Jul-28-2018
Husband: James Reason Hedge
Born: Mar- 4-1870 in Monroe Co, OH 1,2 Died: Jul-30-1951 1 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Occupation: farmer 1 Father: Pierson Hedge (1849 - 1922) Mother: Margaret L. Carpenter (1852 - 1931)
Wife: Jennie Mahala Hill Also known as: Mahala Hill Married: Jan-31-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Apr-25-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 Died: Jul- 6-1952 3 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Thomas Hill, Jr. (1833 - 1897) Mother: Belinda Sinnett (1832 - 1913)
F Child 1: Elsie Belle Hedge Born: Jan- 5-1896 5,3 Died: May-14-1975 3,5 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6,5 Husband: Harley H. Rexroad b. Mar-26-1887 d. Aug- 5-1975 Married: Jul-25-1914 in Ritchie Co, WV 7
M Child 2: Thomas P. Hedge Born: Mar-21-1898 5 Died: Feb-20-1993 5 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: 1951 in Triumph, OH 6
F Child 3: Ava Myrtle Hedge 8 Born: Mar-29-1900 in Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Died: Feb- 8-1937 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9 (see note 1) Cause of death: influenza and bronchial pneumonia 9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Husband: William Thomas "Tom" Reeves b. ca 1897 d. 1983
F Child 4: Stella Fay Hedge Born: Oct-26-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 (see note 2) Died: Apr- 8-2003 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Husband: Horace Audubon Britton b. Jan- 6-1904 d. Dec-24-1966 Married: Sep- 2-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Edith Hedge Born: Apr- 3-1912 5 Died: Oct-31-2003 5 Resided: in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 11,8,5 Resided: 1951 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Occupation: teacher 11 Education: Harrisville H.S. (1933), Glenville College, Salem College (1941) 11 Husband: Wilson Frank Baker b. Apr- 7-1915 d. Oct-28-1995 Married: Sep-18-1942 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 6: Harley Randolph Hedge Born: Feb-25-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,12 Died: Jul-12-1989 5 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 13 Resided: 1951 in Salem, WV 6 Resided: 1937 in Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Military: World War II 4 Wife: Freda Marie Weinrich b. ca 1917 Married: Apr-24-1937 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Social Security Death Index. (6) Obituary of father. (7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Harley Rexroad, widowed, age 28, of Ritchie Co; and Elsie B. Hedge, 18, of Ritchie Co. Married Jul 25 1914. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (11) Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html, Fall 1999. (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Not listed among survivors in father's 1951 obituary. Note (2) Obituary printed in Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram (Apr 10 2003) gives birth as Oct 6 1906, location not specified, while the one printed in the Pennsboro News (Apr 16 2003) gives it as Oct 26 1906 in Ritchie Co.Name Index