I'll through my HESS family into the ring. These folks married into my lines and are from Carroll County, MD and Adams County, PA. If anything looks familiar, please contact me. 1. Johann HESS 1.1a Samuel HESS* (November 11, 1796 - December 24, 1873) & Ann CORNELL (September 26, 1811 - June 2, 1889) 1.1a.1 Charles M. HESS & Elizabeth BUSHEY 1.1a.1.1 Anna Flora HESS 1.1a.1.2 Samuel Bushey HESS 1.1a.1.3 John Everett HESS 1.1a.1.4 Howard Luther HESS 1.1a.1.5 Bertha C. HESS 1.1a.1.6 Effie Elizabeth HESS 1.1a.1.7 Emma Jane HESS 1.1a.1.8 Charles William HESS 1.1a.1.9 Nannie Ella HESS 1.1a.1.10 David Smith HESS 1.1a.1.11 Walter Washington HESS 1.1a.1.12 Lauretta Rebecca HESS 1.1a.1.13 Lille Belle HESS 1.1a.2 Hezekiah HESS & Ellen Rebecca SHOEMAKER 1.1a.2.1 Elmer S. HESS 1.1a.2.2 Martin D. HESS & Minnie B. LIGHTNER 1.1a.2.3 Theodore F. HESS 1.1a.2.4 Homer S. HESS 1.1a.2.5 Norman R. HESS 1.1a.3 Samuel F. HESS & Rebecca BUSHEY 1.1a.3.1 Nettie HESS 1.1a.3.2 Mollie HESS 1.1a.3.3 J. Morris HESS 1.1a.4 Caroline Phoebe HESS (December 31, 1852 - January 21, 1935) & Jonathan Franklin MEHRING (October 26, 1842 - April 13, 1914) 1.1a.4.1 Alverta MEHRING & Joe PLUNKERT 1.1a.4.1.1 George PLUNKERT 1.1a.4.1.2 Edward PLUNKERT 1.1a.4.2 Ada MEHRING & Harry MYERS 1.1a.4.2.1 Grace MYERS 1.1a.4.3 Mabel MEHRING & Milton BENNER 1.1a.4.3.1 John BENNER 1.1a.4.3.2 Kenneth BENNER 1.1a.4.3.3 Donald BENNER 1.1a.4.3.4 Earl BENNER 1.1a.4.3.5 Mary BENNER 1.1a.4.3.6 Charles BENNER 1.1a.4.4 Ella MEHRING & George MAYERS 1.1a.4.4.1 Ruth MAYERS 1.1a.4.4.2 Helen MAYERS 1.1a.4.5 Clara MEHRING & John APPLER 1.1a.4.5.1 Harold APPLER 1.1a.4.5.2 Norma APPLER 1.1a.4.5.3 Margaret APPLER 1.1a.4.6 Lillie Grace MEHRING (March 19, 1891 - July 18, 1952) & Earl Stockslager RUDISILL Ph.D., D.D. (January 23, 1891 - October 21, 1970) 1.1a.4.6.1 Fred L. RUDISILL (July 27, 1917 - ) & Martha RUBNER (November 6, 1916 - ) 1.1a.4.6.1.1 Randolph Earl RUDISILL (February 19, 1945 - ) 1.1a.4.6.1.2 Thomas Richard RUDISILL (April 29, 1948 - ) 1.1a.4.7 Ruth MEHRING & Dennis BYERS 1.1a.4.7.1 Grace BYERS 1.1a.5 John H. HESS & Phoebe LYNCH 1.1a.5.1 Edna HESS 1.1a.5.2 John H. HESS 1.1a.5.3 Nellie HESS 1.1a.6 Clara A. HESS & William OGDEN 1.1a.6.1 Flora OGDEN 1.1a.6.2 Carrie OGDEN 1.1a.6.3 William A. OGDEN 1.1a.6.4 Mary OGDEN 1.1a.6.5 Phoebe OGDEN 1.1a.6.6 Charles OGDEN 1.1a.7a George W. HESS* & Clara PENNINGTON 1.1a.7b George W. HESS* & Laura ANGEL 1.1a.7b.1 Annie E. HESS 1.1a.7b.2 Dora I. HESS 1.1a.7b.3 Oscar L. HESS 1.1a.7b.4 Laura Gertrude HESS 1.1a.7b.5 William Samuel HESS 1.1a.7b.6 George Roy HESS 1.1a.7b.7 Walter Kelley HESS 1.1b Samuel HESS* (November 11, 1796 - December 24, 1873) & Mary NULL 1.1b.1 Abraham N. HESS & Savilla FEESER 1.1b.1.1 Lavina HESS 1.1b.1.2 Clarinda HESS Vanessa R. Stern (vstern@gte.com) GTE Laboratories Incorporated --Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.--