John Wells Hess
Alternate Names
John W. Hess (Alternate Name)
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
1834 February 25 (Age 9)
Married
Emeline Bigler
1845 November 2 (Age 21)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Traveling Group
Emeline Bigler
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
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)
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
Married
Emily Card
1852 March 30 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1852)
1852 May 23 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1852 May 23
Joined Company
Circa 1852
Company Arrived
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
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
Images
Mission Photo
Died in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
1903 December 16 (Age 79)
Media
John Wells Hess (1824 - 1903)
John Wells Hess (1824 - 1903) Profile
Mission Photo
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity. Chicago: National Historical Record Company, 1902. Page 443.
Davis County Clipper
"Pres. J. W. Hess Dead", Davis County Clipper, (25 December 1903), Page 4.
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, 9 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 13, Line 535.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 14, Line 535.
Pioneer
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895
Autobiography and journal of John W. Hess, circa 1887-1895, Page 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
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]
Improvement Era
Improvement Era, February, Page 74.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Mormon Battalion
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"John W. Hess letter to Anthon H. Lund", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (1903).
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, (1847), Page 2.
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, (1847), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
"Mormon Battalion lists", Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, (1927), Page 27.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
"Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren", Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, (1847), Page 1.
Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48.