Lillie Ponder
1897 - 1980 (83 years)
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Name Lillie Ponder Born 19 Mar 1897 Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky 
[1, 2] Gender Female Census 1920 Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Died 5 Oct 1980 Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida [2] Buried Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana Person ID I162 Hedges Last Modified 14 Feb 2024
Father Joseph Ponder, b. 4 Sep 1856, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky , d. 27 Aug 1924, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 67 years) Mother America Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sams, b. 6 Jul 1868, Clay County, Kentucky , d. 21 Jul 1945, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (Age 77 years) Married 18 Mar 1886 Clay County, Kentucky [3] Family ID F109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Rollie Bagley, b. 20 Jun 1897, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 27 Jun 1919, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 22 years) Married 10 Aug 1916 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [1, 4, 5] Children 1. Bernard Delos Bagley, b. 16 Jan 1918, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 23 Aug 1982, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana (Age 63 years)Last Modified 24 Aug 2023 Family ID F107 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Charles Otto Taylor, b. 4 Apr 1887, Carthage, Missouri Married 14 May 1921 Indiana Divorced Bef 1930 [6] Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 Family ID F374 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Floyd Chester Koontz, b. 29 Mar 1902, Illinois , d. 8 Nov 1968, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (Age 66 years) Married Aft 1930 [1] Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 Family ID F108 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 19 Mar 1897 - Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky 
Married - 10 Aug 1916 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1920 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Married - 14 May 1921 - Indiana 
Died - 5 Oct 1980 - Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida 
Buried - - Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Eva Robinson Hedges, Donald Hedges, Bernard Delos Bagley and Lillie Ponder Bagley 
Bagley, Curtis and Lillie Ponder.jpg 
Hedges Reunion 1946
The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.Lillie Ponder 
Eva Hedges and Lillie Ponder Hedges_Sept009.jpg 
Hedges Reunion 1932
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Notes - In the 1930 US census, Lillie is listed as Lillie Taylor, divorced daughter of Elizabeth Ponder.
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- In the 1930 US census, Lillie is listed as Lillie Taylor, divorced daughter of Elizabeth Ponder.
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