hmtl5 Homer Carrol Hedges b. 6 Aug 1892 Greenbrier County, West Virginia d. 11 Aug 1960 Lykens, Crawford County, Ohio: Hedges Genealogy
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Homer Carrol Hedges

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  • Name Homer Carrol Hedges 
    Born 6 Aug 1892  Greenbrier County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 11 Aug 1960  Lykens, Crawford County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Broken Sword Cemetery, Broken Sword, Crawford County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I671  Hedges
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2023 

    Father James William Hedges,   b. 26 Sep 1855, Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1940, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Malissa J. Hoff,   b. 2 Jan 1857, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1918, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1880  Greenbrier County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Bryant,   b. 9 Dec 1903, Whitfield County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 2005, Galion, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 23 Jun 1923  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Homer C. Hedges,   b. 28 Apr 1924, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 2014, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. James William Hedges,   b. 25 Dec 1925, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 2019, Sebring, Highlands County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Ernest Bryant Hedges,   b. 24 Nov 1927, Crawford County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1978, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1892 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Aug 1960 - Lykens, Crawford County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Broken Sword Cemetery, Broken Sword, Crawford County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Homer C. Hedges
      Sycamore – Homer C. Hedges, 68, retired bridge construction engineer and farmer of near Lykens, died at home early today. Ill for several years, he suffered a heart attack. He was a veteran of World War I.
      Born on Aug. 6, 1892, in Green Briar County, West Virginia, he was a son of James W. and Melissa Jane Hoff Hedges. On June 23, 1923, he married Edith Bryant. They came to this area 33 years ago from Florida. He was a member of American Legion Post 250 at Sycamore.
      Surviving are his widow; five sons, Home Hedges of Tiffin, James W. Hedges of Miami, Fla., Ernest B. Hedges of Bucyrus, Franklin Hedges of Galion and Donald Hedges at home; five grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Edna McClung of Quinwood, W.Va.; and four brothers, Joseph E. Hedges of Alderson W.Va., Elston Hedges of Philadelphia, Pa., Lacy Hedges of Rupert, W.Va., and French Hedges of Lexington, Ky.
      Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Moore’s Funeral Home in Sycamore. The Rev. William D. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Brokensword Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. on Friday.
      The Marion Star, Marion, Ohio. Thursday, 11 August 1960.
      [2, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    4. [S33] Ohio death records.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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