MAUD

We had to stop by at a little store in Mountainair to inquire about the whereabouts of the cemetery. A lady in the store who not shopped there in the previous 8 years was suspicious of us and asked why we wanted to go to the cemetery. WE explained that we were seeking to pay our respects at the grave of Maud Medders. She sort of gasped ,and said, "Hell, I knew Maud when I was a little girl. She was our neighbor." We followed her to the cemetery and she helped us locate the grave. It is beneath a tree in the far southwest corner.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

February 5th 2020
MAUD HAWK WRIGHT A stronger, tougher, more resilient woman has not yet been born than Maud. She tumbled into the world on Memorial Day, 1889 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. She was the eldest of five siblings being raised by Thomas Austin Hawk and his wife, Louisa Belle Russell. Like many before him Tom Hawk sought improved opportunity further west. By 1909 the family found thems ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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