Asa A. Hawthorn and Eve Hitt

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Husband Asa A. Hawthorn ¹

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           Born: 25 May 1812 - Louisiana
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1881 2
         Buried:  - Old Winnsboro Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Par., La

       Marriage: 15 Sep 1847 - Franklin Parish, Louisiana 3

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Wife Eve Hitt ¹

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           Born: 22 Feb 1809
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 1865
         Buried:  - Old Winnsboro Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Par., La

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         Father: Benjamin B. Hitt (1786-1850)
         Mother: Milly (      -Bef 1847)

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   Other Spouse: John P. Chambers (      -      ) - 15 Jul 1824 - Greene Co., Alabama 4 5

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Children

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1 F Abigail Caroline Hawthorn

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           Born: 13 Jul 1847 - Louisiana (Franklin Par.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 1911 6
         Buried:  - Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams Co., Ms

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2 M Asa DeCalb Hawthorn ¹

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           Born: 4 Mar 1850 - Louisiana (Franklin Par.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Apr 1856 - (Franklin Par., Louisiana) 7
         Buried:  - Old Winnsboro Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Par., La

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3 F Eve Florance Hawthorn ¹

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           Born: 15 Mar 1852 - (Franklin Par., Louisiana)
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jan 1855 - (Franklin Par., Louisiana)
         Buried:  - Old Winnsboro Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Par., La

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General Notes: Husband - Asa A. Hawthorn

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Franklin Par., Louisiana, The Western District; Aug 8
1/1
Asa A. Hawthorn 38 M La $6800 Hotel Keeper
Evey " 40 F SC
Caroline " 1 F La
DeKalb " 2/12 M La
Ellen Phillips 25 F Al
Adelia " 5 F La
DeKelb " 3 M La
Mary Chambers 15 F Al
Kesiah " 14 F Al
Robert Hawthorn 19 M La none __?__
Madison E. Cox 28 M Al none Carpenter
Abner H. Davis 29 M Al none School Teacher </pre>

They were married within the year. In the Slave Schedule Asa A. Hawthorn is the owner of 7 slaves.

<pre>1860 Franklin Par., Louisiana, p.o. Winnsborro; July 17; pg 29
198/198
Asa Hawthorn 48 MW La $19820/$2025 Farmer
Eva " 57 FW SC
Abigail C. " 12 FW La
Virga Hitt 11 FW La
Benj. A. " 9 MW La
Jno. " 6 MW La </pre>

Robt. Hawthorn (29, La, farmer, $6500/$1000) lives at 197/197. In the Slave Schedule Asa Hawthorn is the owner of 13 slaves. Virga, Benj. A., and Jno. are the children of Eva's brother John J.

<pre>1870 Franklin Par., Louisiana, p.o. Winnsboro, Ward No 4; Aug; pg 8
63/63
A. A. Hawthorn 58 MW La $2425/$1494 Farmer
Elizabeth " 49 FW Ms Keeping house
Abigail C. " 21 FW La at home
H. D. Huggins 12 MW La
Row Johnson 15 FB Ms Domestic </pre>

DEATH:

Memorial 26228857 in Findagrave:

COL A. A. HAWTHORN
BORN
May 25, 1812
DIED
June 20, 1881
ERECTED BY HIS WIFE
He was a kind and affectionate
husband, a fond father and a
friend to all

The year of his birth is obscured by grass in the photo of the tombstone, which is broken.

1 Lucille Dickinson Ainsworth, "Cemeteries of Franklin Parish, Louisiana," 1985, pg 346. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 26228857.

3 Mrs. Grace Turner Pardue, "Index to Marriage Book A, Franklin Parish, Louisiana," Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

4 Pauline Jones Gandrud, "Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823--1860," 1969, pg 24. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-HS3K), John P. Chambers and Eve Hitt, 15 Jul 1824; citing Greene, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,290,852.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 106681940.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 26229064.