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Elmer Thomas Hess 1896–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1896

Birth Location: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1976

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Philip 1

Mother: Martha Hess

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The story of Elmer Thomas Hess began in 1896 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Elmer Thomas Hess passed away in 1976 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Thomas Hess began in 1896 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • Elmer Thomas Hess passed away in 1976 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Elmer Hess's Ancestors

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Elmer Hess
1896–1976
Birth Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Philip Milton (Railroad Fireman) Hess 1
1855–1928
Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Elizabeth) Hess
1866–1959
Clermont County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
George (W.) Haley
1829–1899
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Agnes) Higgins
1835–1880
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hailey
1798–1880
Mary Hardbarger
1804–1879
Charles Higgins
1801–1859
Elizabeth Hayslett
1810–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hailey
1774–1815
Olive (Wynn\Wynne)
1779–1866
Abraham Hardbarger
1760–1852
Anne Vines
1764–1854
Joseph? Higgins
1775–1837
Robt. Hayslip
1780–1867
Eliza. Hinkle
1785–1871

Elmer Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1896
2 March 1896
Birth of Elmer Thomas Hess in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1976
1 May 1976
Age 80
Death of Elmer Thomas Hess in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1896
    Event Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1976
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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