William Isaac Gilkison
1871 - 1960 (88 years)-
Name William Isaac Gilkison Birth 13 Aug 1871 Rowan County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1900 Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1910 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1920 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1930 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Death 10 Aug 1960 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [3] Person ID I390 Hedges Last Modified 6 Nov 2023
Father Sanford Lewis Gilkison, b. 2 Jan 1834, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 10 Feb 1884, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 50 years) Mother Rosannah Sarah Hedges, b. 1 Nov 1835, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 27 May 1924, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 88 years) Marriage 31 Jan 1860 Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky [4] Family ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Adeline "Addie" Cox, b. 3 Feb 1882, Counts Cross Roads, Carter County, Kentucky d. 5 Aug 1958, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 76 years) Marriage 15 Feb 1900 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2] Children + 1. Charles Mortimer Gilkison, b. 4 Dec 1900, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 1967, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 66 years)2. Cena Lois Gilkison, b. 24 Oct 1902, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 17 Apr 1986, Rochester, Monroe County, New York (Age 83 years)3. Sanford Lewis Gilkison, b. 11 Jul 1904, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 12 Dec 1987 (Age 83 years)4. Iris Rose Gilkison, b. 2 Mar 1907, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 13 Jul 1988, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 81 years)+ 5. Miriam Lucille Gilkison, b. 24 Apr 1909, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 15 May 1991, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 82 years)6. Dorothy Nell Gilkison, b. 18 May 1911, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. Feb 1995, Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Age 83 years)Family ID F243 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
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Birth - 13 Aug 1871 - Rowan County, Kentucky 
Census - 1900 - Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Marriage - 15 Feb 1900 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1910 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1920 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1930 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Death - 10 Aug 1960 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Burial - - Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons 
Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons 
Cousins: Hedges, Horn, Brown, Smith, Bagley, Denger, Cronkite, Gilkison 
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: Willie Gilkison was a strong and long-enduring young man and could cut (with a knife) and shock 1000 socks of corn when 50 was an ordinary man's work. He could lift a horse weighting 100-1100 lbs by crawling under and grasping one fore and one hind leg. He once lifted his cousin, John Hedges, onto the coal house by taking John's wrists in one hand and the slack of John's pants in the other. John was only 10 or 15 pounds lighter than Willie.
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- MHR note: Willie Gilkison was a strong and long-enduring young man and could cut (with a knife) and shock 1000 socks of corn when 50 was an ordinary man's work. He could lift a horse weighting 100-1100 lbs by crawling under and grasping one fore and one hind leg. He once lifted his cousin, John Hedges, onto the coal house by taking John's wrists in one hand and the slack of John's pants in the other. John was only 10 or 15 pounds lighter than Willie.
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