Henry Roscoe Hess (1888 - 1949)

Born 10 Dec 1888 in Kansas

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Esther (Strong) Hess — married 3 Jun 1922 in Iola, Allen, Kansas

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1949 at age 60 in Allen County, Kansas

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Biography

Henry Roscoe Hess was born on 10 Dec 1888 in Iola, Allen, Kansas, the son of William Hess and Cora E. Townsend.^[1][2]

Henry married Jesse Spurgeon in about 1909. They had at least the following children:^[3]

• Glenroy Spurgeon Hess, b. 31 July 1910
• Louise Hess
• Katherine Hess

In 1910, Roscoe Hess, 21 b. Kansas, a crusher in a cement plant, lived at 401 S. Colborn (Collum?) St., Iola, with his wife Jessie, 22 b. Missouri. The couple was been married within the year. Roscoe said his father was born in Germany and his mother in Kansas, while Jessie said her father was born in Illinois and her mother in Missouri.^[4]

When he registered for the World War 1 Draft, Henry Roscoe Hess said he was 28 years old, born in Iola, Kansas, on 10 Dec 1888. He lived at 204 S. Fourth in Iola and worked as a zinc maker for the Prime Western Spelter Co. in Iola. He had a wife and 3 children. Henry was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and light hair.^[5]

He married Ruth E. Strong on 3 June 1922 at her parents home.^[6] They had at least the following children:

• Dorothy Hess
• Marion Hess

In 1930, Henry R. Hess and his wife Ruth E., lived in Iola, Allen, Kansas. Henry was a ?? salesman for a milling company.^[7]

He died on 26 Oct 1949 and is buried at the Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen, Kansas: Plot: Section 20.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: DK Paddock; Record added: Nov 19, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 80680374
3. ↑ Glenroy S. Hess Death Notice; Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, Washington) Sunday, November 5, 1972: Page: 95; accessed at GenealogyBank.com on 24 Feb 2016
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2HV-M51 : accessed 27 February 2016), Roscoe Hess, Iola Ward 4, Allen, Kansas, United States; citing ED 12, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,444.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26414-11448-79?cc=1968530 : accessed 27 February 2016), Kansas > Allen County; A-Z > image 1854 of 4837; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Entry for Ruth Strong Hess; www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: K H; Record added: Feb 07, 2009; Find A Grave Memorial# 33604216
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X738-Z9W : accessed 23 February 2016), Henry R Hess, 1930. ED 17; Sheet 7A; Household ID 72; Line 23

   Henry R Hess, 40; Ruth E Hess, 34; Glenroy Hess, 19; Louise Hess, 18; Katherine Hess, 16; Dorothy Hess, 6; Marion Hess, 5. All were born in Kansas. Henry's parents were born in Kansas, while Ruth's father was born in Mississippi and her mother in Illinois.