BIO:  John A. Hawkins, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Fawn Township, Pg 101

DR. JOHN A. HAWKINS, son of John and Susan (Thompson) Hawkins, was born in 
Harford County, Md., June 30, 1831.  His parents came to York County in 1868; his 
ancestors were English, and include the Chalk and Thompson families of Maryland, 
the former of which located in the early colonial times, on Winter’s Run, about 
sixteen miles from the Pennsylvania line and exercised no inconsiderable local 
influence in their day.  The family name, Hawkins, was brought to this country by 
three brothers, who first trod American soil at Elk Ridge Landing, Md., shortly 
before the Revolution.  The youngest of these, Nicholas, had a son, John, who, in 
turn, was father of the subject of this sketch, and who was widely known 
throughout his county, having at one time represented it in the legislature of 
the State.  Dr. Hawkins received his preliminary education at Belle Air Academy, 
and graduated from Maryland University at Baltimore, in 1852.  He practiced 
medicine successfully in Baltimore County, Md., for one year, and then at the 
instance of some friends was induced to remove to York County, where he has since 
resided and where he is now enjoying a large practice.  In 1855 he was married to 
Hannah A. Jones, daughter of Asa Jones, of Fawn Grove, a strict member of the S. 
of F.  He has two children:  Charles A. and Vallandigham.  In 1884 he purchased a 
small farm within the borough limits of Fawn Grove, for the purpose of 
establishing a hennery, which he is now conducting in connection with his 
practice.  Both the Doctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church.