Hawkins-Walker Family Papers
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Scope and Content Note
This collection includes family correspondence, largely to Jane Curl Walker Hawkins from her siblings, children, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren, including letters from her son, James William Hawkins, who went to California during the Gold Rush, and from L. Brodie, her grandson, who writes from the Civil War. Other correspondents include members of the Freyschlag family, including Joanne Ferguson, the donor of this collection and the great-great-granddaughter of Martin Luther and Jane Curl Hawkins. The collection also contains compositions titled "A Good Character" and "Time" by Martin Luther Hawkins; a story by Oscar Woodruff, grandson of Martin Luther and Jane Curl Hawkins; and a description of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church by its pastor, Edward Freyschlag, also a grandson to Martin Luther and Jane Curl Hawkins. Other materials include pages from the Freyschlag family Bible relating Freyschlag genealogical information; a deed of conveyance of a parcel of land in Washington County, Arkansas to David Walker and Jane Curl Hawkins; and a certificate electing Edward Freyschlag to Colonel Commandant of the 12th Regiment of the Washington County militia. There is also a bill of sale for three enslaved persons: Matilda, her unnamed child, and Rollins.
Materials include genealogical information, correspondence, a wedding announcement, a funeral announcement, essays, Bible pages, financial material, a recipe, addressed envelopes, and legal documents.
Dates
- 1823-1935
Creator
- Hawkins-Walker family (Family)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
The Hawkins and Walker families were prominent landowners of Washington County, Arkansas, active in law, politics, and religion in the area. Martin Luther Hawkins and Jane Curl Walker married in 1823. They moved from Jessamine County, Kentucky, to Crooked Creek, Carroll County, Arkansas. When Martin Luther died in 1841, Jane and her six children moved to Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, where they received financial support from Judge David Walker, Martin Luther's nephew, who then served as the Supreme Court justice in Fayetteville.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged by topic.
Acquisition Information
The Hawkins-Walker Family Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on September 17, 2004 by Joanne Ferguson of Durham, North Carolina.
Processing Information
Processed by Lori Neumeier; completed in May 2010. Finding aid language was updated by Todd E. Lewis in July 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
- Title
- Hawkins-Walker Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lori Neumeier
- Date
- 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu