hmtl5 Mary Dean Hedges b. 29 Oct 1922 Grant County, Kentucky d. 26 Aug 1937 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio: Hedges Genealogy
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Mary Dean Hedges

Female 1922 - 1937  (14 years)

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  • Name Mary Dean Hedges 
    Birth 29 Oct 1922  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Aug 1937  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I5175  Hedges
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Father George Washington Hedges,   b. 4 Sep 1894, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1984, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anna Martha Kennedy,   b. 2 Aug 1890, Brattan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1973, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1917  Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Oct 1922 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 1937 - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Grant County Has First Paralysis Case
      Special to the Courier-Journal
      Williamstown, Ky., Aug. 21 – The first case of infantile paralysis in Grant County was reported at Dry Ridge. Mary Dean Hedges, 15, was stricken ill Friday and her case was diagnosed as infantile paralysis last night. Physicians report her condition serious, the entire body being paralyzed.
      The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 25 August 1937.
      [6]
    • Dry Ridge Child Dies of Infantile Paralysis
      Cincinnati, Aug. 26 (AP) – Mary Dean Hedges, 14, of Dry Ridge, Ky., died in General hospital today of infantile paralysis, the sixth victim of the disease at the hospital since a mild epidemic was reported several months ago.
      The hospital reported seven other cases of infantile paralysis under treatment.
      The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Thursday, 26 August 1937.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census.

    2. [S36] Kentucky birth index, 1911-1999.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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