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Personal data Dr. J.C. Hawver 

• He was born on October 4, 1854 in California, Verenigde Staten.Sources 1, 2
• He died on May 15, 1914 in Auburn, Placer, California, USA, he was 59 years old.Source 2
• A child of Henry Sylvester Hawver and Anastasia Noailles Agnes? Douglass
• This information was last updated on April 22, 2014.

Household of Dr. J.C. Hawver

(1) He is married to Lucretia Backus.

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
Name: J. C. Hawver
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 04 Nov 1877
Event Place: Nevada, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name: Lutie Backus
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Page:
GS Film number: 1293665
Digital Folder Number: 004666495
Image Number: 00699

They got married on November 4, 1877 at North Columbia, Nevada, California, USA, he was 23 years old.Source 3

Child(ren):

1. Niel Edwin Hawver  1881-1949 
2. Hawver  1885-????
3. Leola Marion Hawver  1886-????
4. Vega Hawver  1888-????
5. Nellie Hawver  
6. Ray Hawver  

(2) He is married to Mary Elizabeth Parsons.

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
Name: J.C. Hawver
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Nov 1912
Event Place: Marin, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name: Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Spouse's Age: 53
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Page:
GS Film number: 1514082
Digital Folder Number: 004666545
Image Number: 00062

They got married on November 19, 1912 at Kentfield, Marin, California, USA, he was 58 years old.Sources 2, 3

Notes about Dr. J.C. Hawver

Daily Alta Californian
21 July 1887
Page 5

CASUALTIES
....
Auburn, July 20th. The second son of Dr. Hawver, a child three years old, was killed this afternoon by discharging a shotgun in such a manner as to blow away the right side of the face. Three children were at play and in some manner the gun was knocked down and discharged.

Placer Herald
13 June 1914
Auburn, CA

Obituary.
The following is a short sketch of the life of the late Dr. J.C. Hawver, who died in Auburn May 15, 1914, and is so deeply lamented by every man, woman and child in Auburn, and innumerable friendes in Placer county:

Dr. Hawver was born October 4, 1854, at North San Juan, California. Upon his fathers side he was of Dutch and German stock, and his mother was a Douglas of Scotland. She was a very superior woman in every way. Early left with the burden of rearing a large family, she struggled bravely and exercised every self denial to give of her best to the growing family, and she inculcated in them her own lofty ideal of character and conduct. It was their delight to gather about her knee while she read to them.

To his mother Dr. Hawver owed his stanch uprightness, his beautiful, affectionated nature and his thirst for knowledge.

At an early age his mother placed him upon a cattle ranch under the care of the owner, who was a man of excellent principles.

Here he led an outdoor life, where his horse was his chief companion, and where he acquired a sturdy independence and self reliance that stood him in good steat in his later life.

He had little opportunity of schooling, but his naturally active mind and indomitable courage and a very retentive memory made his own all knowledge that came within his path.

When he was about eighteen years of age the family transferred their residence to Nevada county. There the lad did various things for a livelihood, working in a store, teaming, etc.

At thenty-three he married Miss Lutie Backus. His wife was material help and assistance to him in his quest for knowledge in their early married years, she having had more educational advantages. All available time from business and household cares they read and studied together. Mrs. Hawver died in the summer of 1910. by this marriage he had six children, three of whom survive him - Niel Hawver of Sacramento, Mrs. Tom Chubuck of Feish, Nevada, and Mrs. Byron Woods of Hiawatha, Kansas. In 1877 he entered the office of Dr. J.C. Leonard and began the study of dentistry, which profession he followed to the end of his life.

All during his professional career he was greatly interested in all branches of history, but early began to specialize on geology. His frequent camping trips on summer vacations into the Sierras were the delight of his life, and by them he enriched his store of knowledge through his keen powers of observation.

Dr. Hawver was the discoverer of the value to science the cave in El Dorado county, near Cool, now known as Hawver Cave. Many fossils of extinct animals were excavated by the doctor, and the specimens sent to the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. Hawver was a trustee of the Auburn grammar school and gave much time and thought to furthering the interests of the school children of our town. The last days of his life he (with his fellow trustee, F.E. Byre) was busy in the work of attendant in the calling if the bond election to build a new and modern school house for the beloved children of Auburn under his care. Even in the hours when Death was so near he took thought of this, and completed arrangements i the matter unfinished from the day before.

In November, 1912, Dr. Hawver married Miss Mary Elizabeth Parsons at Kentfield, a California authoress of note and cousin of Congressman William Kent. Mrs. Hawver, woth his three children and the following brother and sisters mourn his death: Dr. H.D. Hawver, Alemeda; Mrs. H.R. Johnson, Pacific Grove; Mrs. L.P. Modie, Alameda; Mrs. J.C. Modie, near San Diego; Mrs. Charles Godfrey, Nevada City.

Possible names:

John Christopher - first names of grandfathers
John Carpenter - on memorial plaque where his house used to be.

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