Franklin"Frank" Hawk Sr.

7 Franklin"Frank" Hawk Sr. Birth 29 Dec 1842 in Marshall, Indiana Death Sep 1914 in Fulton County, Indiana Burial: Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana married 2nd March 1, 1873 Franklin "Frank: Hawk Sr. Birth 29 Dec 1842 Seneca county, Ohio Death Sep 19 1914 Marshall, Indiana, Indiana Burial: Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana Franklin married Harriet York Birth 1850 in Ohison of Ludwig Hawk and Eva Ferber (see Hawk family)

Franklin Hawk Sr.

Franklin Hawk was born December 29, 1842 in Seneca county, Ohio. and died in Marshall county Indiana September 19, 1914 aged 71 years 9 monoths and 20 years

When about 6 months old his father died leaving him to be cared for abd reared by a widowed mother, who when Franklin became a young man moved to Bourr Oak flats in Marshall county, Ind. where he cared for his mother until she died.

Then he was married to Hattie York and to this union were born two children, one whom died in infancy and the other grew to womahhood and is now the wife of Paul Fieser residing near Talma, Indiana. This marriage was of short duration, the wife, dying not long after the birth of the second child.

In 1873 he was again united in marriage with Arwesta Miles and to tohois union were born three children, viz: Frankie Hawk, Mrs. Tootie Bowers and Roscoe Hawk, all livin in close proximity of the deedent, who had lived near Walnut since 1873. Franklin Hawk was a good man, noble hearted, kind and sympathetic, would alwys rather suffer a wrong than have his neighbor or friend suffer

At the age of twenty he was taken into the German Reformed Church and in his thoughtful momnets expressed profound confidence in the Bible and in his latter days he was very serious and often expressed himseld, :that all was well"

The Decendent left a wife, four children, two grandchildren, and a host of neighbors and friends to mourn the loss, bout our loss is his gain and all we can do is to sumbmit to the Powers that be and say not our will but Thine be done.

Funeral services were held in the M. P. church Tuesday morning at 10:30 conducted by Rev. S. McNeely assisted by Rev. Thos. Whittaker.

The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Richland Center.


Franklin married Harriet York Birth 1850 in Ohio they had:
i. Eva Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hawk Birth Jul 1869 in Indiana Death 1937 in Marshall County, Indiana Burr Oak Cemetery, Culver, Marshall County, Indianamarried 1 May 1889 Fulton county Indiana Paul Fieser Birth 2 July 1859 in Tennessee Death 1924 in Marshall County, Indiana Burr Oak Cemetery, Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of Francis Fieser and Catherine Strifler
ii. Hattie C Fieser married [-?-] Nelson
ii. Mary Etta Fieser married [-?-] Templeman
iii. Rollie David Fieser
iv. Leander Comely Fieser
v. Nellie M. Fieser married [-?-] Hartup
vi. Linnie Iva Fieser married [-?-] Bently
vii. John Boaz Fieser

ii. Susan Ella Hawk abt 1867 Indiana

iii. Fietta Hawk

iv. Sarah Louise Hawk

Franklin married 2nd abt 1873 Arwesta Miles Birth Oct. 12, 1849 in OHIO Feb. 14, 1903 Burial: Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana married 1 ^st William Watson Ream
i. Franklin (Frank C.) "Frankie C." Hawk Jr. Birth: Aug. 8, 1877 Indiana Death: Apr. 13, 1939 Burial: Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana,
Frankie C. Hawk, aged 61, who resided on a farm six miles southeast of Argos died at 7:20 o'clock Thursday evening in the Parkview hospital in Plymouth. Death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of 24 hours.

The deceased was born on a farm near where he lived August 8, 1877 and was the son of Frank and Arwesta Hawk. He lived in the Walnut community all of his life where he followed the occupation of farming. In a ceremony which was performed on March 7, 1901 the deceased was married to Ida Kuhn. Mr. Hawk was a member of the Brethren Church at Walnut. Survivors are the widow; a sister Mrs. Ray Bowers of Argos and a brother, Roscoe Hawk of Rochester.

The funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Walnut Brethren Church with the pastor of the church, Rev. C. C. CRIPE, officiating. Burial will be made in the cemetery adjacent to the church. Friends may pay their respects at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos until 3 p.m. Saturday at which time the body will be moved to the home. - - The Rochester News-Sentinel Friday, April 14, 1939

married March 7, 1901 Ida Kuhn Birth: 27 Apr 1878 - Marshall County Indiana Death: 5 Jun 1967 - Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana Burial: Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana daughter of John Kuhn and Catherine Merle'


ii. Roscoe Lewis Hawk Birth: Dec. 2, 1880 Fulton County Indiana Death: Dec. 17, 1965 Plymouth Marshall County Indiana Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana
Rosco L. Hawk, 85, R.R. 3, Rochester, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Fairview nursing home in Plymouth where he had resided since suffering a cerebral stroke Dec. 1.

Mr. Hawk was born Dec. 2, 1880 in Richland township to Franklin and Arwesta Miles Hawk. He had lived in the Walnut community for many years and was a member of the Christian church at Tiosa before it burned down. He moved to Rochester in 1956.

He married Nellie R. Rogers March 27, 1904 in Tiosa. She died Sept. 8, 1957.

Surviving are a son, Roy M. Hawk, R.R. 1, Argos, and nieces and nephews. Mr. Hawk was the last member of his family.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home in Plymouth with the Rev. Russell Good officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home. - Rochester Sentinel, Saturday, December 18, 1965

married March 27, 1904 in Tiosa, Fulton, Indiana Nellie R. Rogers Birth: Sep. 2, 1884 Indiana Death: Sep. 8, 957 Rochester Fulton County Indiana Burial Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery. daughter of William Rogers and Sada Beck
Mrs. Nellie R. Hawk, 72, died Sunday morning at 7:55 o'clock at her home a half-mile north of Rochester on U.S. 31.

She was born Oct. 2, 1884, the daughter of William and Sada BECK ROGERS. On March 7, 1904, she was married to Rosco HAWK, who survives.

The Hawks had lived for many years on a farm southeast of Argos and moved three years ago to their home north of Rochester.

Mrs. Hawk lived all her live in Fulton and Marshall counties. She was a member of the Tiosa Christian church.

Also surviving are one son, Roy M. , R.R. 1, Argos; three sisters, Mrs. Charles (Dollie) Town, Rochester; Mrs. Otis (Ethel) Nellans, R.R. 3, Argos, and Mrs. Dean (Grethel) Mow, R.R. 3, Rochester; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman funeral home in Argos with the Rev. E. J. Peters of the Argos Methodist church officiating. Interment will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday. - - Rochester News-Sentinel, Monday, September 9, 1957
They had:
i. Roy Miles Hawk Birth: Sep. 2, 1905 Marshall County Indiana Death: Feb. 12, 1973 Plymouth Marshall County Indiana Burial: Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana
Roy M. HAWK, 67, R.R. 1, Argos, died at 4:45 p.m. Monday (February 12, 1973) in Parkview hospital at Plymouth after a brief illness. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday evening after a heart seizure in his home.

He was born Oct. 2, 1905 in Walnut township, Marshall county, near his present home, and had resided all his life in that community except for two years in Galien, Mich.

He was married to Jean Partridge Jan. 25, 1929 in Rochester; she survives.

He was the son of Roscoe and Nellie Rodgers Hawk.

A lifetime farmer, he recently retired. He was a member of the Christian church, Argos Masonic Lodge No. 399 and St. Joe Valley Scottish Rite of South Bend.

Surviving with the wife are several cousins and other relatives. - - Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, February 13, 1973
Roy married 25 Jan 1929, in Argos, Marshall Co., IN Daisy Esther "Jean" Partridge Birth: Jul. 20, 1906 Forest Clinton County Indiana Death: Aug. 28, 1990 Rochester Fulton County Indiana Burial: Richland Center IOOF Cemetery Richland Center Fulton County Indiana daughter of Frank Delbert Partridge and Lydia Elmira Somsel
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Richland Center IOOF Cemetery for Esther Hawk, 84, of 300 Westwood Lane, Apt. 300. The Rev. Junior Bose will officiate.

Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today and after 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Foster and Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Mrs. Hawk died at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday (August 28, 1990) at Woodlawn Hospital where she was admitted Monday.

She was born July 20, 1906 in Frankfort to Frank and Lydia Somsel Partridge.

She moved from Argos to Rochester in 1974.

On July 25, 1929 in Argos she married Roy M. Hawk, who died in 1973.

Surviving are two sisters, Ruth Kalmbacher, Life Care Center, and Ruby White, South Bend, and a brother, Paul Partridge, Waterhaven. Harold Partridge died in 1975.Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, August 28, 1990



iii. Martha "Tootie" Hawk Birth: Jul. 22, 1878 Fulton County Indiana Death: Jun. 10, 1965 Plymouth Marshall County Indiana Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana
Mrs. Martha "Tootie" Bower, 86, R.R. 1, Argos, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Fairview nursing home in Plymouth of a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been ill six weeks.

Born July 22, 1878, in Fulton county, she was the daughter of Franklin and Arwesta Miles Hawk. She was married Jan. 1, 1900, to William Bower, who died Feb. 24, 1959.

Mrs. Bower had lived all her life in Fulton and Marshall counties and was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are a son, Franklin, South Bend, and a brother, Roscoe Hawk, R.R. 5, Rochester.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home in Argos with the Rev. Ora DeLauter officiating. Burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. today. - Friday, June 11, 1965 Rochester Sentinel


married Jan. 1, 1900 William "Ray" Bower Birth: Oct. 9, 1871 Richland Center Fulton County Indiana, Death: Feb. 24, 1959 ArgosMarshall County Indiana, Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana son of Josiah Bower and Sarah Jane Bitter
William BOWER, 87, died at 7 a.m. today at his home five miles southeast of Argos. The body is at the Grossman funeral home in Argos, where rites are pending. -- Tuesday, February 24, 1959 Rochester Sentinel

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, for William Bower, 87, R.R. 1, Argos, retired farmer who died early Tuesday at his home after a two-year illness.

The Rev. Eldon Evans of the Walnut Church of the Brethren will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos.

Mr. Bower was born Oct. 9, 1871, in Fulton county near Richland Center, the son of Josiah and Sarah Jane Bitter Bower. He was married on Jan. 1, 1900, to Tootie M. Hawk, who survives.

Mr. Bower had lived at his farm home five miles southeast of Argos for 45 years, moving there from Elkhart. Prior to moving to Elkhart, he had resided in Akron. He was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.

Surviving besides the widow, at home, is a son, Franklin J., South Bend.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. - - Wednesday, February 25, 1959 Rochester Sentinel
They had:
i . Franklin J. Bower Birth: Jan. 25, 1903 Huntington County Indiana Death: Jan. 29, 1992 Plymouth Marshall County Indiana Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana
Franklin Bower Jan. 25, 1903 - Jan. 29, 1992

Franklin J. BOWER, 89, of 303 N. First St., Argos, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

He was born in Huntington to William and Martha Hawk Bower. He moved from South Bend to Argos in 1974. On Sept. 5, 1936 in South Bend he married Roumania VanArsdale, who survives. He worked for 40 years in the engineering department of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend. He retired in 1963.

He was a member of the Argos Bible Church, the St. Joseph Masonic Lodge and the South Bend Scottish Rite.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Earl Lightfoot officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, where the Masonic Lodge will perform a 7 p.m. service; and also after 10 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Argos Bible Church. Thursday, January 30, 1992 Rochester Sentinel
Franklin marrired Sept. 5, 1936 in South Bend St. Joseph county Indiana Roumania V VanArsdale Birth: Feb. 20, 1904 Danville Vermilion County Illinois Death: Oct. 29, 1993 Warsaw Kosciusko County Indiana Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery Argos Marshall County Indiana daughter of Glover VanArsdale and Mattie VanDiver
Roumania V. Bower Feb. 20, 1904 - Oct. 22, 1993

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Roumania V. Bower, 89, Grace Village Health Care Center, Warsaw.

The Rev. Earl Lightfoot will officiate. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Argos Bible Church.

Mrs. Bower, formerly of 303 North First St., Argos, died at 1:40 p.m. Friday at Grace Village Health Care Center, Warsaw. She had been a patient at Grace Village for 10 years and had lived there since April. She was born in Danville, Ill. to Glover and Mattie VanDiver Van Arsdale.

On Sept. 5, 1936 in South Bend she married Franklin L. Bower who died Jan. 29, 1992.

She moved to Argos from South Bend in 1974. She was a homemaker and member of the Argos Bible Church, and the Order of Eastern Star 2, South Bend.

Surviving are a niece, Linda Van Arsdale, Goshen; and two nephews, Phillip and Ronald Van Arsdale, both of Goshen. Preceding in death were two brothers, Ray and Curtis Van Arsdale - - Monday, October 25, 1993 Rochester Sentinel