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Gertrude Hess 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1856

Birth Location: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Death Date: Jun 1928

Death Location: Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan

Father: Joannis 💙

Mother: Margaretha Kramer

Spouse(s): Frank Birk

Children(s): Frank II, Joseph Birk, Fred Birk, Margaret Birk, Willie Birk, Mary Birk

The story of Gertrude Hess began in 1856 in Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 1860, Gertrude Hess resided in Marshfield, Moria, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. In 1870, Gertrude Hess resided in Marshfield, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, US. Gertrude Hess married Frank Xavier Birk, and had children including Frank John Birk Ii, Fred Charles Birk, Joseph Aloysius Birk, Margaret Birk, Mary Ada Birk, Willie Birk. Gertrude Hess passed away in 1928 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

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Biography

  • The story of Gertrude Hess began in 1856 in Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
  • In 1860, Gertrude Hess resided in Marshfield, Moria, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1870, Gertrude Hess resided in Marshfield, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, US.
  • Gertrude Hess married Frank Xavier Birk, and had children including Frank John Birk Ii, Fred Charles Birk, Joseph Aloysius Birk, Margaret Birk, Mary Ada Birk, Willie Birk.
  • Gertrude Hess passed away in 1928 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joannis 💙
1805–1890
Birth Location: Weiterstadt, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen
J💙
Margaretha Kramer
1819–1881
Birth Location: Prussia, Germany
MK

Spouses(s)

Frank Birk
1857–1928
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States of America
FB

Children(s)

Frank II
1889–1975
Birth Location: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA
FI
Joseph Birk
1883–1947
Birth Location: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA
JB
Fred Birk
1886–1926
Birth Location: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA
FB
Margaret Birk
1894–1975
Birth Location: New York
MB
Willie Birk
1892–1892
Birth Location: Mich.
WB
Mary Birk
1894–1894
Birth Location: Escanaba, Michigan
MB

Gertrude Hess's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Hess
1856–1928
Birth Place: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Parents
Joannis Adami Hees 💙
1805–1890
Weiterstadt, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen
Margaretha Kramer
1819–1881
Prussia, Germany
Grandparents
Joannes (Nicolaus) Heess
1754–1812
Sankt Nikolaus Katholisch, Daun, Rheinland, Prussia
Elisabeth (Clarae) Strasser
1778–1836
Sankt Nikolaus Katholisch, Daun, Rheinland, Prussia
Great-Grandparents
Hubertus Hees
1721–
Annae Schneider
1719–1783
Cornelius Strasser
1731–1800
Theresiae Roscheck
1739–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theodor Strasser
1705–1760
Mariae Hommes
1710–1762
Gertrud Schlosser
1704–1763

Gertrude Hess's Descendants

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Gertrude Hess (DEC 1856–Jun 1928) m. Frank (Xavier) Birk (6 November 1857–9 June 1928)
  1. 1. Frank (John Birk) II 1889–1975 m. Alice (Mary) Boisvert 1887–1971
    1. 1. Millard (Francis) Birk 1913–1988
    2. 2. Isabelle (Josephine Birk) Porath 1921–1998
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Birk 1922–1922
    4. 4. Francis (Margaret Birk) Scott 1920–1998
    5. 5. Bernard (Philip) Birk 1926–1999
    6. 6. James (Anthony) Birk 1928–1992
    7. 7. Frank (Junior) Birk 1923–1996
    8. 8. Paul (John) Birk 1916–1980
    9. 9. Ethyl (Mae) Birk 1918–2005
    10. 10. Hubert (Ernest) Birk 1915–1968
  2. 2. Joseph (Aloysius) Birk 1883–1947 m. Blauda (Gertrude) Sjorberg 1887–1957
    1. 1. Aloysius (Conrad) Birk 1909–2003 m. Norma (Adele) Morgan 1913–2003
      1. 1. Joseph (Aloysius) Birk 1939–2021
  3. 3. Fred (Charles) Birk 1886–1926 m. Mabel (May) Chilson 1892–1961
    1. 1. Gertrude (Frances) Birk 1908–1971 m. Ernest (Herman) Mensing 1901–1965
      1. 1. Anna (Mae) Mensing 1929–1998 m. Marvin (Jerry) Johnson 1927–1999
    2. 2. Fred (Charles Birk) II 1923–1968
    3. 3. John (Joseph) Birk 1915–2005
    4. 4. Josephine (Ardella) Birk 1920–2011
    5. 5. Margarete (Mary) Birk 1918–1992
    6. 6. Irene (Marie) Birk 1922–1984
    7. 7. Russell (Francis) Birk 1911–1954 m. Dorothy (Leona) Osborne 1912–1957
      1. 1. Darrell (Duwane) Birk 1931–1996
      2. 2. Darlene (Verdella) Birk 1933–1985
      3. 3. Russell (Francis) Birk 1935–2011
    8. 8. Genevieve (Lillian) Birk 1913–1986 m. Lyle (Henry) Meier 1910–1977
  4. 4. Margaret Birk 1894–1975 m. Christopher (T. Greene) Sr. 1887–1943
    1. 1. Joseph (Eugene) Greene 1925–2002
    2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Greene 1923–2009
  5. 5. Willie Birk 1892–1892
  6. 6. Mary (Ada) Birk 1894–1894

Gertrude Hess's Timeline

8 Records

1856
DEC 1856
Birth of Gertrude Hess in Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
1860
1860
Age 4
Gertrude Hess resided here in Marshfield, Moria, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Marshfield, Moria, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Gertrude Hess resided here in Marshfield, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Marshfield, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Gertrude Hess resided here in Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Gertrude Hess resided here in Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Gertrude Hess resided here in Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
1913
1913
Age 57
Gertrude Hess resided here in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
1928
Jun 1928
Age 72
Death of Gertrude Hess in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
Escanaba, Delta, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1856
    Event Place: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: 1425; Page: 207d; Enumeration District: 041
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0036
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T624_644; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374657
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 23; Film Description: 1882 Calhoun-1882 Missaukee
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [7] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Escanaba Daily Press; Publication Date: 10 Jul 1928; Publication Place: Escanaba, Michigan, USA; ,0.060678255,0.13268931,0.45017132&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marshfield, Moria, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1408; Page: 716; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marshfield, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: 1425; Page: 207d; Enumeration District: 041

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0036

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T624_644; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374657

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Escanaba, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 23; Film Description: 1882 Calhoun-1882 Missaukee

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1928
    Event Place: Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Escanaba Daily Press; Publication Date: 10 Jul 1928; Publication Place: Escanaba, Michigan, USA; ,0.060678255,0.13268931,0.45017132&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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