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Michael Johan Hess 1778–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 February 1778

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: October 1860

Death Location: Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA

Father: Peter Hess

Mother: Susannah Boone

Spouse(s): Martha *, Mary Truax*

Children(s): Caroline Hess, Peter Hess, James Hess, John Hess, Americus Hess, Perry Hess, Thomas Hess, Attosa Hess, Marion Hess, Michael Hess, George Hess, Rachel Hess

In 1778, Michael Johan Hess entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Peter Martin Hess And Susannah Boone. Michael Johan Hess married Martha Jane Hickman, Mary Ruth Truax, and had children including Americus Vespucci Hess, Attosa Anna Hess, Caroline L Hess, George Washington Hess, James Hess, John Hess, Marion Hess, Michael Hess, Perry Hess, Peter Hess, Rachel Hess, Thomas Campbell Hess. Michael Johan Hess passed away in 1860 in Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Michael Johan Hess entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Peter Martin Hess And Susannah Boone.
  • Michael Johan Hess married Martha Jane Hickman, Mary Ruth Truax, and had children including Americus Vespucci Hess, Attosa Anna Hess, Caroline L Hess, George Washington Hess, James Hess, John Hess, Marion Hess, Michael Hess, Perry Hess, Peter Hess, Rachel Hess, Thomas Campbell Hess.
  • Michael Johan Hess passed away in 1860 in Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Hess
1757–1825
Birth Location: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Susannah Boone
1758–1800
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha *
–1831
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Truax*
1783–1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Caroline Hess
1819–1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Peter Hess
1806–1883
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
PH
James Hess
1808–
Birth Location: Pennslvania, USA
JH
John Hess
1811–1880
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JH
Americus Hess
1812–
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH
Perry Hess
1812–1860
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
PH
Thomas Hess
1825–1880
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
TH
Attosa Hess
1812–1893
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH
Marion Hess
–1934
Birth Location: –
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Michael Hess
1809–
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Hess
1832–1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Rachel Hess
1818–1887
Birth Location: PA
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Michael Hess's Ancestors

Self
Michael Hess
1778–1860
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Peter Martin Hess
1757–1825
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Susannah Boone
1758–1800
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Hess's Descendants

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Michael (Johan) Hess (11 February 1778–October 1860) m. Martha (Jane Hickman) * (–Bef 1831) m. Mary (Ruth) Truax* (5 Apr 1783–10 Jun 1852)
  1. 1. Caroline (L.) Hess 1819–1880 m. Wright 1819–1896
    1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) Wright 1854–1908 m. John Higgins 1855–1934 m. Elmore (E) Gallaher 1861–1938 m. Abraham Spoon 1854–1928 m. Abraham Spoone 1859–1928 m. Elmer (Albert) Gallagher 1864–1935
      1. 1. Joseph (Albert "Bert" Gallaher) Hess 1881–1936 m. Margaret (Elsie) Adams 1883–1959
        1. 1. Herbert (A) Gallagher 1912–1974 m. Jean (Evelyn) Mellott 1918–1986 m. Alegra (Venis) Postlewait 1916–1995
        2. 2. Oscar (L) Gallaher 1917–
        3. 3. Homer Gallaher 1923–1982
        4. 4. Lula (P) Galaher 1909–1984
        5. 5. Bernice (O) Gallaher 1920–2006
        6. 6. Benjamin Galliher 1907–1977 m. Elizabeth (S) Gallaher 1909–1992
        7. 7. Olive Gallaher 1904–1970
        8. 8. Lela (E) Gallaher 1914–1976
        9. 9. Clifford (F) Gallaher 1906–1967 m. Ruth (Dexter) Cronin 1910–1995
        10. 10. Elanor (N) Gallaher 1919–
      2. 2. Jane Higgins 1876–
      3. 3. Harry (Luther) Higgins 1878–1922
        1. 1. Inez (Pearl) Higgins 1909–1976
        2. 2. Harry (Lee) Higgins 1915–1987
      4. 4. Charles (Edward) Spoon 1889–1964
      5. 5. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis 1881–1952 m. James (Robert) Brown 1877–1968
        1. 1. Wibert Brown 1901–
        2. 2. Willard (Ford) Brown 1920–1977
        3. 3. Alberta (V.) Carpenter 1924–2013
      6. 6. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis 1881–1952
      7. 7. Roy (W) Spoone 1889–
      8. 8. Carlie Spoone 1883–
      9. 9. Charles (Edward) SPOON 1889–1964
      10. 10. Harry (Luther) HIGGINS 1878–1922
      11. 11. Jane Higgins 1876–
    2. 2. Mary (Etta Wright) *Doty 1844–1918
    3. 3. John Wright 1850–1903
    4. 4. Margaret Wright 1859–1915 m. Levi Gallaher 1822–1907
    5. 5. Robert Wright 1861–1927
    6. 6. Samuel Wright 1856–1913
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Wright 1841–1918
    8. 8. Perry (Oliver) Wright 1852–1929
    9. 9. James (Alexander) Wright 1850–1905
    10. 10. George (W.) Wright 1848–1909
    11. 11. Alexander Wright 1846–1910
    12. 12. James (Alexander) Wright 1850–1905
    13. 13. Perry (Oliver) Wright 1851–1924
    14. 14. Margaret (A.) Wright 1857–1915
    15. 15. Robert Wright 1861–1927
    16. 16. George (W.) Wright 1848–1909
    17. 17. Samuel Wright 1855–1913
    18. 18. Alexander Wright 1846–1910
    19. 19. Perry (Oliver) Wright 1852–1929
    20. 20. Perry (Oliver) Wright 1851–1929
    21. 21. Loretta (Jane) Wright 1843–1917
      1. 1. Ralph Wade 1876–
    22. 22. James (Alexander) Wright 1848–1905
    23. 23. George (W.) Wright 1848–1909
    24. 24. John (A.) Wright 1850–1903
    25. 25. Samuel Wright 1855–1913
    26. 26. Margaret (A.) Wright 1860–1915
    27. 27. Robert Wright 1861–1927
    28. 28. Perry (O.) Wright 1851–1924
  2. 2. Peter Hess 1806–1883
    1. 1. Michael Hess 1832–1913 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hess 1837–1910
      1. 1. William (Elsworth) Hess 1865–1929
      2. 2. Alta (Elizabeth) Bennington 1868–1936
    2. 2. Sarah (A) Hess 1841–1881
  3. 3. James Hess 1808–
  4. 4. John Hess 1811–1880
  5. 5. Americus (Vespucci) Hess 1812–
  6. 6. Perry Hess 1812–1860
    1. 1. George Hess 1837–1910 m. Mary Beaty 1841–1901 m. Mary (Beatty) ❌ 1841–1901
      1. 1. George (Washington) Hess 1866–1923 m. Lila (Isabelle Daily) ORR-HESS 1865–1957
        1. 1. Vora (E) Hess 1891–
        2. 2. Annie (W) Hess 1900–
        3. 3. Anna (May) Hess 1896–1920
        4. 4. Orville (Elton) Hess 1891–1977
        5. 5. Ernest (Edward) Hess 1904–1995
        6. 6. Chalmers (T) Hess 1901–1952
        7. 7. Nora (Ellen) Hess 1892–1957
        8. 8. Willard (Wilson) Hess 1895–1977
      2. 2. Sarah (Francis Hess) ❌ 1861–1904
      3. 3. Nellie (M) Hess 1890–
      4. 4. Hubert (A) Hess 1893–
      5. 5. Agnes (D.) Hess 1878–1878
      6. 6. Robert (Harrison) Hess 1866–1932
      7. 7. James (Franklin) Hess 1874–1917
      8. 8. Ross (Alexander) Hess 1876–1923
      9. 9. Perry (E.) Hess 1862–1941
      10. 10. John (William) Hess 1864–1936
      11. 11. Joseph (H.) Hess 1872–1917
      12. 12. Jacob (Walter) Hess 1872–1941
      13. 13. Mary (Ellen) Hess 1868–1945
      14. 14. George (Washington) Hess 1866–1923
      15. 15. Sarah (Frances) Hess 1861–1904
      16. 16. Ross (Alexander) Hess 1876–1923
      17. 17. Mary (Ellen) Hess 1868–1945
      18. 18. John (William) Hess 1864–1936
      19. 19. Perry (E.) Hess 1862–1941
      20. 20. Robert (Harrison) Hess 1866–1932
      21. 21. Jacob (Walter) Hess 1872–1941
      22. 22. James (Franklin) Hess 1874–1917
      23. 23. Agnes (D.) Hess 1878–1878
      24. 24. Hubert (A) Hess 1893–
  7. 7. Thomas (Campbell) Hess 1825–1880
  8. 8. Attosa (Anna) Hess 1812–1893
  9. 9. Marion Hess –1934
  10. 10. Michael Hess 1809–
  11. 11. George (Washington) Hess 1832–1905
  12. 12. Rachel Hess 1818–1887

Michael Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1778
11 February 1778
Birth of Michael Johan Hess in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1860
October 1860
Age 82
Death of Michael Johan Hess in Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 February 1778
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1860
    Event Place: Center, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
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