John Wesley Hedges
1840 - 1926 (85 years)-
Name John Wesley Hedges Birth Oct 1840 Kentucky 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation blacksmith [3] Census 1880 Platte City, Platte County, Missouri Census 1900 Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Census 1910 Dieterich Precinct, Mason County, Kentucky Death 1926 LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida [1] Person ID I501 Hedges Last Modified 6 Jun 2024
Father Jesse Hedges, b. Abt 1810, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 29 May 1894, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 84 years) Mother Lucy Ann Hawkins, b. 15 Apr 1815, Kentucky d. 1 Mar 1884, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 68 years) Marriage 23 Dec 1832 Fleming County, Kentucky [1, 4] Family ID F297 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha E. Cooper, b. Aug 1850, Missouri d. LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Marriage 8 May 1866 Platte County, Missouri [5] Children 1. Anna Frances Eddy Hedges, b. 21 Jan 1867, Platte City, Platte County, Missouri d. 25 Nov 1948, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (Age 81 years)2. Lucy Hedges, b. Abt 1870 3. Herman Sanders Hedges, b. Abt 1903, Kentucky Family ID F309 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
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Birth - Oct 1840 - Kentucky 
Marriage - 8 May 1866 - Platte County, Missouri 
Census - 1880 - Platte City, Platte County, Missouri 
Census - 1900 - Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky 
Census - 1910 - Dieterich Precinct, Mason County, Kentucky 
Death - 1926 - LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - MHR note:
He and Martha adopted five children. He lived for a time with Ursula and William "French" Jones, but returned to Florida. Could he be the the Rev. John W. Hedges of Genoa, Iowa of the "Hedges Fortune" letter?
When about 80 years old, he was crippled by a mule's kick. He is thought by some to have lived to near 100 years old.
[1] - LKH note:
We know the names of three of the children: Francis Eddy, Herman Sanders, and Lucy (last name unknown).
[3, 6] - LKH Note: In the census taken 7 Jan 1920, the sisters Minnie, Lillie, and Tina Ward are incorrectly listed with the surname of Moody. They are in the household of their grandmother Ivelia (Hedges) Moody. Ivelia's brother John Hedges is also part of the household and is incorrectly listed as John Moody. The census taker assumed everyone shared Ivelia's surname of Moody.
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