Individual Details
Charles Oliver Hawkinson
(18 Nov 1870 - 29 Sep 1918)
References to Charles and Christine aren’t frequent in the local newspapers.
Charles was a farmer residing in the Harris area for all of his life, a member of the Modern Woodman or Happy Hooligans as they were sometimes called. He had a great interest in new machinery of the time, owned a threshing rig, and according to his daughter, Mildred, worked on windmills.
Charles and Christine were married July 6, 1892 at Harris. They had nine children, the last a baby boy who was born and died March 15, 1909. Christine died three days later as a result of complications following the birth leaving Charles with eight children, ages 2 to 17.
Looking for help with his large family Charles hired Hulda Dahlberg to help him with the children. Hulda, who had been born in Tived, Örebro, Sweden, had been living in Minneapolis but was spending time in the Harris area with her sister, Anna Levin, following the death of her five year old son, Carl Dahlberg. Charles and Hulda were married in August 1909 and had one child, Mildred, who was born in 1912. The marriage lasted only a short time. and their child, Mildred, was raised by her mother. Hulda married again, first to S. A. Sederlund and second to Axel Erickson, and had three more children. She died at the age of 79 in 1959.
According to his death certificate, Charles suffered a cerebral hemorrhage two years and eight months prior to his death which had left him paralized and confined to bed.
NB Review, 15 Apr 1909, p5, c4, North Branch Briefs
C. O. Hawkinson, of Harris, was a visitor in town Saturday.
NB Review, 5 Aug 1909, p8, c3, Harris News
C. O. Hokanson transacted business in the Twin Cities a few days.
North Branch Review, 3 Oct 1918, p3, c3, Harris News
C. O. Hawkinson died at his home Sunday morning after a lingering illness of paralysis. The funeral was held Wednesday. Mr. Hawkinson leaves a large family, one boy being in France.
NBR, Nov 1918
Citation for Hearng on Petition for Administration
Estate of Charles O. Hawkinson
In the matter of The Estate of Charles O. Hawkinson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Alfred Hawkinson, Wilhelm Hawkinson, Carl E. Hawkinson, Belle Collins, Mamie Hawkinson, Harry Hawkinson, Gilbert Hawkinson, Clifford Hawkinson and all persons interested. . . .
The petition of Carl E. Hawkinson . . . representing that Charles O. Hawkinson, then a resident of the County of Chisago, State of Minnesota, died intestate on the 29th day of September 1918; and praying that letters of administraton of his estate granted to William Hoffman. . . .
Charles was a farmer residing in the Harris area for all of his life, a member of the Modern Woodman or Happy Hooligans as they were sometimes called. He had a great interest in new machinery of the time, owned a threshing rig, and according to his daughter, Mildred, worked on windmills.
Charles and Christine were married July 6, 1892 at Harris. They had nine children, the last a baby boy who was born and died March 15, 1909. Christine died three days later as a result of complications following the birth leaving Charles with eight children, ages 2 to 17.
Looking for help with his large family Charles hired Hulda Dahlberg to help him with the children. Hulda, who had been born in Tived, Örebro, Sweden, had been living in Minneapolis but was spending time in the Harris area with her sister, Anna Levin, following the death of her five year old son, Carl Dahlberg. Charles and Hulda were married in August 1909 and had one child, Mildred, who was born in 1912. The marriage lasted only a short time. and their child, Mildred, was raised by her mother. Hulda married again, first to S. A. Sederlund and second to Axel Erickson, and had three more children. She died at the age of 79 in 1959.
According to his death certificate, Charles suffered a cerebral hemorrhage two years and eight months prior to his death which had left him paralized and confined to bed.
NB Review, 15 Apr 1909, p5, c4, North Branch Briefs
C. O. Hawkinson, of Harris, was a visitor in town Saturday.
NB Review, 5 Aug 1909, p8, c3, Harris News
C. O. Hokanson transacted business in the Twin Cities a few days.
North Branch Review, 3 Oct 1918, p3, c3, Harris News
C. O. Hawkinson died at his home Sunday morning after a lingering illness of paralysis. The funeral was held Wednesday. Mr. Hawkinson leaves a large family, one boy being in France.
NBR, Nov 1918
Citation for Hearng on Petition for Administration
Estate of Charles O. Hawkinson
In the matter of The Estate of Charles O. Hawkinson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Alfred Hawkinson, Wilhelm Hawkinson, Carl E. Hawkinson, Belle Collins, Mamie Hawkinson, Harry Hawkinson, Gilbert Hawkinson, Clifford Hawkinson and all persons interested. . . .
The petition of Carl E. Hawkinson . . . representing that Charles O. Hawkinson, then a resident of the County of Chisago, State of Minnesota, died intestate on the 29th day of September 1918; and praying that letters of administraton of his estate granted to William Hoffman. . . .
Events
| Birth | 18 Nov 1870 | Fish Lake, Chisago, Minnesota |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Jul 1892 | Center City, Chisago, Minnesota - Christine A. Swenson | | ||
| Marriage | Aug 1909 | Hulda Dorotea Carlsdotter | |||
| Death | 29 Sep 1918 | Harris, Chisago, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 2 Oct 1918 | Harris, Chisago, Minnesota, Oak Grove Cemetery | | ||
| Divorce | Hulda Dorotea Carlsdotter | ||||
| Christen | Fish Lake, Chisago, Minnesota, Lutheran Church |
Families
| Spouse | Christine A. Swenson ( - ) |
| Child | Al (John Alfred) Hawkinson ( - 1964) |
| Child | Wilhelm Oliver "Willie" Hawkinson ( - 1948) |
| Child | Carl Emil Hawkinson (1896 - 1973) |
| Child | Isabelle Anna "Belle" Hawkinson ( - 1981) |
| Child | Mamie Elvira Hawkinson ( - 1954) |
| Child | Harry Goodwin Hawkinson (1902 - ) |
| Child | Gilbert Valentine Hawkinson (1904 - 1984) |
| Child | Clifford Godfred Hawkinson ( - ) |
| Child | Baby Boy Hawkinson (1909 - ) |
| Spouse | Hulda Dorotea Carlsdotter (1880 - 1959) |
| Child | Mildred Emelia Hulda Hawkinson |
| Father | Andrew S. (Anders) Håkansson (1826 - ) |
| Mother | Anna Cajsa Andersdotter (1826 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Erick Andrew (Eric Andreas) Hawkinson (1856 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Peter M. (Pehr Martin) Hawkinson (1858 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Anna Cathrina Hawkinson (1863 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Enumeration began 1 Jun 1900.
2. Marriage Records: Minnesota, Chisago County.
3. Minnesota Dept. of Health, Death Certificate , 1918-MN-003276.
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