SPOTLIGHT

Stratford, Connecticut

I am planning a brief trip to Stratford, Connecticut in July. If you know of any Hawley family sites that can be visited in the area, please send me an email: pam@dmarlin.com.

Recent Aquisition

I recently purchased a 'dinner place card' used by General Joseph Hawley when he attended the State Dinner at the White House in February 1888. More...


Old Photo Albums

My great-grandmother, Francis Johnson, created many old photo albums for her daughter, Delores Hawley (my grandmother). Francis put clippings of newspapers, parts of her dairy, poems that she wrote, and old photos in these albums. One album was put together in 1972 and the other in 1979. To view scanned images of the albums visit:
1972 Album
1979 Album

Genealogy Trip

We visited Springfield, Pennsylvania, in fall of 2002 as part of our New York City trip. It's a 4 hour drive from NYC to Springfield and quite a scenic drive, especially in the areas near the Susquehanna River. While there I planned on doing research on John and Jerusha Hawley and the Cleveland family. More...

Hawley's in Space

I saw the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 11, see Photos. This shuttle mission is interesting in that the crew is to do repairs on the Hubble telescope, a fairly difficult mission. Steve Hawley (not sure if related to my branch), former NASA astronaut and now a Professor at the University of Kansas, was part of the original crew that helped deploy the Hubble telescope in 1990. He shares some thoughts about the Hubble in a recently posted blog on the New York Times webpage: On Hubble Repair Missions, Old and New


Interesting Read

I was recently sent a link to Family of HAWLEY, Colonial Families of America compiled by Frances M. Smith. It is only a few pages long and briefly talks about the Hawleys in England and America. It is in a nice flip book format. Click arrows to right of book. Colonial Families in America


Leybourne Grange

I was excited to receive an email from a gentleman in England who had taken a photo of a huge manor house at Leybourne Grange in Kent, England. Over the door of the manor house is the Hawley Coat of Arms. He mentioned that the Hawleys had an extensive history in the area. I do not know if these Hawley's are related to my branch, but enjoyed doing some research on the house. More...


The Battle of Olustee and Joseph Hawley

In mid-February my son, Justin, went to a re-enactment of the Battle of Olustee in Lake City as a spectator. It wasn't until a few days later that he discovered that we had a relative that participated in the original Battle of Olustee, Joseph Roswell Hawley. The Battle of Olustee, or Battle of Ocean Pond, was fought near Lake City in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war. Joseph Roswell Hawley, a civil war general, commanded a brigade under General Truman Seymour in the Battle in 1864. Justin's Photos of the Re-enactment
Joseph and Battle links are to Wikipedia.org


Lloyd Hawley

My great grandfather was born in 1899 in Garnett, Kansas. He married my great grandmother Emma Skeens in 1920 in Kansas. Just the other day I was going through the attic and ran across his wallet and all its contents. I did not remember having it, but enjoyed looking through the wallet's contents so much that I decided to scan and post the items. More...


Osawatomie State Hospital

My great-great-great grandmother, Adelaide Amanda Richardson Hawley, was admitted to Osawatomie State Hospital, March 30, 1906 and died there three months later, June 24, 1906. Read about how we discovered she died at the mental hospital, the hospital's history, and patient treatment. More about Osawatomie...


October 28, 1886 in History

In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, to commemorate the centennial of the United States Declaration of Independence. Grover Cleveland (pictured) was cousin to my 4th great-grandmother Jerusha Cleveland Hawley.


My Hawley Family

I began searching for my ancestors in the 1980's. In doing research and traveling to family member's homesteads over the years, I have accumulated a lot of information and have recently decided to place most of it on the web. My grandmother, Emma Skeens Hawley (photo - died in 1984), was a great inspiration and source of knowledge when I first began to research. I am sure she would be happy to know I have stuck with it.

It is assumed that most American Hawley families are descended from Joseph Hawley, the first emigrant from England in 1630, who settled in Stratford, Connecticut. I have documented my Hawley family, starting with my father, Ray Hawley, back to Calvin Hawley, g-g-g-grandson of Joseph Hawley. The Hawley Record, by Elias Hawley, documents the generations from Calvin Hawley back to Joseph Hawley.


Over the years the Hawley's migrated from England to Connecticut (1620-1720), Massachusetts (1760), New York (1817), Pennsylvania (1840), Michigan (1854), Kansas (1877), Illinois (1940?) and Florida (1958). The photo is of the 1920 Hawley family reunion in Kansas.


Recent Updates


Daniel Cleveland (Jerusha's father, living in Iowa) writes to John Montgomery Hawley in 1870 Letter added 6.2.2009

Teacher's Daily Register (mid to late 1800's) from Kinney School (aka Adams School) Porter Township, Van Buren County, Michigan Includes listings of John Hawley, Martin Hawley, Walter Hawley and more added 6.2.2009

Chester Hawley added 5.22.2009

The Cleveland Family added 5.22.2009

Daniel Cleveland
Father of Jerusha Bushnell Cleveland Hawley
added 5.22.2009

Hawleys and Clevelands in Springfield, PA
added 5.22.2009

Added Sources cited page
added 5.22.2009

New Census Records added 5.20.2009

Calvin B. Hawley Updated 5.22.2009

Richardson Family Genealogy - Adelaide Amanda Richardson Hawley's Family

Homestead Photos - Homestead photos of Lloyd and Emma Hawley added under Garnett, Kansas

Garnett, Kansas - My first 'official' genealogy trip