Alta Grace Kelso
1905 - 1990 (84 years)-
Name Alta Grace Kelso Born 17 Sep 1905 Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died 20 Jan 1990 Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois [2, 3] Buried Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois [3] Person ID I304 Hedges Last Modified 21 Dec 2023
Father Dennis Kelso, b. Oct 1872, Illinois Mother Maude Smith, b. 10 Oct 1874, Illinois , d. 27 Jan 1908 (Age 33 years) Married 1897 [4] Family ID F183 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Everett Michael Brazelton, b. 23 Apr 1900, Laurel, Whatcom County, Washington , d. 6 Oct 1994, Edgar County, Illinois (Age 94 years) Married 7 Jun 1924 Children 1. Everett Thomas Brazelton, b. 26 Mar 1926, Illinois , d. 16 Nov 2009 (Age 83 years)2. Virgil William Brazelton, b. 28 Feb 1928, Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois , d. 29 Jun 2022, Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois (Age 94 years)3. Elmer Arnold Brazelton, b. 25 Jan 1930, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 6 Nov 2003, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois (Age 73 years)Last Modified 12 Sep 2022 Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 17 Sep 1905 - Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois 
Died - 20 Jan 1990 - Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois 
Buried - - Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Hedges Reunion 1946
The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.
Hedges Reunion 1932
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Notes - MHR note: Grace was raised from age 2 by her uncle Thomas Laban Smith and his wife Ada L. (Hedges) Smith. Thomas Smith was a brother to Maud (Smith) Kelso. She died in 1908, leaving a son, Alvin age 9 and Grace about age 2. By 1910, Grace's father, Dennis Kelso had remarried; census records from that year show his son Alvin, age 11, living with him, but Grace is with her Uncle Thomas listed as his step-daughter. In the 1920 census Grace is listed as his niece. In the obituary for Ada (Hedges) Smith, Grace is listed her daughter.
[1] - John and Irene Hanks attended the funeral of Mrs. Grace Brazelton of Chrisman Tuesday.
Southern Champaign County Today, Villa Grove, Illinois. Wednesday, 31 January 1990.
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- MHR note: Grace was raised from age 2 by her uncle Thomas Laban Smith and his wife Ada L. (Hedges) Smith. Thomas Smith was a brother to Maud (Smith) Kelso. She died in 1908, leaving a son, Alvin age 9 and Grace about age 2. By 1910, Grace's father, Dennis Kelso had remarried; census records from that year show his son Alvin, age 11, living with him, but Grace is with her Uncle Thomas listed as his step-daughter. In the 1920 census Grace is listed as his niece. In the obituary for Ada (Hedges) Smith, Grace is listed her daughter.
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