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 | Hedges, Geo and Cora, Emma Gardner, Anna May Hedges Bagley and Charlie Bagley in Wyoming
Emma Analiza Hedges and her husband Charles Gardner lived in Fremont County, Wyoming |
 | Hedges, Geo F and Cora Belle
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 | Hedges, Geo, Cora, Ralph, Grace and Sophia at Center Point Church
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 | Hedges, George F, Cora and their children Sophia and Ralph
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 | Hedges, George, Cora and family
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 | 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? |
 | The Morehouse place
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 | At Ralph and Eva's in Sidell, Illinois
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 | Center Point Church after it was remodeled
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 | Hedges_Sept030.jpg
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 | Center Point Church
Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/56/mode/2up CENTER POINT CHURCH By WlLINORE Moreman, Dist. 170 Teacher, Edna White I have chosen this subject because I am one of the fourth generation of my family to attend the Center Point Church. This church is located about six miles southwest of Fairmount and three miles from Jamaica. In the year of 1891 this church was dedicated by Reverend Brooks of Paris, Illinois. Prior to this time, the people worshipped in the Center Point schoolhouse. It was in the year of 1891, while a revival meeting was being held, that a young lady, Miss Ada Hedges, now Mrs. Ada Smith of Homer, Illinois, desired to enlist in the services and work of her Lord. Her parents, being members of the Church of Christ, sought to start their daughter in the Gospel training and their own faith. A preacher of the New Testament was then called. This minister was the Reverend B. N. Anderson, who held a three weeks' meeting in the Center Point Schoolhouse, and in which building Sunday School and Church were held until February 14, 1891. Sunday School and Church had been held in the schoolhouse in former years occasionally, but there was no organization until 1891. Then the disciples named below met and organized themselves into a congregation of the New Testament teaching: Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKee, Mr. and Mrs. David Sconce, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greer, Mrs. Matilda Hitchcock, Mrs. Jennie Hopper, Mrs. Lucy Hedges, Mrs. Anna Elliott Sullivan all now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ellis of Macy, Indiana Mrs. Emma Elliott Carrington of Georgetown Mrs. Ada Hedges Smith of Homer Mr. Harvey Elliott of Sidell, Illinois. Elders of the church chosen at the time the church was organized were: Richard Elliott, James A. Hedges. Deacons of the Church when organized: Ed. Ellis, Harvey Elliott. Thirty-two members were received in the first revival meeting, many of whom have "crossed the bar" but whose children and grandchildren are still carrying on the work. The Sunday School attendance on each Sunday is from 35 to 50. There is one man attending who has not missed Sunday School in five years. This man is George Hedges of Fairmount, Illinois. Many have a one year record. Reverend I. L. Cummins of Danville has been the minister of the Church the last five years, and it is thought that his good work has kept the Church thriving and growing. |
 | Need more people identified
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 | Hedges, Ralph, Eva and others at the brooder house
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 | Location is farm southwest of Jamaica, Illinois where George and Cora Hedges children were born. People in the photo are unidentified.
Unidentified, 1900 or so |
 | Gritton, Hedges, Fox, Yeazel in Fairmount
On the porch at Grace and Willis Fox's house in Fairmount, Illinois. Back row from left: Cora Belle (Gritton) Hedges, Ada (Hedges) Smith, Mollie Pletch (a neighbor), Willis Fox. Front row: Sophia (Hedges) Yeazel, Elmer Ericson of Downey California, and Grace (Hedges) Fox. |
 | Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939
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 | Hedges Reunion
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 | 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. |
 | July 24 1913 picnic
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 | Hedges Uncles Jim, John, Geo, Tom. Aunts Ona, Cora, Beulah
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 | 1. need identification Hedges_Sept015.jpg
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 | Hedges, Cora and a group of women in fancy hats
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 | Simpson's wife, Aunt Mary Simpson, Geo and Cora, Willis, Eva
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 | Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren
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 | Hedges, George and Cora grandchildren
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 | Cora, George, Grace and many others
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 | The Morehouse Place
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 | Hedges families
around 1912, no later than 1916 |
 | Hedges, George and Cora family
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 | Cora's family - postcard to Cora's parents
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 | Hedges, George and Cora family
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 | Hedges family reunion - need identification
HedgesAlbum133 |
 | Center Point Church
From the Jamaica Fairmount facebook group: 1944- The Center Point Church was sold on site. The church had not hosted regular services since 1939 and closed after many members either died or moved away. The building was purchased by Albert Rohrscheib and was ordered to be removed by April 1 of that year. It was located southwest of Fairmount. During its days of operation, the church had double doors for entry and the men entered on one side while the women went in on the opposite side. Seating was also segregated with women on one side and men on the other. In addition, a platform was built for horse and buggies to pull up to the door, like cars would do now. There was only one wedding documented in the church history, which took place August 11, 1935. Rev. Tobias Cummins performed the ceremony for his daughter, Ruth to Marion Gahan. Marion was a son of John William Gahan, who operated a General Store in Jamaica at one time. |
 | Hedges, Cora, George, Cora, Win Reece
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 | Hedges Reunion 1946.jpg
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 | Hedges, Geo and Cora home.jpg
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 | 1913 picnic back
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 | Center Point Sunday School, Lizzie Huss, Grace Hedges
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 | Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece
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 | HedgesAlbum024.jpg
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 | HedgesAlbum129.jpg
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 | Group of women outside a barn
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| Sophia, Ralph, Grace, George F. and Cora Hedges
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| Group on a porch
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 | Hedges_Sept019.jpg
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 | Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox
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 | Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg
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 | Cora's family - postcard to Cora's parents
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 | Hedges Reunion 1932
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 | Eva in her kitchen 1960
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 | Cora Belle Gritton Hedges
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 | Group Photo at Adams house
Group of friends at the home of Maude and Joe Adams. Standing on porch: Sid Smith, Grace Hedges, "Grandpa" (no relation to us) Edmund Hawkins, June Elliott, Joe Adams, Annie Adams.
Standing: Ed Pletch, baby with father, Ralph Hedges, Mollie Pletch and baby, unidentified man, unidentified woman and boy in front, another unidentified woman with a boy in front, Maude Adams's mother who is married to Edwin Hawkins, unidentified boy, Sophia Hedges, Muriel Elliott, Emma Elliott, Maude Adams, Cecelia Elliot, Grant Elliott, Henry Adams, Cora Hedges, George F. Hedges, Ernest Gritton. (Identified by Grace (Hedges) Fox) |
 | Gritton, Cora Belle
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 | Group Photo at Adams house
Group of friends at the home of Maude and Joe Adams. Standing on porch: Sid Smith, Grace Hedges, "Grandpa" (no relation to us) Edmund Hawkins, June Elliott, Joe Adams, Annie Adams.
Standing: Ed Pletch, baby with father, Ralph Hedges, Mollie Pletch and baby, unidentified man, unidentified woman and boy in front, another unidentified woman with a boy in front, Maude Adams's mother who is married to Edwin Hawkins, unidentified boy, Sophia Hedges, Muriel Elliott, Emma Elliott, Maude Adams, Cecelia Elliot, Grant Elliott, Henry Adams, Cora Hedges, George F. Hedges, Ernest Gritton. (Identified by Grace (Hedges) Fox) |
 | Morehouse Place
George's parents, William Riley and Sarah Hedges, are seated behind George. Frank Marshall Gritton is seated to Cora's left. Frank's wife, Cynthia Daley is seated behind Frank's right shoulder, Frank's sister-in-law, Frances E. Bell Gritton is to his left. https://hiltner.com/gritton/getperson.php?personID=I462&tree=tree1 |
 | Cora Belle Gritton
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1870 - 1961 (90 years)
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