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Show of land which afterwards became the Benjamin ward. Here they made their home for many years, both being active ac-tive in church work. In 1907 they sold their home and farm and moved to American Fork, where they have resided for the last 22 years. During that time both have been active in community and church servic. To this couple were borm twelve children, seven daughters and five sons, eight of whom still survive and four deceased. Their total posterity is as follows: Living Deceased Total Children ........ 8 4 12 Grandchildren ..47 11 58 9 X 0 Total Posterity.. 63' 16 79 The family of Brother and Sister Hawkins have filled eight missions as follows: Brother Hawkins; two of their sons, William Eli and Karl J.; two of their grandsons, William B. Hawkins and Merrill D. Clayson; Zina Clayson Brockbank and La Priel Hawkins. Five of the eight missions have been filled in California, Califor-nia, one in the Northern States, one in the Northwestern States and one in Great Brltian. SHOE! SKETCH OF THE LIFE. A5D LABORS OF ELI BRAZEE AND HATf iVAH ELIZABET H HUM-PHRIES HUM-PHRIES HAWKINS The life sketch below was read at the reunion held June let and which had to be left out last week on account ac-count of lack of space. Eli Brazee Hawkins, son of James Richard Hawkins and Ann Sewell Hawkins, was born August 4, 1S53, in the eastern part of Wyoming or western west-ern part of Nebraska, while his parents par-ents were crossing the plains With, a company of Mormon emigrants. His parents first lived in S'alt Jjake after which they went to Tooele, residing resid-ing there until 1858, when the Saints were ordered to move south on account ac-count of the approach of Johnson's Army to the State of Utah. Following Follow-ing a few months in Utah county, they moved to Wellsville, Cache county, coun-ty, where they made their home. During his early days many of the Saints were poor and endured hardships hard-ships of which we know nothing today. to-day. His mother, being strict in bet religious belief, gave her children a training which helped to fit them for future service in the church. Hannah Elizabeth' Humphri e s, daughter of John S. Humphries and Hannah Baugh, and eldest of a family of fifteen children, (10 girls and 5 boys) was born December 24, 1855, at Cedar City, Utah. When she was 14 years old they moved to Salt Lake City. With them, as with the Hawkins family, the hardships of early days in Utah were endured. At the age of eighteen, Brother Hawkins, launched out for himself to seek employment In Salt Lake City. His first employment was with Scho-field Scho-field Brothers, and his boarding place was at the Humphries' home, where he met his future wife. On April 21, 1873, Eli and' Hannah were united in marriage in the endowment en-dowment House by Joseph F. Smith, and the following day left for the Tintic Mining District by team In company with the Humphries family, who had received an offer to take a boarding house there. They moved to Payson in 1875. Here he secured a position in John Jackson's Cabinet Shop and learned the cabinet and carpenter trades. About 1877, the Indian Reservation south of Utah Lake was opened for entry, and Brother Hawkins with his brother Charles located on 180 acres |
