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Marriage: Children:
  1. George Hess: Birth: 1865 in Hackettstown or Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey. Death: AFT 16 MAR 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY

  2. Johann “John” Georg Hess: Birth: 21 AUG 1867 in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey. Death: 1920-1930 in East Orange, Essex Co., NJ


Notes
a. Note:   N474 -changed name from Schramm to Oswald per sons Johann Georg Hess’ birth record. Says Mother Catharina Oswald on record. The 2 boys are listed as nephews, NOT grandchildren.
  **My best guess now is her father Georg Oswald died in 1852 (per record) as well as her brother George Jr. (per record) in 1850. Not sure if or when her mother Johanna died. Came to the states in 1853 with her uncle (on mothers side) George Schramm and wife Barbara as their daughter. Catharine Schramm married the same 5 year time span that Catharine Oswald got married to John Hess**
  -1855 census - can’t find her -1860 census - can’t find her -1865 census - a Cath. Oswald ae17 in Brooklyn as a servant - don’t think this is her -1870 married in Newark, NJ -1873 spouse John died - she in asylum -1875 in asylum -1880 dead???
  George Schramm probably brother of Catharina’s Mom-boys livg w/Geo & Barbary Schramm’s in 1880 census in NYC. George Schramm executor of John V. Hess’ will. Wife Barbara bequeathed in son Georges will.
  -1855 NY census -no Catharina Oswald in NY -1860 tailoress w/brother and other brother or uncle next door in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - can’t find -1863-1865 married to John in NJ -1870 how did she meet John?? -1873 John died in Brooklyn - she’s in asylum -1875 in Lunatic Asylum, Flatbush, Kings Co., NY - listed as insane (per 1875 NY State census -she died between 1875 and 1880 (not in 1880 census)
  1870 census a Joseph and Gertrude Oswald in Newark, in same ward, he’s from Baden and shes from Bavaria, 145 pages away from John and Catharine Hess.
  poss. birthdate Feb 4, 1842 in Marienweiher (BA Stadtsteinach), Bavaria, Germany - as Katharina Oswald??? poss. brother Georg Oswald b. October 21, 1849-Georg and Johanna Schramm
  -Court assigned two sons George and John and Catherine “Special Guardian” in will to Judah B. Voorhees/Voorhis -Stated that Catharine Hess is in the Flatbrush Insane Asylum, was delivered copies of John’s will on Nov 27, 1873 -Stated by George Schramm, executor that son George was 8 and son John was 6 on Nov 13,1873. These are the wrong ages I think. -Judah B. Voorhees is a clerk in the Surrogate’s Office.
  poss. died bef 1880 per NY Deaths.
b. Note:   per 1870 census in NJ + Germany Births&Baptisms, 1558-1898
c. Note:   1875 NY State census -as insane asylum-not in 1880 census - Cert #7159
d. Note:   Civil War Drft Reg and first childs age


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