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Raymond John Hess 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1909

Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 April 1996

Death Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Anthony Hess

Mother: Sophia Kaiser

Spouse(s): Charlotte Whetsteine

Children(s): Melvin Hess

Raymond John Hess was born in 1909 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA, the child of Anthony Hess And Sophia Kaiser. In 1910, Raymond John Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Raymond John Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA. Raymond John Hess married Charlotte Frances Whetsteine, and had children including Marianna Hess, Melvin Francis Hess, Michael J Hess, Raymond J Hess, Thomas Hess. Raymond John Hess passed away in 1996 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Raymond John Hess was born in 1909 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA, the child of Anthony Hess And Sophia Kaiser.
  • In 1910, Raymond John Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Raymond John Hess resided in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • Raymond John Hess married Charlotte Frances Whetsteine, and had children including Marianna Hess, Melvin Francis Hess, Michael J Hess, Raymond J Hess, Thomas Hess.
  • Raymond John Hess passed away in 1996 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Hess
1864–1933
Birth Location: Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
AH
Sophia Kaiser
1872–1954
Birth Location: Indiana
SK

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Whetsteine
1914–
Birth Location: –
CW

Children(s)

Melvin Hess
1937–2008
Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
MH

Raymond Hess's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Hess
1909–1996
Birth Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Parents
Anthony Hess
1864–1933
Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Sophia Kaiser
1872–1954
Indiana
Grandparents
Bernard (Dirk) Kaiser
1828–1894
Sudmerzen, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth) Hammer
1833–1893
Kurtzenhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Gerd Meyer
1789–1894
Maria Kaiser
1791–1851
Jacques Hammer
1799–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann (Meijer)
1766–1850
Angela Herzog
1766–
Herman Kaiser
1755–1829
Anna Keyser)
1754–

Raymond Hess's Descendants

1.
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Raymond (John) Hess (29 Mar 1909–5 April 1996) m. Charlotte (Frances) Whetsteine (09 Mar 1914–)
  1. 1. Melvin (Francis) Hess 1937–2008

Raymond Hess's Timeline

8 Records

1909
29 Mar 1909
Birth of Raymond John Hess in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Raymond John Hess resided here in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Raymond John Hess resided here in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Raymond John Hess resided here in Johnson, Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Raymond John Hess resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 31
Raymond John Hess resided here in Vincennes, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Raymond John Hess resided here in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
1996
5 April 1996
Age 87
Death of Raymond John Hess in Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States of America
Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 42-25
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1909; Roll: 009
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vincennes Sun-Commercial; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1996; Publication Place: Vincennes, Indiana, USA; ,0.64375174,0.2435173,0.77214324&xid=335
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 42-57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Johnson, Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 42-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Vincennes, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01061; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 42-25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2993; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 42-57

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 7 1 8 Vigo St
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vincennes Sun-Commercial; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1996; Publication Place: Vincennes, Indiana, USA; ,0.64375174,0.2435173,0.77214324&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1996
    Event Place: Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vincennes Sun-Commercial; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1996; Publication Place: Vincennes, Indiana, USA; ,0.64375174,0.2435173,0.77214324&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
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