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William Arthur Hess 1894–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1894

Birth Location: Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 23 November 1971

Death Location: Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Philip 1

Mother: Martha Hess

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In 1894, William Arthur Hess entered the world in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Philip Milton Railroad Fireman Hess 1 And Martha Elizabeth Hess. William Arthur Hess passed away in 1971 in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1894, William Arthur Hess entered the world in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Philip Milton Railroad Fireman Hess 1 And Martha Elizabeth Hess.
  • William Arthur Hess passed away in 1971 in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Hess's Ancestors

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William Hess
1894–1971
Birth Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Philip Milton (Railroad Fireman) Hess 1
1855–1928
Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Elizabeth) Hess
1866–1959
Clermont County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
George (W.) Haley
1829–1899
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Agnes) Higgins
1835–1880
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hailey
1798–1880
Mary Hardbarger
1804–1879
Charles Higgins
1801–1859
Elizabeth Hayslett
1810–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hailey
1774–1815
Olive (Wynn\Wynne)
1779–1866
Abraham Hardbarger
1760–1852
Anne Vines
1764–1854
Joseph? Higgins
1775–1837
Robt. Hayslip
1780–1867
Eliza. Hinkle
1785–1871

William Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1894
12 April 1894
Birth of William Arthur Hess in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
1971
23 November 1971
Age 77
Death of William Arthur Hess in Vinton, Roanoke County, Virginia, United States of America
Vinton, Roanoke County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1894
    Event Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1971
    Event Place: Vinton, Roanoke County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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