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Thomas Hess 1857–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1857

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 22 Apr 1934

Death Location: Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA

Father: William Hess

Mother: Matilda Smith

Spouse(s): Lucinda Chaffins, Martha Tupper

Children(s): Margaret Hess, George Hess, Earl Hess, Thomas Hess, Mary Hess, Harriet Hess, Aylmer Hess, Anna Hess, Fanny Hess, Jessie Hess, Benjamin Hess, Elsie Hess, Arthur Hess, Lena Hess, Clarence Hess

In 1857, Thomas Hess entered the world in Ontario, Canada, born to William Hess And Matilda Smith. Thomas Hess married Lucinda Chaffins, Martha Irene Tupper, and had children including Anna Edith Hess, Arthur Dale Hess, Aylmer Hess, Benjamin Hess, Clarence Leroy Hess, Earl William Hess, Elsie May Hess, Fanny Irene Hess, George Elmer Hess, Harriet Matilda Hess, Jessie Ethel Hess, Lena Marie Hess, Margaret Lucille Hess, Mary E Hess, Thomas Hess. Thomas Hess passed away in 1934 in Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Thomas Hess entered the world in Ontario, Canada, born to William Hess And Matilda Smith.
  • Thomas Hess married Lucinda Chaffins, Martha Irene Tupper, and had children including Anna Edith Hess, Arthur Dale Hess, Aylmer Hess, Benjamin Hess, Clarence Leroy Hess, Earl William Hess, Elsie May Hess, Fanny Irene Hess, George Elmer Hess, Harriet Matilda Hess, Jessie Ethel Hess, Lena Marie Hess, Margaret Lucille Hess, Mary E Hess, Thomas Hess.
  • Thomas Hess passed away in 1934 in Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hess
1820–1884
Birth Location: Ireland
WH
Matilda Smith
1819–1894
Birth Location: Ireland
MS

Spouses(s)

Lucinda Chaffins
1856–1887
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
LC
Martha Tupper
1869–1961
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
MT

Children(s)

Margaret Hess
1914–1990
Birth Location: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
MH
George Hess
1905–1958
Birth Location: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
GH
Earl Hess
1881–1977
Birth Location: Victor, Wright, Minnesota, USA
EH
Thomas Hess
1884–1947
Birth Location: Howard Lake, Wright, Minnesota, USA
TH
Mary Hess
1887–1967
Birth Location: Victor, Wright, Minnesota, USA
MH
Harriet Hess
1889–1968
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
HH
Aylmer Hess
1908–1988
Birth Location: Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
AH
Anna Hess
1907–1996
Birth Location: Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
AH
Fanny Hess
1903–1965
Birth Location: Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
FH
Jessie Hess
1899–1991
Birth Location: Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
JH
Benjamin Hess
1901–1968
Birth Location: Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
BH
Elsie Hess
1896–1973
Birth Location: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
EH
Arthur Hess
1894–1961
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
AH
Lena Hess
1891–1926
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
LH
Clarence Hess
1910–2003
Birth Location: Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
CH

Thomas Hess's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Hess
1857–1934
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Hess
1820–1884
Ireland
Matilda Smith
1819–1894
Ireland
Grandparents
Jacob Hess
1786–1875
Wexford, Ireland
Elizabeth Sebrook
1785–1862
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Philippe
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Hess's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Hess (28 Feb 1857–22 Apr 1934) m. Lucinda Chaffins (31 April 1856–2 Feb 1887) m. Martha (Irene) Tupper (10 Apr 1869–31 Aug 1961)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lucille) Hess 1914–1990 m. Erwin (Ernest) Spading 1915–1981
    1. 1. Glenn (Eugene) Spading 1939–2004
  2. 2. George (Elmer) Hess 1905–1958 m. Bertha (Catharina) Goettsch 1900–1995
    1. 1. Martha (Caroline) Hess 1932–2006 m. John (Eugene) Yorks 1918–2006
    2. 2. Gilbert (Erwin) Hess 1930–1995
    3. 3. Dale (Arthur) Hess 1938–1992 m. Gloria (Jean) Lupkes 1939–2008
  3. 3. Earl (William) Hess 1881–1977 m. Alma (V) Schmitz 1889–1974
    1. 1. Harvey (Owen) Hess 1926–2009
  4. 4. Thomas Hess 1884–1947 m. Ella (Dale) Schenck 1889–1928
    1. 1. Elvera (Elsie) Hess 1908–1995
    2. 2. Lucinda (Lillie) Hess 1910–1992
    3. 3. Tracy (Hazel) Hess 1912–1985 m. Timothy (Marie) Boyle 1902–1988
      1. 1. Kevin (James) Boyle 1937–2021 m. Clara (Jean) Haston 1939–2021
      2. 2. Roger (Eugene) Boyle 1939–2015
      3. 3. Marjorie (Lucille) Boyle 1942–2009
      4. 4. Thomas (Daniel) Boyle 1948–2015
    4. 4. Mildred (Lucille) Hess 1915–1981
    5. 5. Edmond (Ralph) Hess 1917–1981 m. Ione (Vandalia) Fenner 1920–1994
    6. 6. Thomas (Earl) Hess 1914–1952 m. Gertrude (Helen) Beyer 1913–2004
      1. 1. Douglas (McArthur) Hess 1946–2010
    7. 7. Mary (Levina) Hess 1922–2015 m. Reuben (Otto) Roske 1913–1967
    8. 8. Dorothy (Wilma) Hess 1924–
  5. 5. Mary (E) Hess 1887–1967
  6. 6. Harriet (Matilda) Hess 1889–1968 m. Arthur (Adelbert) Davis 1885–
    1. 1. Leonard (LeRoy) Davis 1916–
  7. 7. Aylmer Hess 1908–1988 m. Wendla (Viola) Forsberg 1904–1988
  8. 8. Anna (Edith) Hess 1907–1996 m. Mathew (Earl) Casey 1902–1966
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Casey 1935–1990 m. Darla (Dean) Kidwell 1930–2012
    2. 2. Larry (Joseph) Casey 1950–1996
  9. 9. Fanny (Irene) Hess 1903–1965 m. John (Stanton) Barlow 1898–1969
    1. 1. Thomas (Stanton) Barlow 1924–1984 m. Irene (F Sergeant) Morneweck 1919– m. Mary (Katherine) Werner 1925–1998
      1. 1. Thomas (Stanton Barlow) Jr 1951–2014
      2. 2. Larry (Thomas) Barlow 1947–1948
  10. 10. Jessie (Ethel) Hess 1899–1991 m. Albert (Plummen) Hess 1899–1981
    1. 1. Robert (A) Hess 1930–2017 m. Nettie (Ruth) Batten 1931–1998
    2. 2. Wilma (Martha) Hess 1920–2004 m. Franklin (Howard) Erickson 1933–1985 m. George (Nicholas) Tix 1914–1978
      1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Tix 1941–1941
    3. 3. Donald (William) Hess 1922–2000 m. Marian (Winnifred) Strong 1921–2004
    4. 4. Gilbert (Thomas) Hess 1923–1924
    5. 5. Marian (Ethel) Hess 1924–2009 m. Sylvester (Adolph) Krump 1920–1997
      1. 1. Richard (Lee) Krump 1951–2011
    6. 6. Wayne (Eugene) Hess 1926–2008 m. Bessie (Louise) Pegg 1933–2014
    7. 7. Geraldine (Joyce) Hess 1937–1990
    8. 8. Richard (Albert) Hess 1930–2010 m. Mary (Lounette) East 1930–2011
      1. 1. Veronica (Ann) Hess 1951–2007
  11. 11. Benjamin Hess 1901–1968 m. Loretta (Mae) Coleman 1912–1975
    1. 1. Georgiana Hess 1924–
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Hess 1946–1993
    3. 3. Villary (Ettamae) Hess 1927–1990
  12. 12. Elsie (May) Hess 1896–1973 m. Peter (Joseph) Schmitz 1895–1983
    1. 1. Philip (Ervin) Schmitz 1919–2002 m. Fern (Alvina) Kurth 1920–2011
    2. 2. Norman (Arthur) Schmitz 1921–2016 m. Alice (Helen) Rinke 1916–
      1. 1. John (Paul) Schmitz 1949–2006
    3. 3. Vernon (Wayne) Schmitz 1926–2007 m. Phyllis (Marie) Roerig 1926–2013
    4. 4. Violet (Irene) Schmitz 1916–1974 m. Herbert (William) Kurth 1914–1970
      1. 1. Delores (Jeanne) Kurth 1938–2010 m. William (Hugh) Leonard 1919–2004 m. Adalberto (Elizardo) Costales 1929–1976
  13. 13. Arthur (Dale) Hess 1894–1961 m. May (A) Foster 1886–1955
  14. 14. Lena (Marie) Hess 1891–1926 m. John (Louis) Gernandt 1891–1962
    1. 1. Agnes (Estella) Gernandt 1912–2010 m. Oliver (Emanuel) Dedrickson 1902–1995
      1. 1. Russell (Gene) Dedrickson 1931–2012
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Dedrickson 1935–1999
      3. 3. Lloyd (Oliver) Dedrickson 1930–2013 m. Twyla (M) Degraff 1932–2015
    2. 2. Rosemary (A) Gernandt 1920–
    3. 3. Lillie (Elizabeth) Gernandt 1920–2002 m. George (Huestis) Lynds 1911–2007
    4. 4. Helen (M) Gernandt 1923–
    5. 5. George (Elmer) Gernandt 1922–1994 m. Erma (Viola) Grunich 1923–
    6. 6. Florence Gernandt 1911–1911
    7. 7. Leo (Wayne) Gernandt 1924–2006
    8. 8. Harvey (Owen) Hess 1926–2005 m. Evangeline (Rosanna) Lorenzen 1930–2015
    9. 9. John (Arthur) Gernandt 1918–1999 m. Grace (Ethel) Lockrem 1920–2004
      1. 1. Donna (Mae) Gernandt 1939–1954
    10. 10. Francis (Vernon) Gernandt 1916–1965 m. Regina (Ann) Silkey 1908–2006
      1. 1. Dorothy (Lavonne) Gernandt 1942–1958
    11. 11. Adeline (F) Gernandt 1915–
  15. 15. Clarence (Leroy) Hess 1910–2003 m. Dorothy (Margaret) Schrader 1904–1989
    1. 1. David (Clarence) Hess 1937–2010

Thomas Hess's Timeline

6 Records

1857
28 Feb 1857
Birth of Thomas Hess in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1900
1900
Age 43
Thomas Hess resided here in Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
Thomas Hess resided here in Browns Valley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
Browns Valley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
Thomas Hess resided here in Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
Thomas Hess resided here in Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
1934
22 Apr 1934
Age 77
Death of Thomas Hess in Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Roll: T625_863; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 196
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340868
    [4] OneWorldTree
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0183
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Browns Valley, Big Stone, Minnesota; Roll: T624_690; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374703

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1878
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Roll: T625_863; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 196
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0183

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340868

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bertha, Todd, Minnesota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0183

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Browns Valley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Browns Valley, Big Stone, Minnesota; Roll: T624_690; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374703

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Roll: T625_863; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 196

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Windsor, Traverse, Minnesota; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340868

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Beardsley, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] Minnesota Death Index
    [3] OneWorldTree
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