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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): Mary Truax*, Martha *

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

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

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Biography

  • Michael Johan Hess was born in 1778 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Martin Hess and Susannah Boone.
  • Michael Johan Hess married Mary Ruth Truax*, Martha Jane Hickman *, and had children including Caroline Hess, Peter Hess, James Hess, Michael Hess, John Hess, Perry Hess, Attosa Anna Hess, Americus Vespucci Hess, Rachel Hess, Thomas Campbell Hess, George Washington Hess, Marion 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)

Mary Truax*
1783 – 1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Martha *
– 1831
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
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James Hess
1808 –
Birth Location: Pennslvania, USA
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Michael Hess
1809 –
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Hess
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JH
Perry Hess
1812 – 1860
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
PH
Attosa Hess
1812 – 1893
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH
Americus Hess
1812 –
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH
Rachel Hess
1818 – 1887
Birth Location: PA
RH
Thomas Hess
1825 – 1880
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Hess
1832 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Marion Hess
– 1934
Birth Location: –
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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. Mary (Ruth) Truax* (5 Apr 1783 – 10 Jun 1852) m. Martha (Jane Hickman) * ( – Bef 1831)
  1. 1. Caroline Hess (Apr 1819 – 1880) m. Benjamin (John) Wright (21 November 1819 – 1 Sep 1896)
    1. 1. Sarah Wright (1841 – 10 Sep 1918)
    2. 2. Loretta (Jane) Wright (28 Dec 1843 – 17 October 1917)
      1. 1. Ralph Wade (Abt 1876 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Etta) Wright (23 Mar 1844 – 10 Feb 1918)
    4. 4. Alexander Wright (1846 – 1910)
    5. 5. Alexander Wright (1846 – 1910)
    6. 6. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1848 – 8 February 1905)
    7. 7. George (W.) Wright (Oct 1848 – 6 Oct 1909)
    8. 8. George (W.) Wright (October 1848 – 6 Oct 1909)
    9. 9. George (W.) Wright (October 1848 – 6 October 1909)
    10. 10. John Wright (Abt 1850 – 1903)
    11. 11. John (A.) Wright (Abt. 1850 – 1903)
    12. 12. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1850 – 8 February 1905)
    13. 13. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1850 – 8 February 1905)
    14. 14. Perry (O.) Wright (Nov 1851 – 11 Nov 1924)
    15. 15. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1851 – 7 Jan 1929)
    16. 16. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1851 – 11 Nov 1924)
    17. 17. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1852 – 7 Jan 1929)
    18. 18. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1852 – 7 Jan 1929)
    19. 19. Eliza (Ellen) Wright (21 Jul 1854 – 19 Feb 1908) m. John (Wesley) Higgins (1855-09-29 – 15 Aug 1934) m. Abraham Spoon (12 Oct 1854 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Abraham Spoone (abt 1859 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Alex (H) Gallaher (15 June 1864 – 11 December 1935) m. Elmore (E) Gallaher (27 December 1861 – 29 Aug 1938) m. Elmer Gallaher
      1. 1. Jane Higgins (1876-03-23 – )
      2. 2. Jane Higgins (23 Mar 1876 – )
      3. 3. Harry (Luther) HIGGINS (1878-04-27 – 1922-02-16)
      4. 4. Harry (Luther) Higgins (27 Apr 1878 – 16 Feb 1922)
        1. 1. Inez (Pearl) Higgins (20 sep 1909 – 5 may 1976)
        2. 2. Harry (Lee) Higgins (31 January 1915 – 3 June 1987)
      5. 5. Charles (Edward) Spoon (05 Feb 1889 – 14 Jun 1964)
        1. 1. Jean Spoon (1927 – )
      6. 6. Carlie Spoone (1883 – )
      7. 7. Roy (W) Spoone (1889 – )
      8. 8. Charles (Edward) SPOON (1889-02-05 – 14 Jun 1964)
      9. 9. Joseph (Albert "Bert" (Hess)) Gallaher (05 Dec 1881 – 03 Jul 1936) m. Margaret (Elsie) Adams (16 June 1883 – 21 December 1959)
        1. 1. Olive Gallaher (24 Jul 1904 – 06 Apr 1970)
        2. 2. Clifford (F) Gallaher (3 Feb 1906 – October 17 1967) m. Ruth (Dexter) Cronin (2 Feb 1910 – 10 Jun 1995)
        3. 3. Benjamin Galliher (24 October 1907 – 1 November 1977) m. Elizabeth (S) Gallaher (2 April 1909 – 28 May 1992)
        4. 4. Lula (P) Galaher (26 December 1909 – 18 Aug 1984)
        5. 5. Herbert (A) Gallaher (1912 – Oct 1974) m. Alegra (Venis) Postlewait (25 Mar 1916 – 27 Dec 1995) m. Jean (Evelyn) Mellott (14 Dec 1918 – 17 Feb 1986)
        6. 6. Lela (E) Gallaher (24 Apr 1914 – 29 Apr 1976)
        7. 7. Oscar (L) Gallaher (1917 – )
        8. 8. Elanor (N) Gallaher (abt 1919 – )
        9. 9. Bernice (O) Gallaher (16 Mar 1920 – 18 Nov 2006)
        10. 10. Homer Gallaher (12 Sep 1923 – 4 May 1982)
      10. 10. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 1 March 1952) m. James (Robert) Brown (23 May 1877 – 4 December 1968)
        1. 1. Willard (Ford) Brown (13 July 1920 – 27 December 1977)
        2. 2. Alberta (V.) Carpenter (28 November 1924 – 13 September 2013)
        3. 3. Wibert Brown (abt 1901 – )
      11. 11. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 28 Feb 1952)
    20. 20. Samuel Wright (14 FEB 1855 – 14 Nov 1913)
    21. 21. Samuel Wright (May 1855 – 14 Nov 1913)
    22. 22. Samuel Wright (abt 1856 – 14 November 1913)
    23. 23. Margaret (A.) Wright (NOV 1857 – 15 Jul 1915)
    24. 24. Margaret Wright (Abt 1859 – 15 Jul 1915) m. Levi Gallaher (14 January 1822 – 13 April 1907)
    25. 25. Margaret (A.) Wright (Abt. 1860 – 15 Jul 1915)
    26. 26. Robert Wright (Abt 1861 – 28 September 1927)
    27. 27. Robert Wright (14 Jul 1861 – 28 Sep 1927)
    28. 28. Robert Wright (14 Jul 1861 – 28 Sep 1927)
    29. 29. John Wright
    30. 30. Dorothy Wright
    31. 31. Dorothy Wright
  2. 2. Peter Hess (1806 – 13 August 1883)
    1. 1. Michael Hess (26 Nov 1832 – 25 September 1913) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hess (25 December 1837 – 16 June 1910)
      1. 1. William (Elsworth) Hess (26 September 1865 – 19 August 1929)
      2. 2. Alta (Elizabeth) Bennington (6 January 1868 – 20 April 1936)
    2. 2. Sarah (A) Hess (1841 – Abt 1881)
  3. 3. James Hess (1808 – )
  4. 4. Michael Hess (1809 – )
  5. 5. John Hess (1811 – Before 1880)
  6. 6. Perry Hess (1812 – 1860)
    1. 1. George Hess (6 Apr 1837 – 20 Jun 1910) m. Mary (Beatty) ❌ (20 May 1841 – 3 Jun 1901) m. Mary Beaty (20 May 1841 – 3 Jun 1901)
      1. 1. Sarah (Francis Hess) ❌ (Feb 1861 – 15 Sep 1904)
      2. 2. Perry (E.) Hess (12 Feb 1862 – 22 Oct 1941)
      3. 3. John (William) Hess (25 Jul 1864 – 21 Feb 1936)
      4. 4. George (Washington) Hess (09 Feb 1866 – 06 Feb 1923) m. Lila (Isabelle) Daily (29 July 1865 – 2 Jun 1957)
        1. 1. Vora (E) Hess (abt 1891 – )
        2. 2. Orville (Elton) Hess (24 May 1891 – 02 Jun 1977)
        3. 3. Nora (Ellen) Hess (18 Nov 1892 – 24 Aug 1957)
        4. 4. Willard (Wilson) Hess (19 Jan 1895 – 13 Aug 1977)
        5. 5. Anna (May) Hess (07 Apr 1896 – 29 Feb 1920)
        6. 6. Annie (W) Hess (abt 1900 – )
        7. 7. Chalmers (T) Hess (25 Dec 1901 – 11 Dec 1952)
        8. 8. Ernest (Edward) Hess (14 Mar 1904 – 22 Jul 1995)
      5. 5. Robert (Harrison) Hess (09 Feb 1866 – 12 Mar 1932)
      6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Hess (23 Jun 1868 – 07 Apr 1945)
      7. 7. Joseph (H.) Hess (Mar 1872 – 29 Dec 1917)
      8. 8. Jacob (Walter) Hess (21 Sep 1872 – 04 Feb 1941)
      9. 9. James (Franklin) Hess (18 Feb 1874 – 26 Mar 1917)
      10. 10. Ross (Alexander) Hess (10 Apr 1876 – 12 Apr 1923)
      11. 11. Agnes (D.) Hess (10 Jul 1878 – 04 Aug 1878)
      12. 12. Nellie (M) Hess (1890 – )
      13. 13. Hubert (A) Hess (1893 – )
      14. 14. Sarah (Frances) Hess (Feb 1861 – 15 Sep 1904)
      15. 15. Perry (E.) Hess (12 February 1862 – 22 October 1941)
      16. 16. John (William) Hess (25 Jul 1864 – 21 Feb 1936)
      17. 17. Robert (Harrison) Hess (09 Feb 1866 – 12 Mar 1932)
      18. 18. George (Washington) Hess (9 February 1866 – 5 Feb 1923)
      19. 19. Mary (Ellen) Hess (23 Jun 1868 – 07 Apr 1945)
      20. 20. Jacob (Walter) Hess (21 Sep 1872 – 04 Feb 1941)
      21. 21. James (Franklin) Hess (18 Feb 1874 – 26 Mar 1917)
      22. 22. Ross (Alexander) Hess (10 Apr 1876 – 12 Apr 1923)
      23. 23. Agnes (D.) Hess (10 Jul 1878 – 04 Aug 1878)
      24. 24. Hubert (A) Hess (1893 – )
  7. 7. Attosa (Anna) Hess (1812 – 6 Oct 1893)
  8. 8. Americus (Vespucci) Hess (10 May 1812 – 19 May1854)
  9. 9. Rachel Hess (1818 – 1887)
  10. 10. Thomas (Campbell) Hess (1825 – 1880)
  11. 11. George (Washington) Hess (1832 – 1905)
  12. 12. Marion Hess ( – April 1934)

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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