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John William Hess


Birth24 August 1824Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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     The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), p. 223, entry 1, citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.

    Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah: Tribune Pub. Co., 1871-1919), Death of John Hess, 17 December 1903, p. 8, column 1.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 136-137, entry 870; FHL microfilm 1149514.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "President Hess Goes to His Rest." 16 December 1903, p. 1, column 3..

    Mormon Battalion Company E return list, 22 August 1846 (Provo, Utah), Entry for John W Hess, box 4, folder 9, item 2, chart 2, line 13.
Death16 December 1903Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
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     Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "President Hess Goes to His Rest." 16 December 1903, p. 1, column 3..
Burial19 December 1903Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Pvt John W Hess (1824-1903), memorial #137275.
FatherJacob Hess
MotherElizabeth Foutz
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   • Emeline Bigler
Married2 November 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    Lisle G. Brown, Nauvoo Sealings, Adoptions, and Anointings (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2006), p. 137.

    Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: Digitized by: University of Utah, 1877), "Died:," 12 February 1862, p. 8, column 3 and 4.

    Marriage Register, 1829-1849 [Hancock County], database with image, FamilySearch, entry for John W Hess and Emeline Bigler (2 November 1845); citing Hancock County, Illinois, County Clerk, "Marriages, 1829-1849," image 145, FHL Microfilm 229486.
          Children:
               Jacob Hess
               John Henry Hess
               Sarah Jane Hess
               Hyrum Wilson Hess
               Elzada Emeline Hess
               Moroni Hess
               Jedediah Morgan Hess
               Joseph Wells Hess
               Albert Carrington Hess
               Baby Hess


   • Emily Card
Married30 March 1852Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John W Hess and Emily Card, ID: KW8M-FLT and ID: KWJY-JFK.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 38, microfilm #183393.
          Children:
               Rheummah Hess
               Emily Rebecca Hess
               Harriet Saphronia Hess
               Elizabeth Jane Hess
               Mary Lovina Hess
               Joseph Lancaster Hess
               Joel Preble Hess
               Alma Riley Hess
               Dexter Waterman Hess
               Maud Sophrona Hess


   • Helene Julia Pedersdatter
Married16 November 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John W Hess and Helene Julia Pedersdatter, ID: KW8M-FLT and ID: KWJ6-7CF.
          Children:
               Heber Chase Hess
               Arthur Hess
                Hess
               Baby Hess
               Son Hess
               John Frederick Hess
               Emeline Rosella Hess


   • Mary Ann Steed
Married27 March 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John W Hess and Mary Ann Steed, ID: KW8M-FLT and ID: KWJH-LBS.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 136-137, entry 870; FHL microfilm 1149514.
          Children:
               James Henry Hess
               William Alma Hess
               George Albert Hess
               Madeline Eudora Hess
               Eliza Hess
               Wilford Woodruff Hess
               Mary Elizabeth Hess
               Caroline Rebecca Hess
               Orson Pratt Hess
               Lorenzo Snow Hess


   • Caroline K. Workman
Married25 April 1862Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John William Hess and Caroline K. Workman, ID: KW8M-FLT and ID: LLQ6-XVW.

    Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah, 1888), "Pioneer Dies in Farmington," 4 August 1927, p. 12, column 3.
          Children:
               Josephine Hess
               David Cornelius Hess
               John W. Hess Jr
               Adeline Lovina Hess
               Heber Workman Hess
               Franklin Thomas Hess
               Charles C Hess
               Lot Hess
               Caroline C. Hess
               Lyman Minerd Hess
               Mark B Hess


   • Sarah Lavina Miller
Married30 May 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 139, entry 11125; FHL microfilm 1149515.
          Children:
               Sarah Jane Hess
               James Thaddeus Hess
               Alice Malinda Hess
               Josephine Archer Hess
               Hellen Louisa Hess
               Horace Arnold Hess
               Milton Miller Hess
               Hannah Lenore Hess
               Jesse Eugene Hess


   • Frances Marion Bigler
Married28 July 1875Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John W Hess and Frances Marion Bigler, ID: KW8M-FLT and ID: KVPR-8DJ.
          Children:
               Claudia Hess
               Claudius Hess
               Clarissa Natalie Hess
               Harriet Cordelia Hess
               Edward Hunter Hess
               Amy Hess
               Joseph J. Hess
               Andrew Hess
               Florence Ireta Hess
               Lucy Hess
               Reuben Hess
               Carl Bigler Hess

Residences Label
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Davis County, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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Census Records Label
• 1850 Population CensusDavis County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusFarmington, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusFarmington, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusFarmington, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusFarmington Precinct, Davis, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• John W. Hess CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure15 Apr 1849
       Arrival27 Jul 1849
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• Brigham Young Volunteer ListExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service RecordExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-In RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Detachment Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--ReturnsExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-Out RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Descriptive Muster Roll of DetachmentExtractImage

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