Cornelius Hawkins

Name

Cornelius Hawkins

Given Name

Cornelius

Family Name

Hawkins

Alternate Name

Neely

Birth Date

1825

Sex

Male

Description

Cornelius Hawkins was born in approximately 1825. He was the son of Patrick Hawkins and Letty Blacklock Hawkins and the brother of Francis Hawkins, Susan Hawkins, Gabriel Hawkins, Peter Hawkins, Jackson Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Martha Hawkins, and Isaac Hawkins. He was enslaved at White Marsh when the 1838 sale was being planned. Cornelius married Elvira Ellen Scott Hawkins and was the father of Matilda Hawkins, Celia Hawkins, Alfred Hawkins, Patrick Hawkins, Tennessee Hawkins, Mary Justine Hawkins, and Austin Hawkins. He died around age 77 on April 16, 1902 in Iberville, Louisiana.

Sibling of

Susan Hawkins

Francis Hawkins

Gabriel Hawkins

Peter Hawkins

Jackson Hawkins

Elizabeth Hawkins

Place of Significance

White Marsh (Bowie, Maryland)

Same As

Cornelius Adams (1822) (WikiTree)

Bibliographic Citation

Rachel L. Swarns, "272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?," The New York Times, April 16, 2016.

Source Resource

http://onthesegrounds.georgetown.domains/omeka/api/items/2558

Source Site

http://onthesegrounds.georgetown.domains/omeka/s/otg-georgetown-test-site/page/about

Child Of

Patrick Hawkins

Letty Blacklock Hawkins

Grandchild Of

Isaac Hawkins

Nelly Winderry Blacklock