"WILLIAMSPORT - Mrs. Grace L. Hess, 78, a native of Warren County and resident of Williamsport, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Danville Care, Danville, Illinois. She had been ill two and a half years. A member or Rocky Dale Chapter 111 of Order of the Eastern Star in Williamsport, she was first married to Albert Brown, who died in 1915. Her second marriage was to Lewis A. Hess in 1920. He died in 1940. The former Grace Hillyer, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Glenn C. Staggs of Hillcrest Heights, Md.; a son, Lorenze Brown of Williamsport; and a brother, Kenneth A. Hillyer. She was a member of the Williamsport United Methodist Church." - Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Saturday, July 19, 1969, Page 5
Note: although the obituary states she married Lewis A Hess in 1920, the actual date was April 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Berrien, according to the Index of Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940
Name: Lewis A. Hess
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Unknown
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Name: Jonathan
Mother's Name: Critzer
Spouse's Name: Grace Hillyer Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: George W.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Waltles
Note: Pr Name: married once; Sp Name: married once
(Obituary and information provided by David Hillyer)
Note: although the obituary states she married Lewis A Hess in 1920, the actual date was April 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Berrien, according to the Index of Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940
Name: Lewis A. Hess
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Unknown
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Name: Jonathan
Mother's Name: Critzer
Spouse's Name: Grace Hillyer Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: George W.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Waltles
Note: Pr Name: married once; Sp Name: married once
(Obituary and information provided by David Hillyer)
"WILLIAMSPORT - Mrs. Grace L. Hess, 78, a native of Warren County and resident of Williamsport, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Danville Care, Danville, Illinois. She had been ill two and a half years. A member or Rocky Dale Chapter 111 of Order of the Eastern Star in Williamsport, she was first married to Albert Brown, who died in 1915. Her second marriage was to Lewis A. Hess in 1920. He died in 1940. The former Grace Hillyer, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Glenn C. Staggs of Hillcrest Heights, Md.; a son, Lorenze Brown of Williamsport; and a brother, Kenneth A. Hillyer. She was a member of the Williamsport United Methodist Church." - Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Saturday, July 19, 1969, Page 5
Note: although the obituary states she married Lewis A Hess in 1920, the actual date was April 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Berrien, according to the Index of Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940
Name: Lewis A. Hess
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Unknown
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Name: Jonathan
Mother's Name: Critzer
Spouse's Name: Grace Hillyer Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: George W.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Waltles
Note: Pr Name: married once; Sp Name: married once
(Obituary and information provided by David Hillyer)
Note: although the obituary states she married Lewis A Hess in 1920, the actual date was April 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Berrien, according to the Index of Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940
Name: Lewis A. Hess
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Unknown
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Name: Jonathan
Mother's Name: Critzer
Spouse's Name: Grace Hillyer Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: George W.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Waltles
Note: Pr Name: married once; Sp Name: married once
(Obituary and information provided by David Hillyer)
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