John Milton Hedges
1870 - 1907 (36 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. John Milton Hedges was born on 23 May 1870 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 26 Mar 1907 in Las Animas, Las Animas County, Colorado; was buried in Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Garfield Township, Jackson County, Kansas
- Census: 1905, Garfield Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Notes:
John Milton Hedges was born May 23, 1870 in Rowan county, Kentucky. He came to Kansas about 16 years ago. Nov. 28, 1896, he was married to Effie A. Saunders who survives him with four children. He left Denison over a year ago and made his home for some months in Topeka from whence he went to Denver, Colo., and later to Las Animas, Colo., where he was working at plastering when he was shot and instantly killed Tuesday March 26th. The body was brought here for burial arriving Saturday evening, the funeral being held next day at the Christian church here at 2 p.m., services being conducted by Rev. Davis of St. Joseph, Mo. His parents, one brother and four sisters are dead leaving one sister Mrs. J.S. Gil and four brothers, A.V., L.N., W.G. and C.E. The deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F., who had charge of the funeral, interment being made in the R.P. cemetery Easter afternoon.
The Meriden Ledger, Meriden, Kansas. Thursday, 4 April 1907.
Shot and Killed
John M. Hedges, a brother of Walter Hedges, was shot and killed in Denver a week ago Monday, by Frank Butts. Butts, who shot Hedges was drunk. The Denver News says of Hedges: “John M. Hedges, a carpenter, who was shot and killed by Frank Butts, came to Denver from Denison, Kansas, last Aug. The delight of the wife and four children as she read the many quaint sentences of a special delivery letter received yesterday morning from the father were soon to turn to sorrowing tears as only a little later that same mother read a telegram stating the father was shot and killed.
“I cannot account for the strange tragedy,” said Mrs. Hedges. “The only thing that might cause it was the fact that Butts owned my husband money, and my husband was going to leave him.
“My husband came to this state for his health, his brother and four sisters having died of consumption. He feared the same fate.”
J.M. Hedges was 37 years of age. He leaves a wife and four young children. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. J.S. Gill, of Topeka and four brothers, Marlon, Walter, Edgar and A.V. Hedges of Kansas. His father died only six weeks ago. Walter Hedges attended the funeral of his brother at Denison, Sunday, which was held under the auspices of the Odd Fellows.
Muscotah Record, Muscotah, Kansas. Thursday, 4 April 1907.
John M. Hedges, a brother of Walter Hedges, was shot and killed in Denver a week ago Monday, by Frank Butts. Butts, who shot Hedges, was drunk
The Horton Headlight-Commercial, Horton, Kansas. Thursday, 11 April 1907.
The preliminary hearing of Frank Butts, charged with the killing of J.M. Hedges, was held in Las Animas before Justice T.D. Britton. Butts was held without bail until the term of the District Court. It is probable that the defense will try to secure a continuance. In murder cases a continuance is almost always granted over one term, and Butts’ condition is mush that he will probably never be tried for he will hardly live until November.
The Colorado Statesman, Denver, Colorado. Saturday, 6 April 1907.
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High Water Mark for Life Timers At Pen
James Selfridge No.6932, convicted of murder in the first degree in the district court of Mineral county, was received at the penitentiary Tuesday night to begin a life sentence in the prison. Soon after his arrival the sheriff from Bent county came with Frank Butts, who was given No.6935, who is to serve a life term for murder. Both prisoners are 30 years old.
Their arrival increased the colony of lifetimers to sixty-five, the highest number of lifers within the walls at any time during the history of the prison. The prison population is now 617, an increase of eighteen over the low water mark of two months ago.
Canon City Record, Canon City, Colorado. 21 November 1907.
Buried:
Burial location from "List of those buried in the Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas. Compiled by Allen C. Gardiner. 1968.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238383577/john-milton-hedgesJohn married Effie Alberta Saunders on 27 Nov 1895 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas. Effie (daughter of Jonathan "Smith" Saunders and Ruhamah Jane Montgomery) was born on 17 Apr 1877 in Tiptonville, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 13 Nov 1957 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Addie Ellen Hedges
was born on 17 Sep 1896 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 2 Oct 1992 in Orange County, California; was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California. - 3. Corrinne Zerela Hedges was born on 10 Jul 1898 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 23 Apr 1976 in Lagauna Hills, California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California.
- 4. Ruhamah Belle Hedges was born on 28 Oct 1901 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1995 in Riverside, Riverside County, California; was buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California.
- 5. Harry Tegar Hedges was born on 9 May 1903 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 13 Dec 1985 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California.
Generation: 2
2. Addie Ellen Hedges (1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1896 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 2 Oct 1992 in Orange County, California; was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230220572/addie-ellen-littlejohns
Lagunita CourtAddie married Arthur Littlejohns on 12 Jun 1922 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California. Arthur was born on 10 Dec 1893 in Cornwall, England; died on 8 Jun 1969 in El Toro, Orange County, California; was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Corrinne Zerela Hedges (1.John1) was born on 10 Jul 1898 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 23 Apr 1976 in Lagauna Hills, California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Upland, San Bernardino County, California
Notes:
MHR note: Corrine graduated from Chaffey Union high school in 1918 and Junior College in 1922. She was a registrar of Chaffey Union for several years. She received an A. B. from Santa Barbara State College, June 1937 and taught school at Shafter and Blythe, California in 1940-41, going into an Ontario California grade school in 1941-42 where she remained for over twenty years. Corrine did china painting and owned a house at Laguna Beach, California.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20881087/corrinne-z-hedges
C-088-054. Ruhamah Belle Hedges (1.John1) was born on 28 Oct 1901 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1995 in Riverside, Riverside County, California; was buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226382684/ruhamah-belle-lay
North ViewRuhamah married Harry Wilson Lawton on 10 Jun 1923 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. Harry was born on 11 Dec 1897 in Ida Grove, Iowa; died on 11 Mar 1960 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California; was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Harry Wilson Lawton was born in 1927 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California; died on 20 Nov 2005.
Ruhamah married Fred Lay on 9 Aug 1940 in Yuma, Arizona. Fred was born on 19 Sep 1896 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; died on 26 Jun 1985 in Riverside, Riverside County, California; was buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 6. Harry Wilson Lawton
5. Harry Tegar Hedges (1.John1) was born on 9 May 1903 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 13 Dec 1985 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42385237/harry-tegar-hedgesHarry married Charlotte Shingler on 7 Sep 1924 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California. Charlotte was born on 9 May 1903 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 11 Aug 2006 in California; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. John Shingler Hedges was born on 31 Mar 1926 in San Bernardino County, California; died on 14 Mar 2015 in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California.
- 8. Harriet Alice Hedges was born on 9 Apr 1928 in San Bernardino County, California; died on 1 Jul 2020 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona.
Generation: 3
6. Harry Wilson Lawton (4.Ruhamah2, 1.John1) was born in 1927 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California; died on 20 Nov 2005. Notes:
Harry W. Lawton
Dana Point, Calif. Harry W. Lawton, journalist and author whose account of the 1909 manhunt for an American Indian fugitive inspired the movie “Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here,” died Nov. 20. He was 77.
Lawton died in a Dana Point assisted-care facility following a long illness, according to family members.
Lawton’s 1960 book “Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt” chronicled the hunt for a 28-year-old Paiute-Chemehuevi Indian who had shot and killed his girlfriend’s father because he had forbidden the distant cousins from marrying.
Willie Boy and the 16-year-old girl, Carlota Boniface, eluded a posse for 12 days, traversing 600 miles of Southern California desert in 100-degree heat. Carlota ultimately was shot and killed and Willie Boy killed himself.
Lawton’s work, which included interviews with surviving posse members, won the James D. Phelan Award in Literature for best nonfiction and the Southwest Literature award for a historical work.
The book was turned into a 1969 movie that starred Robert Redford as the deputy sheriff in charge of the posse, Robert Blake as Willie Boy and Katharine Ross as Carlota. Lawton served as a consultant on the film.
Lawton operated a bookstore in Berkeley before working as a journalist for the San Clemente Sun and the Riverside Press-Enterprise. From 1965 to 1991 he was a writer, editor, administrative analyst and management services officer for the University of California, Riverside. He had strong ties to the local American Indian community.
Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Monday, 5 December 2005.
. . .
Lawton leaves his wife, Georgeann; his sons, George, Daniel, Jonathan, and Richard; his daughter Deborah Golino; his sister, Jean Belle Hamner; and six grandchildren.
The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts. Tuesday, 6 December 2005.
7. John Shingler Hedges (5.Harry2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Mar 1926 in San Bernardino County, California; died on 14 Mar 2015 in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. Notes:
JOHN SHINGLER HEDGES
March 31, 1926 - March 14, 2015
John was born on March 31, 1926 and passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015.
John was a resident of Laguna Beach, California.
https://www.mccormickandson.com/obituary/john-s-hedges
and
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/john-hedges-obituary?pid=179324423
8. Harriet Alice Hedges (5.Harry2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Apr 1928 in San Bernardino County, California; died on 1 Jul 2020 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. Other Events:
- Census: 1950, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
Notes:
LKH note:
Harriet married Edwin Joseph Hauser Jr. in 1949 in California.
Marriage Licenses issued:
[alphabetical list including:]
Hauser-Hedges - Edwin Joseph Hauser Jr., 23, California resident of Fontana; and Harriet Alice Hedges, 21, California, resident of Laguna Beach.
The San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, California. Sunday, 11 September 1949.
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Marriage date: 11 Sep 1949, San Bernardino County, California.
LKH note:
California birth index:
Edwin Joseph Hauser
b. 10 Dec 1925, Los Angeles County, California
mother's maiden name: Hopkins.
LKH note;
Obituary for Edwin J. Hauser Jr’s father who died when Edwin two years old.
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Ed J. Hauser, of Fontana Is Killed In Explosion
Ed J. Hauser, 35 years old, of Fontana, died Sunday at the Ramona hospital, from the effects of burns sustained in a gas explosion that occurred Saturday at his new hatchery in Fontana.
Mr. Hauser had built one of the most modern poultry plants in the state, and the explosion that caused his death occurred when he entered this plant Saturday evening and struck a match which ignited escaping gas. He was accompanied at the time by his 8-year old daughter, who escaped any serious injury. The cause of the escaping gas was not ascertained.
Mr. Hauser was one of the best known poultrymen in the state and considered an authority on the subject, which had been made his life study from early youth. Born in Milwaukee, in 1892, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1915 with honors in a course of poultry husbandry. He graduated the following year from Cornell University, and then came to California. He conducted the first poultry extension courses from the University of California and was associated in the development of the idea of demonstration farms.
In 1919 he became associated with the Fontana Farms, where he was the originator of the “Fontana” strain of white leghorns. His work with this company is credited with being responsible for the development of the poultry industry, which has reached large portions, at Fontana.
He recently resigned from the Fontana Farms Co., to enter business for himself.
Yucaipa News-Mirror, Yucaipa, California. Friday. 3 February 1928.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133811259/edwin-j-hauser
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LKH note:
There are several articles in several California newspapers giving more details of Ed Hauser's life and death.
Some include the phrase "Little credence was given to the first report that the fumes had been turned on by the small Hauser boy. How the gas had escaped could not be learned."