hmtl5 Anna "Maude" Hedges b. 3 Jun 1889 Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 7 Feb 1976 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
Anna "Maude" Hedges

Anna "Maude" Hedges

Female 1889 - 1976  (86 years)

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  • Name Anna "Maude" Hedges 
    Born 3 Jun 1889  Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Feb 1976  Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I29  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2019 

    Father James Alva Hedges,   b. 9 Sep 1864, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1946, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Lucy Amanda Cox,   b. 15 Jan 1867, Carter County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1919, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1885  Ringos Mills, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Orra "Norman" Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1888, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1968, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1906  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Children 
    +1. James William Smith,   b. 29 Mar 1908, Electra, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1985  (Age 77 years)
     2. Herman "Glenn" Smith,   b. 28 Feb 1910, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2004  (Age 94 years)
     3. Travis Edward Smith,   b. 12 Jun 1912, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1973  (Age 60 years)
     4. Orra "Norman" Smith,   b. 9 Jul 1915, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1996, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Ruth Ann Smith,   b. 10 Feb 1918, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 2021, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
    +6. Lucille Violet Smith,   b. 31 Mar 1920, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 2016, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     7. Frances Lorene Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1922, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +8. Essie Maye Smith,   b. 6 Aug 1925, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1985  (Age 60 years)
     9. John Robert Smith,   b. 6 Jan 1928, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1996, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     10. George Alvin Smith,   b. 8 Aug 1931, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1950  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jun 1889 - Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1906 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Feb 1976 - Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    At Ralph and Eva's in Sidell, Illinois
    At Ralph and Eva's in Sidell, Illinois
    Hedges, William McKinley and Maude Hedges Smith
    Hedges, William McKinley and Maude Hedges Smith
    Maude Hedges Smith
    Maude Hedges Smith
    JA Hedges family
    JA Hedges family
    Orra and Maude Smith family
    Orra and Maude Smith family
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    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.
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges Reunion 1932

    Documents
    Hedges, Anna Maude
    Hedges, Anna Maude

    Headstones
    Smith Orra 'Norman', Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith
    Smith Orra "Norman", Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith

  • Notes 
    • Obituary. Anna Maude Hedges Smith, the daughter of James Alva and Lucy Cox Hedges, was born June 3, 1889 and passed away in Pershing Memorial Hospital, Brookfield, Mo., Feb. 7, 1976. Preceding that,she had been a patient in White Haven Nursing home and then in Ellis Fischel Cancer Hospital in Columbia. Maudie, as she was called, was born in Jamaica, Ill. and at the age of 5 moved with her parents to Missouri. She married Orra Norman Smith, Sept. 11, 1906. They were the parents of 10 children, 30 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren. Orrie died in 1968 after they had been married 62 years. She is survived by 8 children, 2 deceased, James William Smith, Purdin; Herman Glenn Smith, Meadville, Orra Norman Simth Jr., Chillicothe; Ruth Anna McKenzie, Purdin, Violet Lucille Hoag, Fairmount, Ill.; Frances Lorene Duncan, Purdin, Mo.; Essie Maye Love, Gladstone, Mo.; John Robert Smith, Granit City, Ill. George Alvin Smith was killed in Korea July 20, 1950 and Travis Edward Smith died Feb. 5, 1973. Maudie, a free spirit as one sone called her. Mother was a lover of all people and saw the good tht was in her fellow man. Each person who has come in contact with her came away with a special feeling after an insight into her special nature. She had a great interest in what was going on around her until she became so ill, though in a wheelchair for 20 years, she still could not be called an invalid, she used it like a young boy on abicycle. Her family was at her bedside constantly and such a comfort to her the last few months of her pain and illness. She became a christian as a young girl and was a member of the Purdin Church of Christ. She was dedicated and attended all her life until she was no longer able. Her children remember their childhood as that being as much a part of her life as eating and sleeping. Her sister Essie Creason of Purdin and broth W. M. Hedges of Forsythe preceded her in death, also 3 young brothers and sisters. Funeral service was Monday, Feb. 9, 1976, 2 p.m. at the Purdin Church of Christ. Bro. Bill Hance conducted the service. Music was by Mrs. Shirley Campbell, Kenneth Guyer and Quenton and Emily Smith. Casketbearers were her grandsons. Interment was made in the Purdin Cemetery directed by the Wade Funeral Home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    5. [S50] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.