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Robert Nelson Hess 1839–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1839

Birth Location: Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia

Death Date: 22 Sep 1864

Death Location: Fishers Hill, Virginia

Father: Peter Hess

Mother: Orpha Sandy

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In 1839, Robert Nelson Hess entered the world in Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia, born to Peter Hess And Orpha Dorothy Sandy. Robert Nelson Hess passed away in 1864 in Fishers Hill, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Robert Nelson Hess entered the world in Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia, born to Peter Hess And Orpha Dorothy Sandy.
  • Robert Nelson Hess passed away in 1864 in Fishers Hill, Virginia.

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Robert Hess's Ancestors

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Robert Hess
1839–1864
Birth Place: Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia
Parents
Peter Hess
1810–1891
Marion Co., West Virginia
Orpha (Dorothy) Sandy
1816–1882
Worthington, Marion, West Virginia
Grandparents
William (A) Sandy
1786–1847
, Virginia
Rhoda Shinn
1795–1851
Harrison Co., West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1773–1840
Mary Thompson
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Shinn
1748–1807
Elizabeth Smith
1755–1815

Robert Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1839
17 Oct 1839
Birth of Robert Nelson Hess in Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia
Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia
1864
22 Sep 1864
Age 25
Death of Robert Nelson Hess in Fishers Hill, Virginia
Fishers Hill, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Harteas Hill, Marion, West Virginia
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Fishers Hill, Virginia
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

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