BIOGRAPHIES - HEDGES, Silas, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Silas HEDGES _________________________________________ Birth: November 3, 1803 Death: June 30, 1880 Age: 76 Father: John HEDGES (1771-1857) Mother: Catherine “Kate” TROUTMAN (1773-1833) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Elizabeth Jane EWALT Birth: January 1, 1824, Paris, Kentucky Death: 1895 Age: 70 Father: Richard EWALT (1795-1833) Mother: Mariah STAMPS (1794-1871) Marriage: August 29, 1839, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky2 Marriage Memo: Officiated by Elder Raines Children: Richard (1840-); Mollie (Lucinda) (1842-) _________________________________________ 2: Frances BRANHAM Children: Willis SILAS HEDGES,1 deceased. The Hedges’ family trace their ancestry to Sir Charles Hedges, an English politician, who graduated at Oxford in 1675 and died in 1714; he had four daughters and one son, whose name was Joseph, who emigrated to America at an early day, locating in Price William’s County, Md.; to him were born nine children, whose names were: Solomon, Charles, Joshua, Jonas, Joseph, Samuel, Catharine, Dorcas and Ruth; Solomon died in West Virginia in 1797; his family consisted of six children: Rebecca, Joseph, Catharine, Silas, Joshua and Rachel; Joseph, mentioned above, emigrated to Kentucky about 1789; locating at Stoney Point, in Bourbon County; his children were: John, Samuel, James, Jonas, Charles and three daughters; John was the father of Silas, whose name heads this page; John married Kate Troutman, and by her had the following children, viz: Peter, Silas, James, Nancy, Fannie, Lucinda, Mary and Scytha; all lived to be grown, and settled in this county; Silas was twice married, first to Frances Branham, who died leaving one son, Willis W., now living in this county; in 1839 he-married Elizabeth J. Ewalt, born Jan. 1, 1824; in Paris Precinct, Bourbon County, daughter of Richard and Maria (Stamps) Ewalt. Mr. Hedges engaged in farming and was successful; he was a member of the Christian Church, and a valued citizen; his death occurred June 30, 1880; he had two children: Richard and Mollie; the former died, aged seventeen) the latter married William S. Grimes, born August 1837, in Clintonville Precinct, this county, son of John S. and Katie (Scott) Grimes; John S. was a son of Sylvester Grimes; Wm. S. Grimes died May 3, 1881, leaving two daughters: Lizzie E. and Sallie S.; Mrs. Grimes resides with her mother in Paris, where they leave a handsome residence and several hundred acres of land in this county. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 471 2. “The Western Citizen,” Paris, Kentucky, 8/30/1839. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.