George Balsar Hess, Sr

1905 - 1988  (82 years)

• Name	George Balsar Hess  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	16 Dec 1905	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Goshen Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1920	Goshen Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana   [5]
  Residence	1940	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1950	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Death	9 Mar 1988	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [3, 6, 9, 14]
  Burial	Hess cemetery, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA   [3, 14]
  Person ID	I30395	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Flavious Josephus Hess,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Indiana d. 5 Jan 1925, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Philema Isora Harden,   b. Aug 1864, Ashland County, Ohio, United States of America d. 1931, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1891
  Family ID	F10127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel B Berry,   b. 26 May 1914, Willshire, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America d. 27 Aug 1998, Naples, Collier County, Florida, United States of America (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1931	Elkhart, Indiana, United States   [6, 8, 16]
  Children	1. Robert Virgil Hess,   b. 5 Jun 1932, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA d. 5 Jul 2012, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Noble James Hess,   b. 2 Sep 1933, Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana d. 5 Jan 2017, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living   9. Living   10. Cathy Hess  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Sources

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