hmtl5 Betty Jeane Gilkison b. 31 Oct 1926 Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 27 Nov 2013 Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Betty Jeane Gilkison

Female 1926 - 2013  (87 years)


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  • Name Betty Jeane Gilkison 
    Born 31 Oct 1926  Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Nov 2013  Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Danville National Cemetery, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I752  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2023 

    Father Charles Mortimer Gilkison,   b. 4 Dec 1900, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1967, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Clara Goldie Eaton,   b. 18 Mar 1901, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1972  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1922  Covington, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wallace Eugene Carson,   b. 15 Aug 1922, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1991  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1947 
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Oct 1926 - Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Nov 2013 - Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Danville National Cemetery, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    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.

  • Notes 
    • Betty Jeane "Jeanie" Gilkison Carson Berry passed on Nov. 27, 2013, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign.

      She was born at home on Oct. 31, 1925 in Catlin Township to Charles Gilkison and Clara Goldie (Eaton) Gilkison.

      In 1947, she married Wallace Eugene Carson. He passed away in 1991. She married Gene Berry. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three siblings, Richard Gilkison, Ruth Roberts and Joe Gilkison and her daughter, Carol Lynn (Carson) Taylor.

      Surviving are her children, Christopher "Kit" Carson, Bruce Carson, John Carson, Judy (Carson) Frye, Bill Carson and Joe Carson; 19 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren

      Full obituary can be found in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette published Dec. 8, 2013
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.