hmtl5 Betty Jean Hedges: Hedges Genealogy

Betty Jean Hedges

Female 1917 - 1986  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Betty Jean Hedges was born on 25 Dec 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (daughter of Herbert Arlington Hedges, Sr and Lillian Lucille Bailey); died in Dec 1986 in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Betty J. Bramson
    Betty J. Bramson, Prairie Village, a writer, died Saturday at Indian Meadows Nursing Home.
    She was a writer for The Squire magazine and Rose Publication, and also taught creative writing at the Jewish Community Center. Mrs. Bramson was a member of Village Presbyterian Church. She attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, and the University of Minnesota. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, a charter member of Cub Scout Pack 92, a den mother chairman, and was on the boards of the Tomahawk Players and the Community Children’s Theater. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and had lived in this area most of her life.
    She leaves her husband, Edwin M. Bramson of the home; a son, Dr. Robert Bramson, Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Esther Anderson, Pullman, Wash., and Sidney Gabel, Kansas City; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the church; private burial before the service at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Friends may call following the services.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri. Sunday, 7 December 1986, page 13B.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252746377/betty-jean-bramson

    Betty married Robert Thomas Kenney on 5 Apr 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Robert was born on 13 Mar 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 28 Mar 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Edwin Myron Bramson. Edwin was born on 20 Feb 1922 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 6 Oct 2001 in Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert Arlington Hedges, Sr was born on 2 Dec 1891 in Middleport, Ohio (son of Thaddeus Arlington Hedges and Mary Virginia Atkinson); died on 23 Jun 1980 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • _MILT: World War I.
    • Census: 1920, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    • Census: 1940, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

    Notes:

    Herbert A. Hedges
    Herbert A. Hedges, 84, of 6025 State Line, Kansas City, died Monday, June 23, at Research Hospital. He was born in Middleport, Ohio. Mr. Hedges, a former resident of Chillicothe, known as "Mr. Life Insurance," had a long and colorful career. At an early age, he was a cabin boy on the Mississippi River on the White Collar Line. As a youth, he became a crewman for the Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua circuit, where he became intimately acquainted with celebrities of the day: William Jennings Bryan, Schumann Heinck, Champ Clark, Senator La Follette and the Ben Greet Shakespearean Players.
    In March, 1918, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served on active duty in France, where he was commissioned as first lieutenant. After the war, he entered the life insurance business in Queen City, Mo. Four years later, he became general agent in Kansas City for the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa, with which he enjoyed a long and successful career.
    On June 15, 1978, the Kansas City Association of Life Underwriters created a Man-of-the-Year Award and called it the Herb Hedges Award. Mr. Hedges had served as a leading general agent in Kansas City, was three times honored as a Master Agency Builder, president of the National Association of Life Underwriters (with offices in New York City). He was known in the industry as a life insurance salesman's salesman. His "Fiddlers, Peddlars and Salesman" speech made him a sought-after dinner speaker.
    He was a member of the Country Club Christian Church and Mission Hills Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline R. Hedges, of the home; a son, Skipper Hedges, Kansas City, and four daughters, Cee Cee Zabor, Blue Springs; Mrs. Edwin M. Bramson, Prairie Village; Mrs. Rufus Gabel, Kansas City, and Mrs. James E. Anderson, Pullman, Wash. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Heency, South Haven, Kan., and Mrs. Grace Tallman, Keokuk, Ia.
    Services will be held at 12, Friday at the Country Club Christian Church, 61st and Ward Parkway, Kansas City. Burial will be at the National cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., at 2:30 p.m.
    The family requests no flowers. Contributions may be made to Olivette Baptist Church Missionary Fund, 4901 Mission Rd., Westwood, Kansas 66205.
    The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune Obituary, June 25, 1980, p. 9.


    From The Mavity Family, compiled by Norman Bloss Mavity. Published by Edwards Brother, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI, [1954].
    page 118
    E-292. Herbert Arlington Hedges was born December 2, 1891, at Middleport, Ohio. He was married December 22, 1914, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Lillian Lucille Bailey, who was born April 14, 1893 at Harrison, Arkansas, the daughter of attorney DeRoos Bailey and Lillie (McDowell) Bailey. Herbert Arlington Hedges attended Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri, and Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He belongs to the Optimist Club, Christian Church, and Missouri Life Underwriters. He is National Trustee of "National Life Underwriters."


    _MILT:
    US Marine Corps. 1st Lieutenant.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92508029/herbert-arlington-hedges

    Section M, site 495

    Herbert married Lillian Lucille Bailey on 22 Dec 1914 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, and was divorced before 1942. Lillian (daughter of DeRoos Bailey and Lillie McDowell) was born on 14 Apr 1893 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas; died on 15 Jan 1980 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lillian Lucille Bailey was born on 14 Apr 1893 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas (daughter of DeRoos Bailey and Lillie McDowell); died on 15 Jan 1980 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Lillian Bailey Hedges, 86, of 205 E. 77th, died Tuesday at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Harrison, Ark., and had lived in this area 55 years. Mrs. Hedges was a member of the Country Club Christian Church. She was past president of the Kansas City Young Matrons and the Women's Council of the church. She had been housemother at Phi Kappa Psi and Zeta Beta Tau fraternities at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and at the Women's Dormitory at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Sidney H. Gabel, of the home; Mrs. Betty Bramson, 5212 W. 72nd, Prairie Village; and Mrs. Esther H. Anderson, Pullman, Wash.; 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Mount Moriah Chapel; burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the memorial fund at the Santa Fe Hills Baptist Church.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232251929/lillian-lucille-hedges

    Children:
    1. Esther Bailey Hedges was born on 6 Jan 1916 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; died on 31 Mar 2007 in Whitman County, Washington; was buried in Pullman City Cemetery, Whitman County, Washington.
    2. 1. Betty Jean Hedges was born on 25 Dec 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; died in Dec 1986 in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
    3. Sidney McDowell Hedges was born on 23 Nov 1921 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; died on 27 Apr 1996 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Valley View Memorial Park, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    4. Herbert Arlington Hedges was born on 3 Nov 1925 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 9 Aug 1978 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thaddeus Arlington Hedges was born on 22 Aug 1859 in Rowan County, Kentucky (son of Peter Thompson Hedges and Mary Ann Vawter); died on 29 Jun 1957 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: teacher, minister
    • Census: 1900, LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri
    • Census: 1910, Liberty, Schuyler County, Missouri
    • Census: 1920, Prairie, Schuyler County, Missouri
    • Census: 1930, Sharon Springs, Wallace County, Kansas
    • Census: 1940, Hunnewell, Sumner County, Kansas

    Notes:

    MHR note: Thaddeus taught school a few terms, beginning at age 17. At 18, he preached his first sermon when the minister was absent, and in 1885 was ordained at Pleasant Mount near Georgetown, Illinois. When 80 years old he had preached 54 years and had been district evangelist in Indiana and state evangelist for Ohio, Nebraska and Missouri. He was evangelist and pastor in Missouri for 27 years. He was 11 when they visited his grandparents in the squared log house so that would have been about 1870.

    from Moberly Monitor-Index, Moberly, Missouri, Friday, February 21, 1947, Page 3.
    Fred Hedges' Parents Are Wed 65 Years. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hedges returner early this morning from South Haven, Kas., where they attended a family reunion honoring the 65th wedding anniversary of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hedges. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges were married February 19, 1882, at the Christian church
    in Ogden, Ill. Their six children were present at the dinner Wednesday noon. They are Herbert Hedges. Kansas City, the Rev. A. A Hedges and Bert Hedges, Wichita,
    Kas., Fred Hedges of Moberly, Mrs. Neill Heeney, South Haven, and Mrs. Grace Tallman, Canton. Mo. Mr. Hedges is 87 years old and Mrs. Hedges is 84 years old.


    LKH note: article about T.A. Hedges visiting his father. Note: A.A. Hedges is Arthur Hedges, Thaddeus's son.

    Capt. P.T. Hedges Dies In Illinois
    Deceased Was Father of Rev. T.A. Hedges, Pastor of Christian Church.
    Capt. P.T. Hedges, aged ninety-three years, five months and seven days, died at his home in Danville, Ill., Thursday of last week. He was a father of Rev. T.A. Hedges, pastor of the First Christian church of Thomas.
    Rev. Hedges left here June the 10th and arrived in Danville at 1 p.m. the following day. His father knew him and conversed with his son regarding that he would be kept on the go to return to Thomas in time to preach the following Sunday. Mr. Hedges emphasized the fact that he wished his son to carry on his preaching, consequently when Mr. Hedges died the Rev. Hedges left Danville and arrived home Saturday and delivered a sermon Sunday morning at a joint meeting of Thomas and Hydro Christian churches which was held on Bear creek.
    Rev. A.A. Hedges of Hydro occupied the pulpit of the local Christian church Sunday night.
    The Thomas Tribune, Thomas, Oklahoma. Thursday, 19 June 1924.


    T.A. Hedges held a revival meeting at Center Point Church, near Fairmount, Illinois, commencing on 22 August 1939 and lasting 10 days, no additions to the congregation were made.


    Column Contributor to Weekly Newspaper Dies at Age of 98.
    Special to the Eagle
    South Haven, Kan., July 6 – T.A. Hedges, for many years a column contributor to the South Haven New Era weekly newspaper under the title ”Brother Hedges Says,” has died at the age of 98.
    A native of Kentucky, he attended University of Illinois and Eureka Bible College, after which he entered the ministry of the Christian church. He was married in Illinois to Mary Virginia Adkinson who died six years ago.
    The Rev. Mr. Hedges had held church pastorates in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and at one time served as state evangelist in Nebraska and in Missouri.
    Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Heeney of South Haven, and Mrs. Grace Tallman, of Lakin, Kan., and three sons, A.A. Hedges of Wichita, Herbert Hedges of Kansas City, Mo., and Fred Hedges of Moberly, Mo.
    The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas. Saturday, 6 July 1957.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67132321/thaddeus-a_-hedges

    Thaddeus married Mary Virginia Atkinson on 19 Feb 1882 in Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Andrew Jackson Atkinson and Mary Rush) was born on 29 Nov 1862 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia; died on 17 Apr 1949 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Virginia AtkinsonMary Virginia Atkinson was born on 29 Nov 1862 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia (daughter of Andrew Jackson Atkinson and Mary Rush); died on 17 Apr 1949 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Mother of Wichitan dies in South Haven.
    Mrs. T. A. Hedges aged 86 of South Haven, Kan., the mother of Bert A. Hedges and Arthur A. Hedges of Wichita, died Sunday. She had been a resident of Kansas for more than 25 years.
    Born Nov. 29, 1862, in Parkersburg, W. Va., she was the wife of Rev. T. A. Hedges of South Haven, an evangelist of the Christian church, and had lived in several midwestern states, with one son born in Ohio, one in Nebraska, a son and daughter born in Indiana, a son and daughter in Illinois and two daughters in Missouri. Two daughters preceded her in death. Rev. and Mrs. Hedges celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on February 19.
    Other survivors include: two sons, Herbert A. Hedges of Kansas City, and Fred A. Hedges of Moberly, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Neil Henney of South Haven nd Mrs. Lem Tallman of Canton, Mo.; 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial services will be held Tuesday in South Haven, with her four sons, a son-in-law and a grandson acting as pallbearers.
    The Witchita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas. Tuesday, 19 April 1949.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67132374/mary-virginia-hedges

    Children:
    1. Dora Alice Hedges was born on 23 Sep 1883 in Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 3 Nov 1918 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; was buried on 5 Nov 1918 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri.
    2. Frederick Albert Hedges was born on 16 Jun 1886 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Apr 1977 in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri.
    3. Arthur Alden Hedges was born on 3 Jul 1887 in Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana; died on 16 Jan 1965 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    4. Mary Aureana "May" Hedges was born on 22 Mar 1889 in Coburntown, Indiana; died on 14 Jan 1931 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; was buried on 16 Jan 1931 in Saint Joseph Memorial Park, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.
    5. 2. Herbert Arlington Hedges, Sr was born on 2 Dec 1891 in Middleport, Ohio; died on 23 Jun 1980 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.
    6. Bertram Atkinson Hedges was born on 2 Dec 1895 in Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska; died on 8 Dec 1952 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    7. Grace Virginia Hedges was born on 25 Jan 1896 in LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri; died on 17 Aug 1993 in Keokuk, Iowa; was buried in Darby Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri.
    8. Mildred Ruth Hedges was born on 11 Mar 1898 in LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri; died on 24 Aug 1983 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas.

  3. 6.  DeRoos Bailey was born on 27 May 1857 in Carroll County, Arkansas; died on 13 Nov 1919 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; was buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Wagoner, Creek Nation, Indian Territory
    • Census: 1910, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

    Notes:

    Name:
    son of William Wilson Bailey and Margrett Harriett Wasson

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46557331/deroos-bailey

    DeRoos married Lillie McDowell on 27 Nov 1887 in Marion County, Arkansas. Lillie was born about 1871 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lillie McDowell was born about 1871 in Arkansas.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Arkansas county marriages index, 1837-1957

    Children:
    1. 3. Lillian Lucille Bailey was born on 14 Apr 1893 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas; died on 15 Jan 1980 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Peter Thompson HedgesPeter Thompson Hedges was born on 29 Jan 1831 in Fleming County, Kentucky (son of William Ribelin Hedges and Malinda Russell Cassity); died on 12 Jun 1924 in Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jun 1924 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • _MILT: Civil War
    • Census: 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1870, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1880, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1900, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
    • Census: 1910, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri

    Notes:

    Enlisted on 9 October 1861.
    Mustered in 31 December 1861, Lexington, Kentucky
    as Captain into what was first called Captain Hedges' company of the 24th Regiment.
    Later named Company G, 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry.
    Reassigned on 5 July 1864 because of wounds received in action.
    Discharged in 1864 of wounds received in the battle of Resaca, Georgia while serving under Sherman on the march to the sea.

    A brief history of the regiment states "The 24th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized in the fall and winter of 1861, under Colonel Lewis B. Grigsby, and was mustered into the United States service on the 11th of December 1861 at Lexington, Kentucky, by Captain Bankhead, United States Mustering officer. Soon after its organization it joined the main army, and was engaged in many of the most severe battles of the war, and did arduous duty in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. It would fill pages of the Report to give in detail all the places trough which the regiment marched, and the various difficulties and hardships with which it had to contend. At the muster-out at Covington, Kentucky on the 31st January 1865, the recruits were transferred to Company K, 6th Kentucky Veteran Cavalry. It participated in the following battles, in which loss was sustained, viz; Shiloh, Tennessee; Siege of Corinth, Mississippi; Perryville, Kentucky; Knoxville, Tennessee; Resaca, Georgia; Lost Mountain, Atlanta, Georgia and Jonesboro".

    We can assume that Peter Thompson Hedges would have been in all of the above up to Resaca Georgia.

    Capt. P.T. Hedges dies at Tilton
    Pioneer resident of Oakwood township passes away at home of daughter
    Capt. Peter T. Hedges, 92, for many years a resident of Oakwood township, who for the past two years had been making his home with his daughter Mrs. Ida Cronkhite, 1007 South H Street, Tilton, died late ….rsday afternoon at the home of his daughter, death being due to …. Ity and followed by a long illness … had been practically an invalid since 191…..
    Funeral services were held at the residence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, in charge of Rev. A.F. deCafferly, pastor of the First Church of Christ. Burial will be in Canton, Mo. At one time the home of the deceased, his wife having been buried there a number of years ago. The body will leave over the Wabash railroad Saturday morning at 7:45 and funeral services will be held in the Missouri city Sunday.
    Capt. Hedges was the father of eight children, two sons and six daughters. One son and five daughters survive, as follows: Rev. T.A. Hedges of Thomas, Okla; Mrs. Ida Cronkhite, Tilton; Mrs. Blanch Brown, Grenader, Miss; Mrs. Alice Firebaugh, Medaryville, Ind.; Mrs. Myrtle Denger, Orchard, Ia., and Mrs. Mattie Horn, Canton, Mo. He is also survived by two brothers, William R. Hedges, of Purdin, Mo. And Isaac A. Hedges, of Madera, Calif. Twenty-two grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
    Capt. Hedges was born in Fleming County, Ky. Jan. 29, 1831, being one of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hedges. He grew to manhood in that county and united in Marriage with Miss Mary W. Vawter in 1857. When the civil war broke out he enlisted in the ….. Kentucky Volunteer …. And served until 1864 being discharged because of wounds received in the battle of Resaca, Ga. While serving under Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea.
    Following his discharge from the Union army he came to Illinois, settling in Oakwood township in the fall of 1864, where he resided for 32 years, moving to Pulaski county, Ind. In 18 ….. After a residence of 12 years in Indiana the family moved to Canton, Mo., where the wife and mother died in 1912. Mr. Hedges came back to Illinois in 1922 and went to the home of his daughter in Tilton. He was a devout Christian and since he was 20 years old had been a member of the Church of Christ.

    Transcribed from a photocopy of the newspaper clipping. The newspaper is not identified. Blank spots marked by “…..” above are areas where the paper was torn away before being photocopies or where type was unreadable.


    Capt. P.T. Hedges Dies In Illinois
    Deceased Was Father of Rev. T.A. Hedges, Pastor of Christian Church.
    Capt. P.T. Hedges, aged ninety-three years, five months and seven days, died at his home in Danville, Ill., Thursday of last week. He was a father of Rev. T.A. Hedges, pastor of the First Christian church of Thomas.
    Rev. Hedges left here June the 10th and arrived in Danville at 1 p.m. the following day. His father knew him and conversed with his son regarding that he would be kept on the go to return to Thomas in time to preach the following Sunday. Mr. Hedges emphasized the fact that he wished his son to carry on his preaching, consequently when Mr. Hedges died the Rev. Hedges left Danville and arrived home Saturday and delivered a sermon Sunday morning at a joint meeting of Thomas and Hydro Christian churches which was held on Bear creek.
    Rev. A.A. Hedges of Hydro occupied the pulpit of the local Christian church Sunday night.
    The Thomas Tribune, Thomas, Oklahoma. Thursday, 19 June 1924.


    _MILT:
    24th Regiment. Kentucky Infantry. Company G. Captain.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7961138/peter-thompson-hedges

    Peter married Mary Ann Vawter on 12 Mar 1857 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of Pascal Vawter and Eliza Mavity) was born on 11 Dec 1836 in Jefferson County, Indiana; died on 15 Dec 1912 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; was buried on 17 Dec 1912 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann VawterMary Ann Vawter was born on 11 Dec 1836 in Jefferson County, Indiana (daughter of Pascal Vawter and Eliza Mavity); died on 15 Dec 1912 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; was buried on 17 Dec 1912 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Missouri death certificate
    https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1912/1912_00040002.PDF

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7961140/mary-ann-hedges

    Children:
    1. 4. Thaddeus Arlington Hedges was born on 22 Aug 1859 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 29 Jun 1957 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas.
    2. Ida May Hedges was born on 30 Apr 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 May 1952 in Center Point, Iowa; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Fithian-Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Rosa "Blanche" Hedges was born on 9 Oct 1867 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Jan 1953 in Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi.
    4. Charles Martin Hedges was born on 25 Oct 1869 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jul 1922 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; was buried on 30 Jul 1922 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri.
    5. Alice Felicia Hedges was born on 18 Jul 1872 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 1 Sep 1951 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Medaryville Cemetery, Medaryville, Pulaski County, Indiana.
    6. Mattie Dell Hedges was born on 20 Jan 1875 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 1942 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Aug 1942 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri.
    7. Myrtle Elicia Hedges was born on 21 Dec 1877 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jul 1963 in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried on 29 Jul 1963 in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa.
    8. Minnie Flora Hedges was born on 21 Dec 1877 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 21 Feb 1915 in Biloxi, Mississippi; was buried in Embury Cemetery, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 10.  Andrew Jackson Atkinson was born in 1828 in Parkersburg, West Virginia; died on 6 Jul 1907 in Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Old Homer Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois

    Notes:

    G. A. R. Cemetery Burial

    J. Atkinson, Old Soldier of Ogden, Dead

    Urbana Daily Courier

    Tuesday, July 9, 1907, page 1



    Ogden, Ill., July 9—(Special) to the Courier-Herald)—Jackson Atkinson, an old and highly respected citizen of this place, died Saturday evening at 6 o'clock of pneumonia at the age of 79 years. The funeral was held at the Christian church Sunday afternoon at 4:30, conducted by Elder Morton of Fithian. The interment was at the (Old) Homer cemetery. The remains were taken by special car. He leaves six children to mourn his loss-Lafe and Corney Atkinson of Sidell, Mrs. Jennie Hedges of Missouri, Mrs. Ella Clark of Danville, Mrs. Lon Bartlett and Mathew Atkinson of this place.



    Obituary

    Sidell Journal July 19, 1907 page 1



    Jackson Atkinson passed from this life at the family residence in Ogden Saturday evening, having reached the age of 79 years, 5 months and 21 days. Deceased was born in Monroe County, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1827, and was married to Mary Rush in 1853. After their marriage they moved to West Virginia where they resided twelve years, moving to Champaign county and Ogden township in 1865 where he had since resided.

    His wife and four children preceded him to the grave. Six children, namely, Lafayette and Cornelius R. of Sidell; Mrs. T. A. Hedges of Lagranne, Mo., Mrs. Hugh Clark of Danville, Mrs. George Bartlett and Matthew Atkinson of Ogden, live to mourn the demise of their father, besides a number of other relatives.

    The funeral services were conducted from the Christian church Sunday afternoon at 4:30 by Rev. Norton of Fithian. Interment took place at the Homer cemetery.

    Mr. Atkinson, commonly called "Uncle Jack," will be greatly missed in Ogden and vicinity as he was a man of wide acquaintances and many friends. – Commercial News.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61962849/jackson-atkinson

    Photo of tombstone on Find a Grave shows his name as Jackson Atkinson.

    Andrew married Mary Rush. Mary was born on 16 Oct 1833 in Ohio; died on 18 Mar 1898; was buried in Old Homer Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Rush was born on 16 Oct 1833 in Ohio; died on 18 Mar 1898; was buried in Old Homer Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Champaign Daily News
    Saturday, March 19, 1898, page 1
    Mrs. Jackson Atkinson of Ogden died yesterday morning at 4 o'clock and was buried today at the Old Homer cemetery. The funeral was preached in the Christian church by Elder Anderson of Fithian.
    (Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society)


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61962973/mary-atkinson

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Virginia Atkinson was born on 29 Nov 1862 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia; died on 17 Apr 1949 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas.