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Submitted: 6/23/08 • Approved: 8/24/19 • Last Updated: 8/27/19 • R31568-G31568-S3
John
CSA
Company H 5 Alabama Infantry
Civil War Confederate
November 27, 1834 - December 11, 1924
Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, December 18, 1924
HAWTHORNE, J.O. - (from Larue) J.O. Hawthorne died at his home near Larue December 11, 1924. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.C. Bland at Bland cemetery December 11 at 3 o'clock. Uncle Ollie, as he was most familiarly known, was born November 27, 1834 in South Carolina, being more than 90 years at the time of his death. He was married to Hannah Huff December 27, 1865. To this union eight children were born, four of which had passed on before him. Two sons and two daughters and his aged widow still survive him. Mrs. J.W. Allred and Mrs. J.S. Garrison were the only children present. He leaves 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He joined the Confederate army and served as a true soldier until captured and served 18 months in soldier's prison, received an honorable discharge, returned to Alabama at close of war and later moved to Kansas, then to Arkansas some 40 years ago. Served several terms as Justice of the Peace in Walnut township, thereby being well known in Benton county quorum court some few years. Uncle Ollie professed a hope in Christ in 1868 and lived a true member to the Freewill Baptist church until death, being a deacon in his church at the time of his death. He was a man of his word, good for his contracts, good to visit the sick, kind words to those he chanced to meet. Although he had been kept at home of late years on account of his age, he will be sadly missed by many relatives and friends. A Friend.
Hannah
December 31, 1846 - June 19, 1937
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, June 24, 1937
HAWTHORN, Hannah M. HUFF – (La Rue) Mrs. Hannah Hawthorne, 80, died June 19, 1937. Funeral services were held at Rocky Branch school house Sunday afternoon with Sister Lizzie McAdams of Houston, Texas in charge. Burial was in Bland Cemetery, La Rue, Arkansas.
A resident of Benton County for 60 years, Mrs. Hawthorn was known by many as “Grandma” Hawthorn. As Hannah Huff she was born in South Carolina December 31, 1846 and married John O. Hawthorn December 21, 1865. She and her husband came to Arkansas in 1877. Of their eight daughters, four have preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. John Allred and Mrs. J.S. Garrison, both of La Rue; two sons, Ben Hawthorn of Ormond, Florida and Bunyan Hawthorn of Seligman, Missouri, a sister Mrs. Minerva Taggart of Vernon, Alabama, 19 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren.
Contributed on 6/23/08 by wfields55
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