hmtl5 Essie Lavina Hedges b. 7 Feb 1892 Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 24 Jul 1963 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Essie Lavina Hedges

Essie Lavina Hedges

Female 1892 - 1963  (71 years)

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  • Name Essie Lavina Hedges 
    Born 7 Feb 1892  Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Jul 1963  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Buried 26 Jul 1963  Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I37  Hedges
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2023 

    Father James Alva Hedges,   b. 9 Sep 1864, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1946, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Lucy Amanda Cox,   b. 15 Jan 1867, Carter County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1919, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1885  Ringos Mills, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Athes Creason,   b. 1 Nov 1888, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1981  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1912  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Feb 1892 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1912 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jul 1963 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Jul 1963 - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Creason, Athes and Essie (Hedges) Creason    		Creason, Athes and Essie (Hedges) Creason
    Essie (Hedges) Creason    		Essie (Hedges) Creason
    JA Hedges family    		JA Hedges family
    Hedges Reunion 1946    		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    		Hedges Reunion 1932

    Headstones
    Creason William Athes, Essie Lavina Hedges    		Creason William Athes, Essie Lavina Hedges

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. W.A. Creason, Pursin, Passed Away July 24th
      Eddie Lavina Hedges Creason, daughter of James A. and Amanda Lucy Cox Hedges, was born February 7, 1892, in Vermilion, Illinois and passed away suddenly July 21, 1963, in the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, Milan, Missouri, at 1:30 p.m. after an illness of many years at the age of 71 years, 5 months and 17 days.
      She married W.A. Creason, September 11, 1912. Essie was one of eight children, five of whom passed away in infancy. She leaves to mourn her passing: her husband of the home, one sister: Maude Hedges Smith of Purdin, Mo., one brother, W.M. Hedges of Ottumwa, Iowa, a number of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
      She was baptized in Christ and was a Church of Christ member since a young girl.
      Essie, though she had no children of her own, was very much interested and helpful in the lives of her nieces and nephews. Her love and concern for two of her great nephews, Duane and Bob Oertwig, sons of her nieces Essie Maye, a name sake, was as of her own. Essie will be sadly missed by her family and a host of friends.
      Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Purdin, Friday, July 26, 1963, conducted by Bro. Jack Ward of Gilman City. The song service was by Mrs. Ronald McDanald, Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Guyer and Kenneth. Casket bearers were great nephews. Interment was made in the Purdin cemetery under the direction of the Wade Funeral Home.
      The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri, Thursday, 1 August 1963.
      [5, 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. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

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

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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