hmtl5 Ruth Gilkison b. 20 Sep 1927 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 25 Jan 2001: Hedges Genealogy

Ruth Gilkison

Female 1927 - 2001  (73 years)


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  • Name Ruth Gilkison 
    Born 20 Sep 1927  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Jan 2001  [2, 3
    Buried Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I793  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    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  [4
    Family ID F672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lewis Roberts,   b. 28 Sep 1926, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 2016, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1947 
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Sep 1927 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.