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Emma A Hess 1891–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1891

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 31 Jan 1962

Death Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Anthony Hess

Mother: Sophia Kaiser

Spouse(s): Lawrence Halter

Children(s): Irene Halter, Lawrence Jr, John Halter, Eugene Halter, Emma Halter, Clara Halter, Paul Halter

Emma A Hess was born in 1891 in Indiana, the child of Anthony Hess And Sophia Kaiser. In 1900, Emma A Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Emma A Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA. Emma A Hess married Lawrence Halter, and had children including Clara E Halter, Emma C Halter, Eugene A Halter, Irene Halter, John Halter, Lawrence Halter Jr, Maurice Halter, Paul Joseph Halter, William Halter. Emma A Hess passed away in 1962 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma A Hess was born in 1891 in Indiana, the child of Anthony Hess And Sophia Kaiser.
  • In 1900, Emma A Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Emma A Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • Emma A Hess married Lawrence Halter, and had children including Clara E Halter, Emma C Halter, Eugene A Halter, Irene Halter, John Halter, Lawrence Halter Jr, Maurice Halter, Paul Joseph Halter, William Halter.
  • Emma A Hess passed away in 1962 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Hess
1864–1933
Birth Location: Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
AH
Sophia Kaiser
1872–1954
Birth Location: Indiana
SK

Spouses(s)

Lawrence Halter
1887–1949
Birth Location: Indiana
LH

Children(s)

Irene Halter
1920–
Birth Location: Indiana
IH
Lawrence Jr
1921–2018
Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
LJ
John Halter
1924–
Birth Location: Indiana
JH
Eugene Halter
1912–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Emma Halter
1914–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Clara Halter
1916–
Birth Location: Indiana
CH
Paul Halter
1917–2005
Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
PH

Emma Hess's Ancestors

Self
Emma Hess
1891–1962
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Anthony Hess
1864–1933
Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Sophia Kaiser
1872–1954
Indiana
Grandparents
Bernard (Dirk) Kaiser
1828–1894
Sudmerzen, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth) Hammer
1833–1893
Kurtzenhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Gerd Meyer
1789–1894
Maria Kaiser
1791–1851
Jacques Hammer
1799–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann (Meijer)
1766–1850
Angela Herzog
1766–
Herman Kaiser
1755–1829
Anna Keyser)
1754–

Emma Hess's Descendants

1.
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Emma (A) Hess (25 Oct 1891–31 Jan 1962) m. Lawrence Halter (abt 1887–6 March 1949)
  1. 1. Irene Halter 1920–
  2. 2. Lawrence (Halter) Jr 1921–2018 m. Sheila Halter 1926–
  3. 3. John Halter 1924–
  4. 4. Eugene (A) Halter 1912–
  5. 5. Emma (C) Halter 1914–
  6. 6. Clara (E) Halter 1916–
  7. 7. Paul (Joseph) Halter 1917–2005 m. Helen O'Dell 1920–2003
    1. 1. Kenneth (Allan) Halter 1950–1971
    2. 2. Vernon (Paul) Halter 1941–2000

Emma Hess's Timeline

8 Records

1891
25 Oct 1891
Birth of Emma A Hess in Indiana
Indiana
1900
1900
Age 9
Emma A Hess resided here in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Emma A Hess resided here in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Emma A Hess resided here in Vincennes, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Emma A Hess resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 49
Emma A Hess resided here in Vincennes Township, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes Township, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Emma A Hess resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1962
31 Jan 1962
Age 71
Death of Emma A Hess in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 42-32A
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vincennes, Indiana; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340332
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1962; Roll: 03
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 42-56

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Vincennes, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vincennes, Indiana; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340332

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 42-32A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Vincennes Township, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 42-32A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 42-56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1962
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1962; Roll: 03

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
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