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Jay Edwin Hess 1910 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1910

Birth Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 24 February 1975

Death Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Jay Hess

Mother: Agnes Sparrow

Spouse(s): Thelma Martin, Minnie None

Children(s):

Jay Edwin Hess was born in 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Jay Baker Hess and Agnes Marcella Sparrow. In 1910, Jay Edwin Hess resided in Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Jay Edwin Hess resided in Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Jay Edwin Hess married Thelma Louise Martin, Minnie. Jay Edwin Hess passed away in 1975 in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jay Edwin Hess was born in 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Jay Baker Hess and Agnes Marcella Sparrow.
  • In 1910, Jay Edwin Hess resided in Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Jay Edwin Hess resided in Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jay Edwin Hess married Thelma Louise Martin, Minnie.
  • Jay Edwin Hess passed away in 1975 in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jay Hess's Ancestors

Self
Jay Hess
1910 – 1975
Birth Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Jay Baker Hess
1888 – 1961
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Agnes (Marcella) Sparrow
1896 – 1963
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Edwin (Hutter) Hess
1862 – 1932
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Rebecca (Frances) DePuy
1862 – 1937
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jacob Sparrow
1846 – 1911
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Florence Kirk
1861 – 1935
New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Hess
1842 – 1907
Elmira Fenstermacher
1842 – 1890
Thomas DePuy
1834 –
Julia Baker
1832 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Hess
1817 – 1892
Sarah White
1821 – 1874
Joseph Fenstermacker
1816 – 1898
Louisa Schindel
1814 – 1882

Jay Hess's Timeline

9 Records

1910
3 February 1910
Birth of Jay Edwin Hess in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1910
1910
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1928
Abt 1928
Age 18
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in 1511 Logan Street
1511 Logan Street
1930
1930
Age 20
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in Benton, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Benton, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
1940
1940
Age 30
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in , Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Jay Edwin Hess resided here in New York
New York
1975
24 February 1975
Age 65
Death of Jay Edwin Hess in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1910
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1913
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1336; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1375349

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1928
    Event Place: 1511 Logan Street
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Harrisburg Telegraph; Publication Date: 4/ Aug/ 1928; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.636

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Benton, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341757

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02317; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 3-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02317; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 3-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New Jersey, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 290

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1975
    Event Place: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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