Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Hawk Property  



TheDavid Hawk Family

Hawk Homestead

By the 1880 Plat map the Hawks lands were contained tio the area below the cemetery (W. Shore Dr.) on the Tammarack road pn the west side till you got to Hawk Lake and they owned the property on both sides in that area.

D. Hawk - 98 Acres
F. Hawk - 60 Acres
. D. Hawk 100 Acres.


By 1898 they had acquire land north of North of W. Shore Dr. on Main St. to the west of the town corporate limits up above Mill Street that had belonged to G. A. Durr , 76.67 Acres and M. G. Gould, 56.67 and it was divided down.

D. Hawk - {30.76} Acres (a part of G. A. Durr , 76.67)
D. Hawk - 24.60 Acres (a part of M. G. Gould, 56.67)
E & M. E. Hawk - 42 Acres (a part of M. G. Gould, 56.67)
E & M. E. Hawk - 40 Acres , 20 Acres (A part of D. Hawk 98 Acres 1880)
D & C Hawk - 38 Acres (A part of D. Hawk 98 Acres 1880) & 60 Acres (D. Hawk 1880)
D Hawk - 100 Acres >


By 1908 the properties had been combined into 3

David Hawk 99.93 Acres - the area marked as incorporated was ONLY the EUB chruch property

Edwin & Mary Hawk Est. 92

David Hawk 100 - bordering the West side of Hawk Lake, Little Maxinkuckee and other names it was called


1922 the properties remained in 4 parcels

John Hawk 95.73 - 99.93 Acres (a part of G. A. Durr , 76.67)
    A difference of 4.73 acres

Edwin & Mary Hawk 92 acres
David & Carrie Hawk est. 92 Acres
Hawk 100 (David Hawk 100)


1929 - the properties John Hawk 93.83 acres
E & M Hawk 92 acres
David & Carrie Hawk 98.23 acres
Mary Hawk ? 100 acres (Hawk 100)


1948 the properties were subdivied again into som smaller parcels

John Hawk 93.81 - 95.73 Acres (a part of G. A. Durr , 76.67)
    A difference of 4.73 acres in 1922 and a difference of 1.92 acres making at total loss of 6.12 from 1908 acerage.

Edwin Hawk 31.63 Acres ; 30. Acres , 29.32 Acres (Edwin & Mary Hawk Est. 92 acres )
    Totals 90.65 a loss .05 acres

Carrie Hawk 42 acres, 49.09 acres ( David & Carrie Hawk est. 92 Acres)
    A total of 84.09 acres a loss of 7.92 acres

Katherine Hawk 100 Acres (Mary Hawk ? 100 acres)


1956 and 1961 the properties were

John Hawk 94 A ( John Hawk 93.81)
E. H. 32 acres, 30 acres, 30 acres. (Edwin Hawk 31.63 Acres ; 30. Acres , 29.32 Acres )
Carrie Hawk 42 Acres, 50 acres (Carrie Hawk 42 acres, 49.09 acres )
Henry Hawk 100 acres (Katherine Hawk 100 Acres)


1962 the properties were
    John Hawk 94
    E. H. 32 acres, 30 acres, 30 acres.
    Carrie Hawk 42 Acres, 50 acres
    Henry {Rollen} Hawk 100 acres


1963 the properties with possibly one being transferred to outside the family
    John Hawk 94
    Tessie [Tressie} (Hawk) Duddleson 92 acres (E. H. 32 acres, 30 acres, 30 acres.)
    Carrie Hawk 92 (Carrie Hawk 42 Acres, 50 acres)
    Henry {Rollen} Hawk Est 100 acres


This is the area believed to be described in the parcels of land and the amount of property the Hawk families owned till this point in time. Starting in 1963 or before "outsiders" started buying the properties

This property is bounded by Clover street on the north, runs along on the west of Main Street and the Tammarack; and 19th Road on the south and what is now new State Rd. 17 on the west for a total of 278 acres vy the 1968 plat map book. The family held on to this property from 1880 (if not before) til 1963 for a total of 83 years selling off very little; or giving up for road easements and owning 100 acres bordering Hawk Lake.


by 1967 - there was only 192 acres left in the Hawk family
    George & Maxine Franz (John Hawk 94)
    Tessie {Tressie} (Hawk) Duddleson 92 acres
    Richard & Gert Macy 92 Acres , (Carrie Hawk 92)
    Venice (Hawk) White [Mrs. Lawrence] 100 acres (Henry Hawk Est 100 acres)


1995 Lawrence & Venice (Hawk) White 95a (Venice (Hawk) White [Mrs. Lawrence] 100 acres )
    As early as 1992 they were selling off lots from the 100 acres that was left.

    And in 1996 the remainder of the prpoperty was parceled off and auctioned.



2014 - Keven L Hawk & Karen L Harding 7.01 acres (Robert E. & Emma Hawk) This is the Homestead and Barns Only