George Edward Hedges
1887 - 1953 (65 years)-
Name George Edward Hedges Birth 19 Dec 1887 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1925 Lizard, Pacahontas County, Iowa Census 1930 Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa Census 1940 Chadwick, Christian County, Missouri Death 21 May 1953 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3, 4] Burial Chadwick Cemetery, Christian County, Missouri [3] Person ID I333 Hedges Last Modified 24 Nov 2023
Father James Alva Hedges, b. 14 Sep 1843, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 3 Nov 1921, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 78 years) Mother Philora Allen, b. 28 Sep 1847, Greenup County, Kentucky d. 31 Jan 1929, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 81 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1865 [5, 6] Family ID F16 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bertha Rosalie Julias, b. 25 Aug 1893, Pocahontas County, Iowa d. 15 Mar 1937, Chadwick, Christian County, Missouri (Age 43 years) Marriage 30 Oct 1915 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Children 1. James Gotfried Hedges, b. 30 Oct 1916, Royal, Clay County, Iowa d. Abt 1917 (Age 0 years)2. Sophia Marie Hedges, b. 15 Dec 1918, Royal, Clay County, Iowa d. 7 Jul 2006, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 87 years)Family ID F202 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
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Birth - 19 Dec 1887 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
Marriage - 30 Oct 1915 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1925 - Lizard, Pacahontas County, Iowa 
Census - 1930 - Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa 
Census - 1940 - Chadwick, Christian County, Missouri Death - 21 May 1953 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Burial - - Chadwick Cemetery, Christian County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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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.
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Notes - MHR note: George belonged to the Christian Church. He was a Republican. He moved to from Gilmer City, Iowa to the Ozarks in 1931, and then to Chadwick, Missouri. He was living alone in Danville, Illinois in 1950.
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- MHR note: George belonged to the Christian Church. He was a Republican. He moved to from Gilmer City, Iowa to the Ozarks in 1931, and then to Chadwick, Missouri. He was living alone in Danville, Illinois in 1950.
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