Joseph Forest Haws

William Wallace and Martha Barrett Haws's third child was Joseph Forest Haws (my great-great grandfather). He was born on 19 December 1882 while the family settled in Arizona. He grew up in Mexico and married his wife, Mary Francis Bowler, on Christmas day in 1909 in Chihuahua. Together, they had nine children, all born between Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Utah.

1920 United States Federal Census:

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1930 United States Federal Census:

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1940 United States Federal Census:

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In these censuses, Joseph Forest Haws stays in Utah. They give record of Joseph and Mary's children: Ruth, Joseph, Ervin, John, Lilian, Erma, Grant, and Lorin. It seems that this family migrated back to American between the time Ruth and Joseph were born (1910 and 1912). They eventually made it back to Utah, where Joseph Forest and his wife Mary stayed until they passed away. They are both now buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Utah.

[1] Joseph F and Mary Haws Household, Provo, Utah County, Utah, 1920 United States Census, Roll T625_1868, Page 3A, Enumeration District 213, Online Image, Ancestry.com, Accessed 27 October 2014.

[2] Joseph Sr and Mary Haws Household, Provo, Utah County, Utah, 1930 United States Census, Roll 2423, Page 9A, Enumeration District 44, Online Image, Ancestry.com, Accessed 27 October 2014.

[3] Joseph F and Mary B Haws Household Provo, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1940 United States Census, Roll T627_4227, Page 13A, Enumeration District 30-152, Online Image, Ancestry.com, Accessed 17 October 2014.

Barbara Belinda Mills and Martha Barrett Burial

Barbara Belinda Mills was William Wallace Haws's first wife. She was born on 1 July 1836. When William went to Mexico, Barbara stayed behind in Arizona. She passed away in Arizona on 30 March 1936, when she was almost 100 years old. This was quite a miracle! She was buried in the Pima Cemetery in Pima, Graham County, Arizona.

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At the time the Latter-day Saint people practiced polygamy, William Wallace Haws married his second wife, Martha Barrett on 8 November 1875 in the Latter-Day Saint Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah. She followed him to Mexico, but at some point after William Wallace Haws died, she returned back to Utah. This was most likely related to the Mexican Revolution. (For more information on this topic check here). Because Martha returned back to the United States after William passed away, they were not buried together. In fact, Martha was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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[1] Barbara Belinda Haws (1836-1936), Gravestone, Plot Sec 7-Blk 9-Lot 01A-Site 8, Pima Cemetery, Pima, Graham County, Arizona, United States, Online Image, FindAGrave.com, Accessed 22 October 2014.

[2] Martha Barrett Haws (1859-1916), Gravestone, Plot B-2-22, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, Online Image, FindAGrave.com, Accessed 22 October 2014.

William Wallace Haws 1850-1840 Census

When you search for William Wallace Haws in the 1850 census, it's important to remember that he will not be with his wife and children. Because we know that he was born in 1835, he should have been around the age of 15 in the 1850 census. It is very likely that he lived in the household with his parents and siblings. This is exactly what you will find in the 1850 census:

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The 1850 census recorded a 16-year old William Haws in the household of Gilberth and Hannah Hawes in Utah. If we did not know who his parents were before looking at this census, there are clues that give evidence that this is most likely the William Haws we are looking for. First, this family lived in Utah in 1850. This matches William Wallace Haws's location in the 1860 census. This census also gives his place of birth: Illinois. That information also matches up with our records. If you look through the other William Hawses in this census, you will find that none match up with our records as well as this one.

The 1840 United States census is quite a bit trickier. This census only recorded the name of the head of household in each family. The rest of the family are represented by little tick marks, showing how many people were living in the household and their approximate ages. Lucky for us, William Wallace Haws's father had a fairly uncommon name. When you search for "Gilbert Haws" in the 1840 United States census, only one likely possibility shows. In 1840, Gilbreth Haws lived in Wayne county, Illinois. There were two boys in the household under the age of five and three were between the ages of five and six. William Wallace was most likely one of these boys. It does make sense for Gilbert and Hannah Haws to have lived in Illinois in 1840, because that was where the majority of their children were born, including William.

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[1] Gilberth and Hannah Hawes Household, Utah county, Utah, 1850 United States Census, Roll M432_919, pages 129B-130A, Online Image, Ancestry.com, accessed 11 October 2014.

[2] Gilbreth Haws Household, Wayne county, Illinois, 1840 United States Census, Roll 72, page 250, Online Image, Ancestry.com, accessed 11 October 2014.

William Wallace Haws 1860 Census

When researching census records, it is incredibly important to remember that they do not always contain correct information. When this happens, take a deep breath, and compare the information the census contains to your records and determine if it is the same family you are researching. Wrong information may have been given to the census taker or he or she could have just written it wrong. This was my experience while researching the 1860 Census for William Wallace Haws:

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At the bottom of this particular page, lists a Wm. W. Haws and his wife, Barbra, who lived in Provo, Utah. Although their names are shown differently, it seems pretty clear that this could be the couple, until you look at Wm W birthplace: New York. In all other records, his place of birth was listed as Illinois.  In this census, he was 24, putting his date of birth at 1836, which matches well with our other records. Barbra's age (23) and birthplace (Canada) also match our records. When looking at the children, it becomes clear that this is the right family. The children are listed as: Jane (6), Jno W (4), and Geo M (1). In the 1870 census, William and Barbara had Jane (15), William (14), and George (12). All of these children's names and ages match up in both censuses. They were all also born in Utah in both censuses and the two censuses were both taken in Utah county. It is pretty safe to say that this is the same family, even though some pieces had different information.

[1] Wm W and Barbra Haws Family, Provo, Utah County, Utah, 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_1314, Page 899, Image 371, Online Image, Ancestry.com, Accessed 29 September 2014.