History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 471.
[Bourbon]   [Paris City and Precinct]

SILAS HEDGES, 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.

Hedges Troutman Branham Ewalt Stamps Grimes Scott
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