Notes for JOEL DAVID HAWKINS:
In the 1850 census it listed his children: William, John, Charlotte, Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Martha, Joseph & Harriet. In the 1860 census William & Joel were the only ones left at home, they were age 32 & 19.

More About JOEL DAVID HAWKINS:
Fact 1: 1850, Census/farmer/Stokes County, Snow Creek, NC. Copy of census with the file.
Fact 2: 1850, Census: value of real estate 1000/2000.
Fact 3: Andrew Mabe born about 1821 living with Joel Hawkins, a copy of this census on file.
Fact 4: His name could of been Anderson Mabe?
Fact 5: 1860, Census/farmer Value $3000/personal/$16,500. William and Joel still listed with their parents. Copy of census with album.
Fact 6: He and Polly are said to be buried in the family cemetery, called the Hawkins Mabe Cemetery, located on road #1649, Steele Road, in Stokes County, NC. There are 6 headstones in this cemetery without inscriptions.

1. James Hawkins b: 1825
2. Betsy Elizabeth Hawkins b: 7 OCT 1826
3. William H. Hawkins b: 9 MAR 1828 in NC
4. John Hawkins b: 25 DEC 1829 in Stokes County, North Carolina
5. Charlotte Hawkins b: 1832
6. Mary Hawkins b: 1833
7. Ellender Hawkins b: 1834
8. Sarah (Sallie) Hawkins b: 1837
9. Martha Hawkins b: 1838
10. Joel David Hawkins , Jr. b: 6 OCT 1840
11. Harriett Hawkins b: 1843
12. Nancy Hawkins b: UNKNOWN