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COL Joseph Richard Hawthorn

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COL Joseph Richard Hawthorn

Birth
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
12 Apr 1889 (aged 84)
Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
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Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Richard Hawthorne was the step grandfather to Brigadier General John Herbert Kelly, known as the "Boy General of the Confederacy." General Kelly and his brother, Rollin Herbert, grew up at Hawthorne House, the lovely Antebellum plantation in Pine Apple, Alabama. J.R. Hawthorn built the home for his 3rd.wife, Harriet Herbert Hawthorn, in 1852. The beautiful home is still standing today. He served in the 44th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.

Sources:
[1]History of Conecuh County Alabama
[2]The Land We Love: A Monthly Magazine devoted to Literature, Military History, and Agriculture Volume IV Nov - April, 1867-1868.
[3]Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery Records - Conecuh Co., AL
Joseph Richard Hawthorne was the step grandfather to Brigadier General John Herbert Kelly, known as the "Boy General of the Confederacy." General Kelly and his brother, Rollin Herbert, grew up at Hawthorne House, the lovely Antebellum plantation in Pine Apple, Alabama. J.R. Hawthorn built the home for his 3rd.wife, Harriet Herbert Hawthorn, in 1852. The beautiful home is still standing today. He served in the 44th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.

Sources:
[1]History of Conecuh County Alabama
[2]The Land We Love: A Monthly Magazine devoted to Literature, Military History, and Agriculture Volume IV Nov - April, 1867-1868.
[3]Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery Records - Conecuh Co., AL

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