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Ambrose Hess

Birth	:	22 May 1856 Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	9 Mar 1942 California, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Sparks Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2485180, -96.8984970
Description	:	Sources: The Central Missourian (Newspaper) Charles J. Hall. "The Hess Family In America," Privately published (1968) Tulsa, Oklahoma, page 68. [Photocopy of obituary date March 1942] HESS, Ambrose Funeral Services For Well-Known Citizen Held Wednesday Afternoon - Ambrose Hess, Dies at 85 Ambrose Hess, 85, for many years one of Moniteau County's best known farmers and stockmen, died at this home about four miles northeast of California late Monday evening. March 8, 1942. His death occurred on the farm where he had been raised since he came to Missouri with his parents when he was 10... Read More	Sources: The Central Missourian (Newspaper) Charles J. Hall. "The Hess Family In America," Privately published (1968) Tulsa, Oklahoma, page 68. [Photocopy of obituary date March 1942] HESS, Ambrose Funeral Services For Well-Known Citizen Held Wednesday Afternoon - Ambrose Hess, Dies at 85 Ambrose Hess, 85, for many years one of Moniteau County's best known farmers and stockmen, died at this home about four miles northeast of California late Monday evening. March 8, 1942. His death occurred on the farm where he had been raised since he came to Missouri with his parents when he was 10 years old and which he had owned since he purchased the interest of others of his father's heirs when he was a young man. Mr. Hess, who had been an invalid for the past two years or more had made few trips away from his home in that time. He had not enjoyed good health since he had a severe illness eight or nine years ago. Mr. Hess was born May 22, 1856, in the State of Maryland, near Johnstown, Penna., a son of Benjamin and Mary Garland Hess. When he was five years old his parents located in Ohio and five years later, in 1866 came to Moniteau County, Missouri. He was the sixth of the eight children of his parents and the last survivor of them. His father was killed at the age of 47 years by air damp while working in a well near the Hess farm and it was within a few years after that that Ambrose purchased and began operating the farm as his own. His mother, who lived to be 96 years old, resided with him the remainder of her life. Mr. Hess married Miss Mary Elizabeth Birdsong on December 21, 1876. She died July 5, 1941, in the sixty-fifth year of their marriage life. Eleven children, eight of whom survive, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hess. The surviving children are Mrs. George McDowell, Mrs. Gottlieb Boehlen and Mrs. Mary Allee of Clarksburg; Arthur Hess of Sedalia; Jack Hess of Goodwin; Mrs. Walter Rohrbach, George Hess and Mrs. Everett Wilson of California. The children who preceded him in death were Johnny who died in infancy, Charles and Mrs. Dolly Bratton. There are 26 living grandchildren, 26 living great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild, Norma Jean McDowell of Marshall. Mrs. Hannah Vaughan of near Mt. Pleasant who died about 1929 was a sister. The other brothers and sisters left this community many years ago. For many years Mr. Hess along with his farming activities traded in live stock, did a lot of shipping to market and considerable feeding for the market. He was a good trader and prospered in his business activities. The Hess home was noted in the community for its hospitality. So long as their strength permitted Mr. and Mrs. Hess had two or three big entertaining events each year generally one for each of their birthdays, both of which occurred in the spring, and an extra fish fry or some such event later in the year. Sometimes these were family affairs with the many children, in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren as guests. At other times they were for Mr. and Mrs. Hess' friends. Sometimes they would entertain as many as 100 persons at these events. In addition to rearing their one children, Mr. and Mrs. Hess for a period of at least 40 years kept one or more of their nieces, nephews or grandchildren in their home, rearing some of these from the time they were quite small. The late Dr. L. M. Gray and Mr. Hess were great friends and up to the time of the doctor's death in the fall of 1939, few week days passed but that the two got together for a visit at the former's office. Frequently they put on a dinner together at some place in town to entertain their friends. One of Mr. Hess' special interests was good roads. He served several years as a commissioner of the California Special Road district. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon the Rev. Wilson Allee, a relative of the late Mrs. Hess, officiated. The burial was at the Allee Cemetery. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTOR JOYCE BLAYLOCK

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Ambrose Hess's memorial is located at: Sparks Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA.
When did Ambrose Hess death?
Ambrose Hess death on 9 Mar 1942 in California, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 40.2485180
Longitude: -96.8984970

Family Members:

Parent

Benjamin Hess

(1823 - 1868)

Mary Ellen “Polly” Garland Hess

(1818 - 1915)

Spouse

Mary Elizabeth Birdsong Hess

(1859 - 1941)

Siblings

(1845 - 1915)

(1853 - 1873)

(1855 - 1880)

(1858 - 1883)

Children

(1877 - 1878)

(1879 - 1951)

(1881 - 1944)

(1883 - 1964)

(1885 - 1958)

Arminta Ann Hess Boehlen

(1887 - 1962)

Dollie Hess Bratten

(1890 - 1923)

Cordelia Hess Rohrbach

(1893 - 1979)

Charles Franklin “Charley” Hess

(1894 - 1916)

Mary Margaret Hess Allee

(1898 - 1987)

Elsie H Hess Wilson

(1901 - 1987)

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