Kendall and Mary Hawk Family

Описание: I wanted to preserve some pictures and some memories of my Mother's maternal side of the family. With new AI technology photos were upscaled and preserved after years of copying and scanning deteriorated images. I also thought if I could bring some context to the images then possibly some future generations having inquiring minds might have some historical context.
Kendall and Mary Hawk (also earlier generations spelled the name Hawke and Hauk) were both deceased before my birth. Their first child, Irvel died in his first year and I have no knowledge of the cause of death for this infant who was never mentioned by the family. I barely knew of Howard Hawk and have no knowledge of his wife, Blanch (e).
Muriel married Marion Williams (my maternal grandparents) who inherited his Williams' family farm in Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio. Marion was killed after being pulled beneath the wheels of a tractor. The story goes that Muriel lifted the tractor but her son Dwight and my Mother Mary were too young and not strong enough to remove Marion who had been mauled.
My first memories as a child, were on the farm owned my great aunt Florence and her husband Walter Jones. They had moved to a house they owned in Mechanicsburg, allowing my parents and I to live in their farm house on the Ludlow Road west of Mutual. We then moved to a house owned by my great aunt Imogene (Imo) Hawk on Walnut Street in Mechanicsburg for a year next to the Trinity Methodist Church and then moved around the corner to the Jones' house on Sandusky Street when Florence and Walter moved back to the farm. (1948-1953)
I can recall many memories of the times with my grandmother Muriel Williams and as she and her sisters aged, my Mother Mary devoted lots of time driving them for social and medical affairs. I would tell you, Muriel, Imo and Ruth played a big part in my development and the way I grew into adulthood. Florence always seemed much older and Agnes was the wildcard of the sisters.
Imo and Agnes owned a home on East Sandusky Street in Mechanicsburg that took in long-term boarders and also provided rooms before motels existed.
I have always thought that sending three farm girls through University in the early 1900's was the exception rather than normal. Florence would have attended University but she married early after receiving a certificate to teach at age 18, and subsequently marrying Walter. Imo was engaged at one time but there is no record as to why she remained single, as did Agnes.

The last image in this video is my generation of offspring from Muriel and Ruth. Howard and Blanch(e), nor Florence and Walter's kids produced any living offspring, and then Imo and Agnes never married.