I live in Escondido, CA. I love genealogy! Find A Grave is a great resource because it is contributed to by people like you and me.

My Surnames: Hawthorne, Hamrick, Galloway, Gowens, Albertson, Foster, Hicks, Phariss, Ford, Clair, Nabors, Mayo, McMahon, Jackson, Blair, Baggett, Harless, Laurendine, Mitchell, and allied families.

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POSTERITY: I publish photos and create memorials here for the benefit of present and future generations. If you want to publish my gravestone photos on any work that you contribute to, include in the photo caption "used with the written permission of J. Paul Hawthorne (#47041669) at FindaGrave" and keep a screen-print of this page for your records. Copyright laws require you to obtain permission to use a photograph, and conditionally - based on your integrity - you have it! Understand that merely attributing credit does not comply with the law.*

*This paragraph was written by Chip5610 (#46997557). Used by permission. Thank you, Chip!

Member in good standing order with these genealogical societies:

NATIONAL:

National Genealogical Society

STATE:

Alabama Genealogical Society

Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc.

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Georgia Genealogical Society

Kentucky Genealogical Society

North Carolina Genealogical Society

South Carolina Genealogical Society

Texas State Genealogical Society

Utah Genealogical Association

Virginia Genealogical Society

LOCAL:

Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society (AL)

Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society (AL)

Mobile Genealogical Society (AL)

San Diego Genealogical Society (CA)

Shelby County Historical Society (AL)

Wilcox Historical Society (AL)

VOLUNTEER WORK:

Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego: President (2012-2014)

Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego: Program Chair (2013-2015)

San Diego Genealogical Society: Program Director (2014-2015)

San Diego Genealogical Society: Historian (2013-2018)

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy: Social Media Coordinator (2016-2020)

EDUCATION:

British Institute (2012)

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (2016-2021)

Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research (2018, 2022, 2023)

Institute for Genetic Genealogy (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)