Children: John W. Hess, married Emma Keys Rouzer; Simon Peter Hess, married Jennie M. Lesher, second Mary Adams; Fannie Hess, married John F. Lindeman; Emma Hess, unmarried; Annie Cathrine Hess, married Kemp Middlekauff Bell; Albert H. Hess, married Magdalene Shank "Lena" Sollenberger); Susie Hess, unmarried; and Joseph Miller Hess Jr., died young.
Children: John W. Hess, married Emma Keys Rouzer; Simon Peter Hess, married Jennie M. Lesher, second Mary Adams; Fannie Hess, married John F. Lindeman; Emma Hess, unmarried; Annie Cathrine Hess, married Kemp Middlekauff Bell; Albert H. Hess, married Magdalene Shank "Lena" Sollenberger); Susie Hess, unmarried; and Joseph Miller Hess Jr., died young.