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Ezra Oscar Hess aka Cole

Born 27 Mar 1868 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Son of Unknown Cole and Adaline Hess

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Luella Margaret McHenry — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Marea Theodotia Hess

Died 10 May 1934 at age 66 in Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

He is called Ezra O. COLE in the 1870 Jackson Township, Columbia County, PA, Census, but is called Ezra O. HESS on all subsequent Census. His father is unknown. His grandfather (Elijah HESS) was listed as his father on Ezra's birth certificate, which is impossible as his grandfather passed away years before Ezra O. was born.

Sources

1870 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
Abekline.FTW
Cemetery List: BW Waller Cemetery, Waller (R.R. Benton), Jackson Township, Columbia Co., PA

Cemetery On-Site Inspections by PALE/MCE: Waller Cemetery, Waller (R.R. Benton), Columbia Co., PA

Cemetery On-Site Inspections by PALE/MCE: Waller Cemetery, Waller (R.R. Benton), Columbia Co., PA, ca. 1996 - 2001
Columbia County Court House, Deeds Office, Deeds Book v. 68, pp 284-286, 18 Oct 1899
Death Certificate: HESS, Ezra-Oscar, 1934
LinWhitenight99.FTW
Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 (On-Line)
Photo Caption: HESS, Ezra O., portrait
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #8492945 (accessed 9 February 2024)
Memorial page for Ezra Oscar Hess (27 Mar 1868-10 May 1934), citing Waller Cemetery, Waller, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Leonard Sapone (contributor 46598906).
Morning Press, The [a.k.a.: The Berwick Enterprise; The Press Enterprise], Obituary
Personal knowledge: LAUBACH, G.E., Berwick, PA
Personal Knowledge: LAUBACH, Lois Lucille Farver, Berwick, PA

Memories: 1

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Living (Laubach) Anonymous

Ezra was a farmer who held various government offices. An old newspaper clipping shows the aftermath of his farm being hit by a tornado in the 1920's. His children with wife Luella Margaret "Ella" McHenry were Joe Milroy HESS who died as an infant, Marcella Cora HESS who married Minard ASH and was a second grade teacher in the Benton schools for many decades, and Marea Theodotia HESS who married Daniel Monroe LAUBACH. Ezra was a member of the Waller Methodist Church, Waller, Jackson Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. He lived in Waller in Jackson Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, almost all of his life, except when he was elderly and went to live with his daughter Marea in 226 Iron Street, Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania where he died of Carcinoma of stomach & prostate. His funeral was conducted by Ira R. McHenry & Son in Benton, Pennsylvania. The services were "at the late home with further services in the Waller Methodist Church with burial at Waller.

posted 21 May 2015 by Living (Laubach) Anonymous [thank Living]

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezra by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezra: