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Charles Haller HESS

Charles Haller HESS

Male 1882 -

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  • Name Charles Haller HESS 
    Born 11 Feb 1882  Shenandoah Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Shenandoah Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2
    miller 
    Census 1910  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3
    manager of broom factory 
    Occupation 1916  [4
    shoe repairman 
    Occupation 1918  [5
    harness & shoe repairing (self-employed) 
    Residence 1916, 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6
    harness merchant 
    Occupation 1930  [7
    shoemaker (shop) 
    Census 1930, 1940  Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [8
    shoe repair proprietor 
    Residence 1942  Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I109059  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2016 

    Family Leota LOVE,   b. 25 Oct 1872, Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1951, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Shenandoah Co, Virginia (Lee Township), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      John B. Hess, 66, b. Jun 1833 in Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), miller, married 44 yrs; wife Mary M, 61, b. Nov 1838 in Va. (both parents b. Va.), married 44 yrs, mother of 13 children (11 still living); dau Bertha V, 20, b. May 1880 in Va, single; son Charles H, 18, b. Feb 1882 in Va, miller, single; granddau Mary A. Miller, 9, b. Mar 1891 in Indiana (both parents b. Va.).
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Amos Zirkle, 32, b. Apr 1868 in Va, widowed, and his sons Howbert and Doll.

      1910 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Hackers Creek District, Town of Jane Lew), enumerated on Apr 23 1910 on Main Street:
      Charles H. Hess, 28, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.), single, manager of broom factory.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at Doe Run:
      Chas. H. Hess, 39, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), harness merchant; wife Leota, 46; dau Ethel, 6.

      1930 Census, Washington Co, Maryland (city of Hagerstown), enumerated on Apr 16 1930:
      Charles H. Hess, 48, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), single, shoemaker (in a shop); sister Carrie L. Lewis, 55, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), divorced; niece Annie L. Jones, 24, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.), single, clerk in shoe shop; nephew Charles E. Jones, 21, b. Md. (both parents b. Md.), single, shoemaker in shoe shop.

      1930 Census, Howard County, Maryland (Ellicott City), enumerated on Apr 22 1930 at Clarksville Pike:
      Edward L. Maxwell, 42, farmer, widowed; son Edward L, 11; son Robert S, 10; son David L, 7; mother-in-law Leota Hess, 56, widowed; sister-in-law Wilda E. Hess, 15; boarder Effie P. Perine, 24, single. All born in West Virginia.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 6/7 1940 at 15 Broaddus Ave:
      Leota Hess, 67, widowed; dau Wilda E, 26, single, clerk in notions store.

      1940 Census, Washington Co, Maryland (city of Hagerstown), enumerated on Apr 29 1940:
      Charles H. Hess, 58, b. WVa (sic), married (sic), shoe repair proprietor; sister Carrie L. Lewis, 65, b. Va, divorced.
      In the same household: Husband Charles E. Jones, 29, b. Md, married, shoe repairman; wife Anna L. Jones, 35, b. Va, married, clerical in shoe repair; dau Shirley Mae, 2, b. Md. [9, 10]
    Children 
     1. Ethel Wilda HESS,   b. 6 Nov 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1998  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F45821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    109059_HESS_CharlesH_Shoe-Repair-Ad_WestUnionWV_Sep1916.jpg
    109059_HESS_CharlesH_WWOne-Draft-Registration_11Sep1918.jpg
    109059_HESS_CharlesH_WWOne-Draft-Registration_11Sep1918.jpg
    109059_HESS_CharlesHaller_WW2-Draft-Registration_25Apr1942.jpg
    109059_HESS_CharlesHaller_WW2-Draft-Registration_25Apr1942.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    3. [S2151] 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    4. [S1897] West Union Record, 9/21/1916.

    5. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    8. [S127] 1940 Census.

    9. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    10. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.