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Washington Taylor Hedges

Male 1861 - 1924  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Washington Taylor Hedges was born on 29 Apr 1861 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 9 Feb 1924 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 11 Feb 1924 in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    MHR note: W. T. Hedges went with his parents in 1878 (when 12 years old) from Kentucky to Center Point, Illinois and lived a few years when they moved to Holdridge, Phelps County, Nebraska were Lulu and Alma were born.

    W. T. and Margaret were members of the Catlin Church of Christ. Some say that they are bullied in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Catlin, Illinois.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63904056/washington-taylor-hedges

    Washington married Margaret Clifton on 28 Sep 1881 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Jackson Clifton and Harriet Jane Alsip) was born on 17 Nov 1867 in Champaign County, Illinois; died on 6 Apr 1928 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Clarence Neville Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1887 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 May 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Alma Maud Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1891 in Holdridge, Nebraska; died on 28 Feb 1951 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Lulu Eleanor Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1895 in Holdridge, Nebraska; died on 22 Mar 1969; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Sylvester Andrew Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1896 in Paxton, Illinois; died on 29 Mar 1940 in Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Clarence Neville Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (1.Washington1) was born on 12 Feb 1887 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 May 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: coal mine, engineer
    • Census: 1920, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114326304/clarence-n_-hedges

    Clarence married Ethel Ona Valentine in 1910 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Ethel (daughter of Curtis Austie Valentine and Catherine Margaret Martens) was born on 18 Dec 1889 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 21 Jan 1950 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Wayne Thomas Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1919 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Feb 1973; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 7. Kathryn Hedges  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1915 in Illinois; died in 1968 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  2. 3.  Alma Maud Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (1.Washington1) was born on 8 Aug 1891 in Holdridge, Nebraska; died on 28 Feb 1951 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    MHR note: Alma was a member of the Catlin Christian Church


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78610879/alma-o'connell

    Alma married Ernest O'Connell on 25 Jan 1911. Ernest (son of Richard O'Connell and Armilda Douglass) was born on 12 Feb 1887 in Illinois; died on 3 Jan 1958 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Lamoyne O'Connell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1915 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 6 May 1998 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 9 May 1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 9. Dean David O'Connell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1927 in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Dec 2012; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 4.  Lulu Eleanor Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (1.Washington1) was born on 9 Jul 1895 in Holdridge, Nebraska; died on 22 Mar 1969; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114201936/lulu-e_-voorhees

    Lulu married Lawrence Donald Voorhees on 23 Jun 1915 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Lawrence (son of Charles Voorhees and Cora McDonald) was born on 8 Aug 1889 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Apr 1946 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Apr 1946 in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Jewell T. Voorhees  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1924 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Jul 1977; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 11. Charles L. Voorhees  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1917 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1965; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  4. 5.  Sylvester Andrew Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (1.Washington1) was born on 8 Feb 1896 in Paxton, Illinois; died on 29 Mar 1940 in Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California.

    Notes:

    MHR note: Sylvester married three times: Joy, unknown second wife, and Buanita Smith. He had no children by any marriage. He died before his sister Alma died in 1951.


    LKH note: City directory of 1934 show Sylvester A. Hedges and Bonita Hedges living in San Pedro California.


    Sylvester Hedges
    Sylvester Hedges, 42, of 120 East “M” street, passed away at his home early this morning following a brief illness.
    Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lois Hedges; Lila Feree, Bonnie Lee Hauch, and Lynea, step-daughters; C.M. Hedges, brother, residing in Illinois; Mrs. Lulu Voorhees and Mrs. Alma O’Connell, sisters in Illinois.
    The body was removed to Woods Mortuary where funeral arrangements will be announced later.
    Wilmington Daily Press Journal, Wilmington, California. Friday, 29 March 1940, page 3.

    Sylvester married Lois Buanita Smith on 22 Jul 1930 in Indiana. Lois (daughter of Henry Franklin Smith and Nellie Cordelia Alkire) was born on 10 May 1906 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Mar 2001; was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Wayne Thomas Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (2.Clarence2, 1.Washington1) was born on 21 May 1919 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Feb 1973; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114326339/wayne-thomas-hedges

    Wayne married Evah Pauline Lucas on 7 Sep 1952 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Evah (daughter of Paul J. Lucas and Rosabelle Williams) was born on 6 Dec 1908 in Illinois; died on 3 Feb 1984; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Kathryn Hedges Descendancy chart to this point (2.Clarence2, 1.Washington1) was born in 1915 in Illinois; died in 1968 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106468001/kathryn-akers

    Section F

    Family/Spouse: Raymond Dexter Akers. Raymond was born on 21 Apr 1911 in Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 26 Apr 1979; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Lamoyne O'Connell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alma2, 1.Washington1) was born on 23 Dec 1915 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 6 May 1998 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 9 May 1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102013054/lamoyne-oconnell

    Lamoyne married Martha Rogers on 21 Jun 1949 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Martha was born on 4 Sep 1922 in Mount Township, Warren County, Illinois; died on 23 Oct 2021 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 9.  Dean David O'Connell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alma2, 1.Washington1) was born on 4 Apr 1927 in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Dec 2012; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Dean O'Connell, 85, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 at his home.

    He was born April 4, 1927 in Catlin Township, the son of Ernest and Alma Hedges O'Connell. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, LaMoyne. He married Betty Linton on April 1, 1951 in Danville. She survives.

    He is also survived by a daughter, Kelly (Timothy) Baechle; one son, Jason (Michelle) O'Connell; two grandchildren, Kailin Baechle and Brandon O'Connell and one sister-in-law, Martha O'Connell.

    He was a member of Company D Fifth Infantry Illinois Reserve Militia.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102012964/dean-o'connell


  5. 10.  Jewell T. Voorhees Descendancy chart to this point (4.Lulu2, 1.Washington1) was born on 22 Mar 1924 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Jul 1977; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114281559/jewell-t.-voorhees


  6. 11.  Charles L. Voorhees Descendancy chart to this point (4.Lulu2, 1.Washington1) was born on 13 Nov 1917 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1965; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111118151/charles-l.-voorhees



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