Mary Dean Hedges
1922 - 1937 (14 years)-
Name Mary Dean Hedges Born 29 Oct 1922 Grant County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died 26 Aug 1937 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio [3, 4] Buried Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky [3] Person ID I5175 Hedges Last Modified 30 Apr 2023
Father George Washington Hedges, b. 4 Sep 1894, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky , d. 25 Apr 1984, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky (Age 89 years) Mother Anna Martha Kennedy, b. 2 Aug 1890, Brattan County, Kentucky , d. 2 Jun 1973, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky (Age 82 years) Married 4 Sep 1917 Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky [5] Family ID F296 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 29 Oct 1922 - Grant County, Kentucky 
Died - 26 Aug 1937 - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 
Buried - - Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Grant County Has First Paralysis Case
Special to the Courier-Journal
Williamstown, Ky., Aug. 21 – The first case of infantile paralysis in Grant County was reported at Dry Ridge. Mary Dean Hedges, 15, was stricken ill Friday and her case was diagnosed as infantile paralysis last night. Physicians report her condition serious, the entire body being paralyzed.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 25 August 1937.
[6] - Dry Ridge Child Dies of Infantile Paralysis
Cincinnati, Aug. 26 (AP) – Mary Dean Hedges, 14, of Dry Ridge, Ky., died in General hospital today of infantile paralysis, the sixth victim of the disease at the hospital since a mild epidemic was reported several months ago.
The hospital reported seven other cases of infantile paralysis under treatment.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Thursday, 26 August 1937.
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