hmtl5 Mary Odessa "Dessa" Hedges b. 5 Dec 1872 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 20 Jul 1942 Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Mary Odessa "Dessa" Hedges

Female 1872 - 1942  (69 years)

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  • Name Mary Odessa "Dessa" Hedges 
    Birth 5 Dec 1872  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Jul 1942  Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Burial 22 Jul 1942  Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I462  Hedges
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Father Joseph Addison Hedges,   b. 14 Nov 1849, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1912, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Martha Frances Story,   b. 18 Dec 1849, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1937, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 18 Sep 1870  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • MHR note: Glyda Martha said he has a stone.
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Denton Walton,   b. 29 Jul 1870, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1924, Poplar Plains, Rushville, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1896  Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Raymond Winters Walton,   b. 27 Nov 1896, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1923, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    +2. Glyda Elizabeth Walton,   b. 24 Jun 1899, Grange City, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1977, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Elwood Hedges Walton,   b. 30 Jan 1902, Grange City, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1986, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Raleigh Newmann Walton,   b. 3 Jan 1905, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1984, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Wilmer Day Walton,   b. 29 Nov 1908, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1969, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     6. Ruby Frances Walton,   b. 18 Jul 1912, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1930, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     7. Edward Lyles Walton,   b. 7 Sep 1914, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1997, Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     8. Mary Evalyn Walton,   b. 12 May 1919, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1919, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Dec 1872 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Feb 1896 - Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jul 1942 - Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 22 Jul 1942 - Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Woman Collapses On Street and Dies
      Mrs. Mary Odessa Walton Is Victim
      Mrs. Mary Odessa Walter, 221 E. Third street, Covington, who collapsed Monday at Third and Sandford street, Covington, is at the Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington, where friends may call until 10 a.m. Wednesday, after which she will be taken to Hillsboro, Ky., for services at 1 p.m., central war time, at the Hillsboro Christian Church.
      Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.
      Mrs. Walton was pronounced dead upon arrival at Booth Hospital, where she was taken by the Life Squad. Dr. James P. Riffe, coroner, gave cerebral hemorrhage as the cause of her death.
      Mrs. Walton, who was 68, was a native of Bracken county and had lived in Covington for a number of years.
      She leave one daughter, Mrs. O.C. O’Brien, Covington; four sons, Edward and W.D. Walton, both of Covington, and Elwood and Norman Walton, both of Detroit, and four grandchildren.
      The Kentucky Post and Times-Star, Covington, Kentucky. Tuesday, 21 July 1942.
      [6, 7]

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

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S24] death record.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S7] Death certificate.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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