hmtl5 Ashby Vawter Hedges b. 29 Aug 1860 Rowan County, Kentucky d. 23 Oct 1929 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas: Hedges Genealogy

Ashby Vawter Hedges

Male 1860 - 1929  (69 years)


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  • Name Ashby Vawter Hedges 
    Born 29 Aug 1860  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Center Township, Norton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Big Creek, Ellis County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Oct 1929  Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I375  Hedges
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2023 

    Father Levi Marion Hedges,   b. 30 May 1833, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1907, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Samantha Jane Vawter,   b. 6 Feb 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1884, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1857  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Mildred Wear,   b. 4 Sep 1874, Perrysville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1945, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1891  Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Addie Hedges,   b. 12 Apr 1892, Pilot, Vermilion County, illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1892, Pilot, Vermilion County, illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Effie Grace Hedges,   b. 25 Oct 1893, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1964, Eldorado, Butler County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Albion Tourgee Hedges,   b. 11 Sep 1895, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1944, Canton, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     4. Mary Mildred Hedges,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1987, Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Eva Louella Hedges,   b. 25 Sep 1901, Norton, Norton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1979, Pueblo, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Ashby Vawter Hedges,   b. 29 Dec 1903, Norcatur, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1968, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +7. Lida Alice Hedges,   b. 24 Nov 1905, Norcatur, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1996, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1860 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jun 1891 - Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Center Township, Norton County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Big Creek, Ellis County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Oct 1929 - Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Ashbey Vawter Hedges was a school teach and superinendant of schools for 50 years (if parts of terms are counted). He taught first "Slaty Point" school, Rowan County, Kentucky (along the Triplett Creek) and went back to teach his last school there. He taught also in Illinois (Wingard School, among others), and in Kansas, and one term in Oklahoma (1907-08). He carried the mail by horseback from Mt. Sterling to Cross Roads, Kentucky (now Farmer), swimming the Licking River to do so. He was a Mason, Oddfellow and Republican. He was a member of the Christian Church.
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    • Hedges – Funeral services for A.V. Hedges, 69, who died at the Kansas Masonic home here Thursday, will be at the Gill mortuary Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. R.L. George will officiate. Bestor Brown Lodge A.F.&A.M. will have charge of services at the grave in Maple Grove cemetery.
      The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas. Friday, 25 October 1929.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

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

    6. [S30] Kentucky marriage records, 1852-1914.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.