Jacob Hawk

Jacob Hawk

Jacob Hawk moved to the new town of Cassvile in 1845 from a farm south of town. In 1850, he followed the California Gold Rush of 1849 to the state where he spent some six years before returning to Cassville.

Standing: Kate, Laura, Erwing, Len, Arthur, Sula, Nora.
Seated: Jacob Hawk.

From The First 150 Years in Cassville, Missouri by Senator Emory Melton

Probably one of the Cassville pioneers who actually lived in
Cassville the longest period of time was Jacob W. Hawk. Hawk
was born in McMinn County, Tennessee May 15, 1828. In 1838 his
parents moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas and later to Washburn. In
1845, when Cassville was founded, they moved here, where Hawk
resided until the day of his death on October 21, 1922 at the age of
94 years.

Out of the 77 years he lived in Cassville, his spent six years in
California at the time of the Gold Rush, leaving in 1850 and returning
in 1856; and the time he spent serving in the Union Army during
the Civil War.

Jacob Hawk Died October 21, 1922

The Hawk place is located on the west side of the old County Farm Road, just north of the terminus of 14th Street. In 1857, he was married to Sarah Elizabeth Porter, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George K. Porter, who were among the first residents of Cassville. At the time he went to California, he was accompanied by several other residents of Cassville. Upon is return, he bought a stageline from Jefferson City to Fayetteville, Arkansas and ran it himself.
Hawk was one of the founders of the Christian Church in Cassville shortly after the Civil War, in which he had served as a Sargent in the 15th Missouri Calvary. Mrs. Sue Blythe, who resides at 1402 Main in Cassville, is the daughter of the late Jakie and Wilma Hawk, and the Great Granddaughter of Jacob W. Hawk.

From Cassville Democrat August 9, 1913