Notes on Lottie Josephine Warren Hess 1891-1969 Parents were Oliver H.Warren b. 8 Dec. 1856 Randolph Co.In. d. 18 March 1938 Monroe Twp.Randolph Co.In md. 12 Jan.1880 Monroe Twp.Randolph Co.In Josephine W. Shaw b. 23 July 1855 Ross Co Oh. d. 1 Nov.1935 Monroe Twp.Randolph Co. In. Josephine was d/o Reuben Cole Shaw and Rebecca Pepper Smith. History of the Smith family goes back to the early settlement of Eastham on CAPE COD,MA. Iimmigrant grandfather, Ralph Smith (Smythe) born 1610 in Hingham, Norfolk Co.England. Ralph Smith, a single man came on the same ship with Edmund Hobart family on ship BONAVENTURE 15 June 1633. In 1638 Ralph Smith md.Rebecca Hobart, b.1598 Eng. They settled in Plymouth Colony (Eastham) in 1657. I colony records, the name is spelled SMYTHE, changed to Smith when he took the Oath of Allegiance in Eastham 1657. Ralph Smith was an extensive landowner in Eastham. Also, a weaver and farmer. Church affiliation was Congregational.The Smith's raised 4 sons and 2 daughters on Cape Cod, Ma. Rebecca Hobart was daughter of Edmund Hobart and Margaret Dewey, both from Hingham, norfolk Co.Eng. Edmund Hobart was 6th generation of English Hobarts, and the first man bearing the name Hobart in America. Lottie Josephine Warren Hess d/o Oliver H Warren is the 10th generation of Ralph L.Smith (1610-1685) FAMILY. Lottie Josephine Warren and Lawrence J Hess were parents of Maj.Charles R. Hess- 11th generation of the Hess Family. Lawrence J.Hess b.10 April 1892 Ovid.Madison Co.In. d. 4 Sept.1950 Portland Jay Co In. md.29 Dec 1915 Farmland,Randolph Co In. Lottie Josephine Warren b. 4 Feb 1891 Farmland, Randolph Co In. d. 3 Jan 1969 Portland Jay Co In. Lawrence and Lottie Josephine had 4 children: 1.Keith Warren Hess b.11 Nov 1917 Farmland Randolph Co In. d. 20 Oct 1980 Hartford Jackson Twp In. md. 25 Oct 1941 Farmland Randolph Co.In. Ruth Alice Osborne b.Dunkirte Blackford Co.In. Had 4 ch: Dwight D., Ronald K, Anson K, Bruce A. 2. Charles Robert Hess b.16 July 1921 Monroe Twp. Randolph Co.In. md #1. 11 Feb 1942 Biloxi Harrison Co MS Geneva Mae Weaver had 3 ch: Lawrence H, Sandra Jean, Dale Allen. md. #2. Viola McAberns (vihess@aol.com) Maj.Charles R.Hess vihess@aol,com