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Jacob Franklin Hess 1846–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1846

Birth Location: Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1913

Death Location: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Father: Reuben Hess

Mother: Mary Patrick

Spouse(s): Emma Welliver

Children(s): Della Hess, Emma Hess, George Hess

The story of Jacob Franklin Hess began in 1846 in Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA. Jacob Franklin Hess married Emma Jane Welliver, and had children including Della Hess, Emma Hess, George Willis Hess. Jacob Franklin Hess passed away in 1913 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Franklin Hess began in 1846 in Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA.
  • Jacob Franklin Hess married Emma Jane Welliver, and had children including Della Hess, Emma Hess, George Willis Hess.
  • Jacob Franklin Hess passed away in 1913 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Hess
1822–1897
Birth Location: Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
RH
Mary Patrick
1824–1903
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Emma Welliver
1852–1924
Birth Location: Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA
EW

Children(s)

Della Hess
1870–
Birth Location: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
DH
Emma Hess
1876–
Birth Location: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
EH
George Hess
1874–1955
Birth Location: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
GH

Jacob Hess's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Hess
1846–1913
Birth Place: Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA
Parents
Reuben W Hess
1822–1897
Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Ann) Patrick
1824–1903
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Hess's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Franklin) Hess (11 Aug 1846–15 May 1913) m. Emma (Jane) Welliver (01 Aug 1852–14 Feb 1924)
  1. 1. Della Hess 1870–
  2. 2. Emma Hess 1876–
  3. 3. George (Willis) Hess 1874–1955 m. Ethel (Esther) Easton 1877–1984
    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

Jacob Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1846
11 Aug 1846
Birth of Jacob Franklin Hess in Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA
Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA
1913
15 May 1913
Age 67
Death of Jacob Franklin Hess in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Lyme, Huron, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1913
    Event Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index
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