Charles Thomas Hawkins

             “Charley” 

Cowboy and oil man 

Born: Nov 17, 1883 Arizona 

Death: Feb 13, 1936 California 

Parents: 

James Gabriel Hawkins 1861–1891 

Mariah May (Dickinson) Hawkins 1864–1889 

Dickinson Line: 

Samuel Cotton Dickinson → Mariah May (Dickinson) Hawkins → Charles Thomas Hawkins 

Spouse: Frances Elizabeth (Bruce) Hawkins-Pace 1893–1944 

Sibling: Minnie Lee (Hawkins) Smith 1886–1974 

Children: 

Emery Otis Hawkins 1912–1989 

Elmer Iman Hawkins 1913–1914 

Charles is the son of Mariah May (Dickinson) Hawkins and James G Hawkins and the brother of Minnie Lee (Hawkins) Smith 1886–1974.  After the death of their parents the orphaned children were raised by their grandparents Samuel Cotton and Nancy (Green) Dickinson. 

Charles’ sister, Minnie Hawkins, married MC Smith, the brother of Hulda (Smith) Dickinson-Marshall. 

1910 Census - Owned a cattle ranch in Red Rock and Williams, AZ. 

OAKLAND TRIBUNE 

Oakland, California 

Tue - 18 Feb 1936 

Charles Hawkins, 53, reportedly burned to death when alcohol he was using as a rubbing solution was ignited by a cigar he was smoking, met death through accident.