George Balser Hess, III

1817 - 1894  (77 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]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	26 Jan 1817	Clinton, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840	Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Residence	1850	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana   [4]
  Residence	1863	Indiana, USA   [15]
  Residence	1880	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Burial	1894	Elkhart County, Indiana, USA   [1, 17]
  	Hess Cemetery SW of Goshen, IN; GPS Coordinates: 41.5585240, -85.8480580
  Death	11 Jun 1894	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States   [1, 11, 12, 17]
  Probate	31 Oct 1894	Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [12]
  Person ID	I32886	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Balzer Hess, II,   b. 14 Feb 1786, Bedford, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States d. 16 Dec 1856, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Immell,   b. 27 Feb 1792, May's Lick, Mason Dist, Virginia, SA d. 14 Jan 1858, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Apr 1809	Ross, Ohio, USA   [21, 22]
  Family ID	F10147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Ann Immell,   b. 24 Apr 1824, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 28 May 1874, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1840	Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA   [14, 20]
  Children	1. George Balser Hess, IV ,   b. 10 Mar 1853, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA d. Jun 1924, Wright City, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States of America (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anna Katherine Hess,   b. 18 Apr 1859, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America d. 16 Sep 1936, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Flavious Josephus Hess,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Indiana d. 5 Jan 1925, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lucy Jane Hess,   b. 1 Apr 1855, Goshen, Ind d. 8 Jan 1935, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Pulcharia M Hess,   b. 10 Sep 1850, Indiana d. 27 Dec 1871 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Ellen Hess,   b. 22 Feb 1864, Goshen Elkhart Indiana d. 15 Oct 1941, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Romanus Quincy Hess,   b. 28 Feb 1841, Goshen, IN d. 20 Sep 1863, Battle, of, Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, USA (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Eva Eve Hess,   b. 10 Nov 1842   d. 9 Feb 1843 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Anna Hess,   b. 19 Oct 1846   d. 4 Sep 1847 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Emily Hess,   b. 5 Jan 1847   d. 12 Apr 1849 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. James Luther Hess,   b. 10 Nov 1869, Goshen,Elkhart,Indiana d. 28 Aug 1952, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Amos Hess,   b. Abt 1859, Indiana, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. George Hess,   b. Abt 1870, , , Indiana, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Truex
  Marriage	22 Sep 1875	Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F11186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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