hmtl5 Gertrude Cogswell b. 21 Oct 1879 Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 1965: Hedges Genealogy
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Gertrude Cogswell

Female 1879 - 1965  (85 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Cogswell 
    Born 21 Oct 1879  Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Bradley Village, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1965  [3] 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I1133  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2020 

    Father John Thomas Cogswell,   b. 28 Dec 1852, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1891, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Lillian Mayfield Gilkison,   b. 26 Oct 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1922, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1874  Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Family ID F239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lionel Alfred DeLonais,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1919, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1902  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Walter Alfred DeLonais,   b. 9 Mar 1906, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2000  (Age 94 years)
     2. Hazel Marie DeLonais,   b. 9 Feb 1911, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1986, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Alfred William DeLonais,   b. 24 Jan 1913, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1992  (Age 79 years)
     4. Victor Thomas Delonais,   b. 12 Jul 1916, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1999  (Age 82 years)
     5. Leonard DeLonais,   b. 23 Sep 1918, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 2009, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Loretta Leona DeLonais,   b. 28 Oct 1919, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1994, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Oct 1879 - Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Bradley Village, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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 
    • eight children

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S30] Kentucky marriage records, 1852-1914.


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