hmtl5 Melissa Lucinda Hedges b. 17 Mar 1838 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 3 Mar 1899 Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Melissa Lucinda Hedges

Female 1838 - 1899  (60 years)


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  • Name Melissa Lucinda Hedges 
    Born 17 Mar 1838  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Cross Roads, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1870 US census, Melissa Demere and her daughter, Malinda Demere are in the household of Melissa's father (William Ribelin Hedges)
    Died 3 Mar 1899  Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Slaty Point Cemetery, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I9  Hedges
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father William Ribelin Hedges,   b. 14 Mar 1798, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1885, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Malinda Russell Cassity,   b. 14 Oct 1805, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1887, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1822  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob Demaree,   b. Abt 1840,   d. 23 Jun 1865, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 12 May 1864  Rexville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • 1870 US census. Melissa (Hedges) Demeree and daughter are in the household of her parents William and Malinda Hedges
    Children 
     1. Malinda Demaree,   b. 1 Apr 1865, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1885, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joseph Steenrod,   b. Abt 1834, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married Aug 1870  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. William L. Steenrod,   b. 2 Jun 1871, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1891, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     2. Albert Russell Steenrod,   b. Jan 1873, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1902, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Hattie Lucinda Steenrod,   b. 2 Mar 1875, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1914, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     4. Luther Steenrod,   b. 24 Jan 1877, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1897, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Mar 1838 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 May 1864 - Rexville, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Cross Roads, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Aug 1870 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Mar 1899 - Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Slaty Point Cemetery, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Albums
    Family Bible of William Ribelin Hedges    		Family Bible of William Ribelin Hedges (4)

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Malissa and her sister Rosann were the same size and looked alike and used to confuse their beaus.

      Malissa made only two moves in her life - from the old house to the new one on the same farm.

      Ida Cronkhite said that Melissa's sons (William, "Russell", and Luther) began life looking all right but had convulsions. After the other brothers and sisters were gone they moved in with their parents and Malissa and Joe Stienrod both died there. So did Albert, "Russell" and Hattie). Albert wasn't quite so helpless as the other two.

      Malissa, her second husband Joseph Stienrod, and her children died in the house in which Malissa was born. Ida Cronkhite thought that Malissa was probably buried in Three Lick Cemetery where her parents are buried. But she is, however, buried at Slaty Point Cemetery near Farmer, Kentucky and has a stone.
      [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Family Bible, William Ribelin Hedges.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S64] Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851.


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