"Millard County Chronicle" 8/6/1942 - PROMINENT OASIS PIONEER DIES THURSDAY A.M.
Jacob C. Hawley, 84, died at his home in Oasis after an illness of about three months. Mr. Hawley had enjoyed very good health and had actively taken care of his business throughout his eighty-four years almost up until the end. Mr. Hawley was born in Fillmore Dec. 26, 1857, the son of William S. Hawley and Nancy Matheny Hawley. The family moved to Deseret in 1864 where Mr. William Hawley helped build Old Ford Deseret in 1865. The family moved back to Fillmore for a short time and then returned to Deseret and later to Oasis, where they made their home. William Hawley was the first person buried in the Oasis cemetery. Mr. Hawley was married to Reginia Moody Hawley in the Manti Temple on October 4, 1888. Six children were born to them, five of whom are still living. Mr. Hawley's life has been one of activity and he has done much for community betterment. At the time of the filing on the water of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Mr. Hawley took the train from Oasis to Juab and then rode a bicycle to the site of the dam where he made the filing. This filing is still recorded in his name and is known as the Hawley Filing. He was president of the Deseret Irrigation Company for many years and was a director in that company practically all of his life. He was instrumental in organizing the old Oasis State Bank as well as the Millard County Lumber Company. He was also a road contractor and built the road from the Sevier Bridge Dam to Juab. Later he went into road contracting in Montana where he met with considerable success. He filled a mission for the church in the northern states in 1907 and held church offices there while in the field. At the time of his death, he was a high priest in the LDS Church. Mr. Hawley was an able reconteur and a very good conversationalist all his life. He told many amusing stories of early pioneer experiences in Deseret and Oasis, of which possibly his favorite was the story of the pigs. It seems that both the Hawleys and the Stylers let their pigs run loose. When the Hawley pigs got down to the old John Styler farm, the dogs chewed their ears off. This irked both Jacob and William Hawley, as their pigs were thus branded but not John Styler's pigs. So they took rifles out and shot the tails off all the Styler pigs so that they in turn would be suitably branded. Mr. Hawley was a well loved man in Oasis and his passing will be greatly felt by that community. He is survived by his widow, Reginia Moody Hawley, of Oasis, J. Kelly Hawley of Oasis; Fon Roy Hawley who is in Salt Lake City at present being inducted into the Army; Mrs. M.S. Dunn, Salt Lake City and Mrs. A.L. Strang, Salt Lake City. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Minnie Jenkins of Portland, Oregon. Funeral services will be held on Sunday in the Oasis ward.
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Jacob C. Hawley, 84, died at his home in Oasis after an illness of about three months. Mr. Hawley had enjoyed very good health and had actively taken care of his business throughout his eighty-four years almost up until the end. Mr. Hawley was born in Fillmore Dec. 26, 1857, the son of William S. Hawley and Nancy Matheny Hawley. The family moved to Deseret in 1864 where Mr. William Hawley helped build Old Ford Deseret in 1865. The family moved back to Fillmore for a short time and then returned to Deseret and later to Oasis, where they made their home. William Hawley was the first person buried in the Oasis cemetery. Mr. Hawley was married to Reginia Moody Hawley in the Manti Temple on October 4, 1888. Six children were born to them, five of whom are still living. Mr. Hawley's life has been one of activity and he has done much for community betterment. At the time of the filing on the water of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Mr. Hawley took the train from Oasis to Juab and then rode a bicycle to the site of the dam where he made the filing. This filing is still recorded in his name and is known as the Hawley Filing. He was president of the Deseret Irrigation Company for many years and was a director in that company practically all of his life. He was instrumental in organizing the old Oasis State Bank as well as the Millard County Lumber Company. He was also a road contractor and built the road from the Sevier Bridge Dam to Juab. Later he went into road contracting in Montana where he met with considerable success. He filled a mission for the church in the northern states in 1907 and held church offices there while in the field. At the time of his death, he was a high priest in the LDS Church. Mr. Hawley was an able reconteur and a very good conversationalist all his life. He told many amusing stories of early pioneer experiences in Deseret and Oasis, of which possibly his favorite was the story of the pigs. It seems that both the Hawleys and the Stylers let their pigs run loose. When the Hawley pigs got down to the old John Styler farm, the dogs chewed their ears off. This irked both Jacob and William Hawley, as their pigs were thus branded but not John Styler's pigs. So they took rifles out and shot the tails off all the Styler pigs so that they in turn would be suitably branded. Mr. Hawley was a well loved man in Oasis and his passing will be greatly felt by that community. He is survived by his widow, Reginia Moody Hawley, of Oasis, J. Kelly Hawley of Oasis; Fon Roy Hawley who is in Salt Lake City at present being inducted into the Army; Mrs. M.S. Dunn, Salt Lake City and Mrs. A.L. Strang, Salt Lake City. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Minnie Jenkins of Portland, Oregon. Funeral services will be held on Sunday in the Oasis ward.
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"Millard County Chronicle" 8/6/1942 - PROMINENT OASIS PIONEER DIES THURSDAY A.M.
Jacob C. Hawley, 84, died at his home in Oasis after an illness of about three months. Mr. Hawley had enjoyed very good health and had actively taken care of his business throughout his eighty-four years almost up until the end. Mr. Hawley was born in Fillmore Dec. 26, 1857, the son of William S. Hawley and Nancy Matheny Hawley. The family moved to Deseret in 1864 where Mr. William Hawley helped build Old Ford Deseret in 1865. The family moved back to Fillmore for a short time and then returned to Deseret and later to Oasis, where they made their home. William Hawley was the first person buried in the Oasis cemetery. Mr. Hawley was married to Reginia Moody Hawley in the Manti Temple on October 4, 1888. Six children were born to them, five of whom are still living. Mr. Hawley's life has been one of activity and he has done much for community betterment. At the time of the filing on the water of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Mr. Hawley took the train from Oasis to Juab and then rode a bicycle to the site of the dam where he made the filing. This filing is still recorded in his name and is known as the Hawley Filing. He was president of the Deseret Irrigation Company for many years and was a director in that company practically all of his life. He was instrumental in organizing the old Oasis State Bank as well as the Millard County Lumber Company. He was also a road contractor and built the road from the Sevier Bridge Dam to Juab. Later he went into road contracting in Montana where he met with considerable success. He filled a mission for the church in the northern states in 1907 and held church offices there while in the field. At the time of his death, he was a high priest in the LDS Church. Mr. Hawley was an able reconteur and a very good conversationalist all his life. He told many amusing stories of early pioneer experiences in Deseret and Oasis, of which possibly his favorite was the story of the pigs. It seems that both the Hawleys and the Stylers let their pigs run loose. When the Hawley pigs got down to the old John Styler farm, the dogs chewed their ears off. This irked both Jacob and William Hawley, as their pigs were thus branded but not John Styler's pigs. So they took rifles out and shot the tails off all the Styler pigs so that they in turn would be suitably branded. Mr. Hawley was a well loved man in Oasis and his passing will be greatly felt by that community. He is survived by his widow, Reginia Moody Hawley, of Oasis, J. Kelly Hawley of Oasis; Fon Roy Hawley who is in Salt Lake City at present being inducted into the Army; Mrs. M.S. Dunn, Salt Lake City and Mrs. A.L. Strang, Salt Lake City. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Minnie Jenkins of Portland, Oregon. Funeral services will be held on Sunday in the Oasis ward.
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Jacob C. Hawley, 84, died at his home in Oasis after an illness of about three months. Mr. Hawley had enjoyed very good health and had actively taken care of his business throughout his eighty-four years almost up until the end. Mr. Hawley was born in Fillmore Dec. 26, 1857, the son of William S. Hawley and Nancy Matheny Hawley. The family moved to Deseret in 1864 where Mr. William Hawley helped build Old Ford Deseret in 1865. The family moved back to Fillmore for a short time and then returned to Deseret and later to Oasis, where they made their home. William Hawley was the first person buried in the Oasis cemetery. Mr. Hawley was married to Reginia Moody Hawley in the Manti Temple on October 4, 1888. Six children were born to them, five of whom are still living. Mr. Hawley's life has been one of activity and he has done much for community betterment. At the time of the filing on the water of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Mr. Hawley took the train from Oasis to Juab and then rode a bicycle to the site of the dam where he made the filing. This filing is still recorded in his name and is known as the Hawley Filing. He was president of the Deseret Irrigation Company for many years and was a director in that company practically all of his life. He was instrumental in organizing the old Oasis State Bank as well as the Millard County Lumber Company. He was also a road contractor and built the road from the Sevier Bridge Dam to Juab. Later he went into road contracting in Montana where he met with considerable success. He filled a mission for the church in the northern states in 1907 and held church offices there while in the field. At the time of his death, he was a high priest in the LDS Church. Mr. Hawley was an able reconteur and a very good conversationalist all his life. He told many amusing stories of early pioneer experiences in Deseret and Oasis, of which possibly his favorite was the story of the pigs. It seems that both the Hawleys and the Stylers let their pigs run loose. When the Hawley pigs got down to the old John Styler farm, the dogs chewed their ears off. This irked both Jacob and William Hawley, as their pigs were thus branded but not John Styler's pigs. So they took rifles out and shot the tails off all the Styler pigs so that they in turn would be suitably branded. Mr. Hawley was a well loved man in Oasis and his passing will be greatly felt by that community. He is survived by his widow, Reginia Moody Hawley, of Oasis, J. Kelly Hawley of Oasis; Fon Roy Hawley who is in Salt Lake City at present being inducted into the Army; Mrs. M.S. Dunn, Salt Lake City and Mrs. A.L. Strang, Salt Lake City. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Minnie Jenkins of Portland, Oregon. Funeral services will be held on Sunday in the Oasis ward.
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