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Isaac Brookfield "Brook" Hess was born about 1824, in Independence County, Arkansas, the son of Samuel Hess and Sarah (last name unknown).
Brook married Elizabeth Tate about 1845, in Arkansas. Elizabeth Tate was born about 1825, in Tennessee, according to census.
Brook and Elizabeth appear on the 1850 Independence County census in Wallace Township. The census shows Isaac B. Hess, 25, a farmer, real estate property valued at $150; Elizabeth, 25; William C., 4; Eliza J., 3; and John, 2 years old. They were living next door to Brook's cousin, Hiram Hess, who was the son of Brook's uncle Solomon Hess.
Isaac moved his family to Richwoods Township of Izard County, Arkansas in 1858.
The 1860 Izard County, Arkansas, census, Richwood Township, shows Brook Hess, 36, a farmer, $400 real property, $750 personal property; Elizabeth, 36; Wm C., 14; Eliza, 12; John, 10; and Henry, 2 years old. Washington Gates, 14, born in Arkansas was living with the family.
The 1870 Izard County census, Richwood Township, Riggville Post Office, shows Brook, Elizabeth and three children. Brook's real estate is valued at $500 and his personal property at $400.
The 1880 Stone County, Arkansas, census, Richwood Township, shows I. B. Hess, 46, a farmer, $500 real property, $400 personal property; Elizabeth, 45; Henry, 12; Thomas, 7; and James M., 3 years old. They were living near Elizabeth Hess, widow of Brook's brother James Samuel Hess.
Isaac's wife, Elizabeth died about 1882, in Stone County.
Brook married Nancy E. Lynn on February 22, 1883, in Stone County. Nancy Lynn was born about 1842.
Brook signed his will on April 3, 1885, leaving his estate to his living children Eliza J. Cartwright, H. B. Hess, Thomas J. Hess, and James M. Hess. Brook willed $1 each to the widows and heirs of his two deceased sons, W. C. Hess and John Hess. He willed his wife, Nancy, the sum of $1.
Brook Hess died July 1885, in Stone County.
Children of Brook Hess and Elizabeth Tate
1. William Chapman Hess, b. Oct 18, 1846, Independence Co, AR; d. 1920-1930, Sequoyah Co, OK; m. Martha Matilda Cartwright abt 1866, probably in Independence Co, AR. Matilda Cartwright, b. 1847, TN; d. 1910-1920, Sequoyah Co, OK, was the daughter of Peter C. Cartwright and Nancy (last name unknown). The family appears on the 1870 Izard Co, AR census, the 1880 Stone Co, AR census, the 1900 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory census, and the 1910 Sequoyah Co, OK census. William, age 75, widowed, appears on the 1920 Sequoyah Co, OK census living with his son Walter. The 1900 census shows Martha had given birth to 10 children, but only 5 were living at that time. Children included: (1) Sarah Jane Hess, b. 1867, Izard Co, AR; d. bef 1900; m. William A. Mahan on Aug 18, 1887, Independence Co, AR; (2) Peter Brookfield Hess, b. Feb 1870, Izard Co, AR; (3) Thomas Marion Hess, b. Oct 15, 1876, Izard Co, AR; (4) Elizabeth Hess, b. Dec 19, 1880, Stone Co, AR; m. Archibald Ballard; (5) Matilda Hess, b. Feb 1885, Stone Co, AR; and (6) William Walter Hess, b. Dec 3, 1888, AR
2. Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Hess, b. June 14, 1848, Independence Co, AR; d. 1900-1910, AR; m. John Austin Cartwright on Feb 12, 1867, in Independence Co, AR. John Cartwright was b. Jan 1842, TN, the son of Peter C. Cartwright and Nancy (last name unknown). The family appears on the 1870 Izard Co, AR census and the 1880 and 1900 Stone Co, AR census. The 1900 census shows Eliza had given birth to 10 children, 9 of them still living. Children included: (1) Susan Elizabeth Cartwright, b. Jan 1868, AR; (2) John Franklin Cartwright, b. Dec 1868, AR; (3) Isaac C. Cartwright, b. 1871, AR; (4) James T. Cartwright, b. 1873, AR; (5) William W. Cartwright, b. 1875, AR; (6) Hervy D. Cartwright, b. Feb 1879, AR; (7) Ida E. Cartwright, b. Oct 1880, AR; (8) Dexter B. Cartwright, b. Aug 1883, AR; and (9) Luster A. Cartwright, b. Mar 1890, AR
3. John Hess, b. 1850, Independence Co, AR; d. abt 1883; m. Annice Mahala ____ in June 1870, probably in Izard Co, AR . They appear on the 1870 Izard Co, AR census and the 1880 Stone Co, AR census. Children included: (1) James R. Hess, b. 1871, AR; (2) William I. Hess, b. 1873, AR; (3) Thomas Hess, b. 1876, AR; (4) Monroe S. Hess, b. 1877, AR; and (5) John F. Hess, b. 1879, AR
4. Henry Brookfield Hess, b. July 31, 1858, Izard Co, AR; d. 1933, Stone Co, AR; m. Lucinda Whitfield on Apr 4, 1878, Stone Co, AR. Lucinda Whitfield was b. July 13, 1856, Izard Co, AR; d. 1925, Stone Co, AR. Henry and Lucinda are bur. in Ramsey Cem near Timbo, in Stone Co. They appear on the 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 Stone Co, AR census. Henry appears alone on the 1930 Stone Co census. The 1900 census shows Lucinda had given birth to 10 children, 7 of them still living at the time. Children included: (1) Albert Alexander Hess, b. Aug 1879, Stone Co, AR; 2. Mary Florence Hess, b. Dec 1880, Stone Co, AR; m. Robert Harvey Orr in 1905, Searcy Co, AR; (3) George Washington Hess, b. Mar 1882, Stone Co, AR; (4) Fanny H. Hess, b. Sept 1883, Stone Co, AR; m. Rufus B. Williams in 1903, Stone Co; (5) Sarah Elizabeth Hess, b. Aug 1885, Stone Co, AR; m. L. J. Green in 1908, Stone Co; (6) Effie Jane Hess, b. Sept 1888, Stone Co, AR; m. Bailey Addington in 1911, Searcy Co, AR; (7) John M. Hess, b. Sept 3, 1892, Stone Co, AR; d. Dec 28, 1893, Stone Co; bur. Ramsey Cem. in Stone Co; and (8) Julia Esther Hess, b. Sept 1893, Stone Co, AR
5. Thomas Joseph Hess, b. 1863, Izard Co, AR; d. 1897, Stone Co, AR; m. Mary E. Cummings on Sept 4, 1881, in Stone Co, AR. Mary Cummings was b. abt 1864. We are unsure if she died or if the couple divorced, nor do we know if there were any children from this marriage. Thomas m. Emma Simmons on Mar 28, 1892, in Independence Co, AR. Emma Simmons was b. 1854, in AR. She appears on the 1900 Pulaski Co, AR census as a patient in the State Lunatic Asylum in Little Rock, AR. We found posted on Ancestry that Emma d. in 1912, in AR and that she and Thomas had two children: (1) Nora W. Hess, b. Apr 5, 1893, Stone Co, AR and (2) Joseph James Hess, b. 1894, Stone Co, AR; d. 1895, Stone Co.
6. James Marion Hess, b. Sept 27, 1867, Izard Co, AR; d. 1945, Tulsa Co, OK; m. Margaret "Maggie" Reeves on Mar 14, 1886, in Stone Co, AR. Maggie Reeves was b. Dec 15, 1867, TN; d. 1958, Tulsa Co, OK. They moved to Indian Territory (OK) abt 1898. They appear on the 1900 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory census, the 1910 and 1920 Sequoyah Co, OK census and the 1940 Muskogee Co, OK census. The 1910 census shows Maggie had given birth to 5 children, 4 of them still living at that time. Children included: (1) George Hess, b. 1894, Stone Co, AR; (2) Letha Hess, b. 1896, Stone Co, OK; (3) James Marion Hess, Jr., b. 1903, IT; and (4) Carl Hess, b. 1905, OK