hmtl5 Robert Hedges b. 8 Dec 1858 Texas d. 8 Oct 1879 Rockwall County, Texas: Hedges Genealogy

Robert Hedges

Male 1858 - 1879  (20 years)


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  • Name Robert Hedges 
    Born 8 Dec 1858  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Oct 1879  Rockwall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • MHR gives Colorado as place of death. [3]
    Buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I345  Hedges
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2023 

    Father Addison W. Hedges,   b. 13 Feb 1826, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1863, Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane McCurry,   b. 10 Sep 1830, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1904, Rockwall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1858  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Dec 1858 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Oct 1879 - Rockwall County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Zion Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Hedges, Robert newspaper article
    Hedges, Robert newspaper article

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Myrtle said that Robert Hedges was murdered while driving the treasure coach in Colorado.

      Robert had started for the home of P. T. Hedges in Illinois when he was shot by a bandit, so never arrived.
      [3]
    • J.W. Roberts, of Rockwall, reaching the city to night in charge of R.B. Hedges, who was recently wounded in a fight with highwaymen, near Morrisville, Colorado. In the fight two of the gang, Texas Jack and Shelby, were also wounded, and are now prisoners. The following morning, while Hedges lay in bed, one of the gang entered and shot him in the hip. Hedges came through in the express coach, and was lifted from the car on his cot.

      Tri-Weekly Herald. Thursday, 9 October 1879
      [5]
    • [Under the section
      Southern States News.
      Texas.]

      J.W. Roberts, of Rockwall, reached the city to-night in charge of R.B. Hedges, who was recently wounded in a fight with highwaymen, near Morrisville, Colo. In the fight two of the gang, Texas Jack and Shelby, were also wounded, and are now prisoners. The following morning, while Hedges lay in bed, one of the gang entered and shot him in the hip. Hedges came through in the express coach, and was lifted from the car on his cot.
      The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana. Saturday, 11 October 1879, page 8.
      [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

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

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.