Clements H. Hess

Brief Life History of Clements H.

When Clements H. Hess was born on 2 July 1898, in Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, his father, John Hess, was 33 and his mother, Annie Schoffmeister Hartman, was 24. He married Augusta Halter on 28 March 1920, in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Conway, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1949 and Cadron Township, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States in 1950. He died on 16 October 1971, in Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States.

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Clements H. Hess
1898–1971
Augusta Halter
1899–1976
Marriage: 28 March 1920
Raymond Hess
1921–1970
William John Hess
1924–1994
Robert Urban Hess
1928–2004

Sources (17)

  • Clem Hess, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Clements H. Hess - Published information: birth: 2 July 1898; Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
  • Clemens Hess, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

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1900 · Gold for Cash!

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1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).

South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).

German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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