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Re: Obituary - George W BLESS (d 1 Feb 1937)

crmoore92 — 2009-09-28 18:02:51Z

Thank you! I will be checking it out in the near future.

Re: Obituary - George W BLESS (d 1 Feb 1937)

woolford1 — 2009-09-28 11:02:07Z

Peter R Pittman was born in Ohio and came to Brown County IN about 1863. He had many children. You can find him in the 1870 and 1880 census for Washington, Brown Co. IN.

Re: Obituary - George W BLESS (d 1 Feb 1937)

crmoore92 — 2009-09-27 18:41:17Z

I am glad that the obit was of help to you and glad that I posted it! Would you by any chance have any other info on the mentioned Pittman line? The Peter Pittman is a new name for me in my husband's line from the Brown Co. area of IN.

Re: Obituary - George W BLESS (d 1 Feb 1937)

woolford1 — 2009-09-27 18:31:45Z

Thank you for posting this obituary for my great grandfather, George Washington Bless. There is a relationship to Pittman in Brown Co Indiana: Geroge's brother Jacob Bless married Sarah J Pittman 1866-1946 who lived in Brown Co, Indiana in 1880. Her father was Peter Pittman 1818-1900.

BLESS Laura R 1888-1978

t42Parkdale — 2009-05-20 06:29:38Z

BLESS Laura R 1888-1978

I photographed this gravestone in the Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington,Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 202,944 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Obituary - Janet (LANDIS) BLESS (1926 - 2007)

modusa — 2007-12-26 03:58:21Z

Please see the attached.

BLESS Strong Man in 1909

2005-04-21 01:08:59Z

Hello fellow bless familys,
I don't know a hole lot about our family name of bless but I do know my grate grandfather was one of the 10th strongest men back in 1909. We need to get together and find out what's going on and whitch one of you are my family. I Know there isn't a hole lot of us out there (bless) so email me to tell me what you know. bobbybless@email.com

Re: Evelyn BLESS, PA

fsmcbic_1 — 2005-04-21 01:12:11Z

No My Grandmother was born around 1912

Re: Evelyn BLESS, PA

2005-04-21 01:11:34Z

To: Sheri Becker-----My grandmother's maiden name was Ellen Amelia Bless 1872-1956. She had a sister,Evelyn J.Bless, born 1869 , who married George W. Sherman.Her daughter named Evelyn G.born 1894 had one son.Is one of these your grandmother?

Re: Evelyn BLESS, PA

fsmcbic_1 — 2005-04-21 01:11:05Z

She didn't really know or tell me-The only dates I have are for the other side of her family around the 1850's

Re: Evelyn BLESS, PA

2005-04-21 01:10:39Z

My family came to NC about 1760 and was spelled Bless and later change for some reason to Pless. Did your grandmother know about when her family came from Europe?

Evelyn BLESS, PA

fsmcbic_1 — 2005-04-21 01:10:07Z

I don't have a lot of info but here goes-My grandmother's maiden name was Evelyn Bless.From what she used to tell me that side of the family came from the Alsace-Lorraine(excuse my spelling) region.This line of the family ended up in Philly PA then to Hanover PA.

Re: Surname BLESS

2000-04-14 17:50:56Z

Torsten, I have been trying to find where my family came from in Germany since 1974. I was stationed in Germany '69-72. I can go back to Christoph Bless (Christopher Pless) who lived in NC 1762 to 1789 when he died. He was born about 1732 and we think in Germany. His wife's name was Hannah. The early records list him as Bless but his children changed to Pless about 1800. In NC he was a member of the Lutheran Church. If you find anything about him I would appreciate hearing from you.
Chuck Pless

Re: Surname BLESS

2005-04-21 01:20:50Z

i am tring to find out more about my family history i am the grandson of
william and floence bless(solove)

Re: Surname BLESS

2005-04-21 01:20:29Z

Hi torsten,
Im glad you replied. I haven't got much info on our name either. If you do find out more i would appreciate you sharing the infomation. I will do the same.
thanks

Re: Surname BLESS

2005-04-21 01:20:02Z

Hi, Dawn (and all the other Americans with surnames like "Bless" and "Pless")!

I am a 32-year-old "family member" from Cologne, Germany, and although I cannot offer very specific information about the origins of "our" family name, I remember having read some information at least once. As far as I remember "our" name is indeed German, and most of our ancestors came from the Lower Rhine Area, the district where I was born as well. But as it appears the "Blesses" are a very widespread-family. My father doesnÂ´t come from that area at all, he was born and raised in Danzig, Eastern Prussia, since the end of the 2nd world war known as "Gdansk" (and now part of Poland).

I try to get some more information. If you want to eMail me, youÂ´re welcome!

Sincerely,
Torsten Bless (torstenclg@gmx.de)

Surname BLESS

2005-04-21 01:16:50Z

I'm looking for any information on the history and heritige of my last name.

Re: Elizabeth BLESS - 1933 in NY

Wish4Mee — 2005-04-21 01:06:30Z

Do you have any information on this Elizabeth ? I know very little about the Elizabeth Bless I am searching for. I know she lived in Brooklyn New York in 1933 & that she was aproximatly 18 at that time.

Thank you for any help,
Jane

Clarence BLESS, Mitchell Co., IA

2005-04-21 01:05:00Z

Hello!
I am researching my husband's family background and am having a difficult time finding any information about the Bless family. My husband's grandfather was Clarence Bless. I believe his family has lived in the Mitchell Co. Iowa area for many, many years but I am getting nowhere trying to find record of his parents. The information about the Alsace-Lorraine area of Germany is probably correct as most of the early German immigrants in this area did come from that region.
I have record of one of his relatives marrying a woman by the name of Hasse here in Mitchell Co. I wonder if they could have been the original immigrants?
Family rumor says the Bless name is English - but the present generation is half Norwegian and they carry some prejudice here toward Germans!
If anyone has information about this family please let me know I would be happy to share anything I can find.

Re: Herald BLESS, NY

2005-04-21 01:18:49Z

I have not been able to find much on Bless name either. Bless and Pless are both German names. I have been told that in the southern part of German the B uses the sound of a P, and the P uses the sound of B. I have talked to both Pless and Bless families in Germany and they have been no help. I feel that Pless and Bless may be the same family name but have no proof. Christoph Bless (Pless)is first found in NC with a German group from the Rheine River reagon where Germany, France and Switzerland comes together. These people came to NC from Pa. At first they came from Europe to NY, then NY closed NY and William Penn spoke to Queen of England and he brought them to Pa. You may want to check port of NY arround 1700-1710 for Bless.
Chuck Pless

Herald BLESS, NY

2005-04-21 01:18:19Z

hi, I don't really know to much about my history name but I am trying to find out. My great grandfather's name was William Herald Bless. His father was Herald Bless. I guess the name is from germany.There is a possibility we have a little scottish in our name also. My grandparents lived in Buffalo, N.Y all their life. if you want to get together to chat on line feel free to I-M me..
Thanks,
Dawn

Christoph BLESS - lived in NC, 1760 - 1789

2007-01-16 05:10:19Z

my 4th greatgrandfather was Christoph Bless who lived in NC 1760-1789(?) thought to be
German. Our family name was change about 1800 to Pless

Re: George BLESS (LA BLEASE) m Eva Catherine SEIP

2007-01-16 05:09:04Z

Yes! This is part of my family and I thank you!. But - you are wrong about one thing. My great aunt Charlotte, one of George and Mary's daughters, was married and did have children. I can't think of her married name, but she had 2 daughters, Gloria and Barbara. My great Aunt May was born February 25, ? Florence (Katherine's first child) is my mother. Katherine's first husband, Florence and June's father was Herbert Swann, and I can find nothing on him - it's as if he never existed nor has his family ever existed.
Thank you again!

Re: George BLESS (LA BLEASE) m Eva Catherine SEIP

2007-01-16 05:07:22Z

Thank you so very much for the info. The George Bless you
sent info on may have been my great-great grandfather. The
one I was looking for may be one of his children you listed (George 1877-). This George (born in 1877) died approximately in 1949-1950. He married a Mary Richardson,
and they had 4 children - Katherine Eva, Charlotte, May and
George III. This family was in the Philadelphia area for a long time before moving to New Jersey. Once again - THANKS!!

Re: George BLESS m Mary RICHARDSON - PA>NJ

2007-01-16 05:04:34Z

My wife's Great Granfather is Philip Bless. He married Kunegunda. I do not know her maiden name. This is a dead end for us but when he married a person with the name of Kunegunda then that will stand out in someone's tree. Any info on these people will please us greatly.

George BLESS m Mary RICHARDSON - PA>NJ

2007-01-16 05:03:36Z

I am trying to find my ancestors and came across your posting on the Bless board. My great-grandfather was George Bless. I understand his family came from Alsace-Lorraine, then wound up in Philadelphia and then Northern New Jersey. George Bless married Mary Richardson and had 4 children. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Philip BLESS m Kunegunda ?

2007-01-16 05:02:06Z

I am searching for information on Philip Bless who was married to Kunegunda ????. They had one child that I know of and her name is Kunegunda Bless born 11/23/1899 and died 10/1987. Any information is good information.

Re: Peltonella BLESS (1779 - 1802) m Bartholomeus HEBBEN

2007-01-16 05:00:58Z

My grandmother on my fathers side was a Bless. Since my father came to the US as a young man I never met her and don't know about the family. However, you can go to the following and see our family tree. My wife and I still visit a cousin, Jergin Scholten, who lives in Zulpich. Jergin also has a summer place in Belgium near Bruga. If I can be of futher assistence please write.

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:96568...

Peltonella BLESS (1779 - 1802) m Bartholomeus HEBBEN

2007-01-16 04:40:17Z

My Great,Great,Great,Great Grandmother was Peltonella Bless (1779-1802) She was Married to Bartholomeus Hebben. They were from Essen Germany or the area arround there. Their Daugher Willamina Hebben was married to my Great Great Great Grandfather Theodor Jansen

Re: Bless strongman in 1909

2005-04-21 01:09:30Z

Obituary - George W BLESS (d 1 Feb 1937)

crmoore92 — 2007-12-08 18:47:10Z

The following is an obit for the above person, would be interested to know if there is a relationship to the MOORE, PITTMAN or THOMPSON families of Brown Co. IN. The newspaper is unknown, but handwritten note on obit gives date of Feb. 2, 1937.

Funeral services for George W. Bless, who died Monday at his home in the Mt. Olive community, have been arranged for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Mt. Olive church. The Rev. Charles Galbraith of Burney will have charge, with the Rev. Samuel Walls and the Rev. Wilbur McGinnis of this city assisting.--The casket is open at the Hathaway funeral home.--Mr. Bless is survived by five children, Homer at home, Mrs. Martha Palmer and Mrs. Dells Campbell of this city, 17 grand-children, three step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one step-great grandchild.

Re: Elizabeth BLESS - 1933 in NY

Hanshauss — 2005-04-21 01:06:00Z

Jane,
I dont know if I have what you are looking for but I have picuter of a Fritz Bless with a Robert & elizabeath Hauss. The picture looks as if it was taken around the 20s or 30

Obituary - Harold D BLESS (1924 - 2005)

lynn1972_1 — 2006-04-22 01:17:01Z

Harold D. Bless 81, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away on Mon., Oct. 3, 2005 at his home in Baton Rouge. Born Sept. 13, 1924 in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Esta (Williams) Bless. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis in 1943. He joined the Army and was sent to college at North Dakota State before being shipped overseas to serve in Germany in the Rainbow Division in WWII. After the war, he married his first wife, Margaret Birky, and graduated from Purdue University, class of 1950, with a degree in chemical engineering. He worked at Reynolds Metals near Corpus Christi, Texas, at Ormet near Baton Rouge, and at Zimpro in Wausau, Wisconsin, before retiring to Florida in 1986. He moved back to Baton Rouge in Sept. 2005. He is survived by two daughters, Ellen Woolford of Hadley, Massachusetts, and Eileen Butler, of Austin, Texas; three sisters, Mildred Hudson, Norma Wren, and Helen Thompson, and a brother, Orville Bless, all of Indianapolis; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. His brother, Arthur Bless of Kansas City, died earlier. His wife, Harriet D. (Seago) Bless, passed away on Oct. 5, 2005. A joint memorial service will be held on Nov. 5 at the Unitarian Church in Baton Rouge.

Death Notice - Janet L BLESS (1926 - 2007)

myobituarysite — 2007-10-19 15:38:15Z

source: The Evening Sun - Hanover, PA 10-17-2007
Deceased: Bless, Janet L. (deceased notice PA 10-17-2007)
Age: 81
Last Address: Littlestown, PA
Death date: 10-16-2007
Birth date: not listed
Birth place: not listed

No relation to the deceased
For a FREE copy of full obit send email to:
rbenjamin@crosskeysvillage.net
(please include "OBITUARY" and date obit posted in "Subject" line)

Re: George BLESS (LA BLEASE) m Eva Catherine SEIP

fsmcbic — 2007-01-16 05:08:17Z

"the second Child of George and Eva Bless"
George Jr was born Jan of 1877..he lived until may 1956. He met and Married Mary Francis Richardson (to be known as Aunt Fanny) Born May of 1880,died May 13,1953.Together they had four children.Katherine born 1900,died 1995.George the third,born Sept 11,1903 died Jan 29,1996.Charlotte and May whose date I do not have.....Katherine had two daughters ,Florence and June.Charlotte married but had no children.May married Barney Hipp,had Barney Jr .......and the story continues with some anectdotes..I am heading up to scan all 16 or so pages and email them to you!!! This si just a teaser!!LOL

Anne BLESS Baptized 17 July 2005

WGFGER — 2007-03-04 23:20:28Z

Gemeindebrief Nr. 3/2005:

Anne Bless aus Lengers (Hessen), getauft 17. Juli 2005

Re: Peltonella BLESS (1779 - 1802) m Bartholomeus HEBBEN

motorfan — 2007-01-16 04:58:17Z

it's nice to see the name Hebben on Internet, you don't see it much often. I'm Frits Hebben from Reuver Netherlands and my ancestors came from Swolgen Netherlands but perhaps w can find a connection some day

Re: Peltonella BLESS (1779 - 1802) m Bartholomeus HEBBEN

stijnhebben — 2007-01-16 04:59:33Z

hallo, hi

My name is Stijn Hebben from Belgium, and I am also related to B. Hebben. can anyone tell me more about the Hebbens

George BLESS (LA BLEASE) m Eva Catherine SEIP

fsmcbic_1 — 2007-01-16 05:06:22Z

Ok I just got some info ..actually a lot of info..
George Bless b. 1/4/1853 d. 5/13/1926 (born La Blease, changed it to Bless after coming to America 1872) Married Eva Katherine Seip b.1/31/1850 d. 6/19/1932 Married in St Michael's Lutheran Church Phila.(she was also from Alsace Loreaine)

children were
Elissabeth Cathrina 1875-1916
George 1877-
Conrad Fridrich 1878 ( my great grandfather)
Anna Marie 1880-
Wilhelm (william) Nicholas 1882-1938
Carl Charles 1884
Heinrich Edward 1886
Fredrich Wilhelm 1888-1891
Eva anna Margaret 1890-1918
Franc Wilhelm 1892-1969

I have who each married and what children they had if anyone wants it riccirogue@yahoo.com

Elizabeth BLESS - 1933 in NY

Wish4Mee — 2005-04-21 01:05:30Z

I am looking for any information I can find about an Elizabeth Bless who lived in New York in 1933 . She would have been between 16 & 18 yrs of age at the time .
I would be grateful for any information .
Jane