Placer Herald
Saturday, 5 September 1903
Auburn, CA

Death of Henry S. Hawver
Henry Sylvester Hawver, father of Dr. J.C. Hawver, died in this city on Friday of last week at the age of 81 years. The deceased was born in New York, January 4, 1822. His parents located shortly after in Wisconsin, where his childhood and young manhood were passed, and where, in 1842, he married the daughter of Judge Douglas. In 1850 he crossed the plains with the rush of gold seekers to California, where his wife and four children joined him three years later. He mined in El Dorado, farmed in San Benito, teamed to Virginia City in it's boom time, lumbered in the Sierras, and finally settled in Nevada county among the hydraulic mines, where he made his home for thirty years. A short time ago he was brought to Auburn for special care and treatment, owing to his fast failing health.

He leaves a wife and six children, ninteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren scattered from Cape Nome to the boarders of Mexico. His surviving children are: Mrs. Cypres Johnson, Pacific Grove, Cal., Mrs. S.W. Modie, Los Angeles; Dr. J.C. Hawver, Auburn; Mrs. John C. Modie, Kern City; Mrs. C.W. Godfrey, Nevada City; Dr. H.D. Hawver, Spokane Wash.

Mr. Hawver's life was that of the typical pioneer, pushing his way toward the setting sun, with more hope for tomorrow than confidence in today.

History of Walworth County, Wisconsin
Brookhaven Press
pg 793

Early Settlement of Big Foot Prairie

Sylvester Hawver, now in California, came in 1838 or 1839;

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: H S Hawver
Age in 1860: 36
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Gilroy, Santa Clara, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Santa Barbara
Household Members:
Name Age
H S Hawver 36
Naailles H Hawver 32
E M Hawver 14
Gawatz Hawver 13
J C Hawver 5
Lydia A Hawver 3
Auastasea Hawver 11/12
Henry Cooper 54
S F Guthrie 28
Fanny Guthrie 25
Wm Martin 22

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: H S Hanover
Birth Year: abt 1823
Age in 1870: 47
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: San Juan, Monterey, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
H S Hanover 47
A N Hanover 45
J C Hanover 16
Lydia Hanover 14
A N Hanover 11
Henry B Hanover 7

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Harvey
[Henry S Hawver]
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: North Columbia, Nevada, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anastatia Harvey
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Timberman

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Harvey 58
Anastatia Harvey 54
Anastatia Harvey 30
D. Henry Harvey 17

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry S Hanover [Henry Hawver] 
Home in 1900: Bloomfield, Nevada, California [Eureka, Nevada, California] 
Age: 78
Birth Date: Jan 1822
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: No?Illes Hanover
Marriage year: 1843
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 57

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry S Hanover 78
No?Illes Hanover 75

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Silvester Hawver
Number: 558
Age: 49
Occupation: Carpenter
Country of Nativity: United States
Local Residence: French Corral
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Residence Year: 1873

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 2593
Age: 49
Nativity: United States
Local Residence: French Corral
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Residence Year: 1875

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 2615
Age: 49
Nativity: United States
Local Residence: French Corral
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Residence Year: 1876

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 2735
Age: 49
Nativity: United States
Local Residence: French Corral
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Residence Year: 1877

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1737
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1990
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1998
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1834
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1804
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1746
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1838
Age: 56
Country of Nativity: New York
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: May 17, 1879
 

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Henry Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1939
Age: 70
Height: 5ft 7in
Complexion: Dark
Color of Eyes: Gray
Color of Hair: Gray
Occupation: Miner
Country of Nativity: England
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Precinct: Columbia Hill
P.O. Address: N Columbia
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: Sept 10, 1892
 
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: H Sylvester Hawver
Number: 1389
Age: 70
Height: 5ft 7in
Complexion: Dark
Color of Eyes: Gray
Color of Hair: Gray
Occupation: Miner
Country of Nativity: England
Local Residence: Columbia Hill
Precinct: Columbia Hill
P.O. Address: North Columbia
Residence Place: Nevada, California
Date Of Registration: Sept 10, 1892

Illinois Public Land Purchase Records
Hawver Henry
Section: LOT2E2FR
Price: 125
Total: 7455
Date: 1 Nov 1842
Volume: 683
Page: 244
Type: FD
Sect: 06
Township: 46N
Range: 05E
Meridian: 3
Acres: 5964
Corr-Tag: 0
ID: 093477
Reside: 000

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Henry S Hawver
Issue Date: 10 Jul 1844
State of Record: Illinois
Acres: 59.64
Accession Number: IL0920__.021
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Chicago
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 11017
Legal Land Description:
Section: 6
Twp: 46-N
Range:  5-E
Meridian: 3rd PM
Counties: McHenry

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Henry S Hawver
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1844
State of Record: Wisconsin
Acres: 80
Accession Number: WI2720__.469
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Milwaukee
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 13049
Legal Land Description:
Section: 35
Twp: 1-N
Range:  15-E
Meridian: 4th PM - 1831 MN/WI
Counties: Walworth

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Henry S Hawver
Issue Date: 1 Feb 1848
State of Record: Wisconsin
Acres: 40
Accession Number: WI2880__.349
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Milwaukee
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 20901
Legal Land Description:
Section: 35
Twp: 1-N
Range:  15-E
Meridian: 4th PM - 1831 MN/WI
Counties: Walworth

Wisconsin Land Records
Name: Henry S Hawver
Land Office: MILWAUKEE
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 13049
Total Acres: 80
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1844
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 W½SE   4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 1 N 15 E 35

Wisconsin Land Records
Name: Henry S Hawver
Land Office: MILWAUKEE
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 20901
Total Acres: 40
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 1 Feb 1848
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 NESW   4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 1 N 15 E 35

Possible other child

Henry Feliscus Hawver - B. 9 Jul 1849

• Married: 27 MAR 1842 in Walworth Co, WI ^{12 13}
• Note: ¹²

  
  History of Walworth county, Wisconsin
  Albert Clayton Beckwith
  Pg 439
  
  Sylvester Hawver married, March 27, 1842, Agnes Noailles, daughter of Christopher Douglass.

• Note: ^{13 13}

  
  Marriage Record Details
  Last Name: Douglass
  First Name: Agnes Noailles
  Day: 27
  Month: March
  Year: 1842
  County: Walworth
  Volume: 1
  Page: 56
  
  Marriage Record Details
  Last Name: Howver
  First Name: Sylvester
  Day: 27
  Month: March
  Year: 1842
  County: Walworth
  Volume: 1
  Page: 56

1. Harriet R HAWVER b: 27 DEC 1842 in Wisconsin
2. Monroe Emilious HAWVER b: ABT 1845 in Wisconsin
3. Louretta Phebe HAWVER b: 1 SEP 1847 in Wisconsin
4. Henry Felicious HAWVER b: 9 JUL 1849 in Wisconsin
5. J.C. HAWVER b: 4 OCT 1854 in California
6. Lydia Angeline HAWVER b: 9 OCT 1856 in California
7. Anastasia N. HAWVER b: 9 JUN 1859 in California
8. Henry Douglas HAWVER b: 23 APR 1863 in California

1. Type: Web Site
   Title: California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
2. Type: Newspaper
   Title: Henry S Hawver Obituary
   Periodical: Placer Herald
   Place: Auburn, Placer Co, CA
   Date: 5 Sept 1903
3. Type: Census
   Title: 1860 US Federal Census
   Place: Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, CA
   Date: 1860
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
4. Type: Census
   Title: 1870 US Federal Census
   Place: San Juan, Monterey Co, CA
   Date: 1870
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
5. Type: Census
   Title: 1880 US Federal Census
   Place: North Columbia, Nevada Co, CA
   Date: 1880
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
6. Type: Census
   Title: 1900 US Federal Census
   Place: Bloomfield, Nevada Co, CA
   Date: 1900
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
7. Type: Book
   Author: Brookhaven Press
   Periodical: History of Walworth County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements...
   Date: 1882
   URL: http://books.google.com
8. Type: Web Site
   Title: Illinois Public Land Purchase Records
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
9. Type: Web Site
   Title: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
   URL: http://www.ancestry.com
10. Type: Web Site
    Title: Wisconsin Land Records
    URL: http://www.ancestry.com
11. Type: Gedcom File
    Title: Dale Fleener’s Tree
12. Type: Book
    Author: Albert Clayton Beckwith
    Periodical: History of Walworth County, Wisconsin
    URL: http://books.google.com
    Date: 1912
13. Type: Web Site
    Title: Wisconsin Genealogy Index
    URL: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/