Hawk - Extended Family
Nora Helen Hawk
 
(Jan 6, 1862 in Champaign, IL - May 2, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA)
Daughter of David Hawk (1819-1898) and Eleanor Jones (1820-1890)
Married (1) Charles C. Rose (c1855-) abt. 1892
Married (2) James Hair (-)
Census: 1870, 1880, FamilySearch Record, Death Certificate

I have 12 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Nora's record on the Hawk surname page.
The 3 children of Nora and Charles are:
      1. Myrtle Rhoda Rose (Aug 1893 in MO - 1982 in CA)
          Married
John T. Petitt (1890-) abt. 1913 - 4 DNA matches
               1. Elmer John Petitt, Jr. (Feb 6, 1913 - Oct 16, 1981) WW2 Vet
                   Married Mary Jane Morton (1923-2013)
                        1. David John Petitt (May 21, 1945 in CA - Jul 29, 2015 in IA)
      2. Edward Lee Rose (Aug 17, 1896 in Bucklin, MO - Jan 5, 1976 in Clark, WA)
          Married
Jessie Roslynn Peterson (1906-1998) - 3 DNA matches
               1. Virginia Lee Rose (Oct 16, 1924 - Feb 2, 2016)
                   Married Eugene Leon Neuenschwander (1923-1971) on Dec 8, 1949 in Vancouver, WA

               2. Gene Lee Rose (1927 in WA - )

               3. Clyde Lee Rose (1929-2015)
                   Married Edith Dorothy (1931-) on Dec 22, 1949 in Clark, WA

               4. June Lee Rose (Jul 3, 1932 in WA - Oct 15, 2011 in OR)
                   Married (1) Ralph Emil Simonson (1928-2019) in 1949
                   Married (2) Joe H. Harkey (1934-2019) on Oct 11, 1980
      3. Virgil Stanley Wells (Sep 30, 1905/or 1909) in OK - Dec 1, 1979 in CA)
          Marriage License and Ancestry tree showing father is Charlie Rose.
          Marriage license shows "Bessey Bryan" as Mother but biological mother
          is likely Nora Hawk.
          Married
Bettye Marie Ravenscraft (1910-1996) - 5 DNA matches
               1. Gerald Stanley Wells (Nov 12, 1927 in CA - Jul 9, 2002 in CA)
                   Married Virginia Ethel Bain (1926-2002) in 1950

               2. Philip Harold Wells (Dec 30, 1930 - Feb 11, 2011) WW2 Vet
                   Married Joanne Estella Davis (1933-2012)
                       1. Judith Lynn Wells (1954-2007)
                       2. Glen Patrick Wells (Aug 26, 1961 in CA - Apr 26, 2014 in CA)

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