Selah Hawkins, ^^{[1, 2]}

1838 - 1919  (81 years)

• Name	Selah Hawkins
  Suffix	^
  Born	13 Jun 1838	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Occupation	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	house carpenter
  Residence	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	in the household of his parents, Lewis and Elmira Hawkins,
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  Occupation	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	boatman
  Residence	1897	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	306 Beaver Dam Rd. (modern address, Historic Structures Survey Br23)
  Census	1900	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	In his household were his wife Alma A., and daughter Ella R., and a boarder E. Cingham? Millville (age 28, born in India, a minister who immigrated in 1880). Selah was a farmer. He was listed adjacent to his brother Henry, once removed from his brother Chauncey, and twice removed from his uncle Hermon.
  Misc	Abt Feb 1902	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	sold a lot on Mott's lane (with his wife) to John J. Gorman
  	At about the same time, John B. [Busteed] Ireland and his wife sold the Ireland farm on Beaver Dam Road to John J. Gorman. This farm, at the time, consisted of 222 acres. (See Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Side ID Br26.1-S).
  Census	1910	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	Address: Brookhaven Avenue (now known as Beaver Dam Road)
  	In his household was his wife Alma and mother Elmira Hawkins. He was a laborer, odd jobs.
  Reference Number	HG 876  [2]
  Died	9 Jul 1919	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I461	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Lewis (Louis) Hawkins, ^,   b. 1 Dec 1804, NY ,   d. 1 Oct 1887, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elmira (Almira) Hawkins, ^,   b. 15 Aug 1815, NY ,   d. 20 Feb 1912  (Age 96 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1832	Speonk, Southampton, Suffolk, NY   [1, 6, 11]
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elma (Alma) Parks, ^,   b. 12 Jan 1852, NY ,   d. 6 May 1921  (Age 69 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1875  [2, 6, 10]
  Children	1. Ella Rose Hawkins, ^,   b. 19 Jul 1877, NY ,   d. 4 Oct 1960, East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Selah Hawkins House ... built by Selah Hawkins (1838-1919), it became the residence of Ella Rose Hawkins (1877-1960), his only child on his death. This document is Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Site Fact Form Br23 for this property, including pictures.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 116. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 151. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 212. Age 21. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 212. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 132. [S42] 1880 Census. [S97] Historic Structure Survey, Br23. [S191] 1900 Census, 1900 Census Brookhaven Dist 748 Page05 Brookhaven. [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), 28 Feb 1902, p. 4. [S817] 1910 Census (Heritage), 1910 > NEW YORK > SUFFOLK > 11-DIST BROOKHAVEN; 1892; 200. At the time of this search, Ancestry.com database was missing this enumeration district. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 93.