hmtl5 William Athes Creason b. 1 Nov 1888 Linn County, Missouri d. 5 Apr 1981: Hedges Genealogy
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William Athes Creason

Male 1888 - 1981  (92 years)

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  • Name William Athes Creason 
    Born 1 Nov 1888  Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 Apr 1981  [2, 3] 
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I38  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2023 

    Father William E. Creason,   b. 6 Dec 1867, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1902, Boynton, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Grindstaff,   b. 23 Aug 1867, Pollock, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1940, Reger, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1886  Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Essie Lavina Hedges,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1963, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 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 - 1 Nov 1888 - Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1912 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - 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
    Creason, Athes    		Creason, Athes
    Creason, Athes    		Creason, Athes
    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.

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

  • Notes 
    • Trading Farms
      Purdin Enterprise
      Monday a deal was completed making Orra Smith owner of James Hedges 200 acre farm near Brookfield, Mr. Hedges taking Mr. Smith’s farm laying west of town in on the deal. Mr. Hedges sold his forty acres where he now lives to Atheas Creason and will move to his old farm vacated by Mr. Smith. They will make the change during the next few weeks the weather remaining favorable.
      The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 14 January 1919, page 4.

      LKH note:
      Athes is the son-in-law of James Hedges
      [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    4. [S5] 1900 US census.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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