hmtl5 George Washington Razor b. 19 Feb 1896 Bath County, Kentucky d. 30 Oct 1977 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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George Washington Razor

Male 1896 - 1977  (81 years)

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  • Name George Washington Razor 
    Birth 19 Feb 1896  Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  White Sulphur, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Prairie, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Prairie, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 30 Oct 1977  New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Burial 2 Nov 1977  Mount Summit Cemetery, Mount Summit, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I1485  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2024 

    Father John Henry Razor,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1905, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Matilda Jane Cook,   b. 14 Jun 1867, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1948, Mooreland, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1885  [2] 
    Family ID F800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oda Haze Razor,   b. 1 Oct 1898, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1974, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jan 1916  Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Thelma Razor,   b. 28 Mar 1916, Salt Lick, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1993, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Beulah Razor,   b. 14 Apr 1918, Salt Lick, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1991, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Nona Elizabeth Razor,   b. 15 Apr 1921, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 2011, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     4. Nelson Tee Razor,   b. 27 Feb 1923, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 2000, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Rosemary Razor,   b. 20 Sep 1928, Mount Summit, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 2009, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +6. Betty Lou Razor,   b. 26 Mar 1931, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 2009, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Feb 1896 - Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jan 1916 - Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - White Sulphur, Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Prairie, Henry County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Prairie, Henry County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Oct 1977 - New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 2 Nov 1977 - Mount Summit Cemetery, Mount Summit, Henry County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • George W. Razor
      Mount Summit - George W. Razor, 81, died Sunday evening at Heritage House Convalescent Center, New Castle, after an illness of several months.
      A Kentucky native, he had lived in Henry County since 1925 and had farmed on Rutherford Road until his retirement in 1973, when he moved here.
      Survivor include five daughters, Mrs. Thelma Flowers of Anderson, Mrs. Beulah Snow of Greenfield, Mrs. Stanley Lester of Pendleton, Mrs. Floyd Poe of R.R.5, New Castle, and Mrs. James Littrell of New Castle; one son, Nelson of Mount Summit; 28 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
      His wife Oda died in 1974.
      Services for Razor will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Macer-Sheets Funeral Services, new Castle, with Rev. harold M. Goodpaster officiating. Burial will be in Mount Summit Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
      Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana. Tuesday, 1 November 1977.
      [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S43] Michael Razor, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Razor-153.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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