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/DkB.2ACI/893.1 Message Board Post: according to 1900 census William is born abt 1864? (census is barely readable)MO parents born in MO Nellie his wife born abt 1867 TX and parents born in KY..you have the children info so I won't repeat it here A Nellie Wilson is listed as Mother born abt 1843 Ky so I am guessing it is wife Nellie's Mother.Nellie Wilson's parents were born in KY 1920 United States Federal Census > Texas > Bexar > San Antonio Ward 3 > District 48 Name: Forrest Hess [Forest] Age: 29 years Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Texas Race: White Home in 1920: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas Sex: Male Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Texas Father's Birth Place: Texas Image: 557 Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 32A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 557. living in the household of Marshall NELSON (this must be Mary Krisch 2nd husband) Mary wife Harry Marshall Jr Leonard Wood Mary HESS 27 TX 1930 United States Federal Census > Texas > Bexar > San Antonio > District 134 Name: Forrest C Hess Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1892 Birthplace: Texas Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Mary S Hess 37 TX Race: White Home in 1930: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas In this is says his parents were born in IOWA MEXICO this can't be right...They still have no children listed at this time 1920 Name: Florence Krisch Age: 32 years Estimated birth year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Texas Race: White Home in 1920: Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas Sex: Female Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Texas Father's Birth Place: Texas Image: 579 Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas; Roll: T625_1828; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 579. A J KIRSCH 34 TX Helen dau 12 Florence dau 10 Frank son 7 Name: Florence Krisch Death Date: 04 January 1964 Death County: BEXAR Gender: F Marital Status: WIDOWED me: August J Krisch Death Date: 19 September 1972 Death County: BEXAR Gender: M Marital Status: SINGLE World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Archie Charles Hess City: San Antonio 323 Lavaca County: Bexar State: Texas Birth Date: 11 Feb 1882 Race: White Roll: 1983589 DraftBoard: 4 medium height- medium build -Gray eyes -brown hair next of kin Nellie Hess mother same address 1920 United States Federal Census > Texas > Bexar > San Antonio Ward 5 > District 65 Name: Archie E Hess **MIDDLE INITIAL IS REALLY "C* TRANSCRB WRONG Age: 36 years Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Birthplace: Texas Race: White Home in 1920: San Antonio Ward 5, Bexar, Texas Sex: Male Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Mexico **MAYBE THIS IS CORRECT? Father's Birth Place: Missouri Image: 1025 Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 5, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 1025. NELLIS HESS HEAD 53 WIDOW MEXICO AMERICAN CITIZEN CHARLES BROWN SON IN LAW 30 ADDIE BROWN DAU 18 BILLIE H BROWN GRANDSON 7/12 MONTHS MANUEL PACHECO JR. LODGER 1930 Name: Archie C Hess Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Birthplace: Texas Relation to head-of-house: Head Mother's Name: Nellie Hess Race: White Home in 1930: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Nellie Hess mother 65 widow Brown Addie sister 28 TX Billie Brown nephew 10 Antoinette Brown niece 6 Lydia Brown niece4 Manie? Brown nephew 1 ON WILLIAM HESS THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I COULD GET BUT LISTS PARENTS BORN GERMANY Name: William Hess Age: 15 Estimated birth year: <1865> Birthplace: Missouri Occupation: Works In Shoe Fact. Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's name: John Hess 50 SALESMAN Father's birthplace: GER Mother's name: Mary Hess 40 Mother's birthplace: GER ANTHONY19 SON SHOEFITTER AMELIA 24 DAU FRANK 19 PORTER ****TWIN TO ANTHONY? WILLIAM 15 SON EDWARD 9 SON JOSEPHINE 7 DAU ANNA 5 DAU MAMIE 2 DAU