Born in Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Homer Clifton Hess
— married
about 1926 (to 1983) in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Johnstown, Cambria Count, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2021
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Biography
Vesta was born in 1904. The 1910 and 1920 census information shows her living with her parents and siblings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] In about 1926 she married Homer C. Hess. The 1940 census shows her living with her husband and children in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. [3] Vesta passed away in 1983. [4]
Research Notes
Parents need to be researched. Long-14382 18:48, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
There is a picture of her tombstone on Find A Grave with complete birth and death dates. Long-14382 18:26, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
Any children need researched, possibly 8. Long-14382 18:26, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZ3-TG1 : accessed 1 November 2021), Vesta P Blue in household of Elmer D Blue, Middle Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 144, sheet 13B, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1324; FHL microfilm 1,375,337.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TL-BCX : 3 February 2021), Vesta Blue in entry for Elmer Blue, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQXB-Q1D : 22 November 2019), Vesta Hess in household of Homer Hess, Ward 17, Johnstown, Johnstown City, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-99, sheet 9B, line 61, family 188, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3455.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106722760/vesta-pearl-hess : accessed 01 November 2021), memorial page for Vesta Pearl Blue Hess (24 Mar 1904–25 Sep 1983), Find A Grave: Memorial #106722760, citing Benshoff Hill Cemetery, Middle Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Brian J. Ensley (contributor 47190867) .
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