This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/7aB.2ACEAE/609 Message Board Post: I have the following Hess information, but am at a brick wall Can anyone help? I have 1)John Hess of Old Ross Wexford Ireland m: Phillipe they had a son 2)Jacob Hess of Ireland who married Elizabeth Sebrook they had a son 3)William Hess who married Mathilda Smith they had 2 sons 4) Joesph Hess (no info) 4) Jake Hess b:1848 in South Mountain Canada d:2/25/1910 in Minnesota. He married Anne Redmond in 1872, she was born 9/2/1856 in Ottawa Canada. They had a son 5) Alexander Hess b:9/23/1883 in Howard Lake Wright County Mn he died 12/23/1945 in Litchfield Meeker Cnty Mn. He married Emma Justine Anderson on 12/22/1909 and they had 11 children (I have all the names of these kids) I have found the bothers and sisters of my Alexander Hess,in the 1900 census of Stockholm Twsp Wright County Mn, they are: Robert S Hess b: Dec 1875 Canada William J Hess b: Nov 1877 Canada Jesse P Hess b: Jan 1882 Canada Joseph E Hess b:March 1885 Minnesota Margit J (Margaret) Hess b:May 1887 Minnesota Rose/Rasy M Hess b:July 1891 Minnesota married a Swendra Jacob Hess b:April 1894 Minnesota (wife may be Hilde) Nacie Hess b:April 1897 Minnesota married a Peterson I have also found the stepsisters of Alexander Hess' wife Emma Anderson. They are: Ida Swanson b: abt 1880 m:?Cochran Agusta (could be Swanson) m:?Johnson Amanda (could be Swanson) m: ?Patch found on Stockholm Wright County census May 5 1910 (pg19 &20) Anne Hess (age 52) Head a widow from English Canada parents from English Ire came to USA in 1880(hard to read could be 1888) she is a farmer had 11 children 9 were living Robert J (age 34)son from English Canada parents from English Canada a farm laborer on home farm is single came to USA in 1880 is naturalized William J (age 32) son from English Canada a farm laborer on hme farm is single came to USA in 1880 is naturalized Margaret J (age 22) daughter from Minnesota Rosey M (age 18) daughter from Minnesota Jake A (age 16) son from Minnesota farm laborer on home farm Nacie (age 13) daughter from Minnesota