hmtl5 Medora Ethel "Dora" Dubree b. 4 Apr 1885 Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 17 Jun 1971 Downey, Los Angeles County, California: Hedges Genealogy
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Medora Ethel "Dora" Dubree

Medora Ethel "Dora" Dubree

Female 1885 - 1971  (86 years)


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  • Name Medora Ethel "Dora" Dubree 
    • daughter of Sanford Russell Dubree and Mahalah Stafford
    Birth 4 Apr 1885  Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 17 Jun 1971  Downey, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Burial burial details unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I309  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2025 

    Family 1 Isaac Sylvester Hedges,   b. 4 May 1877, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1925, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1898  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Lillie Bell Hedges,   b. 5 Jul 1900, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1979, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Floye Mae Hedges,   b. 15 Oct 1901, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1978, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +3. Ruth Russell Hedges,   b. 7 Aug 1903, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1985, Hayfork, Trinity County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +4. James Sanford Hedges,   b. 24 Jun 1905, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1973, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Lora Pearl Hedges,   b. 7 Dec 1907, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1998, Hathaway Pines, Calaveras County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     6. Harold Isaac Hedges,   b. 6 Oct 1914, Lone Tree, Clay County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1946, Camp Sherman, Jefferson County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2019 

    Family 2 Thomas Gray Price,   b. 9 May 1865, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1942, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1929  Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Divorce 18 Nov 1932  [1] 
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2025 

    Family 3 Ernest Thomas Wain,   b. 18 Oct 1884, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1976, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1938  [1] 
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Apr 1885 - Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Nov 1898 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Dec 1929 - Orange County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jun 1971 - Downey, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Lora, Ruth, Floye and Elmer Ericson, Lillie Hedges and Dora    		Lora, Ruth, Floye and Elmer Ericson, Lillie Hedges and Dora
    Dubree, Dora Hedges 5 Generations    		Dubree, Dora Hedges 5 Generations
    Dubree, Dora    		Dubree, Dora

  • Notes 
    • member of Center Point Church
      [5]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Dora had three husbands, #1 = Isaac Sylvester Hedges. #2 Thomas Gray Price and #3 was Ernest Thomas Wain... I just knew her as Grandma Wain.
      Created by: Michael D Fieseler Sr
      Added: Oct 29, 2017
      Find a Grave Memorial ID: 184756454
      [4]
    • Parents' names from familysearch family tree
      of Michael D Fieseler Sr
      https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KGCN-N38

      Sanford Russell Dubree
      b. 20 Nov 1861, Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois
      d. 30 Oct 1939, Los Angeles County, California

      Mahalah Stafford
      b. 4 Feb 1860, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
      d. 12 Dec 1893
    • obituary for Dora's father

      Dubree Services
      Funeral services for Sanford R. Dubree, 78, who died at his home, 245 East Seventy-eighth street, were held at the W.A. Brown mortuary. Interment in Englewood Park cemetery followed.

      He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dubree; three daughters, Mrs. Dollie Ashby, of Los Angeles, Mrs. Dora Wain, of South Gate, and Mrs. Jessie Klingensmith, of Noblesville, Indiana; and three sons, Bert Dubree, of Springfield, Illinois; Ralph Dubree, of Portland, Oregon; and Russell Dubree, of Los Angeles.

      The Southwest Wave, Los Angeles, California. Friday, 10 November 1939.

      LKH note:
      Dora's mother, Mahala Stafford, died in 1893.
      Sanford Dubree remarried at least twice more, once to Laura Slaughter and last to Elizabeth (maiden name unconfirmed).
      There are photos of Sanford on Ancestry.
      https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/112358812/person/420101777553/gallery
      [6, 7, 8]
    • LKH note:
      In the 1925 census in Iowa Dora Hedges is listed as a widow in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her parents are listed as Samuel Dubra (b. Illinois) and Mable Stafford (b. Illinois).
      [8, 9]
    • Medora Ethel Dubree's parents entries on Find a Grave:

      Mahala Stafford Debree
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29121082/mahala-dubree

      Sanford Russell Dubree
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159834377/sanford_russell-dubree
      [4, 8]

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

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S18] California Death Records.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.

    8. [S82] LKH.

    9. [S25] Census.


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