Notes for Elizabeth 'Eliza' Ann Stafford
Burial: Hall Cemetery
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1860 Township No. 63, Hugginsville PO, Gentry Co, Missouri 17 July 1860, p787:
#929/925 Samuel Stafford 39 m farmer $1,820/900 Oh
Emly 33 f Oh - can't read/write
Hone 16 m farmer Oh - attended school [Sloan in 1870]
Malinda 13 f Oh - attended school
John 10 m Oh - attended school
Ann 8 f Oh - attended school
Mary 6 f Mo - attended school
Jane 5/12 f Mo
George Nichos? 17 m farm laborer Ky - attended school
[John & Drucilla Hawkins on same page]
1870 Huggins Township, Albany PO, Gentry Co, Missouri 22 August 1870, p614a:
#180 Stafford Sloan 26 m w farmhand $-/125 Oh - citizen [Hone in 1860]
Josephine 26 f w keeping house Tn
#181/193 Stafford Samuel 49 m w farmer $3,500/850 Va - citizen
Emily 38 f w keeping house Oh - can't write
John 21 m w works on farm Oh - citizen
Nancy J. 10 f w school Mo - can't write
Samuel 5 m w Mo
Oto 2 m w Mo
Lykers? James E. 25 m w farmhand $-/425 Mo
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See Photos: Hawkins, James H. & Eliza Ann (Stafford) family: Missouri Belle,
Dollie, Hershel, Ernest Hawkins, Lillie May (Hawkins) & W. J. 'Willie' MacMillen
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Posted by: Melinda Hamilton Patrick Date: May 14, 2000 on Gentry Co., MO genforum:
In Stanberry, Gentry County, MO, this obit appeared for Eliza Hawkins
Stanberry Record, Obit, November 1930, page unknown:
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Ann Hawkins, who died at her home northeast of Stanberry, last Tuesday morning, were held last Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Union Baptist Church, northeast of Stanberry, conducted by the Rev. Jas. B.W. Moore.
Following the funeral service, the remains were taken to the Hall Cemetery for internment. The funeral was in charge of the Pennington Undertaking Company.
The following obituary has been furnished this office:
Eliza Ann Stafford, daughter of Samuel and Emily Stafford, was born in Gentry County, Missouri, May 25, 1852, and departed this life on November 25, 1930, at her home northeast of Stanberry, at the age of 78 years and 6 months.
She was converted at the age of 16 at the schoolhouse across the road from the Union Baptist Church, and united with the Baptist Church, later joining the Christian Church, but she always attended the Union Baptist Church.
She was married to James Hawkins on May 3, 1870, and to this union, seven children were born, three of them died in infancy. Those living are Belle Phillips and Hershel Hawkins of Los Angeles, CA; Ernest Hawkins, Hartford, Kansas, and Mrs. Green Cogdill, Stanberry.
Mr. Hawkins died on October 27, 1920. Besides the children, she leaves the following brothers and sisters, John, Sam, and Otis Stafford of Albany, Jane Stafford and Mrs. Mary A. Hawkins of Stanberry. She also leaves 22 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Hawkins suffered a fall about two years ago and her right hip was broken.
AT HAWKINS FUNERAL
Among those from a distance who attended the funeral last Wednesday of Mrs. Eliza Hawkins, were Mrs. Everett Johnson and Gaylord Hawkins of St. Joseph, Ernest, John, and Ernest Hawkins, Jr., of Hartford, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Felts of Callao, MO.
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Courtesy of Elisabeth Napper:
Gentry CO MO Cemetery Inscriptions
Naingua Chapter NSDAR Camdenton, MO 1974
US/CAN 977.8145 V229
Hall Cemetery, Huggins Twp Pg. 54
Hawkins, James H 1849-1920
Hawkins, Eliza A 1852-1930
Hawkins. John J. 1818-1861
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Missouri Archives Death Certificates On-Line
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/
Certificate #35815
Name: Mrs. Eliza Ann Hawkins
Place of Death: Huggins Twp, Gentry Co, Missouri
Female White Widow
Husband: James Hawkins dec____
Date of Birth: May 25, 1851
Age: 79 years 6 months 0 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: Missouri
Father: Samuel Stafford, born Ohio
Mother: Emily Brumfield, born unknown
Informant: Mrs. Duely Coydill, Stanberry Mo
Date of Death: Nov 25, 1930
Physician attended July 15, 1930 to Nov 20, 1930, last seen alive Nov 20, 1930
Cause of Death: Chronic Interstitical Nephritis, uraemic poisoning
Burial: Hall Cemetery, Stanberry, Mo Nov 26, 1930
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