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Note: From the family records of Mary Esther Hawkins provided by Paul W. Hawkins. Grover Cleveland Hawkins was born Aug 28, 1884 and is most likely to be the son of Similda, according to Anita Simmons' letter dated 31 Aug 2000 and Suzanne Hawkins Burke's letter dated 2 Sept 2000 and Dan J. Todd, descendant of Grover's sister, Sabra Joan Hawkins. David A. Jones states that: "his grandpa was Fred Hawkins, b. 1886, had brothers Frank, Henry, Grover, and Talmadge". He says: "Fred, Frank, and Henry's mother was Luelda Temple, b. 1862, and father was James K. "Polk" Hawkins. Talmadge and Grover's mother was Sarah M. Craycraft, b. Mar 14, 1856. She was 40 and James was 42 when Talmadge was born. He was the 9th child of Sarah's. I think Grover was the other womans son by mistake."
Ancestry.com - Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920 Name: Grover C Hawkins Spouse: Bessie P Wright Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1906 Birth Date: - - 1884 Book: 11 Original Source Page: 346
He married Bessie Pearl Wright (b. Oct 28, 1880, d. Dec 1970) on Oct 11, 1906. They had six children: Ruth, Mary Esther, Grover Forest?, Helen, William Paul, and Robert Leroy Hawkins. Grover Cleveland Hawkins lived mostly in Bloomington, IN. Grover, age 45, and his daughter, Ruth, age 16, were killed in a car / interurban train car accident in Indianapolis (at a double crossing at Eagle creek and Maywood) on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov 27th, 1924, on their way to thanksgiving dinner at Bessie's mother house (4950 E. 16th St.). The other members of his family were also seriously injured in the accident. Grover and his daughter are buried at the Bartlettsville Methodist Church Cemetery in Lawrence County. (Source: Anita Simmons and Dan J. Todd.)
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