Alexander Hawkins was born circa January 1821 in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States to John Hawkins (1791-1860) and Elizabeth Cook (1800-1859) and died 20 February 1902 Valley Head, Alabama, United States of unspecified causes. He married Martha Jane Forester (1829-1898) 10 March 1845 in Dade County, Georgia, United States.