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His early years out of school he worked on his father's farm, with his father on road construction crews and in the construction business in Chatham to help support his brother Wyatt through college.
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He migrated from Museville, Pittsylvania Co., VA to Lanett, Chambers Co., AL where he lived for 66 years. He came to Lanett about 1908 or 1909. He was drawn to the area to work for the Lanett Mill Division of West Point Manufacturing, Inc. He met some agents of the company in Boston, MA where Wyatt was an intern architect. He went back to Virginia to get and marry Fannie in 1912.
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Known as "Captain Dick," he was a well respected and successful business man in his own right, with J. R. Hedrick Wood and Coal Co., and with West Point Manufacturing, the now historic cotton textiles company that became West Point-Pepperell, now WestPoint Stevens. He retired in 1955 as Overseer of Yards. He was in the construction end of business. The cornerstone of the now historic Lanett Athletic Club features his name as Superintendent of Construction.
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When he married Fannie in 1912, it was still horse and buggy days. He used a carriage until 1920, when he purchased his first automobile.
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His first automobile was a 1920 Ford Model T Center Door Sedan. (Black solid)
His second automobile was a 1924 Ford Model T Fordor Sedan. (Black solid)
His third automobile was a 1928 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan. (Black solid)
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1931 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan. (Black solid)
1934 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan. (Black solid)
1937 Lincoln Zephyr 4 door Sedan. (Black solid)
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1940 Lincoln Lincoln Continental Sedan (Dark blue solid)
1946 Lincoln 66H Special Sedan (Dark blue solid)
1949 Lincoln Cosmo Sedan (Dark blue solid)
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1952 Lincoln Capri 4 door Sedan (Pale gray w/ dark Gray roof)
1955 Lincoln Premiere 4 door Sedan (Pale blue w/ dark blue roof)
(the year he retired from WPM) (He favored dark blue color.)
1958 Lincoln Premiere 4 door Sedan (Solid white)
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1961 Lincoln Continental Town Car (Dark blue solid metallic)
1966 Lincoln Continental Town Car (Dark blue solid metallic)
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1971 Lincoln Continental Town Car (Dark blue solid metallic)
1976 Lincoln Continental Town Car (Dark blue solid metallic)
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1981 Ford Crown Victoria (Mary Jim alone)
1986 Ford Crown Victoria (Mary Jim alone)
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1991 Ford Crown Victoria (Mary Jim alone)
1996 Ford Crown Victoria (Mary Jim alone)
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He favored the Lincoln brand of luxury cars made by Ford, particularly the Continental series. He bought Mary Jim a new 1976 Lincoln Continental Town Car almost a year before he died. He ordered all his automobiles at the Lincoln Dealership in West Point, GA.
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He was not that staunch a Christian, while his wife Fannie was.
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Dick and Mary Jim were a true love story. They loved each other devotedly until the days they both died. They absolutely adored each other. He called her "Jimmie."
She was his Private Secretary with West Point Manufacturing. She was 26 years younger. They were in love but remained friends, as he would not divorce Fannie.
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After Fannie's death they married and traveled extensively.
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Mary Jim was a delightful person, loved by many. She was famous locally for her tea parties that were held in the Port Cocher'e.
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Before Dick died he sold his house in Lanett and moved with her to Valdosta, GA, where her sister lived. He went into a nursing home, where he died a few months later. She remained in Valdosta until a few years before her death, when she moved to Brooksville, FL to be close to a nephew.
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Oakwood Cemetery, Plots 698 and 699 makes the Hedrick Family Plot, which has 16 graves for his descendants.
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The Valley Times-News - Friday, Aug. 27, 1976 - Pg. 5
Mr. Hedrick
Funeral services for John Richard (Captain Dick) Hedrick, 90, who died Thursday in Valdosta, GA, will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Lanett with Rev. Herman Henry officiating.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Lanett, with Schnedl Jones Funeral Home in Charge.
The family requests no flowers and that contributions be made to the First Christian Church.
Mr. Hedrick was a native of Pittsylvania Co., VA, born July 17, 1886. He was a member of the Lanett First Christian Church, was a 50 year Mason and a Shriner. He was a long-time employee of WestPoint Pepperell, having retired in 1955. He served at Lanett Mill as overseer of yards.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Jim Hunnicutt Hedrick of Valdosta, a daughter Mrs. Lorenza Hill of Lanett, and two sisters, Mrs. Clark Hodges, Sr. of Museville, VA, and Mrs. John Bennett of Danville, VA. 4 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
(There is a typo in the obituary - this is the correct info: He left one daughter, two grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.)
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Groom's name: John Richard Hedrick
Groom's birth date: 1887
Groom's birthplace: Chatham, Va.
Groom's age: 25
Bride's name: Francis Smith
Bride's birth date: 1889
Bride's birthplace: Swansonville, Va
Bride's age: 23
Marriage date: 01 Sep 1912
Marriage place: Danville, Virginia
Groom's father's name: W. H. Hedrick
Groom's mother's name: E. C. Hedrick
Bride's father's name: J. C. Smith
Bride's mother's name: Louise Smith
Broom's race: White
Broom's marital status: Single
Bride's race: White
Bride's marital status: Single
Virginia Marriages 1785-1940
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Name: John R Hedrick
Event: Death
Event date: 26 Aug 1976
Event place: Lowndes, Georgia
Residence: Lowndes
Gender: Male
Age: 90
Race: W
Estimated birth year: 1886
Georgia Death Index 1933-1998
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First name: John
Last name: Hedrick
Birth date: 17 July 1886
Social security number: 416-07-1644
Place of issuance: Alabama
Last residence: Lowndes, Georgia
Zip code of last residence: 31601
Death date: August 1976
Estimated age at death: 90
United States Social Security Death Index
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Name: John Richard Hendrick
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original): United States, Alabama, Chambers County
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1886
Birthplace: Chatham, Virginia, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918
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Name: John Richard Hedrick
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Dec 1946
Event Place: Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original): Lanett
Age: 60
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Father's Name: Washington Hedrick
Mother's Name: Emma Williams
Spouse's Name: Mary Jim Hunnicutt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Spouse's Father's Name: Warren Hunnicutt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jessie Edora Blakely
Alabama County Marriages 1809-1950
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Name: John Richard Hedrich
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Nov 1946
Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Age: 60
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Father's Name: Washington Hedrich
Mother's Name: Emma Williams
Spouse's Name: Mony Jane Hunnicutt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Spouse's Father's Name: Warner Hunnicutt
Alabama County Marriages 1809-1950
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From 1920 to 1950, the street they lived on was named Hedrick Street.
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1910 Lanett, Chambers Co., AL- no street name
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Dick Headrick Boarder M 25 Virginia Foreman for street work
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Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Occupation
Richard Headrich Head M 33 Virginia Overseer of City Streets
Francis Headrich Wife F 30 Virginia
Louise Headrich Dau F 5 Alabama
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1930 Lanett, Chambers Co., AL - Hedrick Street
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Occupation
John R Hedrick Head M 43 Virginia Overseer of Cotton Mill
Frances Hedrick Wife F 41 Virginia
Louise Hedrick Dau F 15 Alabama
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1940 Lanett, Chambers Co., AL - Hedrick Street
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Occupation
John R Hedrick Head M 53 Virginia Village Overseer Cotton Mill
Callie F Hedrick Wife F 51 Virginia
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1950 Lanett, Chambers Co., AL - Hedrick Street
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The Hedrick-Ashley House is located at 310 South 10th Avenue, Lanett, Alabama 36863.
Commissioned by John Richard "Captain Dick" Hedrick in Spring 1914, the home was constructed by Batson-Cook Company of West Point, GA and completed Spring 1916. It took one year to complete the plans, another year for construction, and cost $25,000 in 1916, including 2 acres of land, house plans, construction materials and labor. It cost another $5,000 to furnish, including modern gas kitchen appliances, hot water heater and furnace (cutting edge at the time). Adjusted for inflation, $30,000 in 1916 is equal to $688,908 in 2016.
Built of local yellow heart pine, the house was origionally stained straw color with cream trim, but it was painted solid white with dark green trim in 1936. Painted again in 1966 with trim being a blue/gray color called "Franklin Blue." Painted last in 1986, with trim being black. It is seated on thick solid red brick foundations, with locally produced masonry. It featured a wine cellar, basement and furnace room all with oiled compacted red clay floors. No extant plans remain.
The dwelling is a custom build based on custom plans by Atlanta architect Leila Ross Wilburn. It was based on plan number 654, found on pages 48 and 49 of her book, "Southern Homes and Bungalows."
It was one of four homes built on this plan, the others being built exactly to plan. This home has a sunroom where the porte-cochère is located on the plan and the porte-cochère added to the right side of the veranda. It omitted the bay windows on each side and was built larger than plan specified size. It was also the only one built in Alabama, the other three being built in Georgia. It was the second home built of this style, after the house pictured in the book in Atlanta (1914), but before the Kidd House in Lavonia (1918). The fourth home was built in 1920 in Augusta.
The second floor was left unfinished when built and completed as an apartment for the daughter of Mr. Hedrick in 1932. The downstairs back bedroom, downstairs bath, sunroom and kitchen were aslo remodeled at the same time.
Behind the home were a smokehouse (Dick raised prize hogs, a nod to his Virginia heritage), carriage house (became a wash house), a tool shed and an automobile garage, all seperate buildings but built in a connected row. Beside the house was a Koi pond so that when Frances looked out her kitchen window she could look at it.
The grounds of the home were always manicured and immaculate. The grounds featured Magnolia and Yellow Pine trees. There were tropical plants in the flower beds from 1916-1920, then Azalea and Gardenia bushes from 1920 onward.
The home was sold to Michael Ashley in 1976 shortly before Mr. Hedrick died. He has owned it since. Unknown if Mr. Ashley listed it on the NRHP.
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1916-1976 Hedrick (60 years)
1976-2036 Ashley (60 years)
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The other houses of this plan:
Atlanta 1914
*Lanett 1916*
Lavonia 1918
Augusta 1920
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