Marcus Newton Hedges
1835 - 1910 (75 years)-
Name Marcus Newton Hedges Birth 3 Jun 1835 Fleming County, Kentucky 
[1] Gender Male Occupation farmer [2] Census 1860 Mason County, Kentucky Census 1865 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1880 Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Residence 1890 Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri [3] Military Civil War. Union Army. 10th Cavalry. Company H. Farrier. [3] Census 1900 Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Census 1900 Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Census 1910 Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Death 19 Dec 1910 Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma [3] - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [1]
Burial Riley Cemetery, Lenora, Dewey County, Oklahoma [3] Person ID I496 Hedges Last Modified 18 Jul 2025
Father Jesse Hedges, b. Abt 1810, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 29 May 1894, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 84 years) Mother Lucy Ann Hawkins, b. 15 Apr 1815, Kentucky d. 1 Mar 1884, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 68 years) Marriage 23 Dec 1832 Fleming County, Kentucky [1, 4] Family ID F297 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Malinda Ellen Riggen, b. Abt 1834, Lewis County, Kentucky d. Sep 1879, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 45 years) Marriage 28 Nov 1858 Mason County, Kentucky [5] Children 1. Mary Lucy "Mollie" Hedges, b. 10 Sep 1859, Kentucky d. 27 Jun 1928, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 68 years)2. Washington Taylor Hedges, b. 29 Apr 1861, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky d. 9 Feb 1924, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 62 years)3. Rosa Maria Hedges, b. Jul 1864, Mason County, Kentucky d. 21 Mar 1937, Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California (Age 72 years)+ 4. Emma Alice Hedges, b. 25 Dec 1867, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 27 Mar 1911, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 43 years)5. Louisa "Lulu" Hedges, b. Abt 1869, Illinois d. Abt 1882 (Age 13 years)+ 6. Jesse Robert "Bob" Hedges, b. 20 May 1872, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 17 Oct 1943 (Age 71 years)Family ID F303 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
Family 2 Nancy Graybill, b. 1842 Marriage 4 Oct 1881 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Divorce Abt 1883 [1] Family ID F304 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
Family 3 Delilah Westfall, b. 1860, Michigan Marriage 19 Apr 1884 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 6] Family ID F305 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2018
Family 4 Mildred Leyh, b. 1853, Pennsylvania d. 1923 (Age 70 years) Marriage Abt 1885 Children 1. Eldora Mae Hedges, b. 6 Jun 1886, Missouri d. 1 Feb 1984, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 97 years)2. Claude Franklin Hedges, b. 29 Aug 1888, Missouri d. 1931 (Age 42 years)3. Marcus Raymond Hedges, b. 2 Dec 1895, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. 6 Jul 1941, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 45 years)4. Laura Hedges, b. 1 May 1896, Oklahoma d. 23 Sep 1972 (Age 76 years)5. Lula Bell Hedges, b. Aug 1897, Oklahoma d. 1908 (Age 10 years)Family ID F861 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Oct 2021
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Birth - 3 Jun 1835 - Fleming County, Kentucky 
Marriage - 28 Nov 1858 - Mason County, Kentucky Census - 1860 - Mason County, Kentucky 
Census - 1865 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1880 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Marriage - 4 Oct 1881 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage - 19 Apr 1884 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1900 - Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Census - 1900 - Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma Census - 1910 - Simpson Township, Dewey County, Oklahoma 
Death - 19 Dec 1910 - Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma 
Burial - - Riley Cemetery, Lenora, Dewey County, Oklahoma = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - MHR note: in letter from Ida Cronkhite dated 13 February 1951. William Ribelin Hedges brother, Jesse, married Lucy Ann Hawkins. I don't remember surely of all the children, but Albert, 20 I think, joined the "rebel" army and was killed at the battle of Shiloh. Later his brothers, Marcus and Thomas joined the Union Army.
[1] - Name: Marcus N Hedges
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Covington, Kentucky
Enlistment Rank: Farrier
Muster Date: 9 Sep 1862
Muster Place: Kentucky
Muster Company: H
Muster Regiment: 10th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Muster Out Date: 17 Sep 1863
Muster Out Place: Maysville, Kentucky
Muster Out Information: Mustered Out
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: Yes
Title: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky
- Note on Find a Grave:
Marcus Newton Hedges was born to Jesse and Lucy Anne Hawkins Hedges on June 5, 1835 in Fleming, Lewis County Kentucky. He died in Dewey County, Oklahoma on December 19, 1910. He lived here until manhood. At the age of 23, he married Melinda Ellen Riggin on November 26, 1858 in Mason County, Kentucky. Six children were born to them. He enlisted into the Union forces on August 13,1862 in Covington, Kentucky. His rank was farrier. He mustered in on September 9, 1862 into Co H. Kentucky 10th Cavalry. He served for one year. He mustered out September 17, 1863 in Maysville, Kentucky. Note that Kentucky was a neutral state with both Union and Confederate enlistments. He was living in Illinois in 1865 census.
In 1879 he married Mildred N. Leyh and was living in Sidell, Vermillion Co, Illinois. Seven children were born to them. They were living in Cold Spring, Phelps Co, Missouri in 1890, They came to Oklahoma with the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They were living in Simpson Township of Dewey Co. Oklahoma in 1910. He died at the age of 75 on December 19, 1910 in the Cestos Community, Dewy County, Ok. He is buried at Riley Cemetery.
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- MHR note: in letter from Ida Cronkhite dated 13 February 1951. William Ribelin Hedges brother, Jesse, married Lucy Ann Hawkins. I don't remember surely of all the children, but Albert, 20 I think, joined the "rebel" army and was killed at the battle of Shiloh. Later his brothers, Marcus and Thomas joined the Union Army.
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