William Hawk, Sr.
Alternate Names
William Hawk (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1799 November 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 September 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Roanoke, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1799 November 3
Mother
Christina Hawk
Father
Adam Black
Date Details
Occurred On 1799 November 3
Married
Margaret Harris
1827 October 7 (Age 27)
Baptized
1833 January (Age 33)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 46)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1848)
1848 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Allen Taylor Company (1849)
1849 July 5 – October 10 (Age 49)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Matilda Hawk (Age 8)
William Hawk, Jr. (Age 5)
Margaret Harris (Age 45)
Sarah Hawk (Age 19)
Rebecca Hannah Hawk (Age 16)
Mary Caroline Hawk (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1849 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Ann Carr
1850 (Age 50)
Re-baptized
1850 April 14 (Age 50)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 June 15 – August 30 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 August 30
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1883 September 29 (Age 83)
Media
William Hawk (1799-1883) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 39.
Mission
Biography of William Hawk (1799-1883
Biography of William Hawk (1799-1883.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Bringhurst", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (14 July 1856).
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
A trip across the plains in the year 1849: with notes of a voyage to California by way of Panama
A trip across the plains in the year 1849: with notes of a voyage to California by way of Panama. Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1983. Page 7-20.
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Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Silas Harris", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Allen Taylor's 100, first 50, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (3 September 1849).
Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Adams, William", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 32, Page 11-12.
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William Blood: his posterity and biographies of their progenitors (1962)
William Blood: his posterity and biographies of their progenitors (1962), Ivy Hooper Blood Hill.
William Blood: his posterity and biographies of their progenitors (1962), Ivy Hooper Blood Hill, Page 14-16.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 25.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 9.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.