hmtl5 Walter Grierson Hedges b. 18 Mar 1880 Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 18 Jul 1963 Leavenworth County, Kansas: Hedges Genealogy
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Walter Grierson Hedges

Male 1880 - 1963  (83 years)

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  • Name Walter Grierson Hedges 
    Birth 18 Mar 1880  Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Kapioma, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Netawaka, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 18 Jul 1963  Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Muscotah Cemetery, Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I383  Hedges
    Last Modified 2 May 2023 

    Father Levi Marion Hedges,   b. 30 May 1833, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1907, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Samantha Jane Vawter,   b. 6 Feb 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1884, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1857  Pine Grove, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mamie Elizabeth Wills,   b. 9 Aug 1883, Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1955, Horton, Brown County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1903  Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Perpecta Marie Hedges,   b. 16 Oct 1903, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1993, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +2. Walter Stewart Hedges,   b. 30 Jun 1906, Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1986, Quartzite, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Bessie Ellen Hedges,   b. 3 Apr 1918, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1994, Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Irene Almyra Hedges,   b. 25 Sep 1921, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1921, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Harry Vawter Hedges,   b. 17 May 1927, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1927, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Mar 1880 - Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jan 1903 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Kapioma, Atchison County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Netawaka, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jul 1963 - Leavenworth County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Muscotah Cemetery, Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: In 1888 when the family broke up housekeeping, Walter went to live with a man who paid him a quarter to do without his supper and then charged him 25 cents for breakfast. He ran away from Rhotens after 3 years.

      Five children.
      [1]
    • Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970. Walter G. Hedges, Private, 44th Reg. Infantry. b.18 March 1880, Muncie, Illinois. d.18 July 1963, V.A. Hospital, Wadsworth, Kansas. Cemetery at Horton, Kansas.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S1] Family Bible, William Ribelin Hedges.

    4. [S30] Kentucky marriage records, 1852-1914.

    5. [S77] Norman Bloss Mavity, The Mavity Family, (Edwards Brother, Inc.), page 23-24, Library of Linda Hedges.


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