Still looking for Samuel H. Hess, b.1820,PA., married 07-03-1853, Clayton County, IA., to Francis J. McDonald, b.1835, KY. 1860 IA. census states Samuel is a stone mason.
7 children born: Blanchard B. Hess, Thomas Mortimer Hess, Jennie Hess, Harriet Irene Hess, Frank Dodson Hess, Margaret Hess, Edward(Edwin) Hess. Are any of these names familiar as family names in your Hess family? No prior knowledge of Samuel or Francis before this date. No knowledge of their parents. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Suzanne