Hawk Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Hawk Family

2,695 Hawk records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

2,695Records in our database

1827Earliest birth

2Documented families

4Biographies

See the Hawk family trees →150 Hawk families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,695 Hawk records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (1,063 of 2,695)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Amy L Hawk, born 1868, Indiana
Earliest in the county histories: Jacob Hawk, born 1827

Most common first names

William73 Charles65 Mary60 Robert59 John56 James51 George39 Donald29 Harold29 Ruth27 Kenneth26 Margaret25

Documented families

Hawk families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Hawk family of Keokuk CountyIowaStarts: Jacob Hawk (b. 1827)Most recent: Allen Hawk (b. 1855)

Family records from county histories (1)

Conrad Hawk d. 1841Athens County, OhioStarts: Conrad Hawk, from Chester County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: William Hawk, John Hawk, James Hawk

The earliest Hawks in the county histories

John B. HawkBorn 1820, Union TownshipChild of Philip Hawk and Mary (Valentine) HawkBrown County, Ohio Andrew HawkBorn 1825, Carroll countyCoshocton County, Ohio Jacob HawkBorn 1825Stark County, Ohio Peter HawkBorn 1828Nodaway County, Missouri Morgan HawkBorn 1838, Union countyKeokuk County, Iowa Philip HawkBorn 1840Child of Philip Hawk and Leona (Dock) HawkSummit County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

150 Hawk families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

23 Hawk death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

18 Hawk people in 12 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Jacob HawkBorn 1827 · Keokuk County, Iowa Michael HawkBorn 1835 · Summit County, Ohio Morgan HawkBorn 1838 · Keokuk County, Iowa Allen HawkBorn 1855 · Keokuk County, Iowa

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Common questions

Hawk genealogy: FAQ

Where were Hawk ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,695 Hawk records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,063), then Missouri (451) and Illinois (233).

How far back does the Hawk family tree go?

The earliest Hawk birth in our database is 1868: Amy L Hawk, Indiana. The old county histories name Jacob Hawk, born 1827. We have pieced together 150 Hawk family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Hawk family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Hawk family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.