Charles Henry Hedges
1858 - 1942 (84 years)-
Name Charles Henry Hedges Birth 23 Jan 1858 Frederick County, Maryland 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation farmer Census 1900 Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census 1910 Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census 1920 Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census 1930 Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census 1940 Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland Death 4 Nov 1942 [1, 3] Burial Glade Cemetery, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland [3] Person ID I3389 Hedges Last Modified 28 Jan 2025
Father Daniel Alfred Hedges, b. 17 Nov 1822, Frederick County, Maryland d. 14 Dec 1862, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 40 years) Mother Catherine Margaret Devilbiss, b. 11 Aug 1829, Maryland d. 10 Mar 1894, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 64 years) Marriage 4 Jan 1844 Frederick County, Maryland [1] Family ID F1509 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alice Sidney Erb, b. 26 Aug 1858, Frederick County, Maryland d. 3 Nov 1953, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 95 years) Marriage 13 Mar 1888 Frederick County, Maryland [1, 2] Children + 1. Charles Wade Hedges, b. 7 Feb 1889, Frederick County, Maryland d. 18 Nov 1968 (Age 79 years)2. Daniel Ford Hedges, b. 14 Aug 1890, Frederick County, Maryland d. 21 Mar 1973, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland (Age 82 years)3. Eva Catherine Hedges, b. 18 Jan 1892, Frederick County, Maryland d. 16 Mar 1986, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 94 years)4. Odus L. Hedges, b. Abt 1893 d. 12 Aug 1893 (Age 0 years) 5. Mary Alice Hedges, b. 30 May 1896, Frederick County, Maryland d. 19 Apr 1972, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 75 years)6. Ralph Davis Hedges, b. 16 Oct 1900, Frederick County, Maryland d. 9 Jan 1923, aboard the USS Utah (Age 22 years)7. Margaret Erb Hedges, b. 20 Jan 1904, Frederick County, Maryland d. Apr 1992 (Age 88 years)Family ID F1511 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2023
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Birth - 23 Jan 1858 - Frederick County, Maryland 
Marriage - 13 Mar 1888 - Frederick County, Maryland 
Census - 1900 - Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census - 1910 - Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census - 1920 - Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland Census - 1930 - Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland 
Census - 1940 - Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland 
Burial - - Glade Cemetery, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Charles Henry Hedges and Alice Sidney Erb Hedges
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Notes - History of Frederick County, Maryland, from the earliest settlements to the beginnings of the War Between the States. By T.J.C. Williams.
pp1314-1315.
Charles Henry Hedges, who devotes his energies and time to rural occupations, was born on the old Hedges homestead farm in Frederick District, on the Emmitsburg pike, Frederick County, January 23, 1858. He is a son of Daniel and Catharine (Devilbiss) Hedges.
The Hedges family is of German origin and has been located in the United States for a long period. The family is well known in Frederick County and its members have generally been farmers.
Enos Hedges, the grandfather of Charles H. Hedges, located in Frederick District, Frederick County, where he owned 350 acres of fine agricultural land. His wife was Catharine Kemp. They both died on his property in Frederick District.
Daniel Hedges, son of Enos and Catharine (Kemp) Hedges, was born on his father’s farm in Frederick District. He was identified with rural life all his days. He died at the age of forty years, and his children inherited his share of his father’s estate. He used his right of franchise to further the interests of the Republican party. Mr. Hedges was married to Catharine Devilbiss, daughter of Daivd and Lucretia Devilbiss. She died at Walkersville in 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges are buried at Glade Cemetery, and they are affiliated with the Reformed Church. They were the parents of four children: Alice, the wife of Andrew Cramer; David, a resident of Walkersville District, married a Miss Zimmerman; Charles Henry, whose name heads this review; and Minnie, married David Cramer.
Charles Henry Hedges, son of Daniel and Catharine (Devilbiss) Hedges, acquired his education in the public schools at Dublin, Frederick County. He gave ups school at the age of nineteen, and worked for his mother on the place farmed by his brother David, until he attained his majority. After his marriage, which took place in 1888, he began farming on his own account in Walkersville District, remaining there for one year. Mr. Hedges then removed to his present farm, owned by Clay Fulton, of Walkersville, and here he has since lived. This is a period of twenty years, and speaks well of Mr. Hedges. He is thoroughly acquainted with all phases of an agricultural life, and is one of the progressive and up-to-date farmers of his community. He is a man of moral worth and highly regarded by all who know him. He cultivates 240 acres of land and secures large crops.
In his political opinions, Mr. hedges loyally adheres to the Republican party. Religiously, he is a communicant of the Reformed church.
Mr. Hedges was married in 1888 to Alice Erb, of Woodsboro. She is a daughter of David Erb. To them were born seven children, namely: Charles Wade, Daniel Ford, Eva Catharine, Mary Alice, Ralph David, Margaret Erb and Glenn Harold.
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- History of Frederick County, Maryland, from the earliest settlements to the beginnings of the War Between the States. By T.J.C. Williams.
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Sources - [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.
- [S5] 1900 US census.
- [S6] Find a Grave.
- [S98] Thomas J.C. Williams, History of Frederick County, Maryland, v.2, (Baltimore, Maryland, Regional Publishing Co., 1979), https://archive.org/details/historyoffrederi0002will/page/1314/mode/2up?q=%22charles+henry+hedges%22.
- [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.