Hawkins, Violet

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Title: Hawkins, Violet
Alias: George, Violet; Louis, Violet; unknown, Violet
Gender: Female
Biography: Violet was born in Virginia to unknown parents and was enslaved to Joseph Hawkins, husband of Nancy Hawkins, in Boone County, Kentucky. She was manumitted prior to 1830 and lived in Rising Sun, Indiana with or near Nancy Hawkins. Additionally, Violet was named in Nancy's will.; She was a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church (Belleview Baptist) along with Nancy Hawkins, and was baptized the same day. She was received at Middle Creek in 1818, where Joseph Hawkins was listed as her slave holder.; In 1850, she was living in Rising Sun, Indiana as Violet Louis in the home of E.H. Wright, where she was a servant. Her will was probated in an Ohio County, Indiana court on September 1, 1853.
Member: Hawkins family; George family; Louis family
Birth date: circa 1800
Place of birth: Virginia
Spouse(s): George, unknown; Louis, unknown
Death date: before 1 Sep 1853
Place of death: Indiana
Participant in: bef 1830--Manumission of Violet
Member of: Belleview Baptist Church (Belleview, Ky.)
Relationship: Slaveholder(s): Hawkins, Joseph; Hawkins, Nancy; Hawkins, Joseph; Hawkins, Nancy
Bibliographic citation(s): Ohio County, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, volume 2, page 28
Source(s): Belleview Baptist Church Records; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998

Item sets: AA--Barkshire story--Enslaved; AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--H

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bef 1830--Manumission of Violet	Event

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Hawkins, Joseph	Person
Hawkins, Nancy	Person