hmtl5 George Fielden Hedges b. 27 Dec 1866 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 19 Feb 1950 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
George Fielden Hedges

George Fielden Hedges

Male 1866 - 1950  (83 years)

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  • Name George Fielden Hedges 
    Born 27 Dec 1866  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Note from Marjorie (Fox) Block: Birth date and place from the family Bible owned by Cora Belle (Gritton) Hedges.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    Religion Church of Christ, Center Point Church  [5
    Census 1900  Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 19 Feb 1950  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I82  Hedges
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

    Father William Riley Hedges,   b. 10 Mar 1841, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1925, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah Lavina Allen,   b. 21 Aug 1845, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1916, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1863  Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8
    • Married by Allen Ken, magistrate.
      Marriage date and location from Civil War pension application.
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cora Belle Gritton,   b. 28 Aug 1870, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1961, Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1892  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9
    Children 
     1. Sophia Cordella Hedges,   b. 10 Nov 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1974, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Ralph Jewell Hedges,   b. 27 May 1894, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1969, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Grace Gertrude Hedges,   b. 29 Oct 1895, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1988, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Dec 1866 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jul 1892 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1950 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Hedges, Geo and Cora, Emma Gardner, Anna May Hedges Bagley and Charlie Bagley in Wyoming
    Hedges, Geo and Cora, Emma Gardner, Anna May Hedges Bagley and Charlie Bagley in Wyoming
    Emma Analiza Hedges and her husband Charles Gardner lived in Fremont County, Wyoming
    Hedges, Geo F and Cora Belle
    Hedges, Geo F and Cora Belle
    Hedges, Geo, Cora, Ralph, Grace and Sophia at Center Point Church
    Hedges, Geo, Cora, Ralph, Grace and Sophia at Center Point Church
    Hedges, George F.
    Hedges, George F.
    Hedges, George F, Cora and their children Sophia and Ralph
    Hedges, George F, Cora and their children Sophia and Ralph
    Hedges, George Fielden
    Hedges, George Fielden
    Hedges, Geo F on the left
    Hedges, Geo F on the left
    Hedges family of William R. and Sarah L.
    Hedges family of William R. and Sarah L.
    The family of William R. and Sarah L. Hedges
    L to R – standing: Jasper Newton Hedges, Lucy Malinda Hedges, Peter Thompson Hedges, Mary Dalton Hedges, James Alva Hedges, Anna May Hedges, George Fielden Hedges, Emma Analiza Hedges, John William Hedges. Seated: William Riley Hedges and Sarah Lavina (Allen) Hedges
    Hedges, George, Cora and family
    Hedges, George, Cora and family
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, George F.
    Hedges, George F.
    A gathering of the families of Sarah Lavina and William Riley Hedges in Missouri
    A gathering of the families of Sarah Lavina and William Riley Hedges in Missouri
    We need help identifying some people in this photo. Is that Lucy Malinda Hedges Jenkins seated on the far left with a child on her lap?
    The Morehouse place
    The Morehouse place
    Center Point Church after it was remodeled
    Center Point Church after it was remodeled
    sons of William Riley Hedges
    sons of William Riley Hedges
    Center Point Church
    Center Point Church
    Hedges, Peter Thompson and George Fielden
    Hedges, Peter Thompson and George Fielden
    Location is farm southwest of Jamaica, Illinois where George and Cora Hedges children were born. People in the photo are unidentified.
    Location is farm southwest of Jamaica, Illinois where George and Cora Hedges children were born. People in the photo are unidentified.
    Unidentified, 1900 or so
    Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939
    Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939
    Hedges Reunion
    Hedges Reunion
    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.
    July 24 1913 picnic
    July 24 1913 picnic
    Hedges Uncles Jim, John, Geo, Tom. Aunts Ona, Cora, Beulah
    Hedges Uncles Jim, John, Geo, Tom. Aunts Ona, Cora, Beulah
    Simpson's wife, Aunt Mary Simpson, Geo and Cora, Willis, Eva
    Simpson's wife, Aunt Mary Simpson, Geo and Cora, Willis, Eva
    George, Grace Hedges, Harold and Howard Yeazel
    George, Grace Hedges, Harold and Howard Yeazel
    Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren
    Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren
    Hedges, George and Cora grandchildren
    Hedges, George and Cora grandchildren
    Hedges, James A, George F and Rollie Yeazel
    Hedges, James A, George F and Rollie Yeazel
    Cora, George, Grace and many others
    Cora, George, Grace and many others
    George F. Hedges
    George F. Hedges
    Hedges
    Hedges
    The Morehouse Place
    The Morehouse Place
    Hedges families
    Hedges families
    around 1912, no later than 1916
    Hedges, George and Cora family
    Hedges, George and Cora family
    Hedges, George and Cora family
    Hedges, George and Cora family
    Hedges, George F.
    Hedges, George F.
    Cousins: Hedges, Horn, Brown, Smith, Bagley, Denger, Cronkite, Gilkison
    Cousins: Hedges, Horn, Brown, Smith, Bagley, Denger, Cronkite, Gilkison
    Hedges family reunion - need identification
    Hedges family reunion - need identification
    HedgesAlbum133
    Center Point Church
    Center Point Church
    Hedges, Cora, George, Cora, Win Reece
    Hedges, Cora, George, Cora, Win Reece
    Hedges Reunion 1946.jpg
    Hedges Reunion 1946.jpg
    Hedges, Geo and Cora home.jpg
    Hedges, Geo and Cora home.jpg
    1913 picnic back
    1913 picnic back
    HedgesAlbum024.jpg
    HedgesAlbum024.jpg
    HedgesAlbum117.jpg
    HedgesAlbum117.jpg
    HedgesAlbum118.jpg
    HedgesAlbum118.jpg
    HedgesAlbum120
    HedgesAlbum120
    HedgesAlbum129.jpg
    HedgesAlbum129.jpg
    Sophia, Ralph, Grace, George F. and Cora Hedges
    Sophia, Ralph, Grace, George F. and Cora Hedges
    HedgesAlbum187.jpg
    HedgesAlbum187.jpg
    Hedges_Sept019.jpg
    Hedges_Sept019.jpg
    need identification - possibly Center Point Church
    need identification - possibly Center Point Church
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox
    Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg
    Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    George Hedges with corn stalks
    George Hedges with corn stalks
    Hedges men
    Hedges men
    reunion007.jpg
    reunion007.jpg
    Group Photo at Adams house
    Group Photo at Adams house
    Group of friends at the home of Maude and Joe Adams. Standing on porch: Sid Smith, Grace Hedges, "Grandpa" (no relation to us) Edmund Hawkins, June Elliott, Joe Adams, Annie Adams.
    Standing: Ed Pletch, baby with father, Ralph Hedges, Mollie Pletch and baby, unidentified man, unidentified woman and boy in front, another unidentified woman with a boy in front, Maude Adams's mother who is married to Edwin Hawkins, unidentified boy, Sophia Hedges, Muriel Elliott, Emma Elliott, Maude Adams, Cecelia Elliot, Grant Elliott, Henry Adams, Cora Hedges, George F. Hedges, Ernest Gritton. (Identified by Grace (Hedges) Fox)
    Group Photo at Adams house
    Group Photo at Adams house
    Group of friends at the home of Maude and Joe Adams. Standing on porch: Sid Smith, Grace Hedges, "Grandpa" (no relation to us) Edmund Hawkins, June Elliott, Joe Adams, Annie Adams.
    Standing: Ed Pletch, baby with father, Ralph Hedges, Mollie Pletch and baby, unidentified man, unidentified woman and boy in front, another unidentified woman with a boy in front, Maude Adams's mother who is married to Edwin Hawkins, unidentified boy, Sophia Hedges, Muriel Elliott, Emma Elliott, Maude Adams, Cecelia Elliot, Grant Elliott, Henry Adams, Cora Hedges, George F. Hedges, Ernest Gritton. (Identified by Grace (Hedges) Fox)

    Documents
    Hedges, Geo F. Public Sale 1919
    Hedges, Geo F. Public Sale 1919
    Hedges Reunion flyer
    Hedges Reunion flyer
    1946reunion003.pdf
    1946reunion003.pdf
    1946reunion003.pdf
    1946reunion003.pdf
    George F Hedges obituary in the Sidell Journal
    George F Hedges obituary in the Sidell Journal

    Headstones
    Hedges, George F and Cora Belle Gritton
    Hedges, George F and Cora Belle Gritton
    Plot: Block 25, #203

    Albums
    Center Point Church
    Center Point Church (7)
    Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois

    https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/56/mode/2up


    CENTER POINT CHURCH

    By WlLINORE Moreman, Dist. 170 Teacher, Edna White

    I have chosen this subject because I am one of the fourth generation of my family to attend the Center Point Church.

    This church is located about six miles southwest of Fairmount and three miles of Jamaica. In the year of 1891 this church was dedicated by Reverend Brooks of Paris, Illinois.

    Prior to this time, the people worshipped in the Center Point schoolhouse. It was in the year of 1891, while a revival meeting was being held, that a young lady, Miss Ada Hedges, now Mrs. Ada Smith of Homer, Illinois, desired to enlist in the services and work of her Lord. Her parents, being members of the Church of Christ, sought to start their daughter in the Gospel training and their own faith. A preacher of the New Testament was then called. This minister was the Reverend B. N. Anderson, who held a three weeks' meeting in the Center Point Schoolhouse, and in which building Sunday School and Church were held until February 14, 1891. Sunday School and Church had been held in the schoolhouse in former years occasionally, but there was no organization until 1891.

    Then the disciples named below met and organized themselves into a congregation of the New Testament teaching:

    Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKee, Mr. and Mrs. David Sconce, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greer, Mrs. Matilda Hitchcock, Mrs. Jennie Hopper, Mrs. Lucy Hedges, Mrs. Anna Elliott Sullivan all now deceased.
    Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ellis of Macy, Indiana

    Mrs. Emma Elliott Carrington of Georgetown

    Mrs. Ada Hedges Smith of Homer

    Mr. Harvey Elliott of Sidell, Illinois.

    Elders of the church chosen at the time the church was organized were: Richard Elliott, James A. Hedges. Deacons of the Church when organized: Ed. Ellis, Harvey Elliott.

    Thirty-two members were received in the first revival meeting, many of whom have "crossed the bar" but whose children and grandchildren are still carrying on the work.

    The Sunday School attendance on each Sunday is from 35 to 50. There is one man attending who has not missed Sunday School in five years. This man is George Hedges of Fairmount, Illinois. Many have a one year record.

    Reverend I. L. Cummins of Danville has been the minister of the Church the last five years, and it is thought that his good work has kept the Church thriving and growing.
    Hedges Reunions and Gatherings
    Hedges Reunions and Gatherings (20)
    Cora Belle Gritton and George Fielden Hedges album
    Cora Belle Gritton and George Fielden Hedges album (81)

  • Notes 
    • Clark (Near Homer).
      Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges and daughter Grace of Fairmount and Edith Gritton of Danville took supper Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Yeazel.
      The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Saturday, 26 August 1916, page 3.
    • Chosen `Good Neighbors` On Breneman Program.
      Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges, who live north of Jamaica, were chosen the good “Good Neighbors” last Thursday morning on the popular “Breakfast in Hollywood” program presided over by Tom Breneman. A letter signed by 27 friends and neighbors whom they had befriended was read over the air. Friday evening they received an orchid from the grogram, which had been sent by air express. Mr. ad Mrs. Hedges have been married 56 years, he is 81 and she is 77. They have three children, Ralph of Sidell route, Mrs. Sophia Yeazel and Mrs. Grace Fox of Fairmount. They also have six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. They purchased the farm home where they now live in 1919. Since the broadcast, they have received many interesting cards and letters from all over the United States. Some were from people named Hedges who were trying to trace their family.

      Sidell Journal, Sidell, Illinois. Thursday, January 29, 1948. Page 1.
      [10]
    • George Hedges of Jamaica, Ill, and P.T. Hedges of Shreveport, Lou., spent Xmas with their father, Uncle Billy Hedges, and other relatives.
      The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 3 January 1924, page 4.
      [11]
    • Funeral rites held Tuesday for George F. Hedges of Jamaica.
      Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Catlin Church of Christ for George F. Hedges, 83, retired Jamaica farmer, who died at noon Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. R. Yeazel of Fairmount. The Rev. Thomas Overton officiated at the services, and burial was in Springhill cemetery, Danville with the Carrington funeral home in charge.

      Mr. Hedges' death was attributed to coronary thrombosis, following an attack two years ago. He was living with his daughter while his home in Fairmount was being completed. He retired from the farm in Jamaica township in October after 29 years.

      Mr. Hedges was born December 29, 1866, in Rawland [Rowan] county, Ky., a son of William and Lavina Hedges. He was married to Miss Cora Gritton of near Fairmount in 1892, and spent most of his life in Vermilion county. He was a member of the Center Point church, and after it was sold transferred his membership to the Catlin Church of Christ.

      He is survived by the widow; a son, Ralph of Sidell; two daughters, Mrs. Yeazel and Mrs. Willis Fox, Fairmount; two sisters, Mrs. Mary S. Wood of Rockport, Texas, and Mrs. Anna Bagley of Purdin, Mo.; three brothers, P.T. Hedges of Natchetoches, La., J.N.Hedges of Riverton, Wyo., and J.W. Hedges of Purdin, Mo.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A brother and two sisters preceded him in death.

      The Sidell Journal. Sidell, Illinois. 22 February 1950. Page 1.
      [4, 10]
    • 1900 US census enumerated 11 June 1900
      Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      George F. Hedges, age 39, farmer, renting farm
      Cora, age 29
      Sophia C, age 7
      Ralph J, age 6
      Grace G, age 4
      Lewis Cox, age 22, servant
      [12]
    • 1910 US census, enumerated 30 April-2 May, 1910
      Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      George Hedges, age 43, farmer, renting farm
      Cora, age 38
      Sophia, age 17
      Ralph, age 15
      Grace, age 14
      [12]
    • 1920 US census, enumerated 8 January 1920
      Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      George F. Hedges, age 53, renting farm
      Cora B, age 49
      Grace G, age 24
      [12]
    • 1930 US census, enumerated 11 April 1930
      Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      George F. Hedges, age 63, farmer, owned farm
      Cora B., age 59
      [12]
    • 1940 US census, enumerated 15 April 1940
      Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      George Hedges, age 73, farmer, owned farm
      Cora, age 69
      [12]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S16] Family Bible, George F. Hedges.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S83] Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois, Compiled for the school libraries by L. A. Tuggle, County Superintendent of Schools, (https://archive.org/), https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/n8/mode/2up.

    6. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    7. [S1] Family Bible, William Ribelin Hedges.

    8. [S10] Declaration for Pension, US military.

    9. [S19] Marriage certificate.

    10. [S88] newspaper clipping.

    11. [S87] Newspaper article.

    12. [S25] Census.