George Balser Hess, IV

1853 - 1924  (71 years)

• Name	George Balser Hess  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	10 Mar 1853	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana   [6]
  Residence	1870	Lone Oak, Bates, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Post Office: Pleasant Gap
  Residence	1880	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	Abt 1883  [10]
  Residence	1885	Nodaway, Page, Iowa, USA   [9, 12]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Probate	31 Oct 1894	Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [14]
  	Estate of father, George Balser Hess III, image 1416 of 3033
  Residence	1910	Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	Jun 1924	Wright City, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States of America   [2, 14, 15]
  Burial	Wright City, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 15]
  Person ID	I30141	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	George Balser Hess, III,   b. 26 Jan 1817, Clinton, Franklin, Ohio, United States d. 11 Jun 1894, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Immell,   b. 24 Apr 1824, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 28 May 1874, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1840	Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA   [22, 23]
  Family ID	F10100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Rebecca Houston,   b. 11 Jan 1854, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA d. 8 Jul 1915, Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1878	Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA   [11, 20]
  Children	1. Clara Edith Hess,   b. 1 Mar 1881, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA d. 24 Jun 1977, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States of America (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Balser Hess,   b. 10 Mar 1884, Nodaway Township, Page County, Iowa, USA d. 9 Sep 1933, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Wayland William Hess,   b. 16 Jan 1886, Mount Pleasant, Iowa d. 25 Feb 1926, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lena Hess,   b. 26 Mar 1888, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States d. 15 Jan 1933, Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Nola Hess,   b. 16 Oct 1879, , , Indiana, USA d. 28 Oct 1880, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. George Hess,   b. 21 Oct 1882, Des Moines County, IA d. Oct 1899, Arkansas, USA (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Nancy Hess,   b. 1 Oct 1889, Indiana, United States d. 1895 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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