hmtl5 Lorena Frances Hedges b. 13 Apr 1900 Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 8 Nov 1962 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Lorena Frances Hedges

Female 1900 - 1962  (62 years)

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  • Name Lorena Frances Hedges 
    Birth 13 Apr 1900  Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 8 Nov 1962  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Burial 12 Nov 1962  Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I1533  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2023 

    Father Luther Martin Hedges,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1946, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Bessie Cook,   b. 22 Jan 1884, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1952, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1899  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Ferris Thompson,   b. 17 Aug 1899, Murphysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1986, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1921  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. James Ferris Thompson,   b. 12 Nov 1925, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 2003 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1900 - Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jul 1921 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Nov 1962 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 Nov 1962 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: She was named Lorena for a sweetheart of David Hedges (Kansas) as his Lorena died the day this one was born.
      [1]
    • Mrs. James F. Thompson.
      Mrs. Lorena Hedges Thompson, 62, of 326 East Maxwell Street, wife of James F. Thompson, died at 3;25 p.m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a long illness.
      She was a native of Mason County, a daughter of the late Martin Luther and Bessie Cook Hedges. She was a member of the Mays Lick Christian Church and had lived in Lexington since 1921.
      Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, James F. Thompson Jr., Lexington ; a sister, Mrs. Perry M. Minor, Nicholasvile; a brother, Stanley Hedges, Dayton, Ohio, and three grandchildren, Linda Carol Thompson, Norene Thompson and James F. Thompson III, Lexington.
      The body was taken to the W.R. Milward Mortuary – Broadway.
      Services will be conducted there at 3 p.m. Monday by the Rev. W.C. Burris. Burial will be in the Lexington Cemetery.
      Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, Friday, 9 November 1962.
      [5, 6]

  • 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. [S87] Newspaper article.


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