Louis C Hess^[1]

about 1902 -

• Name	Louis C Hess  [2]
  Born	about 1902	Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Architect, Hess & Greenwood, Hammond, Indiana  [2, 3]
  Residence	1930:108 Farmwood Avenue, Hammond, Lake, Indiana; Las Vegas Nevada  [4, 5]
  Person ID	I70946	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 June 2016

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Adelaide E Fox,   b. 2 June 1903, Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, USA ,   d. January 1990, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	about 1925	Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F49493	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1920 United States Federal Census Name: Louis C Hess Age: 18 years Estimated birth year: abt 1902 Birthplace: Indiana Race: White Home in 1920: Hammond Ward 9, Lake, Indiana Sex: Male Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Father's Birth Place: Indiana In January of 1920, Louis C. Hess, the boy-next-door to Adelaide Fox, was living with his parents on 44 Mason Street, Hammond, Lake, IN. The family is Julius J Hess (52, Watchman, Steel Works) b. in Indiana of an Alsace (French) father and a German mother who owns the house free of mortgage. With him is wife Hilda F. Hess (49, none) b. in Indiana of German parents. Children, all b. in Indiana: Laura E Hess (26, Sia.... [illegible] Musician [?]), Walter B Hess (25, Teacher, High School), Arthur A Hess (23, Officer [? illegible]), and Louis C Hess (18, none). 1930 United States Federal Census Louis C Hess Name: Louis C Hess Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1903 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Adelaide E Hess Race: White Home in 1930: Hammond, Lake, Indiana On April 11, 1930 Louis C. Hess (27, architect) b. in Indiana of Indiana parents, is living at 108 Farmwood Avenue in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, and was married when he was 22. With him is his wife, Adelaide E. Hess (27, none) b. in Illinois [!] of a PA father and a Mass mother who was married when she was 20. Also sons Louis C. Hess, Jr. (2 years, 10 Mos) and Harrie F. (1 yr, 5 mos). Finally a servant, Hazel F. S. Thonert (16, servant) b. in Illinois of an Indiana father and a German mother. An on-line architectural tour of Forest-Southview Historical District of Hammond indiana shows that Louis Hess, architect, designed the house of his father-in-law Dr, Francis H Fox“Hess & Greenwood, once a Hammond architectural design firm, drew up the plans for the Dr. Francis Fox home at 6518 Forest Avenue.... The Hess part of the firm's name comes from Louis Hess, grandson of Joseph Hess, the founder of Hessville.” The tour further identifies the house: “6518 Forest Avenue - ‘Dr. Francis Fox Home’ - Colonial Revival circa 1940 Hess & Greenwood, architect.” [Majer Colegrove Family.FTW] Information provided by Agnes Margaret Colegrove Fraser in 1989. Married to Adelaide Fox (rin 503)., , [2, 6, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1398] GEDCOM file from file “AdamMoffatDesends”, submitted by Alaric Faulkner. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1930: Hammond, Lake, IN. [S1340] Web site, http://www.hammondindiana.com/history/forestsouth.htm. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1930 Hammond. Lake, In. [S1346] 1/14/2006. [S1330] US Federal Census. [S1340] Web site.