S. N. (as he usually appears in print) was the youngest child of Cecily (Joyce) and Lawrence Hawkins, born in Killeenadeema, Ireland, at Christmastime. He moved from County Galway to the United States in 1849. His family settled in Meriden, Connecticut, where they lived until 1852 when they moved to Fitchburg, Wisconsin, south of Madison. In 1855, following the death of his mother, the family moved to St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
In 1864, Stephen graduated as valedictorian from the Academy in River Falls, Wisconsin, and taught school. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, he served in the Union Army with the 51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Between 1869-70, he studied law, and medicine in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1876, he was admitted to practice law and opened a law office in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He held numerous offices in the New Richmond area, including City Attorney, District Attorney, and Mayor.
His wife and his three youngest children died in the New Richmond tornado, which took place on June 12, 1899. In the History of the Saint Croix Valley, author Augustus Eaton writes, "A reporter, who visited the scene of disaster at the time, wrote as follows: 'Perhaps the saddest case of all that occurred as the result of that direful tornado was that of Hon. S. N. Hawkins. His wife, two highly educated and accomplished daughters, his youngest son, a bright boy of twelve years, his niece, wife's aged father, and their hired girl–in all seven persons killed and his home and all its furnishings, including his home library, swept away, his tenement houses demolished, his office, including his elegant law library, all destroyed, and he himself badly injured, buried under a two-story brick building that fell in upon him, head bruised, lower limbs crushed, ribs fractured, bones broken, so that after being extricated he was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul for treatment.'' See Eaton's full biography of Stephen here: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~larry7912/genealogy/Bio/stephen-n-hawkins.htm
In 1901, he married Katrina Victoria Kane, a native of Watertown, Wisconsin.
Stephen was the Hawkins family historian, writing several booklets, including A Pioneer Family in 1911 and The Hawkins Settlement, published in 1914.
In 1864, Stephen graduated as valedictorian from the Academy in River Falls, Wisconsin, and taught school. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, he served in the Union Army with the 51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Between 1869-70, he studied law, and medicine in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1876, he was admitted to practice law and opened a law office in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He held numerous offices in the New Richmond area, including City Attorney, District Attorney, and Mayor.
His wife and his three youngest children died in the New Richmond tornado, which took place on June 12, 1899. In the History of the Saint Croix Valley, author Augustus Eaton writes, "A reporter, who visited the scene of disaster at the time, wrote as follows: 'Perhaps the saddest case of all that occurred as the result of that direful tornado was that of Hon. S. N. Hawkins. His wife, two highly educated and accomplished daughters, his youngest son, a bright boy of twelve years, his niece, wife's aged father, and their hired girl–in all seven persons killed and his home and all its furnishings, including his home library, swept away, his tenement houses demolished, his office, including his elegant law library, all destroyed, and he himself badly injured, buried under a two-story brick building that fell in upon him, head bruised, lower limbs crushed, ribs fractured, bones broken, so that after being extricated he was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul for treatment.'' See Eaton's full biography of Stephen here: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~larry7912/genealogy/Bio/stephen-n-hawkins.htm
In 1901, he married Katrina Victoria Kane, a native of Watertown, Wisconsin.
Stephen was the Hawkins family historian, writing several booklets, including A Pioneer Family in 1911 and The Hawkins Settlement, published in 1914.
S. N. (as he usually appears in print) was the youngest child of Cecily (Joyce) and Lawrence Hawkins, born in Killeenadeema, Ireland, at Christmastime. He moved from County Galway to the United States in 1849. His family settled in Meriden, Connecticut, where they lived until 1852 when they moved to Fitchburg, Wisconsin, south of Madison. In 1855, following the death of his mother, the family moved to St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
In 1864, Stephen graduated as valedictorian from the Academy in River Falls, Wisconsin, and taught school. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, he served in the Union Army with the 51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Between 1869-70, he studied law, and medicine in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1876, he was admitted to practice law and opened a law office in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He held numerous offices in the New Richmond area, including City Attorney, District Attorney, and Mayor.
His wife and his three youngest children died in the New Richmond tornado, which took place on June 12, 1899. In the History of the Saint Croix Valley, author Augustus Eaton writes, "A reporter, who visited the scene of disaster at the time, wrote as follows: 'Perhaps the saddest case of all that occurred as the result of that direful tornado was that of Hon. S. N. Hawkins. His wife, two highly educated and accomplished daughters, his youngest son, a bright boy of twelve years, his niece, wife's aged father, and their hired girl–in all seven persons killed and his home and all its furnishings, including his home library, swept away, his tenement houses demolished, his office, including his elegant law library, all destroyed, and he himself badly injured, buried under a two-story brick building that fell in upon him, head bruised, lower limbs crushed, ribs fractured, bones broken, so that after being extricated he was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul for treatment.'' See Eaton's full biography of Stephen here: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~larry7912/genealogy/Bio/stephen-n-hawkins.htm
In 1901, he married Katrina Victoria Kane, a native of Watertown, Wisconsin.
Stephen was the Hawkins family historian, writing several booklets, including A Pioneer Family in 1911 and The Hawkins Settlement, published in 1914.
In 1864, Stephen graduated as valedictorian from the Academy in River Falls, Wisconsin, and taught school. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, he served in the Union Army with the 51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Between 1869-70, he studied law, and medicine in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1876, he was admitted to practice law and opened a law office in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He held numerous offices in the New Richmond area, including City Attorney, District Attorney, and Mayor.
His wife and his three youngest children died in the New Richmond tornado, which took place on June 12, 1899. In the History of the Saint Croix Valley, author Augustus Eaton writes, "A reporter, who visited the scene of disaster at the time, wrote as follows: 'Perhaps the saddest case of all that occurred as the result of that direful tornado was that of Hon. S. N. Hawkins. His wife, two highly educated and accomplished daughters, his youngest son, a bright boy of twelve years, his niece, wife's aged father, and their hired girl–in all seven persons killed and his home and all its furnishings, including his home library, swept away, his tenement houses demolished, his office, including his elegant law library, all destroyed, and he himself badly injured, buried under a two-story brick building that fell in upon him, head bruised, lower limbs crushed, ribs fractured, bones broken, so that after being extricated he was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul for treatment.'' See Eaton's full biography of Stephen here: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~larry7912/genealogy/Bio/stephen-n-hawkins.htm
In 1901, he married Katrina Victoria Kane, a native of Watertown, Wisconsin.
Stephen was the Hawkins family historian, writing several booklets, including A Pioneer Family in 1911 and The Hawkins Settlement, published in 1914.
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