An Unknown Newspaper:
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LUCILE (LILLIE MAY MILES) HEDGES
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Lucile, beloved wife of
Easter E. Hedges, Tuesday, 2PM: Funeral at the home,
803 Sadie St., Friday 3PM. Friends invited.
Burial, Floral Park and Services by Shirley
Brothers.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Indianapolis Times:
Thursday, April 2, 1942
Page 24
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HEDGES, ANNA F.
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Sister of William Raplee of Greensburg, Ind., and
Mrs. Mary E. Henderson,
aunt of Mary Henry and Loretta Henderson both of Indianapolis passed away
Thursday A.M. Friends may call at Blosengym, at 2226 Shelby anytime after 7 P.M.
Friday services set, 2PM Interment, Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
An Indianapolis Newspaper:
October, 1947
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HEDGES, DUDLEY
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Dudley Hedges, 87, passed
away.
Friends may call at the Dorsey Funeral Home,
3925 East New York Street, Monday evening. Funeral 10AM, Tuesday at the Funeral
Home. Burial will be at New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
Notes from Nancy: Ambrose Dudley Hedges, born July 1,1860, Nicholas County,
Kentucky; died October 19,1947, Marion County, Indiana.
A Central Indiana Newspaper:
January, 1927
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DEATH COMES TO MELVINA HEDGES,
RITES FRIDAY MORNING AT WHITESTOWN, IN
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LEBANON REPORTER, JANUARY 6TH, 1927
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Mrs. Melvina Hedges, 62 years of age, passed away at her home in Whitestown,
Indiana, Wednesday, following several months of illness with chronic myocarditis.
She was born in Boone County, the daughter of
William and Emma (Wolf). Her
marriage to Frank Hedges took place in this county. She had lived in Whitestown
for the past 16 years.
Mrs. Hedges leaves her Mother, Mrs. Emma Wolf, one son,
Francis Cleveland
Hedges of Whitestown; four brothers; William R. Wolf
of Lebanon, George Wolf and Joseph Wolf of Indianapolis, and one sister,
Mrs. Emma (Wolf) Baker of Lebanon.
She was a member of the Methodist Church east of
Whitestown. Funeral Services
will be held at the residence in Whitestown, Friday morning at ten o’clock
with the Rev. J. A. Gardner officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, East of
Whitestown.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
Notes from Nancy:
Melvina Colfe Hedges was born October 8, 1864, Whitestown,
Indiana. She died January 5, 1927
The Whitestown Dispatch:
January, 1927
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MRS. MELLIE HEDGES
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The funeral of Mrs.
Mellie Hedges who passed away Wednesday, will be held from her late residence in
Whitestown, Friday morning at 10 o’clock, the Rev. J. A. Gardner, pastor of
the Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant View
Cemetery, Whitestown.
The deceased is the
daughter of William and Emma Evaline (Trout) Wolf
and was born October 8th,
1864. She was twice married, first to Mike McCulley, and next to
Frank Hedges,
who is deceased. She is survived by one son, Francis Cleveland (Cleve)
Hedges. Four children are deceased.
She will be sadly missed
by her aged Mother, with whom she made her home . Her Father passed away several
years ago. One sister; Mrs. Emma (Wolf) Baker of Lebanon, and four brother’s;
William, Robert, Joe and Turner Wolf, are living.
Two sister’s are deceased, Sarah
(Wolf) Boots and Nancy.
Mrs. Hedges was
affiliated with the Methodist Church of Whitestown, Indiana, at Pleasant View
early in life.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Indianapolis Star:
June 18, 1908
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THE SUICIDE OF
FRANK HEDGES
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CORONER SAYS MAN'S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY
POISON:
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Frank Hedges, who failed to kill self once, may have made a second trail.
Frank Hedges, age 39, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his mother at
833 Washington Avenue. Death may have been due to a second dose of poison, taken
after a physician had left him early Wed. morning, believing him out of danger
from the effects of morphine taken Tuesday night. Dr. Samuel McCaughey,
deputy
coroner, who investigated the case, states that death was due to poison.
Hedges first gave evidence of his intentions to kill himself on going to his
mother’s house, Tuesday night. He told his Mother that he wanted to die there.
The words were not taken seriously by him until later when she found him in the
rear of the dwelling unconscious. She sent for a physician and Dr. William Dow
of Boggs Dispensary responded. Dr. Dow worked with the man during the entire
night and believed him out of danger early Wednesday morning.
Hedge’s body was taken to Reynolds Undertaking rooms on West Maryland
Street, where an autopsy was held last night. Today the contents of his stomach
will be analyzed by Dr. McCaughey. Hedges was married and leaves a widow and a
small child.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Indianapolis Star:
June 18, 1908
Page 4
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FRANK HEDGES
WAS DETERMINED TO DIE
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Frank Hedges succeeds in second attempt at suicide.
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Frank Hedges, 39 years old, killed himself at the home of his
mother at 833
Washington Avenue, yesterday afternoon, from a dose of morphine Tuesday night,
after declaring his intention of killing himself. Dr. Dow, of Boggs Dispensary,
worked with the man all night and prevented his death, but it is thought Hedges
took another dose while no one was watching him. Deputy Coroner Samuel McGaughey
held an autopsy on the body, and found that poison caused the death. Hedges left
a widow and a small child. Several years ago he was arrested during the
investigation of the Wilhelm murder mystery, but was not convicted.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Indianapolis Sentinel
October 19, 1899
Page 8, Column 3
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MONROE HEDGES IS DEAD
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RELATIVES CLAIM HE WAS 105 YEARS OLD.
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Not long ago he whipped
his son, who was seventy-one years of age, for mistreating his wife. The
incident caused much comment, [words missing].
Monroe Hedges, who
was thought to be the oldest person in Indianapolis, died at 3o’clock
yesterday afternoon in a ramshackle hut in the rear of 1012 Rhode Island
Street. His relatives claim that he was 105 years old.
Hedges was known in the
part of the city where he lived as "Granddad Hedges." He was a
familiar figure about the streets and enjoyed good health until a few weeks
ago. Until Thursday of last week he retained his mental faculties and was
able to pull himself about the small, dirty yard in a chair. Blood
poisoning set in, however, and gangrene affected his right arm and leg.
Hedges leaves five sons and one daughter. The oldest son is seventy-one
years old and the youngest about forty-five years old.
He was born in
Flemingsburg, KY., on the spot where the court house now stands. He was a
soldier in the Mexican War and was also a member of the "home guards"
during the Civil War. He located in Indianapolis shortly before the war
broke out and he delighted to tell of the skirmishes the guards had with the
"guerillas."
Until recently Mr. Hedges
boasted that he was never whipped in his life and made the assertion that he
never expected to be. Recently his son Hiram got into
an argument with his wife and decided to give her a whipping. His father
interfered, however, and knocked him out with a cane. The incident caused
considerable comment and New York and Chicago papers sent here for accounts of
the old man. Mrs. Hedges died about six months ago at the age of
eighty-seven years. The surviving children are: Hiram,
James, Jonas, Ross, Dudley, and Louisa.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Indianapolis News
October 19, 1899
Page 2, Column 2
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DIED AT 106 YEARS
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Monroe Hedges died late yesterday afternoon at his home in the rear of 1012
Rhode Island Street. His extreme age attracted many curious people to the
ramshackle hut in which he lived. Members of the family say there is no doubt
that he was nearly 106 years old, although they can not prove it.
Hedges often boasted that he had never been whipped in his life, and recently
beat his seventy-one year old son with a cane. Undertaker Weiss said the dead
man looked at least 106 years old. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
and the burial will be in Mount Jackson Cemetery, at the side of his wife, who
died last May.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
Note from Nancy: William Monroe Hedges was born in 1806 in Fleming County , Kentucky; died
October 18, 1899, Indianapolis., Indiana. Burial Mt. Jackson Cemetery, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
The Indianapolis Sentinel
May 6, 1899
Page 8, Column 3
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AGED WOMAN DEAD
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MRS. JULIA A. HEDGES WHO CAME HERE
SEVENTY YEARS AGO.
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Julia A. Hedges, who is believed to have nearly been 100 years old, was found
dead in bed at her home, 1012 Rhode Island Street, yesterday morning by her son,
Jonas Hedges. Her husband, Monroe Hedges, who says he was 105 years old Feb. 11,
survives her.
Mrs. Hedges came with her relatives from Flemingsburg, Fleming County,
Kentucky, about seventy years ago and settled in Indianapolis. At that time
Indianapolis was a village, and the greater part of the houses were located west
of the river. Mr. Hedges arrived a few weeks later and he and Mrs. Hedges were
married. At first they lived in a tent, but soon secured a house. Mr. Hedges was
a wagon maker and he also worked on the old Madison Railroad. At present he
lives in a little house back of the one occupied by his son. There is an old
wagon shop on the lot, where he spends the greater part of his time. Coroner
Nash held an autopsy on the remains of Mrs. Hedges yesterday and decided that
death was due to senile debility.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
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