pepper Miller)

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Member of Woodmen of the World (Source: Tombstone).

Isaac married Rebecca "Becky" Elizabeth Bean on 18 Apr 1877 in Jasper County, Texas. Rebecca (daughter of James Bean, Sr. and Martha Sarah Garrett) was born on 12 Dec 1860 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1929 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In Kenneth Morgan's book, MORGAN'S EAST TEXAS TALES, he wrote that "Since my earliest memories, I have heard the old folks speak of "The Becky Field". (After her husband died) leaving Rebecca with five children still living at home, ranging in age from 4 to 17, and Carrol age thirty, who was crippled. With all the children pitching in, they tended the fields and raised enough produce for the family, with some left over to sell for cash money...."Aunt Becky" as she was called by friends and neighbors, ran cattle and hogs in the woods. She was a fine horsewoman, and sometimes rode with a baby on the saddle. In winter time, hogs were butchered, and the meat carried to town in the wagon, where it was peddled door to door. Becky heated big rocks ont he wood stove, wrapped them in burlap sacks, and placed them in front of the wagon to keep her feet warm on the long drive. When there was sickness or death in the community, she was always there to help in any way she could."

Her son, Albert Turner, was the informant on her death certificate.

(Medical):See attached sources.