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Jacob Hess Jr.1,2,3

#18262, (1870 - 1933)
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Parents

  • Father: Jacob Hess Sr.
  • Mother: Anna Elizabeth Klein

Key Events:

  • Jacob Hess Jr. was born on 7 Aug 1870 in Washington, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Jacob married Amelia Esser on 8 Dec 1892 in Tazewell Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • Jacob died on 20 Mar 1933 in Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at age 62.10
  • He was buried on 23 Mar 1933 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois.11
Jacob also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Amelia Esser:

  • Edwind H. Hess
  • William J. Hess
  • Catherine E. Hess
  • Estella Sophia Hess+ (1899 - 1982)
  • Gertrude E. Hess
  • Rudolph C. Hess

Citations

  1. Jacob Hess household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Jacob Hess.
  2. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  3. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  4. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess, citing FHL #1684957 and p11937, cn 4, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Jacob Hess household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 10 and state.
  6. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 29, and state.
  7. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess and Amelia Esser, citing FHL #1314688, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 7 years.
  9. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 17 years.
  10. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess, citing FHL #1684957 and p11937, cn 4, shows date, town, county, and state.
  11. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess, citing FHL #1684957 and p11937, cn 4, shows date, cemetery, town, county, and state.

Amelia Esser1,2,3

#18263, (1871 - 1962)
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Key Events:

  • Amelia Esser was born on 18 Apr 1871 in Alsace, France.4,5,6
  • Amelia married Jacob Hess Jr., son of Jacob Hess Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Klein, on 8 Dec 1892 in Tazewell Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • Amelia died on 13 Jun 1962 in Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at age 91.10
  • She was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois.11
Amelia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Jacob Hess Jr.:

  • Edwind H. Hess
  • William J. Hess
  • Catherine E. Hess
  • Estella Sophia Hess+ (1899 - 1982)
  • Gertrude E. Hess
  • Rudolph C. Hess

Citations

  1. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Emeilie Hess.
  2. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess and Amelia Esser, citing FHL #1314688.
  3. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess, citing FHL #1684957 and p11937, cn 4, shows name as Emilie Esses Hess.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92959618, Emilie Esser Hess, shows date and place, as Alsace, France, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  5. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 29, and country, as Germany.
  6. Jacob Hess household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 58 and state, as Darmstadt.
  7. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Jacob Hess and Amelia Esser, citing FHL #1314688, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 7 years.
  9. Jacob Hess Jr. household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 17 years.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92959618, Emilie Esser Hess, shows date, town, county, and state, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92959618, Emilie Esser Hess, includes tombstone photo.

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