Martin Gilbert Hawley 1841 - 1913

Martin G. Hawley was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1841. In 1854 he moved with his parents, John and Jerusha Hawley (II), to Lawton, Michigan where they lived in an 80 acre farm See: PA and MI homestead photos. On July 27, 1862 he married Adalaide Amanda Richardson. In 1868 Martin, and his family moved to Independence Iowa, and resided there for nine years. In 1877 he and his family moved to Anderson County, Kansas. The trip to Kansas was made in the customary way at the time by, by covered wagon. Upon his arrival to Kansas, he bought a quarter section of L.L. & G. Railroad land in the south end of Union Township just outside of Garnett. Martin was cited as being a day laborer in the Financial Statement of his wife's medical report and his financial condition at that time was listed as 'poor'. Born to him were six sons, Walter Martin, Jay Clark, Eugene Nathaniel, Stephen H., Ely and Fred. Fred died as an infant and was buried with his parents. Ely was sick with Consumption so Martin took him to California to try and improve Ely's condition. Ely died there (see Ely's photo below).

Adelaide Amanda Richardson

Photo-left: Martin, Adelaide and their boys. Adelaide looks a little strange in this photo.
Photo-right: The site of Martin and Adelaide's graves, no tombstone.
Adelaide was born in Chautaqua county, New York, July 23, 1843. She died in June of 1906 at Osawatomie State Mental Hospital after a lingering illness Adelaide's committment papers. In a letter from a relative who lived in Kansas and was raised in the family homestead, Esther Pralle, she mentions that Adelaide Hawley was not happy when their home in Garnett was given to her son Eugene, by her husband, Martin and was not well after that. More on Adelaide's Richardson Family Genealogy.

RESOURCES/RECORDS

Van Buren County, Michigan Marriage Records
Book: A Page: 354: Date of Marriage: 27 July 1863
Place of Marriage: Residence of S. Hansen
Groom: Martin G. Hawley, age 20 of Porter
Bride: Adalaide A. Richardson, age 18 of Paw Paw
Marriage Performed by: L.M. Bennett, M.G.
Witnesses: Mary Jane Wait & S. Hansen

Excerpts from the Garnett Evening Review
June 14, 1901
A caravan of four wagons left for the wheat fields Tuesday with Charley Stewart, John Searle, Charles Newton, Noah Myers, S.K. King and M. Hawley and son as occupants.

August 14, 1913
Eugene Hawley was in from Lincoln Township today and informs us that his father, Martin G. Hawley died last evening at 6:00 at his home. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:00 at the Methodist church in this city and will conducted by the Rev. Ira M. Benham. Deceased was 72 years of age and has been in poor health since his return from California two months ago.

August 18, 1913
We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their assistance in the care of our during during his sickness and after his death. Mere cannot show our appreciation of these acts.




Photo-left: Ely Hawley, who died of Tuberculosis at a young age. His father, Martin had taken him to California to try and improve his health, but he died out there. After he died, Martin returned to Kansas.