Marriage 2
George W. Hedley's second
marriage was in 1904 to
Cora Mary (Mewhinney) Manley b. in Kansas
about 1873. Cora was
the daughter of Samantha Ann Reynolds and Benjamin F. Mewhinney.
(Please see Addendum for more about the family of Samantha Reynolds
and Benjamin F. Mewhinney)
Cora Mewhinney had married D.H. Manley, a preacher, about 1898 when she
was 25. By 1900 they had been married two years, and D.H Manley’s
sister was living in the household:
1900 Census for Kansas, Allen County, Elm Township:
Manley, D.H., head, age 30, b.Oct.1869, m. 2 yr.; preacher; b. Mich;
fa. b. Mich; mo. b. Mich.
Cora M., wife, 27, b. June 1872, m. 2 yr; b. in Kansas; fa. b.
Indiana; mo. b. Indiana
Minnie, sister, 32, b. June 1867, b. in Mich; fa. b. in Mich; mo. b. in
Mich.
Apparently Cora’s marriage to Rev. D.H. Manley ended in the early
1900s, and
Cora’s second marriage was to George W. Hedley.
Cora brought into the marriage her one-year-old daughter, Naomi. George
and Cora had two additional children. They remained in Arkansas until
after the birth of their younger child, Paul, then moved to Muskogee,
Oklahoma where George worked as a carpenter:
1910 U.S. Census for Muskogee, Oklahoma
Hedley, George W; head; 42; m2; pres. marr. 6 yr.;
carpenter; b. N.Y; fa. U.S; mo. U.S.
Hedley, Cora M.; wife; 38; m ; 3 children (3 living); b. Kansas;
fa.b. Ind; mo.b. Ind.
Manley, Naomi; step-dau; 7; b. Arkansas; fa. b. Missouri; mo. b.
Kansas
Hedley, Frank E; son; 4; b. Arkansas; fa. b. N.Y; mo. b.
Kansas
Hedley, Paul E; son, 2; b. Arkansas; fa. b. N.Y; mo. b. Kansas
George and Cora Hedley had two children in addition to Naomi:
Children of Cora (Mewhinney) (Manley) Hedley and George W. Hedley (m
2)
(4) Naomi G. Manley b. abt. 1903 (step-daughter)
(5) Frank E. Hedley was b. Oct. 2, 1905 in Arkansas. In the
1930
Census for Willow Ranch, Modoc, California, 25-year-old Frank E., single,
was listed as a “boarder,” working as a carpenter.
Frank Hedley married Susie F. (–?–). Susie F. Hedley, wife
of Frank E. Hedley, died in Lake County, Oregon in Dec.
1946
(Oregon Death Index). Frank E.
Hedley died 34 years later, at age 75, on Nov. 2, 1980 in Lake County, Oregon.
(6) Paul Edward Hedley
b. abt. 1908 in Arkanses; d. March 31, 1978 in Washington Co., Oregon (Oregon
Death Index)
m1 - Doris (–?–)
m2
- Leona Min b. May 20, 1908; d. June 27,
1981
in Cornelius, Washington, Oregon
In 1920 George and Cora Hedley and their family were living in Denver,
Colorado. Cora’s father had died in 1910, and Cora’s mother Samantha
Mewhinney, now a widow, was living in the household as well as at
least one boarder. George was working as a carpenter for the railroad.
1920 U.S. Census for Denver Township, Denver County, Colorado
Hedley, George W; head; 50; m; carpenter for railroad; b.
N.Y; fa. b. U.S; mo. U.S.
Hedley, Cora M.; wife; 45; m; b. Kansas; fa. b. Ind; mo. b. Ind.
Manley, Naomi; daughter; 17; b. Arkansas; fa. b. Kansas; mo. b.
Kansas
Hedley, Frank E; son; 14; b. Arkansas; fa. b. N.Y; mo. b.
Kansas
Hedley, Paul E; son, 12; b. Arkansas; fa. b. N.Y; mo. b. Kansas
Mewhinney, Samantha, mo-in-law; 71, widow; b. Indiana; fa. b.
Indiana; mo. b. Ky.
Rogers, Catherine, lodger, 50, b. Minn., fa. b. France; mo. b. France
By 1930 the children were in their 20s and no longer living in the
household. George, Cora and Samantha were residing in Grants Pass,
Oregon, where George was working as a general carpenter:
1930 U.S. Census for Grants Pass Township, Josephine County,
Oregon
Hedley, George W; 62 (36 at 1st marr.); carpenter (gen.);
b. Penn; fa. Norway; mo. U.S.
Hedley, Cora M.; wife; 57 (28 at 1st marr); b. Kansas; fa. b.
Ind; mo. b. Ind.
Mewhinney, Samantha, mo-in-law; wid; 82 (19 at 1st marr); b.
Ind; fa. b. Ind; mo. b. Ky.
Samantha Mewhinney, Cora’s mother, b.1848 in Indiana, died in Marion
Co., Oregon on Dec.
28, 1941 at age 93.
George W. Hedley, b. April 1868 in N.Y. State, died a few days
later, on
Jan. 6, 1942 in Marion Co. Oregon at age 74.
(Years of birth
and death of Samantha and George from Blue Lake Cemetery Records, Blue
Lake, Humbolt Co.,Cal.)
Cora Hedley (b. 1873 in Kansas) died four years later, on
Jan.1,
1946 in Marion Co., Oregon at age 72.
(All three dates
of death from Oregon Death Index).
Addendum
Benjamin and Samantha (Reynolds) Mewhinney, parents of Cora
(Mewhinney) Hedley
Cora was the daughter of Samantha Ann Reynolds, b. abt. 1848 in Indiana
and Benjamin F. Mewhinney, b. Aug 5, 1846 in Brooklin, Indiana.
Samantha Reynolds and Benjamin Mewhinney, were married Oct. 3,
1867 in Decatur Co., Indiana.
Benjamin was the son of Frances (Herndon) and Benjamin Franklin
Mewhinney.
Samantha Reynolds was the daughter of Rebecca and John W. Reynolds,
Indiana:
1860 U.S. Census for Columbia Twp., Jennings Co., Indiana
John W. Reynolds, 34, b. in Indiana
Rebecca Reynolds, 33, b. in Kentucky
Samantha Ann Reynolds, 12, b. in Indiana
Susan E. Reynolds, 8, b. in Indiana
Elkany I Reynolds, 4, b. in Indiana
Robert J. Reynolds, 2, b. in Indiana
Eight years after their marriage, in 1867, the Mewhinneys, with their
three children, were living in Agency Twp., Osage, Kansas. The
Mewhinney family is recorded on the census of 1875:
1875 Kansas State Census (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
Mewhinney B.F., age 29, b. in Indiana
Mewhinney, Cymantha, 27, b. in Indiana
Mewhinney, Maggio, 6, b. in Kansas
Mewhinney, Edwin, 4, b. in Kansas
Mewhinney, Cora, 2, b. in Kansas
The 1880 Census shows the Mewhinneys and their two children, Edwin, 9,
and Cora, 8, still farming in Agency Township, Osage, Kansas.
By 1900 Benjamin and Samantha had moved to a farm in Arkansas. Their
children, now in their twenties, were no longer in their parents’
household, but Edwin and his wife Lucy and their three children were
living on the farm adjoining that of Edwin’s parents, Samantha and
Benjamin Mewhinney.
1900 U.S. Census for Big Creek Twp., Fulton County, Arkansas
Mewhinney, Eddie L., head, 29, b. Sept.1870, m.7 yr.; farmer; b.
Kansas; fa. Ind; mo. Ind.
Mewhinney, Lucy, wife, 25, b. Feb.1875, m.7 yr; mo.of 3 (3 liv.); b.
Ark; fa. Miss; mo. Ark.
Mewhinney, Mabel C. dau., 6, b. Aug. 1895; b. in Arkansas; fa. b.
Kansas; mo. b. Arkansas
Mewhinney, Callis E. dau., 4, b. Mar. 1894; b. in Arkansas; fa. b.
Kansas; mo. b. Arkansas
Mewhinney, Frank M., 1, b. Dec.1899; b. in Arkansas; fa. b. Kansas; mo.
b. Arkansas
Taylor, George W, bro-in-law, 21, b. Dec.1878; fm. laborer; b. in
Ark; fa. Miss; mo. Ark.
Mewhinney, B.F., head, 54, b. Aug.1845; m. 32 yr; farmer; b.
Indiana; fa. b. Ind; mo. b. Ind.
Mewhinney, Samantha, wife, 52, b.Feb.1848; m.32 yr; mo.of 3 (1
liv.); b. Ind; fa. Ind; mo. Ky
Benjamin F. Mewhinney, Samantha’s husband and Cora’s father, died
Nov. 10, 1904. Samantha is shown in the household of their daughter
Cora and her husband George Hedley on the 1920 and 1930 censuses for
Colorado and Oregon respectively. Cora died Jan. 1, 1946 in Marion
County, Oregon
(Oregon Death Index).