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  1. 1.  David Sharp Hedges was born on 19 Jun 1940 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (son of Stanley Lee Hedges and Sarah Ellen Sharp); died on 12 Nov 1974 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Hedges, David Sharp, 24, 1830 McCullough Drive, died in St. Joseph Hospital 3:55 a.m. Tuesday following an auto accident late Monday night. He was a native of Lexington and a son of Mrs. Sarah Sharp Hedges Haynes and the late Stanley Hedges. He was a member of East Hickman Baptist Church. Besides his mother he is survived by three children, Dorothy Denise, Melvin David and Gregory Alan Hedges, all of Frankfort; brother, Stanley Hedges Jr., Lexington; two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Steele, Lexington, Mrs. Walter S. Lamb, Radcliffe. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday by Rev. Ross L. Range at the W.R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway. Burial in Lexington Cemetery. Friends may call 3-9 p.m. today.


    Fatal One-Car Wreck Is Third In Three Days.
    David Hedges, 34, of 1830 McCullough Drive, died yesterday morning of head injuries suffered in an accident late Monday on Russell Cave Road near Radcliffe Road.
    Police said Hedges apparently lost control of his car and hit a tree about 10:30 p.m. Monday. He was alone in the car.
    His death was the third fatality in one-car accidents in three days. Jerry Wayne Gill, 32 died Sunday after his car hit a tree on Iron Works Pike. Ricky Barnett, 21, died of head injuries suffered Sunday when he was involved in a one-car accident on Armstrong Mill Road.
    Hedges, a former construction worker, was a member of the East Hickman Baptist Church.
    A native of Lexington, he was the son of Mrs. Sarah Sharp Hedges Haynes and the late Stanley Hedges.
    Other survivors include three children, Dorothy Denise, Melvin David and Gregory Alan Hedges, all of Frankfort; one brother, Stanley Hedges Jr., Lexington, and two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Steele, Lexington, and Mrs. Walter S. Lamb, of Radcliffe.
    Services will be conducted Thursday at the W.R. Milward Mortuary, Broadway with burial in Lexington Cemetery.
    The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Wednesday, 13 November 1974.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43854258/david-sharp-hedges


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Stanley Lee Hedges was born on 14 Dec 1902 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky (son of Luther Martin Hedges and Bessie Cook); died on 26 Feb 1979 in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; was buried in Green Mound Cemetery, Kilbourne, Delaware County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: works for the New York Central Rail Road
    • Census: 1930, Fayette County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Stanley Hedges
    Stanley Hedges, 76, Sunny Vee Nursing Home, died early today in Grady Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
    A Delaware County resident since 1974, Hedges was a retired railroader.
    Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Betty J. Lamb, Radcliff, Ky., and Mrs. Ralph Calwell, Russell Springs, Ky., and nine grandchildren.
    Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Oak Grove Cemetery.
    Arrangements are in charge of the Bennett-Brown Funeral Home.
    The Delaware Gazette, Delaware, Ohio. Monday, 26 February 1979.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61534829/stanley-hedges

    LKH note: his name is also on his parent's tombstone in Lexington Cemetery, with birth year but without death date. The Ohio record of his death places him in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio in 1979.

    Stanley married Sarah Ellen Sharp in 23 Mar in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, and was divorced before 1979. Sarah (daughter of William Sharp and Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Lee) was born on 22 Apr 1902 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Ellen Sharp was born on 22 Apr 1902 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (daughter of William Sharp and Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Lee); died on 20 Mar 1993.
    Children:
    1. Stanley L. Hedges was born on 13 Apr 1925 in Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 4 Jul 1978 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
    2. Betty Jane Hedges was born on 14 Oct 1927 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 5 Apr 2011 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    3. Nancy Hedges was born on 18 Nov 1932 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 18 Jan 1933 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 19 Jan 1933 in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
    4. 1. David Sharp Hedges was born on 19 Jun 1940 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 12 Nov 1974 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Luther Martin Hedges was born on 18 Jul 1872 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (son of James Monroe "Monnie" Hedges and Lavina Frances "Frankie" Tully); died on 27 Jan 1946 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 30 Jan 1946 in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Fleming County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1910, Mason County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1920, Washington, Mason County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1930, Fayette County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Luther Martin Hedges
    Luther Martin Hedges, 72, Fayette county farmer, was found dead at his home on the DeLong pike at 10:30 a.m. yesterday. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
    A native of Fleming county, he was a son of the late Monroe and Frances Tulley Hedges, but had been a resident of Fayette county since 1923, coming here from Mason county. He was a member of the Christian church.
    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Cook, Hedges, Fayette county; two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Thompson, Lexington, and Mrs. Perry M. Minor, Huntington, W.Va.; a son, Stanley Hedges, Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Leona cook, Hamilton, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Gaines, Springfield, Ill.; two brothers, Lloyd Hedges and Floyd Hedge, both of Aberdeen, Ohio, and five grandchildren.
    The body was removed to the W.R. Milward mortuary chapel.
    The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 28 January 1945.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41535618/luther-m.-hedges

    Luther married Bessie Cook on 21 Jan 1899 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Bessie was born on 22 Jan 1884 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 30 May 1952 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Bessie Cook was born on 22 Jan 1884 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 30 May 1952 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Luther Hedges
    Mrs. Bessie L. Hedges, 68, widow of Luther Hedges, DeLong road, died at 6 p.m. yesterday at the residence of her daughter Mrs. J.F. Thompson, 355 Woodland avenue, after an illness of one year.
    A native of Mason county, she was a daughter of the late J.F. and Laura McDonald Cook. She received her education in the schools of her native county. She had been a resident of Fayette county since 1921 and was a member of the Christian church in Maxon county.
    Besides Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Hedges is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Perry Minor, Nicholasville; a son, Stanley Hedges, Springfield, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Doyle, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. J.D. Brumagen, Lexington; a brother, O.C. Cook. Fayette county; five grandchildren, David Hedges and Stanley Hedges Jr., J.F. Thompson Jr., Mrs. W.C. Lamb and Mrs. Frank Stelle, all of Lexington; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
    The body was taken to the W.R. Milward mortuary where services will be held.
    The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Saturday, 31 May 1952.


    Name:
    daughter of late J.F. Cook and Laura McDonald

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41535633/bessie-c.-hedges

    Children:
    1. Lorena Frances Hedges was born on 13 Apr 1900 in Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 8 Nov 1962 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 12 Nov 1962 in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
    2. 2. Stanley Lee Hedges was born on 14 Dec 1902 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 26 Feb 1979 in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; was buried in Green Mound Cemetery, Kilbourne, Delaware County, Ohio.
    3. Mary Christine Hedges was born on 28 Apr 1904 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 19 Jul 1972 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

  3. 6.  William Sharp was born about 1866 in Kentucky; died before 1930.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Sulphur Well Park (historical), Jessamine County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1920, Fayette County, Kentucky

    William married Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Lee. Elizabeth was born on 13 Jul 1877 in Kentucky; died on 27 Aug 1959 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 29 Aug 1959 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Lee was born on 13 Jul 1877 in Kentucky; died on 27 Aug 1959 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 29 Aug 1959 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Walnut Hill, Fayette County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1930, Fayette County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1940, Fayette County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Mrs. Betty L. Sharp
    Mrs. Betty Lee Sharp, 82, a resident of the Jacks Creek Pike and widow of Ulysses S. Sharp, died early yesterday at a local nursing home after a long illness.
    A native of Jessamine County, she spent much of her life in Fayette County and was a daughter of the later Melvin and Sallie Sagaser Lee. She was a member of the East Hickman Baptist Church.
    Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Frank S. Stephens, Mrs. Stanley Hedges, Mrs. Roy L. Bailey, Mrs. Harry C. Lawson and Miss Elizabeth Sharp, all of Lexington; a son, J. P. Sharp, Oldham County; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
    Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the W.R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway by the Rev. John T. Wallace. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville.
    Casket bearers will be Alvin Stephens, Clarence Stephens, Stanley Hedges, David Hedges, Donald Sharp and Jackie Lawson.
    The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 28 August 1950.


    Name:
    daughter of Melvin Lee and Sallie Sagaser

    Buried:
    Burial location from death certificate.

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Ellen Sharp was born on 22 Apr 1902 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1993.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Monroe "Monnie" Hedges was born on 12 Aug 1846 in Fleming County, Kentucky (son of David R. Hedges and Sabra Ann Foudray Vansant); died on 20 Jan 1919 in Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 21 Jan 1919 in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: blacksmith
    • Census: 1880, Fleming County, Kentucky
    • Census: 1900, Fleming County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    MHR note: "Monroe" was a blacksmith and a minister in the Christian Church. William Gilkison of Catlin, Illinois can recall seeing him at his forge at Ringos Mills, Kentucky when Willie was about 15 years old.

    Monroe is buried at Godard, Kentucky, as is his wife and son, John Tilden Hedges, but no stones for them could be found.

    Lavina reared the children of her son, Lloyd, when their mother died. Monroe was tall and thin and had dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. This information from Rose Sherlock as told to her sister Ethel Collins.


    1880 US census, enumerated 12 Jun 1880.
    Hillsboro Precinct, Fleming County, Kentucky
    James M. Hedges, age 33, black smith
    Luvina, age 28, keeping house
    Leona, age 9
    Luther, age 9
    Jonathan, age 3

    James is listed next to his cousin William R. Hedges.

    James married Lavina Frances "Frankie" Tully on 2 Jun 1876 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Lavina (daughter of William Jackson Tully and Rachel D. Crawford) was born on 18 Jun 1853 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 18 Mar 1920 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried on 18 Mar 1920 in Goddard Cemetery, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Lavina Frances "Frankie" Tully was born on 18 Jun 1853 in Mason County, Kentucky (daughter of William Jackson Tully and Rachel D. Crawford); died on 18 Mar 1920 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried on 18 Mar 1920 in Goddard Cemetery, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Poplar Plains, Rushville, Fleming County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Burial location from death certificate

    Children:
    1. Leona Hedges was born on 29 Jun 1871 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 27 Dec 1955 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
    2. 4. Luther Martin Hedges was born on 18 Jul 1872 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 27 Jan 1946 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 30 Jan 1946 in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
    3. John "Tilden" Hedges was born about 1878 in Kentucky; died in Aug 1938 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
    4. Lloyd Hayes Lockart "Doe" Hedges was born on 25 Aug 1880 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 17 Dec 1951 in Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Wallingford Cemetery, Wallingford, Fleming County, Kentucky.
    5. Floyd Blake Hedges was born on 25 Aug 1880 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died in Oct 1952 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
    6. Arthur Hedges was born in Mar 1882 in Kentucky; died about 1906; was buried in Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky.
    7. Mary Jane Hedges was born in Apr 1885 in Kentucky; died on 29 Apr 1948 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; was buried in Goddard Cemetery, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky.


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