Notes for: William Carter HESS
He was born in Arkansas, April 22, 1853, and was married October 30, 1879 to Miss Elvira P. Hargrove.
William Carter Hess, pioneer Jackson county citizen, for who the town of Hess was named between thirty and forty years ago, died at his home in Elmer Monday, after an illness of about one month caused by heart trouble.
William Hess established the Hess postoffice in the early days of Jackson county, having moved to this section 44 years ago. He continued to live at Hess for 21 years and has been living at Elmer the past 23 years.