Albert was the grandson of Timothy Regan, an early day Carthage pioneer and among his many achievements, founded Park Cemetery.
Veteran: WW II
h/o Adah M Hodges
Birth: 4th and last of four known children, in Lake Villa, Lake county, Illinois
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Following from: "The Ancestors of Edna Frances Cady" (1991) by Robert Cady Gates.
"Albert Hesselgrave attended school in Carthage, Missouri, where he and Adah Hodges met in high school.
"After their marriage, Albert and Adah lived in St. Louis then awhile in Chicago. Albert was employed by Brinks Express in Chicago [reportedly his uncle, Frank Allen, was president].
"In 1936 they returned to Carthage where, together with Adah's parents, they purchased all of the stock in the Park Cemetery Association. (Timothy Regan, Albert's [maternal] grandfather, had originally established this cemetery in the 1870's.) After the death of Adah's parents, Albert and Adah Hesselgrave became the sole owners of Park Cemetery. Deciding that the best way to run the business was to make their home there. They established a comfortable residence on the grounds of the cemetery.
"The cemetery consists of over 80 acres with some 15,000 graves, a monument shop, and mausoleum. After Albert's death in 1972, Mrs. Hesselgrave continued living in her home at Park Cemetery and managed the business with a staff of three and four employees until her death in
2000.
"Albert B. Hesselgrave served in World War II as a supply Sergeant in the Blackhawk Division. He served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge.
"Albert and Adah were members of the Church of Christ. Albert belonged to the American Legion, the Carthage Lions Club, the Toastmasters Club, and he was active in other local and state organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Hesselgrave both liked to travel.
"There were no children."
information courtesy Bill Boggess with partial source.
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Census: 1910, age 3 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with mother, step father, paternal grandmother & two older brothers at 1320 south Main street.
Census: 1920, age 13 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri at 202 10th. (error in enumerating! Alfred is listed with Jackson, R A, five days following mother's listing. Jacksons have a different address than his and his mother, with his two older brothers).
Census: 1930, age 23, Chicago, Cook county, Illnois with wife & paternal grandmother, Painting Contractor.
Death: in Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, with residence at Carthage, Jasper oounty, Misouri.
Father: William Edward Hesselgrave b: JUN 1878 Norwood, Saint Lawrence county, New York
Mother: Elizabeth Cora Regan b: 23 SEP 1879 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
Marriage: Adah M Hodges b: 12 AUG 1903 Tyro, Montgomery county, Kansas
Married: 12 MAR 1924 Columbus, Montgomery county, Kansas
No known issues
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 15, 1972
ALBERT HESSELGRAVE, PRESIDENT OF PARK CEMETERY HERE, DIES AT AGE 66
Albert B. Hesselgrave, 66, 801 Baker Blvd. president of Park Cemetery Association, died at 1:40 a.m. today at the Medicenter, Springfield. He entered St. John's Hospital, Springfield, August 14 and was moved to the extended care facility August 28.
In failing health the last two years, he had been seriously ill the last two months.
Born August 3, 1906 at Lake Villa, Illinois he was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. William E. Hesselgrave. His father was a practicing physician in Chicago prior to his death. He was a grandson of the late Timothy Regan, pioneer Carthage resident, who founded Park Cemetery in 1879. It is the oldest business in Carthage which has been operated by the same family.
He came to Carthage as a young man and attended Carthage High School. He was a member of the class of 1925. He was graduated from the Aeronautical University, Chicago. He was married March 12, 1924 at Columbus, Kansas to Mis Adah M. Hodges, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hodges. Mr. Hodges was former president of Park Cemetery Association.
Following their marriage they moved to Chicago to finish his education. He was employed for a number of years with the payroll department, Brinks Express, and later with the Woodlawn Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. He returned to Carthage in 1936 and resumed operation of Park Cemetery with the Hodges.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, Chestnut and Grant Streets. A veteran of World War II, he served with the 86 Division known as the Black Hawk Division. He was an active member of Edwin W. Wiggins Post No 9 of the American Legion and was serving as finance officer when he became ill.
He served in various offices including president in 1964, of the Missouri Cemetery Association.
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Veteran: WW II
h/o Adah M Hodges
Birth: 4th and last of four known children, in Lake Villa, Lake county, Illinois
View his ancestrey.
Following from: "The Ancestors of Edna Frances Cady" (1991) by Robert Cady Gates.
"Albert Hesselgrave attended school in Carthage, Missouri, where he and Adah Hodges met in high school.
"After their marriage, Albert and Adah lived in St. Louis then awhile in Chicago. Albert was employed by Brinks Express in Chicago [reportedly his uncle, Frank Allen, was president].
"In 1936 they returned to Carthage where, together with Adah's parents, they purchased all of the stock in the Park Cemetery Association. (Timothy Regan, Albert's [maternal] grandfather, had originally established this cemetery in the 1870's.) After the death of Adah's parents, Albert and Adah Hesselgrave became the sole owners of Park Cemetery. Deciding that the best way to run the business was to make their home there. They established a comfortable residence on the grounds of the cemetery.
"The cemetery consists of over 80 acres with some 15,000 graves, a monument shop, and mausoleum. After Albert's death in 1972, Mrs. Hesselgrave continued living in her home at Park Cemetery and managed the business with a staff of three and four employees until her death in
2000.
"Albert B. Hesselgrave served in World War II as a supply Sergeant in the Blackhawk Division. He served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge.
"Albert and Adah were members of the Church of Christ. Albert belonged to the American Legion, the Carthage Lions Club, the Toastmasters Club, and he was active in other local and state organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Hesselgrave both liked to travel.
"There were no children."
information courtesy Bill Boggess with partial source.
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Census: 1910, age 3 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with mother, step father, paternal grandmother & two older brothers at 1320 south Main street.
Census: 1920, age 13 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri at 202 10th. (error in enumerating! Alfred is listed with Jackson, R A, five days following mother's listing. Jacksons have a different address than his and his mother, with his two older brothers).
Census: 1930, age 23, Chicago, Cook county, Illnois with wife & paternal grandmother, Painting Contractor.
Death: in Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, with residence at Carthage, Jasper oounty, Misouri.
Father: William Edward Hesselgrave b: JUN 1878 Norwood, Saint Lawrence county, New York
Mother: Elizabeth Cora Regan b: 23 SEP 1879 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
Marriage: Adah M Hodges b: 12 AUG 1903 Tyro, Montgomery county, Kansas
Married: 12 MAR 1924 Columbus, Montgomery county, Kansas
No known issues
____________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 15, 1972
ALBERT HESSELGRAVE, PRESIDENT OF PARK CEMETERY HERE, DIES AT AGE 66
Albert B. Hesselgrave, 66, 801 Baker Blvd. president of Park Cemetery Association, died at 1:40 a.m. today at the Medicenter, Springfield. He entered St. John's Hospital, Springfield, August 14 and was moved to the extended care facility August 28.
In failing health the last two years, he had been seriously ill the last two months.
Born August 3, 1906 at Lake Villa, Illinois he was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. William E. Hesselgrave. His father was a practicing physician in Chicago prior to his death. He was a grandson of the late Timothy Regan, pioneer Carthage resident, who founded Park Cemetery in 1879. It is the oldest business in Carthage which has been operated by the same family.
He came to Carthage as a young man and attended Carthage High School. He was a member of the class of 1925. He was graduated from the Aeronautical University, Chicago. He was married March 12, 1924 at Columbus, Kansas to Mis Adah M. Hodges, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hodges. Mr. Hodges was former president of Park Cemetery Association.
Following their marriage they moved to Chicago to finish his education. He was employed for a number of years with the payroll department, Brinks Express, and later with the Woodlawn Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. He returned to Carthage in 1936 and resumed operation of Park Cemetery with the Hodges.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, Chestnut and Grant Streets. A veteran of World War II, he served with the 86 Division known as the Black Hawk Division. He was an active member of Edwin W. Wiggins Post No 9 of the American Legion and was serving as finance officer when he became ill.
He served in various offices including president in 1964, of the Missouri Cemetery Association.
Researched and prepared by Boggess and Brewer
Albert was the grandson of Timothy Regan, an early day Carthage pioneer and among his many achievements, founded Park Cemetery.
Veteran: WW II
h/o Adah M Hodges
Birth: 4th and last of four known children, in Lake Villa, Lake county, Illinois
View his ancestrey.
Following from: "The Ancestors of Edna Frances Cady" (1991) by Robert Cady Gates.
"Albert Hesselgrave attended school in Carthage, Missouri, where he and Adah Hodges met in high school.
"After their marriage, Albert and Adah lived in St. Louis then awhile in Chicago. Albert was employed by Brinks Express in Chicago [reportedly his uncle, Frank Allen, was president].
"In 1936 they returned to Carthage where, together with Adah's parents, they purchased all of the stock in the Park Cemetery Association. (Timothy Regan, Albert's [maternal] grandfather, had originally established this cemetery in the 1870's.) After the death of Adah's parents, Albert and Adah Hesselgrave became the sole owners of Park Cemetery. Deciding that the best way to run the business was to make their home there. They established a comfortable residence on the grounds of the cemetery.
"The cemetery consists of over 80 acres with some 15,000 graves, a monument shop, and mausoleum. After Albert's death in 1972, Mrs. Hesselgrave continued living in her home at Park Cemetery and managed the business with a staff of three and four employees until her death in
2000.
"Albert B. Hesselgrave served in World War II as a supply Sergeant in the Blackhawk Division. He served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge.
"Albert and Adah were members of the Church of Christ. Albert belonged to the American Legion, the Carthage Lions Club, the Toastmasters Club, and he was active in other local and state organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Hesselgrave both liked to travel.
"There were no children."
information courtesy Bill Boggess with partial source.
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Census: 1910, age 3 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with mother, step father, paternal grandmother & two older brothers at 1320 south Main street.
Census: 1920, age 13 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri at 202 10th. (error in enumerating! Alfred is listed with Jackson, R A, five days following mother's listing. Jacksons have a different address than his and his mother, with his two older brothers).
Census: 1930, age 23, Chicago, Cook county, Illnois with wife & paternal grandmother, Painting Contractor.
Death: in Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, with residence at Carthage, Jasper oounty, Misouri.
Father: William Edward Hesselgrave b: JUN 1878 Norwood, Saint Lawrence county, New York
Mother: Elizabeth Cora Regan b: 23 SEP 1879 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
Marriage: Adah M Hodges b: 12 AUG 1903 Tyro, Montgomery county, Kansas
Married: 12 MAR 1924 Columbus, Montgomery county, Kansas
No known issues
____________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 15, 1972
ALBERT HESSELGRAVE, PRESIDENT OF PARK CEMETERY HERE, DIES AT AGE 66
Albert B. Hesselgrave, 66, 801 Baker Blvd. president of Park Cemetery Association, died at 1:40 a.m. today at the Medicenter, Springfield. He entered St. John's Hospital, Springfield, August 14 and was moved to the extended care facility August 28.
In failing health the last two years, he had been seriously ill the last two months.
Born August 3, 1906 at Lake Villa, Illinois he was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. William E. Hesselgrave. His father was a practicing physician in Chicago prior to his death. He was a grandson of the late Timothy Regan, pioneer Carthage resident, who founded Park Cemetery in 1879. It is the oldest business in Carthage which has been operated by the same family.
He came to Carthage as a young man and attended Carthage High School. He was a member of the class of 1925. He was graduated from the Aeronautical University, Chicago. He was married March 12, 1924 at Columbus, Kansas to Mis Adah M. Hodges, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hodges. Mr. Hodges was former president of Park Cemetery Association.
Following their marriage they moved to Chicago to finish his education. He was employed for a number of years with the payroll department, Brinks Express, and later with the Woodlawn Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. He returned to Carthage in 1936 and resumed operation of Park Cemetery with the Hodges.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, Chestnut and Grant Streets. A veteran of World War II, he served with the 86 Division known as the Black Hawk Division. He was an active member of Edwin W. Wiggins Post No 9 of the American Legion and was serving as finance officer when he became ill.
He served in various offices including president in 1964, of the Missouri Cemetery Association.
Researched and prepared by Boggess and Brewer
Veteran: WW II
h/o Adah M Hodges
Birth: 4th and last of four known children, in Lake Villa, Lake county, Illinois
View his ancestrey.
Following from: "The Ancestors of Edna Frances Cady" (1991) by Robert Cady Gates.
"Albert Hesselgrave attended school in Carthage, Missouri, where he and Adah Hodges met in high school.
"After their marriage, Albert and Adah lived in St. Louis then awhile in Chicago. Albert was employed by Brinks Express in Chicago [reportedly his uncle, Frank Allen, was president].
"In 1936 they returned to Carthage where, together with Adah's parents, they purchased all of the stock in the Park Cemetery Association. (Timothy Regan, Albert's [maternal] grandfather, had originally established this cemetery in the 1870's.) After the death of Adah's parents, Albert and Adah Hesselgrave became the sole owners of Park Cemetery. Deciding that the best way to run the business was to make their home there. They established a comfortable residence on the grounds of the cemetery.
"The cemetery consists of over 80 acres with some 15,000 graves, a monument shop, and mausoleum. After Albert's death in 1972, Mrs. Hesselgrave continued living in her home at Park Cemetery and managed the business with a staff of three and four employees until her death in
2000.
"Albert B. Hesselgrave served in World War II as a supply Sergeant in the Blackhawk Division. He served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge.
"Albert and Adah were members of the Church of Christ. Albert belonged to the American Legion, the Carthage Lions Club, the Toastmasters Club, and he was active in other local and state organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Hesselgrave both liked to travel.
"There were no children."
information courtesy Bill Boggess with partial source.
__________________
Census: 1910, age 3 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with mother, step father, paternal grandmother & two older brothers at 1320 south Main street.
Census: 1920, age 13 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri at 202 10th. (error in enumerating! Alfred is listed with Jackson, R A, five days following mother's listing. Jacksons have a different address than his and his mother, with his two older brothers).
Census: 1930, age 23, Chicago, Cook county, Illnois with wife & paternal grandmother, Painting Contractor.
Death: in Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, with residence at Carthage, Jasper oounty, Misouri.
Father: William Edward Hesselgrave b: JUN 1878 Norwood, Saint Lawrence county, New York
Mother: Elizabeth Cora Regan b: 23 SEP 1879 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
Marriage: Adah M Hodges b: 12 AUG 1903 Tyro, Montgomery county, Kansas
Married: 12 MAR 1924 Columbus, Montgomery county, Kansas
No known issues
____________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 15, 1972
ALBERT HESSELGRAVE, PRESIDENT OF PARK CEMETERY HERE, DIES AT AGE 66
Albert B. Hesselgrave, 66, 801 Baker Blvd. president of Park Cemetery Association, died at 1:40 a.m. today at the Medicenter, Springfield. He entered St. John's Hospital, Springfield, August 14 and was moved to the extended care facility August 28.
In failing health the last two years, he had been seriously ill the last two months.
Born August 3, 1906 at Lake Villa, Illinois he was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. William E. Hesselgrave. His father was a practicing physician in Chicago prior to his death. He was a grandson of the late Timothy Regan, pioneer Carthage resident, who founded Park Cemetery in 1879. It is the oldest business in Carthage which has been operated by the same family.
He came to Carthage as a young man and attended Carthage High School. He was a member of the class of 1925. He was graduated from the Aeronautical University, Chicago. He was married March 12, 1924 at Columbus, Kansas to Mis Adah M. Hodges, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hodges. Mr. Hodges was former president of Park Cemetery Association.
Following their marriage they moved to Chicago to finish his education. He was employed for a number of years with the payroll department, Brinks Express, and later with the Woodlawn Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. He returned to Carthage in 1936 and resumed operation of Park Cemetery with the Hodges.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, Chestnut and Grant Streets. A veteran of World War II, he served with the 86 Division known as the Black Hawk Division. He was an active member of Edwin W. Wiggins Post No 9 of the American Legion and was serving as finance officer when he became ill.
He served in various offices including president in 1964, of the Missouri Cemetery Association.
Researched and prepared by Boggess and Brewer
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