George Washington Hedges
1894 - 1984 (89 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. George Washington Hedges was born on 4 Sep 1894 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky; died on 25 Apr 1984 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky; was buried in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Occupation: painter
- _MILT: World War I. US Army.
- Census: 1920, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky
- Census: 1930, Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky
- Census: 1940, Grant County, Kentucky
Notes:
Dry Ridge – George Hedges Sr., 89, a retired painter and a World War I veteran, father of George Hedges Jr., died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center-North in Covington after a long illness. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home. Visitation is from 4 to 9 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Christian Church.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 27 April 1984.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182324961/george-w.-hedgesGeorge married Anna Martha Kennedy on 4 Sep 1917 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky. Anna was born on 2 Aug 1890 in Brattan County, Kentucky; died on 2 Jun 1973 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky; was buried in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Dean Hedges
was born on 29 Oct 1922 in Grant County, Kentucky; died on 26 Aug 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky.
Generation: 2
2. Mary Dean Hedges (1.George1) was born on 29 Oct 1922 in Grant County, Kentucky; died on 26 Aug 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky. Notes:
Grant County Has First Paralysis Case
Special to the Courier-Journal
Williamstown, Ky., Aug. 21 – The first case of infantile paralysis in Grant County was reported at Dry Ridge. Mary Dean Hedges, 15, was stricken ill Friday and her case was diagnosed as infantile paralysis last night. Physicians report her condition serious, the entire body being paralyzed.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 25 August 1937.
Dry Ridge Child Dies of Infantile Paralysis
Cincinnati, Aug. 26 (AP) – Mary Dean Hedges, 14, of Dry Ridge, Ky., died in General hospital today of infantile paralysis, the sixth victim of the disease at the hospital since a mild epidemic was reported several months ago.
The hospital reported seven other cases of infantile paralysis under treatment.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Thursday, 26 August 1937.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182325222/mary-d.-hedges