hmtl5 George Fielden Hedges b. 29 Dec 1856 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 19 Jan 1950 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

George Fielden Hedges

Male 1856 - 1950  (93 years)


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  • Name George Fielden Hedges 
    Born 29 Dec 1856  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2
    Died 19 Jan 1950  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I313  Gritton
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2024 

    Family Cora Belle Gritton,   b. 28 Aug 1870, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1961, Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1891  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Ralph Jewell Hedges,   b. 27 May 1894, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1969, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Grace Gertrude Hedges,   b. 28 Oct 1895, Fairmount, 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 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Dec 1856 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jun 1891 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Jan 1950 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion 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, Cora, George, Cora, Win Reece
    Hedges, Cora, George, Cora, Win Reece
    Hedges family: George, Ralph, Cora, Eva, Sarah Catherine Cline Gritton, Grace and two boys
    Hedges family: George, Ralph, Cora, Eva, Sarah Catherine Cline Gritton, Grace and two boys
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, George and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, George and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece
    Sarah Catherine Cline with her daughter and son-in-law
    Sarah Catherine Cline with her daughter and son-in-law
    On porch at George and Cora Hedges farm house
    On porch at George and Cora Hedges farm house
    Back row L to R: Cora Hedges, Eva, Sophia
    Front: Willis Fox, Grace, George F. holding baby, Ralph Hedges holding Donald, Unknown woman in black dress, Rollie Yeazel holding Harold Yeazel.
    Morehouse Place
    Morehouse Place
    George's parents, William Riley and Sarah Hedges, are seated behind George.
    George F Hedges, Cora Hedges, Ralph Hedges, Grace Fox, Willis Fox
    George F Hedges, Cora Hedges, Ralph Hedges, Grace Fox, Willis Fox
    HedgesAlbum306
    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)

    Headstones
    Hedges, George and Cora Gritton location
    Hedges, George and Cora Gritton location
    Plot: block 25, 196
    Hedges, George F. and Cora Gritton
    Hedges, George F. and Cora Gritton
    Spring Hill Cemetery. Block 25 in the distance
    Spring Hill Cemetery. Block 25 in the distance

  • Notes 
    • For George Fielden Hedges family tree, please follow this link: https://hiltner.com/hedges/getperson.php?personID=I82&tree=tree1
    • 1900 US census, Household members: George F. Hedges, age 33, farmer; Cora D. age 29; Sophia C.. age 7, Ralph J. age 6, Grace G age 4, and farm laborer Lewis O. Cox age 22. Farm is rented.

      1910 US census. Household members: George Hedges age 43, farmer; Cora age 38, Sophia age 17, Ralph age 15, and Grace age 14. Farm is rented.

      1920 US census, Household members: George F. Hedges, age 53, farmer; Cora B. age 49, and Grace G. age 24. Farm is rented.

      1930 US census. Household members: George F. Hedges age 63, farmer. and Cora B. age 59. Farm is owned.

      1940 US census. Household members: George Hedges, age 73, farmer, and Cora, age 69. Farm is owned. Value of home $2,500.
    • member of Center Point Church
      [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S89] census records.

    3. [S106] Records of Center Point Church.