Presley Hawkins was a native of Virginia, his wife Serepta B. (McCubbin) was a native of Kentucky. They immigrated to Miller County, Missouri in 1842, coming through in wagons, and located near Brumley, where they entered a tract of land at $1.25 per acre. Presley erected a little log cabin, with clapboard roof and weighted with poles, and began to improve his farm. Later be built a hewed log house, covered with shaved walnut shingles with the corners clipped, and this lasted for twenty-five years. At that time there were but three or four houses in Tuscumbia, and it was the trading point of all south Miller County. Game of most all kinds was plenty, but Presley cared very little for hunting. He died there in 1859. Serepta died in Texas, where she had moved a few years previous to her death. They were the parents of six children.
All this is entered in the "Early Pioneers of Missouri", page 775.
General: Presley and Serepta were charter members of Union Baptist Church established in 1855, with Rev. William McCubbin as preacher.
He is listed on page 438 and 435 in the Hart Co. census Aug 5,1850. His wife is listed as Sarepta 28/F born in Ky. Also listed are children James 3/M born in Mo. and (Mocusy) 1/F, also born in Mo.
All this is entered in the "Early Pioneers of Missouri", page 775.
General: Presley and Serepta were charter members of Union Baptist Church established in 1855, with Rev. William McCubbin as preacher.
He is listed on page 438 and 435 in the Hart Co. census Aug 5,1850. His wife is listed as Sarepta 28/F born in Ky. Also listed are children James 3/M born in Mo. and (Mocusy) 1/F, also born in Mo.
Presley Hawkins was a native of Virginia, his wife Serepta B. (McCubbin) was a native of Kentucky. They immigrated to Miller County, Missouri in 1842, coming through in wagons, and located near Brumley, where they entered a tract of land at $1.25 per acre. Presley erected a little log cabin, with clapboard roof and weighted with poles, and began to improve his farm. Later be built a hewed log house, covered with shaved walnut shingles with the corners clipped, and this lasted for twenty-five years. At that time there were but three or four houses in Tuscumbia, and it was the trading point of all south Miller County. Game of most all kinds was plenty, but Presley cared very little for hunting. He died there in 1859. Serepta died in Texas, where she had moved a few years previous to her death. They were the parents of six children.
All this is entered in the "Early Pioneers of Missouri", page 775.
General: Presley and Serepta were charter members of Union Baptist Church established in 1855, with Rev. William McCubbin as preacher.
He is listed on page 438 and 435 in the Hart Co. census Aug 5,1850. His wife is listed as Sarepta 28/F born in Ky. Also listed are children James 3/M born in Mo. and (Mocusy) 1/F, also born in Mo.
All this is entered in the "Early Pioneers of Missouri", page 775.
General: Presley and Serepta were charter members of Union Baptist Church established in 1855, with Rev. William McCubbin as preacher.
He is listed on page 438 and 435 in the Hart Co. census Aug 5,1850. His wife is listed as Sarepta 28/F born in Ky. Also listed are children James 3/M born in Mo. and (Mocusy) 1/F, also born in Mo.
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