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CLARENCE
HAWKINS was born in Camden, New Jersey on February 10, 1925 to John and
Lessie Hawkins. His father worked as a laborer. John and Lessie Hawkins
had moved to Camden shortly before Clarence's birth with older siblings
Eunice, William, and Vaudra. The 1929 Camden City Directory and 1930
Census shows the family residing at 913 South 8th Street. Two more
children had come to the family by April of 1930, John W. and James
Hawkins. Clarence Hawkins attended Camden public schools, but left
school in the middle of his senior year.
By
the time the 1947 Camden City Directory was Clarence Hawkins was working
as a laborer and had taken up residence at 721 South 2nd Street. His
parents had by then moved to 770 Division Street.
On
January 31, 1961 Clarence Hawkins. was appointed to the Camden Fire
Department. He reported for duty the following day. Fire Department
records show him living at 1126 Langham Avenue in Parkside.
Having
served almost 26 years as a member of the Camden Fire Department,
Clarence Hawkins retired on January 1, 1987. He passed away on June 8,
1985.
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