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George Willis Hess 1874–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1874

Birth Location: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1955

Death Location: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Father: Jacob Hess

Mother: Emma Welliver

Spouse(s): Ethel Easton

Children(s): Clayton Hess

The story of George Willis Hess began in 1874 in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA. George Willis Hess married Ethel Esther Easton, and had children including Clayton Alexander Hess. George Willis Hess passed away in 1955 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Willis Hess began in 1874 in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA.
  • George Willis Hess married Ethel Esther Easton, and had children including Clayton Alexander Hess.
  • George Willis Hess passed away in 1955 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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George Hess's Ancestors

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George Hess
1874–1955
Birth Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jacob Franklin Hess
1846–1913
Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA
Emma (Jane) Welliver
1852–1924
Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (W) Hess
1822–1897
Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Ann) Patrick
1824–1903
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Hess's Descendants

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George (Willis) Hess (24 Apr 1874–7 Jan 1955) m. Ethel (Esther) Easton (23 May 1877–4 Dec 1984)
  1. 1. Clayton (Alexander) Hess 1903–1971 m. Esther (Dorothy) Hedlund 1904–1998
    1. 1. George (Julius) Hess 1925–1988
    2. 2. Annette (Gladys) Hess 1931–2013

George Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1874
24 Apr 1874
Birth of George Willis Hess in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
1955
7 Jan 1955
Age 81
Death of George Willis Hess in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index

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