hmtl5 Philora Allen b. 28 Sep 1847 Greenup County, Kentucky d. 31 Jan 1929 Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Philora Allen

Female 1847 - 1929  (81 years)

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  • Name Philora Allen 
    Born 28 Sep 1847  Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Died 31 Jan 1929  Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 7] 
    Buried 2 Feb 1929  Fairfield Cemetery, Newman, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I19  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Fielding C. Allen,   b. Abt 1818, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1852, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Matilda Hunt,   b. 10 Apr 1831, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1901, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1844 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Alva Hedges,   b. 14 Sep 1843, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1921, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1865  [4, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Evaline Matilda Hedges,   b. 1 Mar 1867, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1933, Royal, Clay County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Serona Demeree Hedges,   b. 13 Oct 1868, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1942, Macy, Miami County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Reuben Hedges,   b. 8 Feb 1871, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1871  (Age 0 years)
     4. William Alva Hedges,   b. 12 Feb 1872, Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1883, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
     5. Ada Luvina Hedges,   b. 15 Aug 1875, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1965, Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +6. Isaac Sylvester Hedges,   b. 4 May 1877, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1925, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     7. Russell Ellsworth Hedges,   b. 17 Oct 1878, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. disappeared in 1900 Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Lottie Pearl Hedges,   b. 19 Aug 1882, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1939, Wood River, Madison County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     9. Luther Hedges,   b. 15 Feb 1884, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1884, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. George Edward Hedges,   b. 19 Dec 1887, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1953, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1847 - Greenup County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jan 1929 - Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Feb 1929 - Fairfield Cemetery, Newman, Douglas 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_Sept030.jpg    		Hedges_Sept030.jpg
    Hedges, Wm Riley, Phylora and Jim, Leonard Smith    		Hedges, Wm Riley, Phylora and Jim, Leonard Smith
    Uncle Jim, Aunt Phy    		Uncle Jim, Aunt Phy
    The Morehouse place    		The Morehouse place
    Philora Allen - Aunt Phy 1847 - 1929    		Philora Allen - Aunt Phy 1847 - 1929

    Albums
    Center Point Church    		Center Point Church (7)
    Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois

    https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/56/mode/2up


    CENTER POINT CHURCH

    By WlLINORE Moreman, Dist. 170 Teacher, Edna White

    I have chosen this subject because I am one of the fourth generation of my family to attend the Center Point Church.

    This church is located about six miles southwest of Fairmount and three miles from Jamaica. In the year of 1891 this church was dedicated by Reverend Brooks of Paris, Illinois.

    Prior to this time, the people worshipped in the Center Point schoolhouse. It was in the year of 1891, while a revival meeting was being held, that a young lady, Miss Ada Hedges, now Mrs. Ada Smith of Homer, Illinois, desired to enlist in the services and work of her Lord. Her parents, being members of the Church of Christ, sought to start their daughter in the Gospel training and their own faith. A preacher of the New Testament was then called. This minister was the Reverend B. N. Anderson, who held a three weeks' meeting in the Center Point Schoolhouse, and in which building Sunday School and Church were held until February 14, 1891. Sunday School and Church had been held in the schoolhouse in former years occasionally, but there was no organization until 1891.

    Then the disciples named below met and organized themselves into a congregation of the New Testament teaching:

    Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKee, Mr. and Mrs. David Sconce, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greer, Mrs. Matilda Hitchcock, Mrs. Jennie Hopper, Mrs. Lucy Hedges, Mrs. Anna Elliott Sullivan all now deceased.
    Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ellis of Macy, Indiana

    Mrs. Emma Elliott Carrington of Georgetown

    Mrs. Ada Hedges Smith of Homer

    Mr. Harvey Elliott of Sidell, Illinois.

    Elders of the church chosen at the time the church was organized were: Richard Elliott, James A. Hedges. Deacons of the Church when organized: Ed. Ellis, Harvey Elliott.

    Thirty-two members were received in the first revival meeting, many of whom have "crossed the bar" but whose children and grandchildren are still carrying on the work.

    The Sunday School attendance on each Sunday is from 35 to 50. There is one man attending who has not missed Sunday School in five years. This man is George Hedges of Fairmount, Illinois. Many have a one year record.

    Reverend I. L. Cummins of Danville has been the minister of the Church the last five years, and it is thought that his good work has kept the Church thriving and growing.

  • Notes 
    • Aged Resident In Allerton Is Taken By Death
      Mrs. Philora Hedges, 80, died at 5:20 o’clock Tuesday morning (January 31, 1928) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lottie Clester.
      Infirmities and heart disease caused her demise. She had been ill for several weeks. The exact hour for the funeral has not been set, but it will be held sometime Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Rev. J. M. Bean, officiating. Burial will be in the Fairfield cemetery. Mrs. Hedges was born at Greenup, Ky., Sept. 28, 1847. She came to Allerton 45 years ago. Dec. 26, 1866 she was married to James A. Hedges who died six years ago.
      She leaves the following children: Mrs. George Clifton, of Moneta, Ia.; Mrs. Edward Ellis, of Macy, Ind.; Mrs. Thomas Smith, of Homer, Ill.; Mrs. Lottie Clester, of Allerton, and George Hedges, of Gilmore City, Ia. She is also survived by 21 grand-children and several great grand-children.
      Danville Commercial-News. January 1928 Allerton, Ill., Jan 21.
      [4, 5, 9]
    • member of Center Point Church
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

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

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S6] Find a Grave.

    6. [S83] Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois, Compiled for the school libraries by L. A. Tuggle, County Superintendent of Schools, (https://archive.org/), https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/n8/mode/2up.

    7. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church.

    8. [S1] Family Bible, William Ribelin Hedges.

    9. [S88] newspaper clipping.


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