John William Hess

24 August 1824 — 16 December 1903

1 Born at Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; son of Elizabeth Foutz and Jacob Hess. 2 Baptized, 1834. 3 Married Emeline Bigler, 1845; participated in plural marriage. 4 Traveled with the Mormon Battalion, 1847; arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, 1849. 5 Settled at Farmington, Davis County, Utah Territory. Served as bishop of the Farmington Ward, 1855–1882; as counselor in the Davis Stake presidency, 1882–1894; and as president of the Davis Stake, 1894–1903. 6 Died at Farmington. 7 (See Document 3.30)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Utah Division of State History (http://heritage.utah.gov/history/cemeteries, accessed Apr. 2014), John W. Hess.

  2. [2] “Death of John W. Hess,” Improvement Era 7, no. 4 (Feb. 1904): 313. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), John W. Hess LH13-LGY .

  3. [3] “Family Tree,” database, John W. Hess.

  4. [4] Ibid.

  5. [5] “Death of John W. Hess,” 313. “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Apr. 2014), John William Hess.

  6. [6] “Death of John W. Hess,” 313.

  7. [7] “Death of John W. Hess,”313. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Apr. 2014), memorial no. 137275, John W. Hess; Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, UT.