Ralph Davis Hedges
1900 - 1923 (22 years)-
Name Ralph Davis Hedges Birth 16 Oct 1900 Frederick County, Maryland 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 9 Jan 1923 aboard the USS Utah [2, 3] Burial Glade Cemetery, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland [2] Person ID I3416 Hedges Last Modified 1 May 2023
Father Charles Henry Hedges, b. 23 Jan 1858, Frederick County, Maryland d. 4 Nov 1942 (Age 84 years) Mother 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, 4] Family ID F1511 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 16 Oct 1900 - Frederick County, Maryland 
Burial - - Glade Cemetery, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Dies At Sea
Ralph Hedges Operated Upon on the Utah [U.S.S.Utah].
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hedges, near Woodsboro, of the death of their son, Ralph Hedges, on Tuesday, on board the ship Utah. Mr. Hedges underwent an operation for appendicitis which is gen as the cause of his death. He was aged 22 years, 2 months and 24 days. He is survived by his father and mother and by three brothers, Wade, of Baltimore, and Ford, Near Woodsboro; Glenn, at home: and by three sisters, Mrs. David Hoke, near Walkersville, and Mrs. Bruce Harbaugh, New Midway, and Miss Margaret Hedges, at home.
The body is being sent to Woodsboro for interment. Announcement of the funeral arrangements will be made later. K.G. Putman will be in charge.
The News, Frederick, Maryland. Thursday, 11 January 1923.
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