Balser HESS

Birth:
14 Feb 1786
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Death:
16 Dec 1856
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
Burial:
Hess Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana
Marriage:
11 Apr 1809
Franklin, Ohio
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Balser HESS, II
OCCUPATION:
    Baptist Minister/Bakery Business/Farmer

SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 86; pg 124; 125
    2. Information for Family History came from Bible record of family
Sarah Ann IMMEL
Birth:
27 Feb 1792
Mays Lick, Kentucky
Death:
14 Jan 1858
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
Burial:
Hess Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    Sarah was born on a boat on the Ohio River
Children
Marriage
1
John HESS
Birth:
10 Aug 1810
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
22 Mar 1872
Hannah Rowand CLEMENS 
Marr:
11 Oct 1853
of Goshen, Clermont, Ohio 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 125
2
Elias HESS
Birth:
10 Mar 1812
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
29 Oct 1894
Marshfield, Missouri
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 125
3
Mary Eve HESS
Birth:
6 Jul 1813
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
13 Aug 1890
Daniel WEYBRIGHT 
Marr:
15 Sep 1849
of Virden, Macoupin, Illinois 
4
Sally Ann HESS
Birth:
10 Jul 1815
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
15 Oct 1816
 
Marr:
 
5
Balser HESS
Birth:
26 Jan 1817
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
11 Jun 1894
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Rev. Balser HESS, III
SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 127; 128
OCCUPATION:
    Minister in the German Baptist Church
6
Moses N. HESS
Birth:
28 Sep 1818
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
12 Dec 1880
Mary Ann BECKNER 
Marr:
19 Sep 1855
of Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Rev. Moses N. HESS

SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 128
NOTES:
    During the Gold Rush of 1848, Moses went to California and was very successful in mining gold.
7
Israel HESS
Birth:
28 Sep 1818
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
19 Apr 1904
Rosa CRIPE 
Marr:
24 Dec 1852
of Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 128
8
Ezra HESS
Birth:
25 Nov 1820
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
10 Nov 1822
 
Marr:
 
9
Daniel HESS
Birth:
28 Sep 1822
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
7 Apr 1905
Esther MILLER 
Marr:
10 Dec 1845
of Elkhart, Indiana 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 128; 129
10
Horatio HESS
Birth:
3 Feb 1824
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
17 Oct 1824
 
Marr:
 
11
Emily HESS
Birth:
1 Aug 1825
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
9 Aug 1903
12
Martha HESS
Birth:
19 Sep 1827
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio
Death:
12 Apr 1908
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
Samuel RENSBERGER 
Marr:
30 Mar 1854
of Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana 
13
Jacob HESS
Birth:
20 Jun 1830
Elkhart, Indiana
Death:
1864
Elizabeth ROBINSON 
Marr:
16 Oct 1854
of Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Immel and Imel Families in America, by Velma Byrum Keller, pg 129; 130

DEATH:
    Jacob died of wounds in an Army hospital during the Civil War and is buried in the South, near the battlefield.
14
Lydia HESS
Birth:
20 Jan 1832
Elkhart, Indiana
Death:
28 Feb 1905
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    Lydia was the first white girl born on the Elkhart Prairie
NOTES:
    Lydia separated from her 2nd husband Mock, and she resumed the name of
    SHAFFER
15
Catherine HESS
Birth:
24 Dec 1834
Elkhart, Indiana
Death:
22 Jun 1839
 
Marr:
 
16
HESS
Birth:
Abt 1836
Elkhart, Indiana
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Balser Hess - Sarah Ann Immel

Balser Hess was born at Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania 14 Feb 1786. His parents were George Balser Hess and Mary Eve Hensel.

He married Sarah Ann Immel 11 Apr 1809 at Franklin, Ohio . Sarah Ann Immel was born at Mays Lick, Kentucky 27 Feb 1792 daughter of John Michael Immel and Sarah Cryder .

They were the parents of 16 children:
John Hess born 10 Aug 1810.
Elias Hess born 10 Mar 1812.
Mary Eve Hess born 6 Jul 1813.
Sally Ann Hess born 10 Jul 1815.
Balser Hess born 26 Jan 1817.
Moses N. Hess born 28 Sep 1818.
Israel Hess born 28 Sep 1818.
Ezra Hess born 25 Nov 1820.
Daniel Hess born 28 Sep 1822.
Horatio Hess born 3 Feb 1824.
Emily Hess born 1 Aug 1825.
Martha Hess born 19 Sep 1827.
Jacob Hess born 20 Jun 1830.
Lydia Hess born 20 Jan 1832.
Catherine Hess born 24 Dec 1834.
Hess born Abt 1836.

Balser Hess died 16 Dec 1856 at Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana .

Sarah Ann Immel died 14 Jan 1858 at Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana .