William McKinley Hedges
1896 - 1975 (78 years)
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Name William McKinley Hedges Born 20 Nov 1896 Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Gender Male Census 1920 Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Census 1930 Novelty, Know County, Missouri Census 1940 Hedrick, Koekuk County, Iowa Died 21 Jun 1975 Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri [1, 3, 4, 5, 7] Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri [3, 4] Person ID I42 Hedges Last Modified 18 May 2024
Father James Alva Hedges, b. 9 Sep 1864, Greenup County, Kentucky , d. 6 Aug 1946, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (Age 81 years) Mother Lucy Amanda Cox, b. 15 Jan 1867, Carter County, Kentucky , d. 6 Feb 1919, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (Age 52 years) Married 4 Feb 1885 Ringos Mills, Kentucky [1] Family ID F25 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Hazel Christy, b. 8 Nov 1898, Browning, Linn County, Missouri , d. 19 Aug 1987, Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri (Age 88 years) Married 28 Oct 1916 Browning, Linn County, Missouri [1] Children 1. Vernon Edward Hedges, b. 2 Aug 1918, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 17 Nov 1921, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (Age 3 years)2. Wilma Jean Hedges, b. 6 Jan 1929, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri , d. 14 Mar 1960 (Age 31 years)3. Alvin Duane Hedges, b. 28 Nov 1931, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri , d. 11 Apr 1994 (Age 62 years)Last Modified 13 Oct 2019 Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Nov 1896 - Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Married - 28 Oct 1916 - Browning, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1920 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri 
Census - 1930 - Novelty, Know County, Missouri 
Census - 1940 - Hedrick, Koekuk County, Iowa 
Died - 21 Jun 1975 - Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri 
Buried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Hedges, Sophia, Grace, Curtis Bagley, Wm Hedges 
Hedges, Willie and Grace Hedges 
A gathering of the families of Sarah Lavina and William Riley Hedges in Missouri
We need help identifying some people in this photo. Is that Lucy Malinda Hedges Jenkins seated on the far left with a child on her lap?
Hedges, William McKinley and Maude Hedges Smith 
JA Hedges family 
Hedges families
around 1912, no later than 1916
Hedges, Wm McKinley
William Hedges is second from right. PHS = Purdin (Missouri) High School
Documents 
Hedges, William M. 
Hedges, William M. 
Hedges, William M.
Headstones Hedges William McKinley 1896-1975
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Notes - MHR note: received a B.S. degree in education in 1928 from Kirksville teaching College, and M.A. in 1939 from Iowa University, Iowa City, Iowa. He is a Mason and belongs to the Christian church. Superintendent of schools. They owned the Dam View Motel, Forsythe, Missouri, the Ozarks. In 1969 he missed the first reunion in 37 years.
[1] - Hedges-Christy.
A very pretty home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Christy, Saturday at 4:30 when their daughter, Mary was given in marriage to William Hedges of near Purdin. The officiating minister was Elder Fitzgerald. Only the members of the immediate families were present. After receiving the congratulations of those present all were invited into the dining room where a bountiful wedding supper was served. The groom is a promising young farmer of near Purdin.
The bride is an accomplished young lady who numbers her friends by her acquaintance. The happy pair are now receiving the congratulations of their many young friends in which the Leader Record joins.
The Browning Leader=-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 2 November 1916.
[8] - William M. Hedges, 78
William M. Hedges, 78, of Forsythe, Mo., died June 21 at a nursing home there, where he had been a patient several weeks. He was an uncle of Mrs. Clifford Hoag, and a cousin of Mrs. Grave Fox, both of Fairmount. Funeral services were June 24 in Forsythe, and he was taken to Purdin, Mo., on Wednesday where graveside rites and burial were held.
He was born November 20, 1896, the son of James A. and Lucy Cox Hedges. He married Mary Christy, Oct. 28, 1916, and she survives. A son, Duane, and three grandchildren live in Texas.
He had been superintendent of schools in Ottumwa, Iowa, before his retirement, when he moved to Forsythe, where he owned a motel until his health failed. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Lions Club, and was active in civic affairs. He frequently visited in Fairmount and attended the Hedges reunions.
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- MHR note: received a B.S. degree in education in 1928 from Kirksville teaching College, and M.A. in 1939 from Iowa University, Iowa City, Iowa. He is a Mason and belongs to the Christian church. Superintendent of schools. They owned the Dam View Motel, Forsythe, Missouri, the Ozarks. In 1969 he missed the first reunion in 37 years.
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