Elizabeth Mears Hawkins Mortensen was born 1 March 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States to Thomas Sunderland Hawkins (1829-1903) and Elizabeth Ann Mears (1833-1901) and died 22 January 1911 Colonia Guadalupe, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico of unspecified causes. She married Jens Mortensen (1852-1932) 12 December 1884 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States.
Biography
Elizabeth Mears Hawkins was born in the United States and was part of a plural marriage. When Polygamy was persecuted in Utah, their family moved to the Mormon Colonies in Upper Mexico (circa 1888), after the birth of their first child Alice.
She was killed by Mexican Revolutionaries on the doorstep of her home at the start of the troubles with Pancho Villa. Her family fled to the United States shortly afterwards.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alice Elizabeth Mortensen (1886-1897) | |||
| Jesse William Mortensen (1890-1969) | |||
| Ansel Willard Mortensen (1893-1893) | |||
| David Lester Mortensen (1894-1895) | |||
| Mary Louise Mortensen (1896-1898) | |||
| Zetta Fern Mortensen (1899-1975) | 12 March 1899 Estación Terrazas, Chihuahua, Mexico | 23 June 1975 Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California, United States | Lee Washington Sanders (1897-1989) |
| Leland Mears Mortensen (1901-1990) | |||
| George Arno Mortensen (1903-1988) | |||
| Lerun Hawkins Mortensen (1906-1999) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Hawkins (1851-1851) | |||
| Harriet Hepzibah Hawkins (1853-1922) | |||
| Eliza Ann Hawkins (1855-1922) | |||
| William John Hawkins (1858-1926) | |||
| Mary Ann Hawkins (1860-1866) | |||
| George Thomas Hawkins (1862-1929) | |||
| Joseph Job Hawkins (1864-1898) | |||
| Emma Levenia Hawkins (1866-1939) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Mears Hawkins (1865-1866) | |||
| Elizabeth Mears Hawkins (1867-1911) | 1 March 1867 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 22 January 1911 Colonia Guadalupe, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico | Jens Mortensen (1852-1932) |
| David Mears Hawkins (1869-1946) | |||
| Alma Mears Hawkins (1872-1967) | |||
| Louesa Hawkins (1876-1943) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Frank Davis Hawkins (1867-1872) | |||
| Alfred Davis Hawkins (1869-1961) | |||
| Sarah Davis Hawkins (1872-1918) | |||
| Charles Davis Hawkins (1874-1878) | |||
| Emily Davis Hawkins (1876-1964) | |||
| Samuel Davis Hawkins (1879-1943) | |||
| Alice Davis Hawkins (1882-1922) | |||
| Willard Davis Hawkins (1885-1964) | |||
| Orson Davis Hawkins (1887-1966) | |||