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Annie Hawks, A Woman of the Century , ed. Moulton, , p. Her maiden name was Sherwood. She was never graduated from any school, but she always had a passion for books and read widely. In her fourteenth year her genius began to find expression in verse. The first poem which she published appeared in a Troy, N. That poem at once attracted attention and was followed by others which were printed in various local papers.

Hawks was a man of culture and intelligence, and he understood and appreciated his wife.

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In January , Mr. Hawks removed to Brooklyn, N. Hawks still makes her home. Her husband died there in They had three children, one of whom, a daughter, is now living. Hawks has always been identified with the Baptist denomination. In , her pastor and friend, Rev. Robert Lowry , requested her to turn her attention to hymn writing.