hmtl5 James Henry Alkire b. 13 Mar 1865 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 1 Jul 1945 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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James Henry Alkire

James Henry Alkire

Male 1865 - 1945  (80 years)

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  • Name James Henry Alkire 
    Born 13 Mar 1865  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation engineer  [1] 
    Census 1900  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 Jul 1945  Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I1364  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2023 

    Father Jared Alkire,   b. 1816, Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1896, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Irena Ellen Newport,   b. 1820, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F742  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Alice Hedges,   b. 25 Dec 1867, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1911, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1885  Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Newton Alkire,   b. 10 Apr 1889, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Forest Harvey Alkire,   b. 13 Jun 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1891, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Irene Ellen Alkire,   b. 21 Sep 1892, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1974, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Chester Marvin Alkire,   b. 13 Aug 1895, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1946, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     5. James Lowell Alkire,   b. 15 Jun 1907, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1980, Manatee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Mar 1865 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Dec 1885 - Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jul 1945 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf    		The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    Lieut. William Hedges, 4th Company, 33rd Battalion, Maryland Militia In the American Revolution
    Compiled by Mary (Hedges) Reiner 1955

    Headstones
    Alkire back    		Alkire back
    Alkire, Emma and James    		Alkire, Emma and James

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Marriages, v.1, p.297. Danville, Ill. He said he would be 23 next and she would be 19 next.
      [1]
    • James H. Alkire
      Sidell, Ill. – James H. Alkire, 83, former mayor of Sidell and prominent business man, died Sunday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John W. Montgomery, at Catlin. Surviving are three children.
      Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois. Thursday, 5 July 1945, page 4.
      [6, 7]

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

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S4] Illinois deaths and stillbirths index: 1916-1947.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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