SIXTH GENERATION

ZADOCK HAWKINS Book Information

1146. Cecil Bennet⁶ WAY (Ira Zadock⁵ WAY, Mary Jane⁴ HAWKINS, Zadock³ HAWKINS, Zadock² HAWKINS, Zadock¹ HAWKINS) was born on 13 Oct 1881 in Ox Bow, Putnam Co., Illinois. He appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census with his parents in Peoria City, Peoria Co., Illinois. He died on 27 Feb 1937 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. He died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Cecil served in the U.S. Army in World War I in France.

He was married to Sadie V. BUSH (daughter of John BUSH) between 1900 and 1905 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, most likely. Sadie V. BUSH was born on 10 Dec 1887 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. She died on 16 Sep 1905 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. Her obituary mentions she died on Galena Rd, that she had "3 child; 2 bros, 3 sis." She was buried in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. Cecil Bennet WAY and Sadie V. BUSH had the following children:

+2200 i. Ira John⁷ WAY.
+2201 ii. Sadie⁷ WAY.
+2202 iii. Pearl C.⁷ WAY.

He was married to Antoinette Jeanne Joséphine MÉTAYER (daughter of Jean MÉTAYER and Léonie Berthe MARSOLLIER) on 15 Feb 1919 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Cecil met Jeanne while serving in World War I in France and married her there and brought her and her mother back to the United States with him. Cecil and Jeanette appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census in Godfrey Twp., Madison Co., Illinois. After Cecil died, Jeanne married second a Mr. Dickman and then third, Clarence Livingston. Antoinette Jeanne Joséphine MÉTAYER was born on 17 Aug 1899 in Trélazé, Maine-et-Loire, France. In France she was known as Jeanne MÉTAYER. When she came to America, she became known as Jeannette MÉTAYER. She died on 8 Dec 1994 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. She was buried in Peoria. Cecil Bennet WAY and Antoinette Jeanne Joséphine MÉTAYER had the following children:

+2203 i. Jeannette Cecile⁷ WAY.
2204 ii. Jack⁷ WAY was born on 5 Mar 1921. He died on 31 Mar 1989 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. He was buried on 3 April in Proria.
+2205 iii. Cecil Earl⁷ WAY.