Johann Paul Hess (1784 - 1864)

Born 26 Feb 1784 in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

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Died 27 Sep 1864 at age 80 in Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Johann was born in 1784, the son of Wilhelm Hess and Catharina Godhard. In 1811 he settled north of Waller in Jackson Township on a tract of 240 acres. He was clerk of St. Gabriel's at the time of the consecration service in 1826 by the Bishop H. U. Onderdonk. He later became a member of the Evangelical Church at Waller. He was a Democrat in politics. He gave the land for the Union church, the cemetery, and the schoolhouse at Waller. He and his wife, Hannah Yorks, are buried there. They had children: William Y. Hess married Ellen Robbins; Benjamin Hess married Eliza Richart; John P. Hess married (1) Mary Roberts, (2) Susanna Robbins; Frederick Hess married Susanna Whitmire; Samuel Y. Hess married Louisa Mosteller; Elizabeth Hess married Jacob Keller; Catherine Hess married (1) Samuel Priest, (2) James Yocum; Mary Hess married William E. Roberts; and Sarah Hess married Thomas Cole.

Johann Paul Hess. ^[1]

Birth

26 FEB 1784. Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.4542. Longitude: W79.1734. ^[2]

Baptism

16 AUG 1784. First Reformed Church, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[3]

Death

27 SEP 1864. Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.195. Longitude: W76.455^[4]

Burial

1864 Waller Cemetery, Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[4]

Census Records

1810 Fishing Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.1333. Longitude: W76.3831.^[1]

1840 Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.195. Longitude: W76.455. ^[5]

1850 Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.195. Longitude: W76.455. ^[6]

1860 Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N41.195. Longitude: W76.455. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1810 US Federal Census, Census Place: Fishing Creek, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 53; Page: 181; Image: 0193679; Family History Library Film: 00056
2. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census; Census Place: Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_769; Page: 221A
3. ↑ Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; For Johann Paul Hess; Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 536; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011; Name: Johann Paul Hess; Birth Date: 26 Feb 1784; Event Type Baptism; Baptism Date: 16 Aug 1784; Baptism Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA; Baptism Age 0; Father Name: Wilhelm Hess; Mother Name: Catharina Hess; Denomination: United Church of Christ; Organization Name First United Church of Christ Easton; Repository Information: Ancestry.com with image [1]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 February 2021), memorial page for Johann Paul Hess (26 Feb 1784–27 Sep 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #8495857, citing Waller Cemetery, Waller, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Robert Hess (contributor 47209354).
5. ↑ 1840 US Federal Census; Census Place: Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 449; Page: 285; Image: 579; Family History Library Film: 0020540
6. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 9 November 2014, Paul Hess, Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 22, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
7. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records; Roll: M653_1098; Page: 829; Image: 376; Family History Library Film: 805098

Acknowledgements

• Entered by Gail Cox, May 14, 2012 Gail Cox. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Gail and others.
• Through several years I have gathered these facts and fancies from reading tombstones, family Bibles, through old friends of the family, from old records at Taunton. Mass. and by asking many, many questions. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Paul Goss, who, in his research for the Goss history kept running across the Seward line and jotted down notes and sent them to me." Emily Seward Kingsley Emily Seward - June, 1953