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Person Details
 
Last NameHAWKINS
First NameTHOMAS ELI
Maiden 
RelationSERVANT OF LIEUT GEORGE BUCKLIN
Cemetery NumberEP003
Cemetery NameNEWMAN CEMETERY
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1836c
Death Day27
Death MonthJUL
Death Year1863
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map 
Stone Materialslate
Conditiongood
Shapesquare top
Carvingno carving
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date2009
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notespic -"Thomas Hawkins - Born a slave in Kentucky. Died a Freedman in this town, July 27, 1863 in the 28th year of his Age. A faithful Serant of Lieut. George Bucklin. 12th Regt. R.I. Vols. Who erects this stone to his memory."
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