I’m not related to any member of this family.

1930 is the last available census at this time.

1940 census will be released on April 2, 2012. It will take several months to transcribe all the states.


WV does not have a death or marriage record for Samuel on file.

WV was not a state in 1850; he was most likely born in VA


1880 -
Name: Samuel Hess
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah M. Hess
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farm Laborer

Samuel Hess 36, VA - cannot read or write
Sarah M. Hess 23, OH - cannot read or write
John T. Hess 8, OH
Wm. N. Hess 4, OH

1900 -
Name: Samuel Hess
Age: 56
Birth Date: Mar 1844
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia
[Wirt]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah M Hess
Marriage Year: 1878
Years married: 22
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Occupation: farmer

Samuel Hess 56, 3/44 WV
Sarah M Hess 42, 5/52 OH - 13 children & 7 living
Sarah A Hess 18, 3/82 WV [see death record below]
Leathy E Hess 15, 9/84 WV - dau
William O Hess 15, 4/86 WV
Semanthy E Hess 10, 7/89 WV
Virgy M Hess 9, 11/90 WV - dau
Girtie U Hess 2, 4/98 WV - dau

1910 -
Name: William Herr
[William Hess]
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
coal miner



West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Name: Sarah Ann Curfman
Death Date: 2 Jun 1962
Death Place: Wood, West Virginia
Father Name: Sam Hess
Mother Name: Sarah Lupardus



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Cannot find Samuel at this site.
You will need to order his death cert directly from the Fayette county clerks' office. Cause of death, cemetery location & parents names & birthplaces should be listed.