Custer Co., OK - OBIT: Tapley Hegwood USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and 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. Submitted by: Glenn McAnarney ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surnames: HEGWOOD, REYNOLDS Tapley Hegwood was born March 15, 1832, in Sangamon County, Illinois, and passed away March 21, 1914, aged 82 years and six days. He moved with his parents to Marion County, Iowa, 1847. He was married to Jane Ann Reynolds in 1850. To them were born eight children. He moved to Gentry County, Missouri near Stanberry in 1879, where he lived until the death of his wife, April 12, 1900, after which he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. A.J. Burt at Thomas, until January 1912, when Mr. and Mrs. Burt sold their home here and moved to California, since then he has lived with his son John Hegwood, until his death at this place. He leaves one brother K. Hegwood of Marion County, Iowa. Two sons, C. Hegwood of Durham and John Hegwood of Thomas. Two daughters, Mrs. A.J. Burt of Gilroy, California, and Mrs. Eva Jones of New Mexico, 21 grandchildren, about 20 great-grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his loss. In early life Mr. Hegwood and his wife were converted, she obeying the gospel and joined the Baptist church, but he never did, but he always led a good moral life and was generally recognized as a good citizen. (Thomas, OK newspaper, reprinted in Knoxville Journal, April 2, 1914)