John Hardwick Hedgepeth

Brief Life History of John Hardwick

When John Hardwick Hedgepeth was born on 22 October 1877, in Louisiana, United States, his father, William Petrie Hedgepeth, was 38 and his mother, Frances Virginia Colvin, was 34. He lived in Lincoln, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Police Jury Ward 2, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States for about 40 years. He died on 21 December 1959, in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Saint Rest Cemetery, Dubach, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Petrie Hedgepeth
1839–1890
Frances Virginia Colvin
1842–1900
William Andrew Hedgepeth
1861–1937
Eula Frances Hedgepeth
1865–1959
David Edwin Hedgepeth
1865–
Edwin Hedgpath
1866–
Minnie Corine Hedgepeth
1867–1944
Dela Hedgpath
1868–
James Osbourne Hedgepeth
1870–1925
Margaret Belle Hedgepeth
1871–1904
Joel C. Hedgepeth
1876–1876
John Hardwick Hedgepeth
1877–1959

Sources (7)

  • John Hedgepeth, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John H Hedgepeth, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
  • John H Hedgepeth, "United States Census, 1950"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Hudspeth , altered by folk etymology. This name is particularly common in NC.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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