hmtl5 Leonard Wesley Smith b. 22 Jul 1899 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 12 Jan 1978 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Leonard Wesley Smith

Male 1899 - 1978  (78 years)

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  • Name Leonard Wesley Smith 
    Birth 22 Jul 1899  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 12 Jan 1978  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Burial Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I298  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Thomas Laben Smith,   b. 26 Jun 1864, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1934, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ada Luvina Hedges,   b. 15 Aug 1875, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1965, Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1892  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daisy Irene Easton,   b. 20 Aug 1899, Toledo, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1918  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Lois Maxine Smith,   b. 4 Jan 1922, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2017, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    +2. Irene Laverna Smith,   b. 9 Nov 1926, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1994 (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jul 1899 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Sep 1918 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jan 1978 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges, Wm Riley, Phylora and Jim, Leonard Smith    		Hedges, Wm Riley, Phylora and Jim, Leonard Smith
    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
    Leonard Smith obituary    		Leonard Smith obituary

  • Notes 
    • member of Center Point Church
      [4]
    • A Century of Roots, Allerton, Illinois, 1887-1987.
      p128.
      Leonard and Daisy Smith
      Leonard and Daisy Smith moved to Allerton in 1967 after retiring from the farm where he was born and raised. They lived in one of the two houses built by his father for his two sons.
      They met and dated at the Homer Park, a popular recreation place. The park offered roller skating, dancing, boating, swimming and a zoo. On weekends as many as 4000 people would visit the park.
      They married September 26, 1918 in Danville, Illinois. As they were returning to their new home, the old “Ford” took to the ditch and Daisy received a dislocated hip. It was set by a doctor as she lay on the family dining table.
      Leonard was born July 22, 1899 to Thomas and Ada Hedges Smith. He and Daisy attended the Center Point Church until moving to Allerton and joining the Allerton Church of Christ where they both were very active and helped build the new building. Leonard passed away in January, 1978, after a long illness.
      Daisy was born August 20, 1899 at Neoga, Illinois to Francis and Alice Easton. Her family moved to the Homer area when she was 15. She worked as a maid in Champaign and rode the interurban home each weekend. She passed away in October, 1978.
      They had two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Dodd, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Mrs. John (Irene) Hanks, Allerton, Illinois.
      Submitted by Irene (Smith) Hanks.
      [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. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S104] A Century of Roots, Allerton, Illinois: 1887-1987, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/852670-a-century-of-roots-allerton-illinois-1887-1987?offset=1).


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