Mary "Polly" 1796 - 1862

Mary Ellen [LNU]¹ was born on 12 August 1796, in Pennsylvania, United States to [FNU] [LNU]² and [FNU] [LNU]². Mary became known as “Polly”.

Polly Unknown, aged about 24, married David Hess³, aged about 23, about 1820 in Pennsylvania.

Polly Hess for the United States Census in 1850 and 1860 is recorded residing in Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. She was listed as not being able to read or write.

Polly died on 25 November 1862, aged 66, in Ripley, Indiana, United States. She was buried in Green Cemetery in Ripley, Indiana, United States. Mary "Polly" McBride and David Hess were the parents of 21 children, I only have the following names: Daniel Hess⁴, Hannah Hess⁵, Rosanna Hess⁵, Thomas Hess⁴, Eliza Hess⁵, Mary C Hess⁵, David McBride Hess⁶, Fanna Hess⁵, Joshua Hess⁴, John Hess⁴, Mathias Hess⁴, Samuel W Hess⁴, Margaret Hess⁵, Jonah Hess⁴, George Hess⁴, Jeremiah Hess⁴, and Jane Hess⁵

Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

· Her maiden name may have been McBride. However, I have not come across anything to help confirm or support that outside of a couple of family trees that list McBride as her maiden name. Therefore I have not been ablle to ascertain her parents' names.

Relationship to Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

1 Maternal 3x Great-grandmother
2 Maternal 4x Great-grandparents
3 Maternal 3x Great-grandfather
4 Maternal 2x Great-uncle
5 Maternal 2x Great-aunt
6 Maternal 2x Great-grandfather

Research for Mary Ellen McBride:

·   United States Census in 1840 for Ripley, Indiana
·   United States Census in 1850 for Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana
·   United States Census in 1860 for Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana
·   Ancestry message boards
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UPDATE May 2018 to switch birth year from 1793 to 1796, changed wedding date from 1815 to 1820, to correct 1860 Census to being the 1850 US Census and to properly add the 1860 US Census, added number of children (per an obit for one of their children), and to remove "Ellen" as a middle name.

David Hess 1797 - 1866

David HESS¹ was born on 1797^A, in Pennsylvania, United States to [FNU] Hess^2,B and [FNU] [LNU]^2,B.

David Hess, aged about 23, married Mary [LNU]³, aged about 24, about 1820 in Pennsylvania.

David is recorded in the United States Census in 1840, aged about 43, in Ripley, Indiana. David Hess's household consisted of: Males: Age 5-Under 10: 1; 10-Under 15: 4; 15-Under 20: 1; 40-Under 50: 1. Females: 20-Under 30: 3; 40-Under 50: 1 .

For the United States Census in 1850 David, aged about 53, is listed as to residing in Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana. His occupation was farmer and listed as cannot read or write. For the United States Census in 1860, aged 63, David is listed in Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana. On the latter census report his birth year is estimated to being 1781, not 1797.

David died on 26 October 1866, aged 69, in Ripley, Indiana. He was buried, possibly in Green Cemetery, in Ripley, Indiana. David Hess and Polly McBride were the parents of 21 children, I only have names of the following: Daniel Hess⁴, Hannah Hess⁵, Rosanna Hess⁵, Thomas Hess⁴, Eliza Hess⁵, Mary C Hess⁵, David McBride Hess⁶, Fanna Hess⁵, Joshua Hess⁴, John Hess⁴, Mathias Hess⁴, Samuel W Hess⁴, Margaret Hess⁵, Jonah Hess⁴, George Hess⁴, Jeremiah Hess⁴, and Jane Hess⁵

Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

A I haven't been able to narrow it down for possible parents of David.

Relationship to Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

1 Maternal 3x Great-grandfather
2 Maternal 4x Great-grandparents
3 Maternal 3x Great-grandmother
4 Maternal 2x Great-uncle
5 Maternal 2x Great-aunt
6 Maternal 2x Great-grandfather

Research for David Hess:

·   United States Census in 1840 for Ripley, Indiana
·   United States Census in 1850 for Washington Township, Ripley, Indiana
·   United States Census in 1860 for Johnson Township, Ripley, Indiana
·   Ancestry message boards
·   Rootsweb forums
·   Genealogy forums

UPDATED May 2018 to include census from 1860, to adjust wife's age at time of marriage, change marriage year from 1815 to 1820, and to add number of children (per one of the children's obit).