hmtl5 Sylvester Andrew Hedges b. 8 Feb 1896 Paxton, Illinois d. 29 Mar 1940 Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California: Hedges Genealogy
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Sylvester Andrew Hedges

Male 1896 - 1940  (44 years)

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  • Name Sylvester Andrew Hedges 
    Birth 8 Feb 1896  Paxton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Mar 1940  Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I1359  Hedges
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2023 

    Father Washington Taylor Hedges,   b. 29 Apr 1861, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1924, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Margaret Clifton,   b. 17 Nov 1867, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1928, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1881  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lois Buanita Smith,   b. 10 May 1906, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 2001 (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1930  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Feb 1896 - Paxton, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jul 1930 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 1940 - Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Sylvester married three times: Joy, unknown second wife, and Buanita Smith. He had no children by any marriage. He died before his sister Alma died in 1951.
      [1]
    • LKH note: City directory of 1934 show Sylvester A. Hedges and Bonita Hedges living in San Pedro California.
      [8]
    • Sylvester Hedges
      Sylvester Hedges, 42, of 120 East “M” street, passed away at his home early this morning following a brief illness.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lois Hedges; Lila Feree, Bonnie Lee Hauch, and Lynea, step-daughters; C.M. Hedges, brother, residing in Illinois; Mrs. Lulu Voorhees and Mrs. Alma O’Connell, sisters in Illinois.
      The body was removed to Woods Mortuary where funeral arrangements will be announced later.
      Wilmington Daily Press Journal, Wilmington, California. Friday, 29 March 1940, page 3.
      [4, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S18] California Death Records.

    3. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S6] Find a Grave.

    6. [S51] Illinois Marriages: 1851-1900.

    7. [S5] 1900 US census.

    8. [S82] LKH.

    9. [S87] Newspaper article.


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