Elizabeth Ann Hess
11 August 1816–25 November 1894 (Age 78)
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
The Life of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Hess was born on 11 August 1816, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, her father, Johan Hess, was 39 and her mother, Anna Marie Price, was 35. She married Charles Ball Clifton on 13 July 1834, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Morrow Township, Adair, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 25 November 1894, in Adair, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Novinger, Adair, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1814–1862Male
1816–1894Female
13 July 1834
Campbell, Kentucky, United States
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1780–1849Female
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Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
History from Carolyn Dabney's written history.
Elizabeth was a mid-wife. Started the first script-school in Adair County, which was a school where parents paid tuition, or before the school districts were formed. Charles her husband had a blacks …
Sources (3)
- Elizabeth A Moor in household of Garland Moor, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth Moore in household of Garlen Moore, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Ann Clifton in household of Charles Clifton, "United States Census, 1850"
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