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William Sidney Hawkins, ^[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 1846 - 1924

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• Suffix	^
  Nickname	Sid
  Birth	1846	NY   [6, 7, 8]
  	(Date from grave marker. Abt 1848, from 1850 and 1860 censuses.)
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1849	NY   [4]
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	He was living alone near to Hallock Bishop and Timothy Ketcham (vicinity of Fire Place Neck and South Country Roads)
  Occupation	1870  [4]
  	fisherman
  Misc	20 Oct 1903	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	attacked by a highwayman
  Misc	28 Jul 1911	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	horse Getaway died
  	"W. S. Hawkins, of Brookhaven, recently lost a favorite horse, Getaway, with a record as a speeder, and he has planned to erect a monument for it, and later to be buried alongside of the animal, where also rests a pet dog." As he was buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Bellport, he apparently was unable to fulfill his wish. The location of the horse's grave has not been found.
  Census	1920	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	He was living with his daughter, Jessie, and son-in-law, George B. Reeve. No occupation was recorded.
  Occupation	Address: real estate dealer  [10, 13]
  Reference Number	HG 39-3008  [14]
  Died	16 Jan 1924	Islip (Central Islip State Hospital), Islip, Suffolk, NY   [2, 5, 13]
  Buried	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I489	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Captain Augustus Hawkins, ^,   b. 17 Jun 1810, Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 17 Sep 1884, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Mother	Charlotte Gould, ^,   b. Abt 1816, NY ,   d. 7 Nov 1894
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ella Camerdon,   b. 1852,   d. 1921
  Married	Y  [2, 15]
  	They are said to have eventually seperated.
  Residence	1915	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [16]
  	Address: South Country road
  	The 1915 Belcher Hyde map of Brookhaven hamlet indicates a W.S. Hawkins residence on the south side of South Country a short distance west of the upper going over of Beaver Dam creek. "W.S. Hawkins" is believed to be the present "William Sidney Hawkins." While the building itself is no longer extant, it is believed to be the residence that is pictured on several photographic views of the going over of Beaver Dam Creek and South Country road, looking westerly.
  Children	1. Jessie Hawkins, ^,   b. 9 Sep 1882,   d. 23 Aug 1922   2. Eloise Hawkins, <,   b. 3 May 1883,   d. 10 Nov 1961
  Photos		South Country Road at Beaver Dam Creek .. Br06A.1-S. Looking westerly. The residence at the left was likely that of William Sidney (Sid) Hawkins.
  		South Country Road .. Br06A.1-S. Looking westerly from Beaver Dam Creek and Valentine's Corner. The 1915 Belcher Hyde map of Brookhaven hamlet indicates a W.S. Hawkins residence on the south side of South Country a short distance west of the upper going over of Beaver Dam creek. "W.S. Hawkins" is believed to be "William Sidney (Sid) Hawkins." While the building itself is no longer extant, it is believed to be the residence that is pictured on several photographic views of the going over of Beaver Dam Creek and South Country road, looking westerly.
  Documents		W. S. Hawkins House (now destroyed) .. This house, identified on the 1915 Belcher Hyde map of Brookhaven hamlet, was labeled as "W.S. Hawkins," believed to be the present William Sidney (Sid) Hawkins. This document is the Archeological Site datasheet for this site.
  Family ID	F934	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Brookhaven Boys .. at the Brook Store, Brookhaven, NY, 1898. From left, Forrest P. Reeve (store partner with Jake Valentine), William Nesbitt, Edward Ketcham, William Sweezey, Jake L. Valentine (store partner), Nathaniel Clinton Miller, Sidney Hawkins, and George Miller.
  		William Sidney (Sid) Hawkins .. cropped from a group picture of the old "Brookhaven Boys" at the Brook Store

  
  

  Documents

  Local Brookhaven Men .. gathered at Valentine's "Brook" Store

  
  

  Headstones

  #028.Hawkins — Wm Sidney Hawkins gravestone Status: Located

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 116. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 393.. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 256. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 134.. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 116. Age 2.. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 393. Date based on cemetery marker.. [S62] 1870 Census, Aged 21. Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 134.. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 211. Age 12. [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), 23 Oct 1903, p. 1. William Sidney Hawkins, a prosperous real estate dealer, living at Brookhaven, was struck on the head on Tuesday night and fell in his dooryard as he was making his way from his barn to his house with a lantern in his hand. Fortunately his cries for help brought his family at once from his house and his assailant fled. As Mr. Hawkins is known to have considerable money it is supposed the motive of the attack was robbery. He knows of no enemy. [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), July 28, 1911, page 6.. "W. S. Hawkins, of Brookhaven, recently lost a favorite horse, Getaway, with a record as a speeder, and he has planned to erect a monument for it, and later to be buried alongside of the animal, where also rests a pet dog." [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1268; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 631.. [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), 25 Jan 1924, p. 6. William Sidney Hawkins, formerly a real estate dealer in Brookhaven died at Central Islip State Hospital, aged 77 years. He had been a patient for a week. He leaves a brother, J. Nelson Hawkins of Bellport, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Benjamin of East Moriches, and Mrs. Hannah Barteau of Patchogue, and a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Tuttle, of Speonk. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 391. [S533] FindAGrave.com, Thelma Jane Dorsey entry at Woodland Cemetery. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1&GScid=767135&GRid=8932820&. [S1130] Map: Belcher Hyde, 1915.