Mary Dean Hedges
1922 - 1937 (14 years)
Generation: 1
1. Mary Dean Hedges was born on 29 Oct 1922 in Grant County, Kentucky; died on 26 Aug 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky. 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.
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.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182325222/mary-d.-hedges