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Rev. Samuel Hess married (first) July 29, 1828, Elizabeth Dorothea Owens, born in Upper Saucon township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1808, died at
Hellertown, May 1, 1838, buried in New Jerusalem Church burying ground, Leiths- ville. No issue. He married (second) Feb- ruary 18, 1840, Lucetta Kline, born in Weisenberg township, Lehigh county, Penn- sylvania, November 30, 1816, died Decem- ber 15, 1893, buried in Hellertown ceme- tery, by the side of her husband. They had two sons: Jeremiah S., of whom fur- ther ; Milton J., born August 19, 1847.
Hon. Jeremiah S. Hess, son of Rev. Sam- uel Hess, was born at Hellertown, Pennsyl- vania, December 3, 1843. In his early youth he attended Nisky Hill Academy, at Bethle- hem, Pennsylvania, and also Allentown Seminary. In 1859 he entered Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pennsyl- vania, in the sophomore year, became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, graduated in 1862, and three years later re- ceived the degree of Master of Arts. From 1862 to 1864 he was the principal teacher in Allentown Seminary, and after that he be- came a student in the Theological Seminary at Mercersburg, continuing there for one year. The following two years he spent in Germany, attending lectures at the Univer- sities of Berlin, Bonn and Tubingen. Re- turning home in 1867, it soon afterwards became evident, owing to impaired health, that he would be compelled to abandon the career he had planned for himself, and ac- cordingly he engaged in the lumber and coal business at Hellertown. He also served as cashier of the Hellertown Savings Bank from 1873 to 1877; was principal of the Hellertown Academy three years, 1878-80; was chief burgess of Hellertown Borough ; justice of the peace for several terms; served one term in the State Senate under Governor Pattison, having been elected to that office in 1882, and at the present time (1914) is serving as a notary public. He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania German Society, and is a member of Lodge No. 563, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he has been secretary for twenty-six years. He has always taken a great inter-
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est in Forestry, and in 1883 advocated the preservation of the forests from fire, and he has always been a strong advocate of education, serving in various capacities on the school board. After his return from Europe in 1867, he was chosen superintend- ent of Christ Union Sunday School at Hel- lertown, in which capacity he is serving at the present time, a continuous service of almost half a century, a record of which he is exceedingly proud and of which he has just cause to be. He is one of the influential men of the community, active and promi- nent in all worthy enterprises.
Mr. Hess married, June 17, 1875, Tillie Henninger, born at Hellertown, Pennsyl- vania, June 19, 1856, daughter of Moses Henninger. Children: Herbert H .; Clara; Mary L., and Samuel.
HESS, Milton J., Man of Business.
Milton J. Hess, who for about forty years has been prominently identified with busi- ness enterprises of Hellertown, Northamp- ton county, Pennsylvania, is a member of an old family of Pennsylvania whose ances- tral history is to be found in the sketch of his brother, Hon. Jeremiah S. Hess, also in this work. Milton J. Hess was born in Hellertown, August 19, 1847. When fif- teen years of age Mr. Hess had completed his education in the public schools of Hel- lertown, and entering Allentown Seminary, he successfully completed a three years' course in that institution. For a short period of time he was engaged in teaching a public school near Hellertown, then matricu- lated at the Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was gradu- ated in 1869. He then accepted a position in the drug store of Dr. Charles E. Shoe-
maker in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and while faithfully discharging the duties thus entailed, attended lectures at the Philadel- phia College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated in due course of time. The drug firm of Shoemaker & Hess was then organized, and was in force until 1872 when Dr. Shoemaker retired from the firm and Mr. Hess took Lewis W. Snyder as a busi- ness associate, the name of the firm becom- ing Hess & Snyder. Under its new man- agement the firm successfully conducted this business a further three years, until the death of Mr. Hess' father in November, 1875, brought about another change. Mr. Hess sold his interests in the drug business, and early in 1876 associated himself in a business partnership with his brother, the Hon. Jeremiah S. Hess, in the lumber and coal line at Hellertown, and still actively attends to his duties there. He resides on the Hess homestead in Hellertown.
Mr. Hess married, June 16, 1870, Mary A. Bachman, who was born in Lower Sau- con township, near Freemansburg, North- ampton county, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1849. They were blessed with five chil- dren, of whom two died in infancy: Wil- liam Jeremiah, Howard Samuel, Calvin B., George Spencer and Kate E. Mr. Hess has done a great deal to better conditions in the community in which he resides, especially in the fields of religion and education. It has been one of his greatest pleasures to render the paths toward the acquisition of a higher education less difficult to young men of ambition but small means, and his efforts in this direction have been crowned with a satisfactory measure of success. En- ergetic and determined in all he undertakes, he is, however, ever ready to listen to the opinions of others, and gives due thought to them as he forms his own conclusions.
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Boyd, J. Y., Vol. I, page 60. Mr. John Y. Boyd died March 9, 1914. At the time of his death he was superintendent of Pine Street Presbyterian Church Sunday-school, had held that position for the past six years and had brought the Sunday-school up to the largest enroll- ment in Harrisburg. He had been one of the early promoters of good roads in the State, and held the office of commissioner in Swatara township; page 61, second line, 1820 should read 1823.
McClelland, J. H., Vol. III, page 881. Dr. James H. McClelland died November 14, 1913, and his sketch should be read in the past tense.
Mohn, John G., Vol. III, page 971. "A veteran of the Civil War before he was nineteen years of age," should read: A soldier of the Civil War before he was seventeen years of age; 2d col., 4th line, Hanoom should read Hanover; roth line should read: William Mohn, his great-grandson, was born at; 19th line, sentence beginning "Several years after his death" should be eliminated; 36th line, "seventeen" should be sixteen; 44th line, "Army of the Poto- mac" should be Army of the James; page 972, 2d col., 3d line, Jeremiah G. and Richard in the shipping departments and office; John G. in the manufacturing department should be eliminated; 20th line, "on" should be in; 31st line, "soon to be" should be recently; page 973, Ist col., 21st line, "Robertson" should be Robeson; 29th line, "Katherin" should be Katherine.
Mohn, Jeremiah G., Vol. III, page 974, Ist col., 18th line, "Inherited" should read inheriting; 2d col., 20th line, "and also" should read Mr. Mohn served, etc .; 33rd line, "she" should read Mrs. Mohn.
Riegel, A. J., Vol. I, page 287, 2d col., 12th line, "Frederick" should read Fredericksburg. Smith, W. D., Vol. III, page 921, William D. Smith died in Boston, Massachusetts, July 30, IgII.
Wilson, T. D. M., Vol. I, page 189, Ist col., 24th line, Elizabeth H. Wilson was educated in private schools and at Washington Seminary.
INDEX
Note :- An asterisk (*) appearing against a name is a reference to Addenda and Errata.
Allison, Henry W., 726 James W., 726 Auchmuty, B. F., 1027 J. E., 1027
William H., 857, 858
Booth, James J., 832 Jonathan, 832 Bornemann, Rt. Rev. George, 1025 William, 1025 Bornhoeft, George J., 1063 John, 1063 John J., 1063
Balderston, Christopher W., 897 Hugh, 897
John, 897 John P., 898 William H., 898
- Barbey, John, 1034, 1035 Peter, 1034
*Boyd, John V., vol. I, p. 60, and addenda in vol. 3. Bradley, George, 964 John T., 964
Barnett, James E., 1053 John, 1053 John M., 1053
Brickell, Matthew, 938 Matthias, 938
Beal, James H., 949
Benham, Silas N., 814
Berger, Jacob, 858
Brock, John, 1048 John P., 1048 Brooke, Edward, 995, 1001
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Frederick H., 997 George, 997, 999 George C., 997 George Jr., 1002 John, 997 Matthew, 998, 1002 Robert E., 997 Brunner, Morris W., 861 William, 861 Byers, Alexander M., 779
Cadwalader, John, 720, 723 John, Gen., 721
John, Judge, 722
Lambert, 894
Richard M., 894, 896
Thomas, 720 Thomas M., 896
Chess, David, 809
Harvey B., 809
Childs, Asa P., 942 Otis B., 942 Otis H., 942, 943 Clark, James, 816 John, 816 Joseph N., 816
Clingan, Charles M., 1001
Clust, Ernest, 1045 Prosper, 1045
Cochran, John, 824 John J., 825 Richard E., 824, 826
Cooper, Daniel, 873 Peter, 874 Thomas B., 874 T. S., 873, 874 William, 873
Corl, Henry L., 1055 Joseph, 1055 Cox, Hewson, 91I Walter, 9II Cunningham, Dominick O., 818 Wilson, 818
Davenport, Deodate, 1015 Henry, 1014 John, 1014, 1015 Roswell, 1015 Samuel, 1015
William, 1015 Davies, Franklin A., 850, 851 Thomas R., 850 De Lacy, Patrick, Capt., 753 William, 753 Denney, Harland A., 857 Dery, D. George, 916 Deshler, David, 762 Oliver R., 761, 762
Devereux, Annie L., 924 John R., 924 Dilthey, Charles F., 738 William J., 738
Dodd, Daniel, 772 Lee W., 772, 774 Levi A., 773 Levi D., 773 Samuel C. T., 773
Dorney, Jennie C. R. W., 977 Oliver C., 975 Solomon, 975
Edmonds, Charles N., 830 Walter G., 830
Ettinger, Amos, 1019 George T., 1018, 1020 Jacob, 1019
Field, Cridland C., 765 George B. Wood, 765, 766 Richard, 765 Flinn, William, 839
Foote, James L., 853 Thomas, 853 Frazer, Henry S., 935 James, 935 Friend, Charles W., 871 James W., 870 Porter R., 870 Fritz, John, 713 Fulton, Henry W., 770
Garrett, Albin, 729 Robert, 729 William, 729 Gerberich, Daniel U., 992 Harvey L., 992 Graham, John C., 1051 Robert, 1051
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Walter L., 1051 Green, Abraham, 981 Albert G., 1004 Francis H., 781 Henry D., 1004, 1005 John, 1004 William, 1004
Gregg, Andrew, 900 David, 900 David M., Gen., 899, 901 Henry H., 902 Matthew D., 900 Thomas I., 902
Gring, David, 944, 945 Herbert C., 946
Rodney M., 946
Samuel H., 945
Wilbur D., 946
Griscom, Andrew, 906 Clement A., 905, 907 John D., 906 Tobias, 906 William, 906
Gross, Daniel W., 782
Edward Z., 782, 783
Haak, George E., 988 John J., 988 Michael, 988
Hargest, Thomas S., 838 William E., 838 Harris, John F., 969 Robert, 969 Robert H., 969, 970
Hawley, Jesse, 1048 Jesse G., 1048 Hay, Abraham H., 733
Melchior, 733 Thomas A. H., 732, 733
Heinz, Henry, 794 Henry J., 793, 794
Helb, Frederick, 1022 Theodore R., 1022
Herbst, E. M., 1038 Frederick W., 1038 Henry H., 1038, 1039 William, 1038 Hess, Jeremiah S., 1064, 1065 John G., 1064
Milton J., 1066 Nicholas, 1064 Samuel, 1064, 1065
Hill, Green, 936 William, 936 Hillman, Daniel, 931, 932 John, 931 John H., 931, 933
Sallie M., 934, 939
Samuel, 932 Sarah, 934 Holtzinger, George, 960 George W., 960, 961 John, 960 Horn, Abram, 865
Harry Y., 865, 866
Houck, Henry, 986 Samuel, 986 Hunsicker, George W., 1018 Herbert J., 1018 James F., 1015 Robert F., 1018
Janssen, Albert, 1037 Henry K., 1037 Johnson, Frederick C., 723, 724 Jacob, 723
Robert, 723
Wesley, 724 William, 723
Jones, David, 885 J. Glancy, 885, 887 Jehu, 886 Jonathan, 886
Jonathan, Col., 892
Richmond L., 892 William, Rev., 885
Kaiser, Charles C., 869, 870 George C. C., 870 Kelly, Edward, 844 Melville C., 1050 William B., 1050 Kendig, Daniel, 968 Henry, 968 Jacob, 968 John, 968 John J., 968 Martin, 968 Kern, Edward C., 1031
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Martin E., 1031 Kidd, Charles, 875 James W., 875, 876 Tilghman, 875
King, Alexander, 940 Kirk, Arthur, 863 David, 862, 863
Koch, George J., 868 Harry I., 868 Kolb, Albert, 856
Jacob, Rev., 856
Koons, Daniel, 760
Tilghman B., 760, 761 Kunkel, Christian, 925
George, 926
George Z., 926
John C., 925
Paul A., 925, 926
Lacock, Isaac C., 850 John K., 850
Laubach, Adam, 924
Christian R., 924
Edward H., 924, 925
Peter, 924
Samuel, 925
Lazear, Jesse, 954
Thomas, 954 Thomas C., 954
Meehan, Thomas, 797 William E., 801 Meily, George E., 983 John, 834
John Jr., 833
Lemberger, Joseph L., 980
Lentz, Conrad, 848
Miller, Conrad, 984 James A., 864
John, 864, 984
John A., 984, 985
Lichliter, Jacob, 740
John H., 836
Marcellus D., 739, 740
Livingood, Frank S., 1023, 1024 Jacob S., 1024 John B., 1023
Reuben, 864 Robert H., 836 Mishler, John D., 1028 Joseph, 1028
Luther, John W., 852 Thomas M., 853
Lyne, Wickliffe C., 831 William, 831
McCausland, James, 767 William C., 766 McCook, George, 944
McClellan, James, 872 James D., 873 Joseph, 872 Joseph P., 873 Laird, 872 McClelland, James H., 879 *James H., Dr., 881 John B., 1058 Robert W., Dr., 882
McClung, Samuel M., 848 William H., 848
McConnell, Alexander D., 820, 821
Daniel, 820
David, 821 David K., 821
McKelvy, James, 963 William H., 963
Madden, Jay, 1046 Thomas, 1046
William J., 1045, 1046
Many, Jacques, 938 James, 938
Martin, James P., 827 J. Rankin, 826
Masters, Carson W., 1047 Henry M., 1047
Leibert, John, 994 Michael, 994
Owen F., 994
Martin, 834, 983 Richard, 983
Horace D. Y., 849 John, 848 Lafayette, 848, 849
Mitchell, Edward, 777 Edward P., 777 James T., 777
*Mohn, Jeremiah G., 973 Johannes, 971 * John G., 971 William H., 973
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Morris, David B., 876 George W., 876 Mosier, Daniel D., 748 Frank C., 745, 749, 752 James H., 749 John, 745 Muhlenberg, Frederick A., 987 William F., 987 Mulhearn, Edward M., 855 John, 855 Murfree, Hardy, 937 William, 936 William H., 937 Murrin, James B., 846
Myers, George H., 913 Jacob A., 913
Nead, Benjamin F., 951, 953 Benjamin M., 951 Matthias, 951 Robert H., 953
Neff, Isaac, 989 Isaac A., 989
Nicholson, Joseph, 935 Samuel, 935
Norris, A. Wilson, 786
Olmsted, Henry J., 1055 Marlin E., 1055 Ott, Frederick M., 819, 820 Johan N., 819 Nicholas, 819
Painter, Burton C., 1057 Simon P., 1057 Patterson, John, 784 Joseph, 784 Robert, 784 Thomas, 784, 785
Pitcairn, Alexander, 866 John, 805 John S., 805 Robert, 866
Plumer, Arnold, 1008 Arnold A., IOII Francis, 1006 Henry B., 1012 John, 1007 Jonathan, 1007 Joseph, 1007
Lewis M., 1006, 1010 Marilla P., 1015 Nathaniel, 1007 Samuel, 1007
Ream, Levi, 744 Norman B., 744 Samuel, 744 Rewalt, John W., 967 Richards, John, 883 Louis, 883 *Riegel, A. J., vol. I, p. 287, and addenda. vol. 3. Clifford H., 920 Daniel, 919 Henry H., 918, 919 William, 920
Rinn, Charles W., 852 Emil E., 852 Roberts, Alexander, 878 John, 878 Robinson, John B., 757 William O., 757
Rodgers, Joseph, 903 William B., 903
Roedel, Henry H., 822
Rosenthal, Wilhelm, 1032
Rothermel, Amor C., 928 Rott, Christian, 828 Louis, 828
Saul, Charles R., 837 Jacob, 837 Schall, David, 979 George, 978 Tobias, 978, 979 William A., 978
Scott, James D., 874
Seibert, Owen, 737 William A., 737, 738
Seip, Harry G., 859, 860 Roseberry, 859 Sharpe, Alexander B., 957, 958 Thomas, 957 Shick, Frederick, 985 James S., 985, 986 - Sinnott, John, 922, 924 Joseph E., 924 Joseph F., 922 Mary E., 924
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Small, Philip A .. 946 Samuel. 946
Smith, Edward F., 1060 Frank H., 1059
Isaac, 1059 John, 1059 Levi B., 921
*William D., 921
Snyder. Balthazar. 742 Henry E .. 742 J. Frank, 742 Sproat, Ebenezer, 842 Harris E., 844
Harris L., 844
James, Rev., 842
James W., Col., 843
Robert. 841 William, Maj .. 843
Stackpole, Edward H. H., 955 Edward J., 955
Stark, Christopher, 749 Conrad S .. 748 John D., 748 John M., 750
Stauffer, George E., 1060 Isaac, 1062 Jacob, 1061
Stewart, David G., 947 Glenn, 949
Stuart, Samuel. 959 Walter, 959. 960
Sutton, Grace, 967 Henry, 966 Henry C., 967 Howard A., 967 Isaac C., 967 William H .. 966
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Thomson, Aaron B., 763 Wilmer W., 763 Thun, Ferdinand, 1035, 1036 Townsend, David C. O., 1040, 1042 George C., 1042 Isaac, 104I John, 104I Richard, 1041 Roger. 10.40 Samuel, 104I Thomas, 1040
Uptegraff, Abner, 939 Walter D., 939 Ure, Robert, 1003 Walter, 1003
Wallace, John C., 835 Robert L., 769, 770 William, 770
Walter, George, 909 Henry G., 994
John. 993 Robert, 909
Waters, Asa, 736 Bertram H., 735, 737
John, 735
Owen, 736
Samuel. 735
William W .. 736 Zebulon, 735
Watson, John, 775 Joseph, 775 Richard, 774, 775 Thomas, 774
Wenrich, Adam. 927 George G., 928
John A., 928 Reuben D., 927
Wetherill. Christopher, 789, 811 John P., 788, 790, 792 Samuel, 789, 791, 812
Samuel P., 788. 793 Thomas, 789 William, Dr., 812 William H., 811, 813 Whitlock, Edward, 847 Sidney B., 847 Wierman, Thomas T., 787 Thomas T. Jr., 788 Williamson, Isaiah V., 915 *Wilson, T. D. M., vol. I, p. 189, and ad- denda, vol. 3 Winter, Anton, 1026 Ferdinand, 1026 Wolle, Francis. 990 John F .. 990
Young, James, 1043 Peter. 1042 Simon C., 1042, 1044
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