Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky merchant. Native of Germany. Married to Louisa Hess. Father of Charles Hess, Lewis Hess, Edward Hess, Louise "Lilly" Hess, Jr., Flora Hess, Albert Hess, and Belle Hess. Peddler in Louisville in 1850. Merchant in Louisville in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 145; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 6, p. 104; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 9, p. 132.

Citation

Hess, Bernhard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210976 (November 12, 2026).

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Levi Bamberger et al. to James F. Robinson

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