Husband: Sherman Hess
Born: Apr- 1-1884 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Jan-13-1957 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,3 (see note 1)
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,3
Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,6
Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: carpenter & farmer 1
Father: Peter Hess (1850 - 1922)
Mother: Lizar M. Bland (1857 - 1896)
Wife: Rena Hope Willis Married: Sep-15-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jul- 6-1899 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9 Died: Nov- 4-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 (see note 2) Resided: in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: 1958 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Father: Alfred Walter Willis (1863 - 1954) Mother: Lydia Virginia Sutton (1867 - 1940) Other spouse 2
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Obituary - Nursing home. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Death record of father. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (9) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) Obituary appearing in the West Union Herald of Thursday, Jan 17 1957, stated that he died "at 3 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, ..." But death record reports date of death as Jan 13 1957. Note (2) Name appears on headstone as "Rena Hess Kaufman."