James Emerson Hawkins

Full Name: James Emerson Hawkins
Date of birth: December 19, 1829
Date of death: July 16, 1912

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	20	Jan 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Unknown	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. Election contest resolved in Hawkins' favor on 2/23/1870, pp. 57-58. House Journal. February 10, 1870 February 23, 1870
(2) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 20
Jan 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Unknown
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro

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Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Company H, 12th Texas Cavalry, Parson's Brigade. Military grave marker, application for headstone, and photos, Capt. J. Em. Hawkins, burial in Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, Bosque County. Death date 7/16/1912 on application for headstone. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "A Noble Texas Mother," about his mother Mrs. M.T. 'Grandma' Hawkins' 90th birthday celebration, 10/12/1890, p. 14. "Capt. J.E. Hawkins, of Morgan, who, prior to the E.J. Davis regime, represented this county in the legislature of the state." Dallas Morning News.
Obituaries, Capt. J.E. Hawkins, 7/19/1912, pp. 11, 14. Birth date 12/19/1829 near La Porte, Indiana, death date 7/16/1912; "in the 70s he represented Ellis County in the Legislature." Dallas Morning News.
J.E. Hawkins, birth date 12/19/1829 in Indiana; age 82 at death in Morgan, Bosque County; lawyer. No death date listed. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Capt. Hawkins mentioned in account of the death of Senator Amos Clark, "Telegraphic from Austin," 2/22/1871, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
After the death of Edward H. Tarrant, his widow married one of his friends and professional associates, James Emerson Hawkins. Robert L. and Pauline H. Jones, "Edward H. Tarrant," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 3, January 1966, pp. 300-323, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, Capt. J. Em Hawkins, "Pioneer of the County Dies on Santa Fe Train," Waxahachie Daily Light, 7/18/1912, p. 8. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Mentioned in historical marker, Site of Old Hawkins Springs, Midlothian, Ellis County. James Emerson Hawkins (1829-1912). Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. James E. Hawkins, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select Federal Relations Judiciary Public Debt
12th R.S. - 1871 Federal Relations Judiciary Public Debt
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Federal Relations Judiciary

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