Albert Alva Hawkins
1873 - 1941 (67 years)
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Name Albert Alva Hawkins Born 11 Sep 1873 Linn County, Missouri 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Occupation farmer [4] Census 1910 Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Census 1920 Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Census 1930 New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Census 1940 Jefferson Township, Linn County, Missouri Died 4 Apr 1941 Jefferson Township, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2, 4, 5] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1941/1941_00015080.PDF
Buried 6 Apr 1941 Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri [1, 5] Person ID I2230 Hedges Last Modified 19 Nov 2023
Father William Morton Hawkins, b. 17 Sep 1838, Fleming County, Kentucky , d. 4 Jul 1918, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri (Age 79 years) Mother Minerva Cassity, b. 13 Mar 1847, Bath County, Kentucky , d. 24 Oct 1924, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri (Age 77 years) Married 2 Mar 1865 Linn County, Missouri [1, 5] Family ID F993 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Matilda Newton, b. 6 Mar 1874, Center, Morgan County, Ohio , d. 5 Mar 1923, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 48 years) Married 26 May 1895 [1] Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 Family ID F994 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Missouri death certificate
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Born - 11 Sep 1873 - Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1910 - Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Census - 1920 - Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri 
Census - 1930 - New Boston, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1940 - Jefferson Township, Linn County, Missouri Died - 4 Apr 1941 - Jefferson Township, Linn County, Missouri 
Buried - 6 Apr 1941 - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Hawkins Albert Alva, Mary Matilda Newton 
Hawkins Albert Alva, Mary Matilda Newton - back of stone
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Notes - Albert Hawkins, farmer residing about two and one-half miles west of Brookfield on the old Laclede highway, took his own life about 7 o’clock Saturday morning by shooting himself through the head with a shotgun as he sat in his home.
Hawkins, who was past 70 years of age, was said to have been despondent in recent months over bad health.
Rev. M.W. Nilsson, of the Christian Church, conducted services for the departed, at the Methodist Church in Purdin, Sunday afternoon at two o’clock.
The Brookfield Argus and the Linn County Farmer, Brookfield, Missouri. Monday, 7 April 1941, page 1.
[5, 6] - A large crowd attended the funeral of Mr. Albert Hawkins at the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. at Purdin, Sunday.
The Browning Leader-Records, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 10 April 1941.
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- Albert Hawkins, farmer residing about two and one-half miles west of Brookfield on the old Laclede highway, took his own life about 7 o’clock Saturday morning by shooting himself through the head with a shotgun as he sat in his home.
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