hmtl5 Chester "Rollie" Yeazel b. 11 Sep 1893 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 21 Jun 1979 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Chester "Rollie" Yeazel

Male 1893 - 1979  (85 years)

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  • Name Chester "Rollie" Yeazel 
    Born 11 Sep 1893  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Census 1920  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Jun 1979  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 8, 9, 10] 
    Buried GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Person ID I93  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2024 

    Father Adam Wallace Yeazel,   b. 20 Dec 1851, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Sarah Amelia Cessna,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1953, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1877  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Cordella Hedges,   b. 10 Nov 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1974, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1915  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Harold Ralph Yeazel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1988, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +2. Howard Baldwin Yeazel,   b. 21 Nov 1920, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 2011, Tulsa, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1893 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Oct 1915 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jun 1979 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons    		Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons    		Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    At the farm of Adam W. Yeazel    		At the farm of Adam W. Yeazel
    Hedges, Grace and Rollie Yeazel    		Hedges, Grace and Rollie Yeazel
    Yeazel, Rollie, Sophia, Grace Fox Sep 1973    		Yeazel, Rollie, Sophia, Grace Fox Sep 1973
    Hedges Reunion    		Hedges Reunion
    Hedges, James A, George F and Rollie Yeazel    		Hedges, James A, George F and Rollie Yeazel
    Hedges Reunion 1946    		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.
    Yeazel, Rollie    		Yeazel, Rollie
    HedgesAlbum117.jpg    		HedgesAlbum117.jpg
    HedgesAlbum118.jpg    		HedgesAlbum118.jpg
    HedgesAlbum120    		HedgesAlbum120
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox    		Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox
    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    		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
    Hedges Reunion 1932    		Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges men    		Hedges men
    Yeazel, Rollie and Sophie    		Yeazel, Rollie and Sophie
    Yeazel, Rollie    		Yeazel, Rollie

    Documents
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    Rollie Yeazel obituary    		Rollie Yeazel obituary
    Hedges, Sophia wedding announcement    		Hedges, Sophia wedding announcement

  • Notes 
    • Rites held for Rollie Yeazel, 85, former Fairmount mayor
      Funeral services for Chester Rollie Yeazel, 85, former mayor of Fairmount and well known throughout this area, were held Saturday, June 23 at the First Church of Christ in Catlin, with Ken Fetters officiating. Following the services, interment was in the G.A.R. Cemetery at Homer, with the Carrington Funeral Home of Fairmount in charge of arrangements.
      Mr. Yeazel died at 9:45 a.m. June 21, 1979 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville. He had been a patient there since June 15.
      He farmed for many years in the Center Point neighborhood northwest of Sidell. After retiring from the farm, he and his wife moved to Fairmount. He served as mayor of the village for 18 years, and took an active part in the civic life of the community.
      He was a member of the First Church of Christ in Catlin, the Christian Mens Builders class, Catlin Masonic Lodge, Danville Scottish Rite, and Order of the Eastern Star. Since retiring, he has conducted a chair caning and woodworking business at his home.
      A son of Adam and Sarah Cessna Yeazel, he was born in Homer on September 11, 1893. He married Sophia Hedges on October 24, 1915 in Fairmount. Mrs. Yeazel died September 19, 1974.
      He is survived by two sons, Harold of Marion, Ind., and Howard of Catlin; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Stayton of Ogden and Mrs. Bertha Hartley of Decatur; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.
      Sidell Journal, Sidell Illinois. Thursday, 28 June 1979
      [5, 12]
    • Chester "Rollie" Yeazel was born to Adam and Sarah Yeazel in Homer. In 1915, he married Sophia Cordella Hedges in Fairmount, and they had two sons: Howard and Harold Yeazel. Rollie and Sophia lived in the Center Point area for 27 years, starting in 1918 and were members of the Center Point Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent. They moved to Fairmount on March 6, 1945 and he entered public office in 1949, serving as Fairmount Mayor until 1968, including a short time in the early 1960s when he initially didn't seek re-election, but was asked to return after the winning candidate stepped down shortly after election. Improvements under Rollie Yeazel to the town of Fairmount included the installation of the water system and water treatment plant in 1951 at a cost of $135,000 that was raised through municipal and revenue bonds, new signals and gates for the railroad crossing and natural gas that was pumped in from the Sidell area. After he stepped out of public office, he took up the hobby of caning furniture.
      Contributor: LISA DAVIS (50366112)
      [2]
    • 1920 US census, enumerated 6 January 1920
      Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      C.R. Yeazel, age 26, farmer, rented farm
      Sophia, age 27
      Harold, age 1
      [13]
    • 1930 US census, enumerated 21 April 1930
      Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      Chester R. Yeazel, age 38, farmer, rented farm
      Sophia C., age 37
      Harold R., age 12
      Howard B., age 9
      [13]
    • 1940 US census, enumerated 18 April 1940
      Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
      C.R. Yeazel, age 46, farmer,
      Sophia, age 47, housewife
      Harold age 22, farmer
      Howard, age 19, student
      [13]
    • 1950 US census, enumerated 4 April 1950
      Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois
      Chester R. Yeazel, age 56
      Sophia, age 57
      [13]
    • member of Center Point Church

      On 1 May 1932 Lonie Strand and Rollie Yeazel were elected deacons of Center Point Church.

      On 29 September 1940, Rollie Yeazal and Glen Moreman were elected trustees of Center Point Church to take the place of J.T. Edwards and John Smith. George F. Hedges remained as the third trustee.

      When Center Point Church closed and was sold, George F. Hedges, Cora B. Hedges, Rollie Yeazel and Sophia Yeazel united with the Catlin Church of Christ on 17 September 1946.
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

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

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S83] Stories of historical days in Vermilion County, Illinois, Compiled for the school libraries by L. A. Tuggle, County Superintendent of Schools, (https://archive.org/), https://archive.org/details/storiesofhistor0tugg/page/n8/mode/2up.

    7. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church.

    8. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    10. [S16] Family Bible, George F. Hedges.

    11. [S51] Illinois Marriages: 1851-1900.

    12. [S88] newspaper clipping.

    13. [S25] Census.


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