--- Twjabaker@aol.com wrote: > From: Twjabaker@aol.com > Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:51:34 EST > Subject: Hawks, or Hawkes, Robert E. Deputy City > Marshal, Temple,Texas > To: ilmclean@yahoo.com > > 3-13-2003 > > I am a retired Dallas County Deputy Sheriff who > researches cases of Texas > Peace Officers who were killed in the line of duty. > I do this to get their > names on the memorial walls in Washington, D. C. and > Austin, Texas. > > I am currently researching the case of Temple, > Texas Deputy City Marsahl > Robert E. Hawks or Hawkes. He was shot and killed in > the line of duty on May > 09-1889 in Temple, Texas. The Temple newspaper > stated that his body was > shipped to Bloomington, Ill. for burial. The Temple > news accounts all state > his last name to be spelled as "HAWKES'' with an E. > > I have located an l870 census record in > Bloomington, Ill. with a Robert > Hawks, age 15 listed and his father's name was > Samuel Hawks. There is a 1878 > McLean County marriage record which lists a Robert E > Hawks and Marie C. > Hitzfield married on Nov.5, 1878. In the HISTORY OF > MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS > book by Jacob L Hasbrouck it lists Robert E. Hawks > on page 626. > > What I have not been able to find is a cemetery > record for Robert E. Hawks > or Hawkes. I need to verify the spelling of his last > name. And the best way > would be to see how it was spelled on the tombstone. > If there is any way you > could help me I would appreciate it very much. > > If there was a news story about it burial in the > Bloomington papers I > could use that also. If I am able to locate any > family members I will give > them a copy of my completed research, and I will > give a copy to the > Bloomington Public Library. > > I would appreciate anything you can do to assist > me, or suggestions ;you > might have. > Thank you in advance. > > Terry Baker > 3104 Mayhew Drive > Dallas, Texas 75228-2722 Tel 972-279-3980 > > Email twjabaker@aol.com > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com