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Hawk Folks of Georgia Who Are Known to Be Not Connected to Our Tree


Simply put, there are basically two clusters (and perhaps a small third group) of Hawk folks in Georgia who are not in my Hawk line, that is, who are not descendants of Andrew Hawk.

  1. Harlton G. (Mike) Hawk's line, namely, the descendants of Artimissa Hawks and Lewis C. Gaddis. Mike writes that "Artimissa was born in SC and migrated to Lumpkin County in the 1850’s. She is listed in the 1860 Census with her mother, Matilda, and sisters. She is in Lumpkin County in the 1880 Census, listed as Artimissa Gaddis along with her children. Lewis Gaddis died in Lumpkin County in 1886. The 1900 Census shows Lewis Hawk living in Lumpkin County and his brothers; John W Hawks, Alonzo Hawk, Barney Hawk, and James Hunter Hawk living in Union County. At that time all of the brothers except John W dropped the S from their name, and started using Hawk. Lewis Gaddis’s legitimate sons took the Union County land they were farming in a court settlement (I assume that the union between Artimissa and Lewis Gaddis was never formalized). Lewis Hawk went from the Union/Lumpkin County area to Washington County, where he was a Share Cropper. Lewis Hawk died in Richmond Co. but is buried with Martha in Washington County. His brother John W. Hawks went to Jackson County, GA, and his Hawks descendants reside in both Jackson and Oglethorpe counties to this day." Alonzo, Barney, and James Hunter Hawk moved west, eventually settling in Oklahoma. Lewis Hawk’s son and Harlton’s Great Grandfather Fulton (aka Marion Eddy Hawk) moved into Richmond County. Attorney Victor Hawk of Augusta, founder of the Vic Hawk law firm, is a part of this cluster.

  2. There is a small cluster of Hawk in Chatham County, the Savannah area, that are not connected to my line, but I'm not sure where they fit.

  3. Descendants of the former slaves of the various Hawk plantations of Walton, Morgan, Jasper, and Randolph counties. Many of the records below are probably those of African Americans whose families took the Hawk surname upon emancipation.

My many thanks to Mike Hawk for helping to add some order to my thoughts on this page. At some point I'd like to create a page specifically dedicated to his line, because I think that would be a continuing resource for the researchers of this Andrew Hawk line. It's so easy to get confused among these lines.


Hawk Folks of Georgia Who Are Mysteries at the Moment


Some of the records below are listed because I'm so far unable to verify their race. Many of the black Hawks who live in Walton County descend from former slaves of the Hillsman, Thurman, or Seaborn farms. Likewise, many of the south Georgia black Hawks descend from the Randolph County estate of Jacob and Catharine Hawk.

Other records below are certainly connected to our lines, but I'm keeping them on this list until I can review the original documents.

From the book by Robert S. Davis, Some Records of Jasper County, Georgia

  • John Hawk, ibid Superior Court Case Files rg 179-1-1 pg 168 and 295
  • Sarah Hawk, ibid Superior Court Case Files rg 179-1-1 pg 203
  • Isaac Hawk, ibid County Court Case Files 179-3-5 pg 350
  • Peter Hawk, ibid County Court Case Files 179-3-5 pg 350
  • Henry Hawk, ibid County Court Case Files 179-3-5 pg 353
  • Sallie H. Hawk 7-10-1869 grantee from Seaborn J. Hawk grantor Deeds 179-1-6 pg 426
  • Seaborn I. Hawk amnesty oath ibid Misc. Records 179-2-10 pg 442 probably Tillman's son Seaborn "Jr."
  • Mary Hawk Court of Ordinary ibid pg 458 also a number of Ellis’s mentioned
  • Thomas H. Hawk Court of Ordinary ibid pg 458
  • Josephine Hawk Court of Ordinary ibid pg 458 possibly the 1866 postmaster?
  • James Hawk Court of Ordinary ibid pg 458

  • *Note also Andrew, Jacob, Peter, Will, Peter Hawks, Jacob Hawks noted on ibid pg 168/9
  • *Note Harriet Hawk ibid pg 339
  • *Note Harriett Hawk to Oliver H. Newton 10-3-1874 ibid pg 426

    Other records - land lottery, marriage, bible, census, school roll

  • Annie L. Hawk(s) age 60 in the 1920 census SUMTER Co., widow, mother born Ireland; daughter Mary Hawk(s), single, on the same household
  • Caty Hawk b.3.7.1797 d.10.2.1798 from Jewell Moats Lancaster book
  • Cleve Hawk in the 1920 census in HEARD Co. with children George, Clifford, Christine and Mary. He's also in the 1900 census. Still can't place him.
  • Elizabeth Hawk b. --- Lancaster book
  • Emily Catharine Hawk b. 2-10-1838 HEARD Co. - any descendants?
  • Francis Hawk (f) age 24 (born ~1836) on 1860 Morgan Co. census page 985 h/h of S. N. Brown... an unknown widow or divorcee?
  • Hampton Hawk 1837 school roll Shady Dale Academy, age 16, JASPER Co.
  • Jake Hawks spouse of Polly Smith (History of Jasper Co. p.283)
  • John Hawk b.7-1-1802 bible record JASPER Co. Jewell Moats Lancaster book
  • John Hawke m.1-15-1818 Piety Jones JASPER Co. dau of Jesse Jones of Elbert Co., by my record
  • John Hawke m. Mary Head 7/4/1830 GREENE Co.
  • John Hawke m. Fanny Evans 9/22/1828 TALIAFERRO Co.
  • John Hawk 1820 land lottery JASPER Co. to Irwin Co.
  • John Hawk 1832 land lottery GREENE Co. to Cherokee Co. lot 530
  • John Hawk 1844 PUTNAM Co. signature on Thomas Head LW&T (father in law?)
  • John Hawk 1850 census PUTNAM Co. family? Age?
  • John Hawk 1860 census JASPER Co., overseer, age 56, no family
  • Miss Josephine Hawk 1866 postmaster of Monticello post office (History of Jasper County p.356)
  • Katie Hawk m. George Wiggins 1/26/1887 TERRELL Co.
  • Mattie Hawk m. George Columbus 10/14/1900 WORTH Co.
  • Nancy Hawk 1837 school roll Shady Dale Academy, age 18, JASPER Co.
  • Paschal Hawk m. Susan Melton 8/2/1829 WALTON Co.
  • Permelia Hawk m. Thomas Bearden 10/10/1839 PUTNAM Co.
  • Polly Hawk 1843 LW&T dau of Martha Catching GREENE Co.
  • Talton Hawk m. Lizzie Hunt 1/30/1889 TERRELL Co.
  • Thomas Hawk 1824 ELBERT Co. dec'd pauper note! Elbert Co. created 1790 from Wilkes!
  • Thomas F. Hawk 1837 school roll Shady Dale Academy, age 19, JASPER Co.
  • Thomas T. Hawk m. Catherine Summerford 1-18-1843 STEWART Co.
  • Thomas Hawk b.1.7.1856 Lancaster book <- no record of 3 or 4 yr old Thomas Hawk in 1860 census, or aged up in 1870 census (Georgia)
  • Thompson Hawk 1832 land lottery JASPER Co. to Cherokee Co. lot 9
  • William H. Hawk m. Martha A. Martin 3-4-1833 JASPER Co.
  • William H. Hawk m. Elizabeth Anderson 8-19-1840 STEWART Co.
  • Williamson McDonald Hawk b.12-28-1841 HEARD Co. - any descendants?

  • *Note O. H. P. Newton 1837 school roll Shady Dale Academy, age 18, JASPER Co.

    WILKES County was formed in 1777. It was split up and some of the resultant counties include ELBERT 1790, OGLETHORPE 1793 and LINCOLN 1796. The records above for Elbert and Oglethorpe may involve Hawk/Hawks branches that stayed put and the county changed around them. (Though I doubt it, it is possible.)

    Seaborn Hawk of Jasper County wrote letters to the following people as mentioned in his farm diary:

  • 1853 J. Phillips Joel C. Phillips bro-in-law? and Hamilton H. Kaigler brother of his wife Harriett?
  • 1860 Thomas Hawk
  • 1861 Philips and Thomas Hawk
  • 1861 D. A. Ogburn and Thomas H. Hawk
  • 1862 "J. P. Croover, Dawson County (Harris side)" Could this be the Aunt Peggy Harris line, migrated from Va.?

    Added some more unknowns in my census work in June 2007.

  • Neaden Hawk, age 51, wife Berry L. 42, son Robert 16, dau Pearl 12 b.FLA, son Thomas 5 b.FLA, dau Louese 3 b.ALA, 1920 Crisp Co. GA census
  • John W. Hawk age 28, FL/GA/FL, rural mail carrier; wife Marie 24, GA/SC/GA; son John W. Jr., age 11/12, GA/FL/GA
  • Cleve Hawk, age 33, widowed, farm labor; son George 12; son Clifford 10; dau Christine 8; mother Mary, 55, widowed; 1920 Heard Co. census.
    The above family is a real mystery to me. I am certain Mary and Cleve are connected to the Heard County line, but how? Cleve must be the son of Jacob R III. In the 1900 census he is listed as Jeremiah W's nephew, and a Mary, possibly the same one here, is listed as Jerry's sister. Possibly sister-in-law?
  • 1920 Jackson County: a cluster of Hawk, including Erastus, 59; Annie E., 59, and George W., 60. I think these are the HAWKS line people. I only checked Erastus's census record: Erastus S., 51; wife Anna L., 51; dau Millie O., 26; dau Fanie H., 23; son Milard L., 21; son Virgil V., 16; son Aubrey J., 13; dau Dorris B., 11.
  • Lowndes County, Valdosta, 1920. Charles R. Hawk, 47, editor newspaper; wife Annie B., age 45; dau Charlie B, age 17, b.FLA.
  • Carry Haulk, female, age 69, single, lodger in the William Lee household, 1920, Grady County. She would have been born about 1851.

    Stricken from the search:
    From the book by Robert S. Davis, Some Records of Jasper County, Georgia

    • Anthony Hawk m. Savanah Davis 9-28-1877 JASPER Co. black
    • Genia Hawk m. George Boone 7-14-1887 ibid., pg 7, record group 179-22 black
    • Henry Hawk 1903, unbound will, ibid pg 65 rg 179-2-4 black have transcription of this will, mentions niece by marriage Fanny Hawk, niece Bell Bonner, exec Charley Bonner, Mattie Shy adopted dau.

      Knowing this Henry Hawk of Jasper County is black puts to rest some longstanding questions. He is likely one of the freedmen from Seaborn's estate.
    • H. H. Hawk from A. G. Shy note 1893 ibid Notes, Mortgages, etc. pg 466 almost certainly black

      Other records - land lottery, marriage, bible, census, school roll

    • Clark Hawk m. Virginia Hillsman 12/19/1896 DOUGHERTY Co. (near Calhoun Co.) black
    • Edna Hawk m. Rollie Johnson 11/27/1900 TROUP Co. identified as part of the James M. Hawk clan
    • H.C. Hawk m. Katie Andrews 9/11/1900 TELFAIR Co. (nowhere near any known cluster) black
    • Lilly Hawk m. William Ware 9/24/1890 TERRELL Co. black
    • Martha Hawk m. James Ross 6/20/1897 TERRELL Co. black
    • Riley Hawk m. Florida Brown 5/7/1898 WORTH Co. black
    • William A. Hawks 1930 census TROUP Co., trucker from Virginia it's HAWKS with the "S" - not our line
    • Wyatt Hawk m. Victoria Casey 1/8/1893 TERRELL Co. black

    From correspondence with Harlton G. (Mike) Hawk in October 2008:

    • Washington County, 1920. Fulton Hawk, age 23, blacksmith, bicycle shop; wife Leota, age 16, b.TX. Note, Fulton is on the 1900 census with a number more Hawk folk, who I believe are really HAWKS along with the Jackson County knot.
    • Washington County, 1920. Lewis Hawk, age 55, farmer; wife Martha, age 49; dau Bertha, age 16; son Clark, age 12.

      These two men are Mike's grandfather and greatgrandfather, respectively. Mike further explains that Lewis Hawk(s)' brother, John W. Hawks, left Washington County and resettled in Jackson County. The present-day "Hawks" of Jackson County descend from John W. Hawks. Mike, thanks for clearing up this longstanding mystery for me.

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