Hawk - Extended Family
Jacob Hawk, Sr.
(Oct 5, 1764 in Pocahantas, VA - Mar 3, 1849 in McArthur, OH)

Son of Johannes Hawk and Christina
Married Sarah Bumgardner (1766-1853) in 1786

Jacob's 1832 Will which was probated in Athens County, Ohio following his death, along with early county biological records confirm that Jacob and Sarah had a family of 15 children consisting of 11 sons and 4 daughters.  Five of the Hawk brothers married five sisters from the local Swisher (Switzer) family.  Youngest son David Hawk inherited the home estate and cared for his elderly parents until their deaths.

I have 39 DNA matches from this family
Note: there is a large discrepency for the available birth and death dates of their children.
Once I determine the correct dates, I will change the birth orders.
Click here to go to Jacob's record on the Hawk surname page.
Click on a child below for quick navigation to all of Jacob's 15 children.
The 15 children of Jacob and Sarah are:
John (1787-1865) Rebecca (1789-1859) Isaac (1790-1870) Abraham (1792-1869)
Jacob (1794-1872) William (1796-1856) Reuben (1798-1892) Samuel (1798-1881)
Christina (1800-1878) Henry (1801-1877) Sarah (1803-1840) James (1804-1870)
Agnes Nancy (1806-1873) Elijah (1808-1895) David (1811-1894)  

      1.
John Hawk (Nov 21, 1787 in WV - Oct 4, 1865 in OH)
          Married Rebecca M. Switzer (1789-1856) -
2 DNA matches
               1.
Christena Hawk (1811-1896)
                   Married Thomas Curry (1809-1849) in 1833 - 8 children
               2.
Jacob Hawk (Dec 26, 1812 - Jan 21, 1863)
                   Married Martha Loving (1811-1874) - 7 children
               3.
John Switzer Hawk (Jun 30, 1814 in OH - Nov 9, 1885 in OH)
                   Married Malinda Dowd (1821-1856)
                        1.
Lafayette Hawk (Aug 24, 1843 in OH - Jul 30, 1931 in OH) Bio
                            Census: 1850 (Listing Michael/Margaret as parents)
                            Married Janet Mayhug (1845-1932)
                                 1.
Eva L. Hawk (Apr 20, 1871 in OH - Mar 2, 1954 in OH)
                                    Married Thomas Jefferson Wert (1856-1914)
                                          1.
Nellie Belle Wert (Nov 13, 1891 in OH - Dec 20, 1989 in PA
                                              Married Harry McLucas (1888-1958)
                                                    1.
Rachel McLucas (1920-2012)

               4.
Susannah Hawk (Aug 4, 1818 in OH - Jul 23, 1907 in IA)
                   Married Samuel Stoner (1841-1932) - 5 children
               5.
Valentine Switzer Hawk (Feb 10, 1822 - Dec 30, 1837) age 15
      2. Rebecca Hawk (Apr 5, 1789 - Mar 25, 1859 in OH)
          Married (1) Stephen Burr (1773-1810)
          Married (2) Thomas Johnson (1777-1836)
      3. Isaac Hawk (Dec 26, 1790 in VA - Feb 18, 1870 in OH)
          Married Sarah Switzer (1796-1849) on Dec 12, 1816 in OH - 2 DNA matches
               1. Rebecca Hawk (1819 in OH - 1900 in OH)
                   Married Robert Smith (1814-1861)
                        1. Sarah Smith (Jul 3, 1853 in OH - Sep 28, 1917 in OH)
                        2. Willliam M. Smith (Mar 26, 1856 in OH - Apr 4, 1937 in OH)
                            Married Rebecca Willetta Kaler (1855-1936)
                                 1. Samuel Robert Smith (1883 in OH - Aug 20, 1927 in OH)
                                     Married Nancy Edna Steele (1888-1974)
                                           1. Robert Virgil Smith (Feb 9, 1910 in OH - Aug 18, 1983 in OH)
                                               Married Sybil Gertrude Logan (1915-1971)
      4. Abraham Hawk (Sep 17, 1792 - Apr 5, 1869 in OH)
          Married Diana Taylor (1796-1841) on Mar 23, 1841 in VA
      5. Jacob Hawk, Jr. (1794 in WV - Jan 14, 1872 in OH)
          Married Ann Switzer (1791-1870)
      6. William Hawk (Mar 21, 1796 in WV - Jan 26, 1856 in IA)
          Married Leah F. Switzer (c1795-1840)

              
1. James "Cornelius" Hawk (Feb 4, 1834 in OH - Feb 8, 1895 in NJ)
                   Census: 1850, 1860, 1880
                   Married Rebecca Elizabeth Miller (1847-1934)
                        1.
Edward Everett Hawk (Oct 15, 1875 in IL - Apr 9, 1933 in OH) - 5 DNA matches
                            Married Margaret L. Blais (-)
                                 1.
Donald Edward Hawk (Mar 14, 1913 - May 3, 1982)
                                     Married Bessie L. (1914-2007)
                                 2.
Margaret Blais Hawk (Feb 14, 1917 - Apr 17, 2000)
                                     Married Walter Martin (1903-1973)
                                 3.
Charles Francis Hawk (Apr 10, 1919 in IA - Jul 6, 1993 in ID)
                        2.
Susie May Hawk (Apr 22, 1879 in IL - Jun 2, 1937) - 2 DNA matches
                            Married Walter Robert Patterson (1879-1943)
                                 1.
Lula "Fay" Patterson (1905-1996)
                                 2.
Hazel "Irene" Patterson (1909-)
                                 3.
James Edward Patterson (1910-1990)
                                 4.
Walter Robert Patterson, Jr. (May 7, 1916 in WA - Jan 28, 1988 in MO) WW2 Vet
                                     Married Wanda Belle Wickline (1916-2001) in 1936
                        3.
Ann Lulu Hawk (Apr 12, 1881 in IL - Aug 15, 1968 in CA)
                            Married Jon Alden Leo (1884-1967) in 1905
               2.
Leah F. Hawk (Jan 2, 1836 in OH - Dec 7, 1898 in IA) - 1 DNA match
      7. Reuben Gray Hawk (Mar 23, 1798 in VA - Jan 21, 1892 in OH)
          Census: 1850
          Married Nancy Parish Arthur (1810-1880) in 1828

              
1. Olive "Vina" Hawk (Nov 7, 1833 in OH - Jan 29, 1871 in OH)
                   Census: 1850 (showing parents), 1860
                   Married James William Miller (1830-1905) on Aug 29, 1854 in OH
                        1.
Reuben Carry Miller (Jul 26, 1855 in OH - Jul 3, 1936 in OH) - 4 DNA matches
                            Census: 1860 (showing parents)
                            Married Margaret Ella Minor (1855-1898)
                                 1.
Estella Maud Miller (May 30, 1881 in OH - Feb 5, 1960 in OH)
                                     Married Asa Oscar Rupe (1875-1956)
                                          1.
Reva Reah Rupe (1903 in OH - 1974 in OH)
                                              Married Levi Wilbert Reynolds (1901-1953)
                                                   1.
Helen Elizabeth Reynolds (May 8, 1930 in OH - Sep 11, 1999 in OH)
                                                       Married George Ferrell (1925-2007)
                       2.
Nancy Willneta Miller (1858-1947)
                       3.
Carlos B. Miller (1861-1942)
                       4.
Mary Addie Miller (Jun 20, 1866 in OH - Sep 24, 1950 in OH) - 2 DNA matches
                           Married John R. Jones (1861-1944)
                                1.
Ruby Maude Jones (Jan 29, 1899 in OH - May 22, 1974 in OH)
                                    Married Clyde Nichol Stricklen (1893-1977)
                                         1.
Bernice Mae Stricklen (Apr 3, 1920 in OH - Apr 8, 2016 in OH)
                                             Married Donald Hildebrand (1918-1998)
                                                  1.
Jack Wayne Hildenbrand (Feb 6, 1945 - Abt. 1994)
                                                      Married Ruth Ann Hawkins (1946-2025) 
                     5.
Martha Dora Miller (1868-1937)
                     6.
Jessica Minnie Miller (1870-1914)
      8. Samuel Hawk (Mar 23, 1798 in VA - Jul 10, 1881 in IL)
          Married Jane Craig (1801-1883) - 8 children
      9. Christina Hawk (Jan 17, 1800 in VA - Mar 11, 1878 in OH)
          Census: 1850
          Married John F. Livingston (1797-1888) on Oct 23, 1821 in OH -
2 DNA matches
              
1. Mariah Livingston (Apr 1830 in OH - Dec 14, 1899 in OH)
                   Census: 1850 (showing parents)
                   Married Jacob Claar (1833-1908)
                       1.
Mary Arletta Claar  Apr 30, 1860 in OH - Oct 21, 1930 in OH)
                           Census: 1870 (showing parents)
                           Married William Robinson Herron (1845-1926)
                                1.
Archie Bernard Herron (Mar 27, 1895 in OH - Jun 10, 1980)
                                    Married Eva Victoria Brown (1893-1972)
                                         1.
Wayne Clarence Herron (Feb 22, 1915 in OH - Mar 21, 1957 in OH)
                                             Married arnet Louise Stuck (1920-2007)
    10. Henry Hawk (Sep 26, 1801 in WV - 1877 in OH)
          Married (1) Mary Jane Foster (1801-1836)
          Married (2) Rachel Switzer (1798-1873)
    11. Sarah Hawk (May 3, 1803 in WV- 1840 in OH)
          Married Calvin D. Morrison (1798-1865) in 1820 -
1 DNA match
              
1. Isaac Perry Morrison (Apr 5, 1826 in OH - Jul 12, 1913 in MO)
                   Census: 1850 (with wife Eliza in household of Sarah Round)
                   Married Eliza Jane Moore (1829-1910) on Nov 10, 1850 in IL
                        1.
Rebecca Morrison (Aug 17, 1868 in MO - Oct 14, 1950 in IA)
                            Married Stephen Douglas Hayes (1860-1922)
                                 1.
Myrtle "Mattie" Hayes (Jul 3, 1887 in MO - Dec 27, 1983 in NE)
                                     Married Emory Allen Ford (1881-1981) - 8 children
                                          1.
Eloise Mabel Ford (Mar 8, 1915 in NE - Jun 26, 1950 in NE)
                                              Married John Albert Johnson (1893-1963)
    12. James Hawk (Nov 4, 1804 in WV - Aft. 1870 in MO)
          Census: 1850
          Married Margaret Jane Byers (1810-1872)

              
1. Emma Hawk (Dec 21, 1833 in OH - Dec 20, 1913 in OH)
                   Census: 1850 (showing parents), 1870
                   Married John G. Wescoat  (1826-1872)
                        1.
George H. Wescott (1853 in OH - 1911)
                            Married Sarah Evelyn Hartley (1856-1911)
                                 1.
George Hartley Wescott (1887-1979)
                                 2.
Merrill E. Wescott (1890-1981)
                                 3.
Edna Blanche Wescott (1891-1985)
                        2.
Philander J. Wescoat (Nov 1855 in OH - Sep 7, 1939 in OH)
                            Married Cinthy Ellen Hayes (1863-1934)
                                 1.
Emma Hays Wescoat (1895-1975)
                                 2.
David Earl Wescoat (1902-1982)
                        3.
Orrin D. Westcoat (1857 in OH - 1938)
                            Married (1) Mary E. Eaton (1863-1904)
                            Married (2) Mary Emaline Collins (1856-1937)
                        4.
Margaret Louisa Westcoat (Sep 7, 1861 in OH - Mar 5, 1930 in OH)
                            Married William Henry Fee, Jr. (1855-1936) in 1878
                                1.
William John Fee (1879-1960)
                                2.
George C. Fee (1880-1962)
                                3.
Alta Emma Fee (1885-1948)
                                4.
Mary Ethel Fee (1890-1981)
                                5.
Frederick Henry Fee (1892-1955)

                        5.
Mary Ellen Wescoat (Jun 25, 1865 in OH - Dec 6, 1962 in OH) - 1 DNA match
                            Census: 1870, 1900
                            Married John Riley Fee (1857-1936)
                                 1.
Charley Grant Fee (Mar 9, 1881 in OH - 1954)
                                     Married Ethel Alverta Ziegler (1886-1954)
                                           1.
John Francis Fee (1904-1977)
                                           2.
Herbert Oris Fee (1905-1960)
                                           3.
Bertha Ellen Fee (1907-1997)
                                           4.
Charles Oscar Fee (1924-1977)
                                 2.
Minnie Cora Blanche Fee (Apr 7, 1882 in OH - Nov 14, 1943 in OH)
                                     Married Charles Wheeler Barnhill (1874-1964) - 6 children (tree)
                                           1.
Merle E. Barnhill (1902-1976)
                                               Married Walter G. Norris (1899-1974)
                                           2.
Ruth V. Barnhill (1910-1995)
                                               Married Orville L. May (1903-1960)
                                           3.
Murnie Barnhill (Feb 24, 1916 in OH - Feb 24, 1916 in OH) infant
                                 3.
Harley Justice Fee (May 22, 1889 in OH - Sep 21, 1973)
                                     Census: 1900, 1940
                                     Married Mary Jane Seitz (1891-1974)
                                          1.
Helen Sylvia Fee (Sep 27, 1910 in OH - Jan 22, 1999)
                                              Married John Howard Nelson (1905-)
                                          2.
Ervin Franklin Fee (Jun 26, 1913 in OH - Apr 27, 1999 in OH)
                                          3.
Marvin Gerold Fee (Aug 9, 1916 in OH - Feb 1, 1996 in OH)
                                              Married Edith K. Harper (1921-2000)
                                          4.
Omar Harley Fee (May 19, 1919 in OH - Mar 17, 1996 in OH)
                                              Married Dorothy Gertrude DePue (1924-2008)
                                          5.
Charles Edward Fee (Aug 11, 1921 in OH - Apr 25, 1997 in OH)
                                              Married Norma Irene Diehl (1922-2013)
                                          6.
Edward Eugene Fee (Jul 2, 1926 in OH - Jul 31, 1989 in OH)
                                              Married Edna Faye Sims (1934-1998) in 1952 - 3 children
                                          7.
Lois Fee (Abt. 1933-)
                                              Married Richard Lewis Harper (1931-2016)
                               4.
Gifford Riley Fee (Oct 30, 1903 in OH - Feb 23, 1990 in OH)
                                   Married Dorothy G. Hutt (1909-1986)
                                         1.
Mary Mildred Fee (May 23, 1925 - Sep 12, 1988)
                                             Married Paul Winkle (1925-2003) in 1946
                                         2.
Gifford Wayne Fee (1926-1992)   

                        6.
John Grant Westcoat (1869-1947)

                        7.
Arminda Alice Wescoat (Oct 9, 1871 in OH - Apr 5, 1923 in OH) - 6 DNA matches
                            Married George M. Fee (1865-1922)
                                 1.
Omar Edson Fee (Jan 13, 1891  in OH - Dec 2, 1974 in OH)
                                     Married Bertha Aramenta Jones (1890-1980)
                                          1.
Roy Marvin Fee (Aug 19, 1911 in OH - Nov 23, 1994 in OH)
                                              Married Thelma McKenna Sipe (1912-1999)
                                 2.
Mabel Fee (Mar 11, 1904 in OH - Jun 8, 1999 in OH)
                                     Married Charles Earnest Jones (1898-1957)
                                          1.
Purl Evelyn Jones (Sep 5, 1920 in OH - Sep 14, 2011 in MI)
                                              Married Ned Woodmansee (1917-1987)
    13. Agnes Nancy Hawk (Oct 25, 1806 in VA - May 11, 1873 in OH)
          Census: 1850
          Married Jonathan Winters (1804-1880) -
2 DNA matches
             
 1. Enos Thompson Winters (Mar 26, 1839 in OH - May 9, 1925 in OH)
                   Census: 1850 (Showing parents), 1900
                   Married Achseh Jane Hunter (1850-1929)
                        1.
Ralph Thompson Winters (Mar 26, 1883 in OH - Dec 20, 1954 in OH)
                            Census: 1900 (Showing parents)
                            Married Anita Virginia Munk (1890-1937)
                                 1.
Robert Enos Winters (Apr 22, 1923 in OH - Jul 3, 2011 in OH)
                                 2.
Betty Jean Winters (Aug 23, 1927 in OH - Jan 16, 2006 in OH)
                                     Married Richard Willison (1928-2008)
    14. Elijah Hawk (Sep 25, 1808 in VA - Jul 28, 1895 in IL)
          Census: 1850
          Married Margaret Winters (1805-1840) on Dec 26, 1830 in OH

              
1. Harriet Hawk (Dec 10, 1831 in OH - Jul 28, 1910 in IL) - 1 DNA match 
                   Census: 1850 (showing father)
                   Married (1) Theadore Morrison (1827-)
                   Married (2) William Arthurs (1923-1895)
                       1.
Charles C. Arthur (Apr 15, 1869 in OH - Apr 16, 1958 in IL)
                           Census: 1870 (showing parents)
                           Married Mettie Ann Lankford (1874-1952)
                                1.
Violet May Arthur (1895-1975)
                                    Married Howard Benjamin Austin (1886-1962)
                                        1.
Betty Ruth Austin (May 24, 1922 in IL - Feb 15, 2016)
                                            Married Dale Eugene Walker (1930-2018) in 1981 
              2.
Eliza M. Hawk (Dec 8, 1835 in OH - Nov 27, 1920 in OH) - 1 DNA match
                  Census: 1850 (showing father); 1880
                  Married Henry S. Huhn (1832-1899)
                      1.
Joseph Stanford Huhn (Nov 3, 1870 in OH - 1949)
                          Census: 1880 (showing parents)
                          Married Myrta E. Long (1880-1955)
                               1.
Carl Huhn (May 15, 1908 in OH - Nov 5, 1997 in OH)
                                   Married (1) Edna Faye Davis (-)
                                   Married (2) Gladys Kuntz (-)
                                        1.
Eddie Lee Huhn (Jan 15, 1945 in OH - May 8, 1982 in OH)
    15. David Allen Hawk (Apr 18, 1811 in OH - Sep 23, 1881 in IA)
          Census: 1850
          Married Elizabeth Loveing (1816-1892) - 8 children -
3 DNA matches
              
1, Andrew Hawk (Aug 9, 1842 in OH - Nov 3, 1921 in ID)
                   Census: 1850 (showing parents), 1900
                   Married Olive Rebecca Miller (1858-1939) in 1880
                        1.
Milan Elven Hawk (Sep 25, 1895 in KS - Dec 7, 1892 in ID) Vet
                            Census: 1900 (showing parents)
                            Married Leone Georgia Tool (1901-1975) in 1918
                                1.
Robert Elwin Hawk (Jul 11, 1924 in ID - Mar 7, 2011 in WA)
                                    Married Marion Lucille Collins (1924-)
                        2.
Alta Odessa Hawk (Oct 2, 1883 in MO - Oct 19, 1932 in ID)
                            Census: 1900 (showing parents)
                            Married Claude Ellis Barker (1883-1951)
                               1.
Nita Mae Barker (Sep 20, 1912 in KS - May 9, 2000 in ID)
                                   Married Lester Fechtel Selders (1912-2004)
                                        1.
Odessa Ann Selders (Jan 13, 1939 in ID - May 24, 2019 in ID)
                                            Married Hugh Emory Keckler (1934-2017)

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