hmtl5 Bessie Cook b. 22 Jan 1884 Mason County, Kentucky d. 30 May 1952 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Bessie Cook

Female 1884 - 1952  (68 years)

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  • Name Bessie Cook 
    • daughter of late James Franklin Cook and Laura Frances McDonald [1, 2]
    Birth 22 Jan 1884  Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 May 1952  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Burial Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I652  Hedges
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2024 

    Family Luther Martin Hedges,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1946, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1899  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Lorena Frances Hedges,   b. 13 Apr 1900, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1962, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +2. Stanley Lee Hedges,   b. 14 Dec 1902, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1979, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Mary Christine Hedges,   b. 28 Apr 1904, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1972, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jan 1884 - Mason County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jan 1899 - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 May 1952 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Luther Hedges
      Mrs. Bessie L. Hedges, 68, widow of Luther Hedges, DeLong road, died at 6 p.m. yesterday at the residence of her daughter Mrs. J.F. Thompson, 355 Woodland avenue, after an illness of one year.
      A native of Mason county, she was a daughter of the late J.F. and Laura McDonald Cook. She received her education in the schools of her native county. She had been a resident of Fayette county since 1921 and was a member of the Christian church in Maxon county.
      Besides Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Hedges is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Perry Minor, Nicholasville; a son, Stanley Hedges, Springfield, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Doyle, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. J.D. Brumagen, Lexington; a brother, O.C. Cook. Fayette county; five grandchildren, David Hedges and Stanley Hedges Jr., J.F. Thompson Jr., Mrs. W.C. Lamb and Mrs. Frank Stelle, all of Lexington; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      The body was taken to the W.R. Milward mortuary where services will be held.
      The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Saturday, 31 May 1952.
      [1, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

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

    4. [S5] 1900 US census.

    5. [S29] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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