John Wells Hess
Birth Date
On 1824 August 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 December 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
1824 August 24
Mother
Elizabeth Foutz
Father
Jacob Hess
Baptized by David Evans
1834 February 25 (Age 9)
Married
Emeline Bigler
1845 November 2 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emeline Bigler (Age 22)
Date Details
On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
John W. Hess Company
1849 April 15 – July 27 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Alma Hess (Age 9)
Emma Elizabeth Hess (Age 6)
Elizabeth Foutz (Age 51)
Harriett Hess (Age 15)
David Hess (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1849 April 15
Joined Company
On 1849 July 27
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1852 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1852
Joined Company
Circa 1852
Company Arrived
Married
Emily Card
1852 March 30 (Age 27)
Married
Helena Julia Peterson
1856 November 16 (Age 32)
Married
Mary Ann Steed
1857 March 27 (Age 32)
Married
Caroline Workman
1862 April 25 (Age 37)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 29 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
H S Eldridge
Set Apart By
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge
Date Details
On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1870 March 29
Released
Served in
Southern States Mission
1885 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Images
Mission Photo
Died in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
1903 December 16 (Age 79)
Media
John Wells Hess (1824 - 1903) Profile
John Wells Hess (1824 - 1903) Profile
Mission Photo
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago: National Historical Record Company, 1902), 443
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago: National Historical Record Company, 1902), 443.
"Pres. J. W. Hess Dead," Davis County Clipper
"Pres. J. W. Hess Dead," Davis County Clipper, 25 December 1903.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 6 February 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 12 September 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 30 September 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 9 October 1895.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 8 March 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 10 November 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 29 November 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 21 January 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 23 September 1902.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 29 December 1902.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 13, Line 535.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 14, Line 535.
Pioneer
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, 8-9
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, 8-9.
Transcript for Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, 8-9
David Hess statement in Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895
David Hess statement in Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895.
Transcript for David Hess statement in Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895
"Events of the Month," Improvement Era
"Events of the Month," Improvement Era, February.
Hayes, Alma, "A History of Patriarch Alma Hayes," [1]
Hayes, Alma, "A History of Patriarch Alma Hayes," [1].
Transcript for Hayes, Alma, "A History of Patriarch Alma Hayes," [1]
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 23
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 23.
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