hmtl5 Levi Marion Hedges b. 30 May 1833 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 28 Jan 1907 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas: Hedges Genealogy
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Levi Marion Hedges

Male 1833 - 1907  (73 years)

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  • Name Levi Marion Hedges 
    Born 30 May 1833  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    _MILT Civil War 
    • 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. Company L. Saddler.
    Census 1860  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Cross Roads, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Garfield Township, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 28 Jan 1907  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I7  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2023 

    Father William Ribelin Hedges,   b. 14 Mar 1798, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1885, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Malinda Russell Cassity,   b. 14 Oct 1805, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1887, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1822  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6] 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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  [1, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Indiana Louisa "Lou" Hedges,   b. 20 Aug 1858, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1883, Carter County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     2. Ashby Vawter Hedges,   b. 29 Aug 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1929, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Loretta Ophelia Hedges,   b. 26 Nov 1862, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1883, Hope, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     4. Mary Addison "Addi" Hedges,   b. 26 Aug 1865, Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1887, Bunker Hill, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     5. Eliza Lydia "Lida" Hedges,   b. 30 May 1868, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1954, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     6. John Milton Hedges,   b. 23 May 1870, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1907, Las Animas, Las Animas County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     7. William R. Hedges,   b. 22 Feb 1873, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1873, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Malinda S. Hedges,   b. 22 Feb 1873, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1873, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Charles Edgar Hedges,   b. 27 Dec 1876, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1951, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     10. Walter Grierson Hedges,   b. 18 Mar 1880, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1963, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +11. Levi "Marion" Freece Hedges,   b. 16 Jun 1882, Hope, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1944, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 May 1833 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Nov 1857 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Cross Roads, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Garfield Township, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jan 1907 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Levi Marion Hedges and Samantha Jane Vawter Hedges    		Levi Marion Hedges and Samantha Jane Vawter Hedges
    Levi Marion Hedges and Samantha Jane Vawter Hedges    		Levi Marion Hedges and Samantha Jane Vawter Hedges
    Levi Marion Hedges    		Levi Marion Hedges

    Albums
    Family Bible of William Ribelin Hedges    		Family Bible of William Ribelin Hedges (4)

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Information from Ida Cronkhite.
      The Levi Hedges family lived about 1/4 miles from his father's hewn log house - the the hill side. The hewn log house (1959 property of Ollie Swin) had a monstrous fireplace.

      Levi Marion Hedges married second to Hattie M. Denmark who had married a man with the surname of Lester.
      [3]
    • Enrolled in the Union Army on 13 August 1862.
      Mustered in on 9 September 1862 in Covington, Kentucky
      Saddler in Company L, 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry.
      Mustered out on 17 September 1863 in Maysville, Kentucky.
      This entire Company L served one year and was mustered in and out on the same dates as Levi M. Hedges.
      Brief history of the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry from the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: "The Regiment, under the command of Col. Joshua Tevis, was immediately put upon arduous duty as the advanced guard of the Army of the Ohio, in the campaign against Gen. Kirby Smith. In November and December, 1862, having been assigned to Brig. Gen. Bilmore's division, it was employed on the line towards Knoxville, Tenn. passing the entire winter in continuous marching. During the spring and summer of 1863 the regiment was employed, by battalion, in West Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee. In Southwest Virginia one of its battalions captured the breech-loading artillery so well know in connection with the history of Marshall's invasion. The services of this regiment were of the most active and efficient character. Its skirmishes and small fights were numerous and its marches continuous and severe. Among other, this regiment participated in the engagements of Elk Fork, Tenn; Gladesville, VA; Triplett's Bridge, Ky; Lancaster, Ky; Richard, Ky (1863); and in the pursuit and rout of the rebel cavalry of Pegran and Scott, beside the numerous affairs attending the advance of Maj. Gen. Granger upon central Kentucky. The regiment was mustered out at Maysville, Ky. 17 September 1863 by Capt. R. B. Hull, United States Army."
    • 1870 US census, enumerated 30 June 1870
      Cross Roads Precinct, Rowan County, Kentucky
      Levi Hedges, age 28
      Samantha, age 28
      Indiana, age 11
      Vawter, age 9
      Loretta, age 7
      Mary A., age 4
      Eliza, age 2
      value of real estate - $500
      value of personal property - $250

      In the 1870 census, four household are listed next to each other: William Ribelin Hedges and three of his sons: Levi, William R. and James Hedges.
      [8]
    • Levi Hedges, aged 75, died of old age at his home at 1141 Woodward avenue at noon today. The funeral arrangements have not been made yet.
      The Topeka Daily Herald, Topeka, Kansas. Monday, 28 January 1907.
      [5, 9]
    • Levi Hedges died Monday of last week at his daughters hone 1141 Woodward Ave. Topeka Kans., and was buried Tuesday in the Topeka cemetery.
      The Valley Falls New Era, Valley Falls, Kansas. Thursday, 7 February 1907.
      [5, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Family Bible, William Ribelin Hedges.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S64] Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851.

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

    8. [S25] Census.

    9. [S87] Newspaper article.


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