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John William Hess 1824–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1824

Birth Location: Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1903

Death Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA

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Mother:

Spouse(s): Emily Hess, Sarah Hess, Emeline Bigler, Mary Steed

Children(s): Joseph Hess, Harriet Hess, Mary Hess, Maud Hess, Elizabeth Hess, Joel Hess, Alma Hess, Emeline Hess, Emily Hess, Dexter Hess, Alice Hess, Albert Hess, Sarah Hess, Nellie Hess, Wells Hess, Josephine Hess, Hellen Hess

The story of John William Hess began in 1824 in Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. John William Hess married Emeline Bigler, Emily Hess, Mary Ann Steed, Sarah Lavina Miller Hess, and had children including Albert Hess, Alice Hess, Alma Riley Hess, Dexter Waterman Hess, Elizabeth Jane Hess, Emeline Rheuamah Hess, Emily Rebecca Hess, Harriet Saphronia Hess, Hellen L Hess, Joel Preble Hess, Joseph Lancaster Hess, Josephine Hess, Mary Lovina Hess, Maud Hess, Nellie Hess, Sarah J Hess, Wells Hess. John William Hess passed away in 1903 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Hess began in 1824 in Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John William Hess married Emeline Bigler, Emily Hess, Mary Ann Steed, Sarah Lavina Miller Hess, and had children including Albert Hess, Alice Hess, Alma Riley Hess, Dexter Waterman Hess, Elizabeth Jane Hess, Emeline Rheuamah Hess, Emily Rebecca Hess, Harriet Saphronia Hess, Hellen L Hess, Joel Preble Hess, Joseph Lancaster Hess, Josephine Hess, Mary Lovina Hess, Maud Hess, Nellie Hess, Sarah J Hess, Wells Hess.
  • John William Hess passed away in 1903 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Emily Hess
1831–1872
Birth Location: Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Sarah Hess
1850–
Birth Location: UT
SH
Emeline Bigler
1823–1862
Birth Location: Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
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Mary Steed
1838–
Birth Location: EN
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Children(s)

Joseph Hess
1864–1923
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
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Harriet Hess
1857–1885
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
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Mary Hess
1861–1918
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
MH
Maud Hess
1872–1872
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
MH
Elizabeth Hess
1859–1860
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
EH
Joel Hess
1866–1869
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
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Alma Hess
1868–1869
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
AH
Emeline Hess
1853–1924
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
EH
Emily Hess
1854–1932
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
EH
Dexter Hess
1870–1878
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
DH
Alice Hess
1873–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
AH
Albert Hess
1862–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
AH
Sarah Hess
1870–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
SH
Nellie Hess
1878–1956
Birth Location: Farmington, Utah
NH
Wells Hess
1860–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
WH
Josephine Hess
1875–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
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Hellen Hess
1879–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
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John Hess's Ancestors

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John Hess
1824–1903
Birth Place: Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Hess's Descendants

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John (William) Hess (24 Aug 1824–20 Dec 1903) m. Emily Hess (27 Sep 1831–4 Aug 1872) m. Sarah (Lavina Miller,) Hess (1850–) m. Emeline Bigler (20 Aug 1823–31 Jan 1862) m. Mary (Ann) Steed (1838–)
  1. 1. Joseph (Lancaster) Hess 1864–1923 m. Mary (Alice) Hess 1866–1914 m. Minnie Hess 1888–
    1. 1. James (Archie) Hess 1889–1950 m. Martha Pierson 1896–1950
      1. 1. Aleen Butler 1929–2002 m. Keith Butler 1926–2010
        1. 1. Merrill (Keith) BUTLER 1948–2001
      2. 2. Wilford (J) Hess 1923–
      3. 3. Elma Hess 1926–1927
      4. 4. Cecil (Jay) Hess 1925–1927
      5. 5. Wilford (J Hess) Sr 1922–2011
      6. 6. Ordell (Joseph) Hess 1923–2005
      7. 7. Leon (A.) Hess 1935–2004
      8. 8. Floraine Hess 1931–2009
      9. 9. Blaine Hess 1933–2011 m. Joyce (M) Sjostrom 1936–2001 m. Alice (F.) Price 1927–2002
      10. 10. Milford (J) Hess 1923–1999
    2. 2. Loyal Hess 1900–1979
    3. 3. Lavern Hess 1898–1939
    4. 4. Irvin Hess 1891–1980
    5. 5. Marvel Hess 1896–1944
    6. 6. Joseph (W) Hess 1887–1959
    7. 7. Kenneth Hess 1907–1910
    8. 8. Iva Hess 1905–1959
    9. 9. Myron Hess 1902–1902
    10. 10. Merle Hess 1894–1968
    11. 11. N (nasne) Hess 1900–1902
    12. 12. Alice (Malinda) Hess 1873–1941
    13. 13. Minnie (L) Griffith 1897–
    14. 14. Vera Hess 1907–
    15. 15. Merle Hess 1894–1968
    16. 16. Levern Hess 1900–
    17. 17. Myron Hess 1894–
    18. 18. Merl Hess 1895–
  2. 2. Harriet (Saphronia) Hess 1857–1885
  3. 3. Mary (Lovina) Hess 1861–1918
  4. 4. Maud Hess 1872–1872
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Hess 1859–1860
  6. 6. Joel (Preble) Hess 1866–1869
  7. 7. Alma (Riley) Hess 1868–1869
  8. 8. Emeline (Rheuamah) Hess 1853–1924
  9. 9. Emily (Rebecca) Hess 1854–1932
  10. 10. Dexter (Waterman) Hess 1870–1878
  11. 11. Alice Hess 1873–
  12. 12. Albert Hess 1862–
  13. 13. Sarah (J.) Hess 1870–
  14. 14. Nellie Hess 1878–1956
  15. 15. Wells Hess 1860–
  16. 16. Josephine Hess 1875–
  17. 17. Hellen (L.) Hess 1879–

John Hess's Timeline

5 Records

1824
24 Aug 1824
Birth of John William Hess in Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1862
25 Apr 1862
Age 38
John William Hess was married
None
1880
1880
Age 56
John William Hess resided here in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
1903
16 Dec 1903
Age 79
Death of John William Hess in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
1903
20 Dec 1903
Age 79
Burial of John William Hess in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Wanesburgh, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1824; Birth city: Franklin; Birth state: PA
    [3] Members of the Mormon Battalion
    [4] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [5] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [6] Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 288A; Enumeration District: 015
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4478.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5553.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5575.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1862
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1847
    Event Place: Farmington, Utah
    Record Source: Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 288A; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1824; Birth city: Franklin; Birth state: PA
    [3] Members of the Mormon Battalion
    [4] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [5] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [6] Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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