Marshall in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Hawkins Farm
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021
1. The Hawkins Farm Marker
Inscription.
The Hawkins Farm. . In 1836 the Hawkins family was among the first to settle Convis Township. Asahel Hawkins, who had emigrated from Vermont, began with eighty acres of government land and steadily increased his holdings until they reached 240 acres. After his death in 1881, his son Asahel Myron Hawkins, the first white baby born in Convis Township, took over the farmstead. He raised a variety of crops and livestock and held several civic offices, including township supervisor, clerk, highway commissioner and justice of the peace. His son Schubail Frank Hawkins ran the farm until 1933. In 1942 the farm was converted to turkey production, and in 1968 the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of Asahel Hawkins’s descendants opened a turkey restaurant on the farm.
In 1836 the Hawkins family was among the first to settle Convis Township. Asahel Hawkins, who had emigrated from Vermont, began with eighty acres of government land and steadily increased his holdings until they reached 240 acres. After his death in 1881, his son Asahel Myron Hawkins, the first white baby born in Convis Township, took over the farmstead. He raised a variety of crops and livestock and held several civic offices, including township supervisor, clerk, highway commissioner and justice of the peace. His son Schubail Frank Hawkins ran the farm until 1933. In 1942 the farm was converted to turkey production, and in 1968 the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of Asahel Hawkins’s descendants opened a turkey restaurant on the farm.
Erected 1986 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1253.)
Location. 42° 20.845′ N, 84° 59.748′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Michigan, in Calhoun County. Marker is at the intersection of 15 1/2 Mile Road and N-Drive North, on the right
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when traveling south on 15 1/2 Mile Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18935 15 1/2 Mile Rd, Marshall MI 49068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
