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).

Hannah Radley 1800 - 1850

HANNAH RADLEY¹ was born around 1800 to [FNU] Radley² and [FNU] [LNU]².

August 30, 1824 Hannah Radley, aged about 24 years, married Andrew Hamilton³, aged 22 years.

Hannah died between 1840 to 1850, aged about 40 to 50, in Indiana, United States. She is said to been buried in Campground Cemetery. Andrew and Hannah [Radley] Hamilton were the parents of Nancy Jane Hamilton⁴, Isaac Newton Hamilton⁵, Mary Margaret Hamilton⁶, and Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton⁶

Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

·   Andrew Hamilton's burial location is said to be unknown. I have not yet confirmed if Hannah is indeed buried where she is rumored to have been.

Relationship to Carol A. Wells-Perlakdy:

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

Resources used for Hannah Radley:

·   INGenWeb.org
·   FamilySearch.org family tree
·   FamilySearch.org Pedigree files
·   Ancestry Message Boards
·   Genealogy forums
·   The Connector for the Hamilton Genealogical Society; pg. 56

UPDATED May 2018 to add link to blog post about parentage thoughts and to include another resource.

Andrew Hamilton 1802 - 1838

ANDREW HAMILTON¹ was born 27 January 1802, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, to Benjamin A. Hamilton Jr.² and Nancy Wallace².

August 30, 1824^A, in Ripley, Indiana, Andrew Hamilton, aged about 22, married Hannah Radley^3,C, aged about 24.

Andrew is listed in the United States for 1830, aged about 28, in Ripley, Indiana, United States^B.

Andrew died in September 1838, aged 36, in Ripley, Indiana, United States. Burial location, at this point in time, is unknown. Andrew and Hannah [Radley] Hamilton were the parents to Nancy Jane⁴, Isaac Newton Hamilton⁵, Mary Margaret Hamilton⁶, and Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton⁶.

Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

^A I have seen some online trees list the wedding date as 2 Sep 1824 or 30 Aug 1824.
^B Based on where other families were living, during and after the 1830 US Census, Andrew and Hannah Hamilton may have resided in Washington Township area.
^C Less is known about Hannah Radley due to inability to confirm her parents.

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-grandmother
⁵ Maternal 2x Great-uncle
⁶ Maternal 2x Great-aunt

Sources used for Andrew Hamilton:

·   INGenWeb.org
·   FamilySearch.org Family Tree
·   United States Census, 1830
·   Genealogy Forums
·   The Connector of the Hamilton National Geographic Society ; pg.56

UPDATED May 2018 to share a notation, and link to another blog post, about trying to unravel, or determine, Hannah Radley's parentage thoughts. Also included another resource to the list of resources I came across in the research for this individual and/or his family.