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James Nelson Hess 1882–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1882

Birth Location: Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 24 Jul 1958

Death Location: Sedan, Kansas

Father: Peter Hess

Mother: Marcella Cunningham

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The story of James Nelson Hess began in 1882 in Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia. James Nelson Hess passed away in 1958 in Sedan, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Nelson Hess began in 1882 in Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia.
  • James Nelson Hess passed away in 1958 in Sedan, Kansas.

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James Hess's Ancestors

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James Hess
1882–1958
Birth Place: Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia
Parents
Peter Larnard Hess
1850–1896
Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia
Marcella (E) Cunningham
1857–1931
, Marion, West Virginia
Grandparents
Peter Hess
1810–1891
Marion Co., West Virginia
Orpha (Dorothy) Sandy
1816–1882
Worthington, Marion, West Virginia
William (Nelson) Cunningham
1837–
Phoebe Ogden
1835–
Great-Grandparents
William Sandy
1786–1847
Rhoda Shinn
1795–1851
Enoch Cunningham
1814–1854
Olive Shinn
1815–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1773–1840
Mary Thompson
1773–
Clement Shinn
1773–1840
Mary Thompson
1773–

James Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1882
13 Jan 1882
Birth of James Nelson Hess in Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia
Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia
1958
24 Jul 1958
Age 76
Death of James Nelson Hess in Sedan, Kansas
Sedan, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Harter Hill, Marion Co., West Virginia
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1958
    Event Place: Sedan, Kansas
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

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