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Franklin Pierce Hess 1856–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1856

Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 13 August 1932

Death Location: Smithtown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Hess

Mother: Susannah Hayhurst

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Franklin Pierce Hess was born in 1856 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Hess And Susannah Hayhurst. In 1880, Franklin Pierce Hess resided in Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA. Franklin Pierce Hess passed away in 1932 in Smithtown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Franklin Pierce Hess was born in 1856 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Hess And Susannah Hayhurst.
  • In 1880, Franklin Pierce Hess resided in Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.
  • Franklin Pierce Hess passed away in 1932 in Smithtown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Franklin Hess's Ancestors

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Franklin Hess
1856–1932
Birth Place: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Hess
1818–1893
Virginia
Susannah Hayhurst
1826–
Virginia
Grandparents
John Hess
1788–1862
Virginia, United States
William Hayhurst
1791–1847
, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Catherine (Frances) Garlow
1790–1852
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Hayhurst
1763–1840
Sarah Warner
1766–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Hess's Timeline

3 Records

1856
5 July 1856
Birth of Franklin Pierce Hess in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 24
Franklin Pierce Hess resided here in Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
1932
13 August 1932
Age 76
Death of Franklin Pierce Hess
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1856
    Event Place: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::68858917
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6742::9165470

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grant, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6742::9165470

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1932
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::68858917

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithtown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::68858917

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