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Richmond Hess 1828–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Cumberland, New Jersey

Death Date: 4 Nov 1894

Death Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Father: Samuel Hesse

Mother: Eleanor Ingersoll

Spouse(s): Abigail Champion

Children(s): Rhewhamy Hess, Nathaniel Hess, Eleanor "Ella"

Richmond Hess was born in 1828 in Cumberland, New Jersey, the child of Samuel Hesse And Eleanor Ingersoll. In 1850, Richmond Hess resided in Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Richmond Hess married Abigail Champion, and had children including Eleanor Ella, Nathaniel C Hess, Rhewhamy Hess. Richmond Hess passed away in 1894 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Richmond Hess was born in 1828 in Cumberland, New Jersey, the child of Samuel Hesse And Eleanor Ingersoll.
  • In 1850, Richmond Hess resided in Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.
  • Richmond Hess married Abigail Champion, and had children including Eleanor Ella, Nathaniel C Hess, Rhewhamy Hess.
  • Richmond Hess passed away in 1894 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Hesse
1792–1843
Birth Location: Cumberland Furnace, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
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Eleanor Ingersoll
1798–1854
Birth Location: Great Egg Harbor, Atlantic Co., New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Champion
1831–1912
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Maurice River Twp. Cumberland Co., NJ
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Children(s)

Rhewhamy Hess
1851–1927
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland Co, New Jersey
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Nathaniel Hess
1849–1880
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
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Eleanor "Ella"
1864–1946
Birth Location: Seaville, Cape May Co., New Jersey
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Richmond Hess's Ancestors

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Richmond Hess
1828–1894
Birth Place: Cumberland, New Jersey
Parents
Samuel Hesse
1792–1843
Cumberland Furnace, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Eleanor Ingersoll
1798–1854
Great Egg Harbor, Atlantic Co., New Jersey
Grandparents
Daniel Ingersoll
1773–1849
Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester, New Jersey
Drusilla Hoffman
1773–1839
Maurice River, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
John Ingersoll
1743–1801
Hannah Bowditch
1746–
Jonas Hoffman
1730–1810
Eleanor Cobb
1734–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ingersoll
1713–1775
Sarah Dole
1718–1758
John(Johan) Hoffman(Hopman)
1690–1748
Anna Haeger
1694–1748

Richmond Hess's Descendants

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Richmond Hess (1828–4 Nov 1894) m. Abigail Champion (15 MAY 1831–9 JAN 1912)
  1. 1. Rhewhamy Hess 1851–1927 m. Leonard (B.) Steelman 1841–1915
    1. 1. Arlington Steelman 1871–1871
    2. 2. Ceola Steelman 1872–1935
    3. 3. Arlington Steelman 1875–1916
    4. 4. Roland (L) Steelman 1890–1973
  2. 2. Nathaniel (C) Hess 1849–1880 m. Experience (Edmunds) Shaw 1846–1935
    1. 1. Mortimer Hess 1881–1957 m. Edna (S.) Parson 1884–1941
      1. 1. Ruth (Beatrice) Hess 1917–2006
    2. 2. Mortimer Hess 1879–1879
    3. 3. George Hess 1877–
    4. 4. Richmond Hess 1874– m. Rovilla (Reeves) McKean 1878–
      1. 1. Mildred Hess 1899–
      2. 2. Richmond Hess 1898–
      3. 3. Rovilla (M.) Hess 1897–1899
    5. 5. Joseph (Quincy) Hess 1871–1940 m. Mary (C.) Clinton 1875–1964
      1. 1. Marie Hess 1897–1989 m. Floyd (Parsons) Hoffman 1890–1960
  3. 3. Eleanor "Ella" 1864–1946
    1. 1. Forrest Hess 1892–1960 m. Clara (Elizabeth) Broom 1893–
      1. 1. Belford (Smith) Hess 1920–2000
      2. 2. Samuel Hess 1914–
      3. 3. Ceola Hess 1915–2001
      4. 4. Dorothy (May) Hess 1918–2011
      5. 5. Myrtle Hess 1922–2015
      6. 6. Edna Hess 1914–2004
      7. 7. Alice (Wolfe) Hess 1924–1999
      8. 8. Blanche (Marie) Hess 1929–2014
      9. 9. Mary (Jane) Hess 1932–2024
      10. 10. Daniel Hess 1913–1960
      11. 11. Harry (D) Hess 1926–1982
      12. 12. Wilmina Hess 1923–2015
    2. 2. Ivy Hess 1899–
    3. 3. Myrtle Hess 1891–

Richmond Hess's Timeline

4 Records

1827
26 Nov 1827
Birth of Richmond Hess in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
1828
1828
Birth of Richmond Hess in Cumberland, New Jersey
Cumberland, New Jersey
1850
1850
Age 22
Richmond Hess resided here in Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
1894
4 Nov 1894
Age 66
Death of Richmond Hess in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1827
    Event Place: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: 446; Page: 96b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Cumberland, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Maurice River, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: 446; Page: 96b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
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