Isaiah Hess. The name of Isaiah Hess is recorded among those who bravely fought for their country during the Civil War. He enlisted for service on the 19th of July, 1862, entering Company E, Seventy fourth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, at Goshen, Indiana. He was mustered into the service at Indianapolis, from whence he went to Louisville, Kentucky, then to Bowling Green and back to Louisville, on to Sheppardsville, from whence he was ordered to Perrysville and was held in reserve during the battle at that place. He was also in the Atlanta campaign, in the battles of Crab Orchard, Gallatin, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and at Jonesboro he was wounded and was subsequently given a furlough. Rejoining his regiment at Goldsboro, North Carolina, he went with his command, under the leadership of General there he went to Indianapolis, Indiana, and received his final discharge June 15, 1865, for the war had closed and his country no longer needed the services of her brave boys in blue. After his return from the front Mr. Hess followed agricultural pursuits until 1899 in Walnut township, Marshall county, and since then has had charge of a rural free delivery mail route.
Mr. Hess was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, October 30, 1842, a son of Elias and Lucinda (Wright) Hess…
The early life of Isaiah Hess was spent with his father on the farm, remaining under the parental roof until his departure for the seat of war. On the 16th of August, 1867, he wedded Sarah A. Beckner, who was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, a daughter of Isaac and Mary (Studebaker) Beckner, both of whom were born in the state of Ohio. The following children were born of this union: Lorena M., the wife of James Herrin ; Loresta L., who died at the age of two and a half years ; Evaline, the wife of Frank Pickerl, the postmaster of Argos ; Albert F., who married Lue Stevenson ; Elias B., who was in the war with Cuba in the Forty - ninth Iowa Regiment, and who married Ida Anglan ; Lura L., the wife of Ora McClure ; one who died in infancy ; and Frank P. The first wife, Sarah A., died August 1, 1897, and Mr. Hess has been a second time married, wedding Mrs. Esther Callon, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, and a daughter of William and Margaret Cox. Mr. Hess is a member of the Christian church and also has membership relations with Lafayette Gordon Post, No. 132. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a stanch advocate of its principles.
[A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana – Daniel McDonald]
Mr. Hess was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, October 30, 1842, a son of Elias and Lucinda (Wright) Hess…
The early life of Isaiah Hess was spent with his father on the farm, remaining under the parental roof until his departure for the seat of war. On the 16th of August, 1867, he wedded Sarah A. Beckner, who was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, a daughter of Isaac and Mary (Studebaker) Beckner, both of whom were born in the state of Ohio. The following children were born of this union: Lorena M., the wife of James Herrin ; Loresta L., who died at the age of two and a half years ; Evaline, the wife of Frank Pickerl, the postmaster of Argos ; Albert F., who married Lue Stevenson ; Elias B., who was in the war with Cuba in the Forty - ninth Iowa Regiment, and who married Ida Anglan ; Lura L., the wife of Ora McClure ; one who died in infancy ; and Frank P. The first wife, Sarah A., died August 1, 1897, and Mr. Hess has been a second time married, wedding Mrs. Esther Callon, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, and a daughter of William and Margaret Cox. Mr. Hess is a member of the Christian church and also has membership relations with Lafayette Gordon Post, No. 132. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a stanch advocate of its principles.
[A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana – Daniel McDonald]
Isaiah Hess. The name of Isaiah Hess is recorded among those who bravely fought for their country during the Civil War. He enlisted for service on the 19th of July, 1862, entering Company E, Seventy fourth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, at Goshen, Indiana. He was mustered into the service at Indianapolis, from whence he went to Louisville, Kentucky, then to Bowling Green and back to Louisville, on to Sheppardsville, from whence he was ordered to Perrysville and was held in reserve during the battle at that place. He was also in the Atlanta campaign, in the battles of Crab Orchard, Gallatin, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and at Jonesboro he was wounded and was subsequently given a furlough. Rejoining his regiment at Goldsboro, North Carolina, he went with his command, under the leadership of General there he went to Indianapolis, Indiana, and received his final discharge June 15, 1865, for the war had closed and his country no longer needed the services of her brave boys in blue. After his return from the front Mr. Hess followed agricultural pursuits until 1899 in Walnut township, Marshall county, and since then has had charge of a rural free delivery mail route.
Mr. Hess was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, October 30, 1842, a son of Elias and Lucinda (Wright) Hess…
The early life of Isaiah Hess was spent with his father on the farm, remaining under the parental roof until his departure for the seat of war. On the 16th of August, 1867, he wedded Sarah A. Beckner, who was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, a daughter of Isaac and Mary (Studebaker) Beckner, both of whom were born in the state of Ohio. The following children were born of this union: Lorena M., the wife of James Herrin ; Loresta L., who died at the age of two and a half years ; Evaline, the wife of Frank Pickerl, the postmaster of Argos ; Albert F., who married Lue Stevenson ; Elias B., who was in the war with Cuba in the Forty - ninth Iowa Regiment, and who married Ida Anglan ; Lura L., the wife of Ora McClure ; one who died in infancy ; and Frank P. The first wife, Sarah A., died August 1, 1897, and Mr. Hess has been a second time married, wedding Mrs. Esther Callon, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, and a daughter of William and Margaret Cox. Mr. Hess is a member of the Christian church and also has membership relations with Lafayette Gordon Post, No. 132. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a stanch advocate of its principles.
[A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana – Daniel McDonald]
Mr. Hess was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, October 30, 1842, a son of Elias and Lucinda (Wright) Hess…
The early life of Isaiah Hess was spent with his father on the farm, remaining under the parental roof until his departure for the seat of war. On the 16th of August, 1867, he wedded Sarah A. Beckner, who was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, a daughter of Isaac and Mary (Studebaker) Beckner, both of whom were born in the state of Ohio. The following children were born of this union: Lorena M., the wife of James Herrin ; Loresta L., who died at the age of two and a half years ; Evaline, the wife of Frank Pickerl, the postmaster of Argos ; Albert F., who married Lue Stevenson ; Elias B., who was in the war with Cuba in the Forty - ninth Iowa Regiment, and who married Ida Anglan ; Lura L., the wife of Ora McClure ; one who died in infancy ; and Frank P. The first wife, Sarah A., died August 1, 1897, and Mr. Hess has been a second time married, wedding Mrs. Esther Callon, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, and a daughter of William and Margaret Cox. Mr. Hess is a member of the Christian church and also has membership relations with Lafayette Gordon Post, No. 132. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a stanch advocate of its principles.
[A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana – Daniel McDonald]
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