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Submitted by Debbie Barrett June 13, 2001
mrsgrinnin@home.com

LEWIS A. HESS, farmer, P. O. Olive, Pierce county, is a son of Henry Hess 
who was born in 1816, and married Margaret D., daughter of Lewis and Margaret
Hess.  Nine children were born to them, namely: Lewis A., Henry (deceased), 
Mary A. (Mrs. Wiesemann deceased), Philip I., William C., Frederick, Sarah
(Mrs. Connor, who lives in Waukegan, Ill.), John and Lizzie (deceased).
Lewis A. was born in Utica, N. Y., Decmeber 12, 1842.  His parents came to
Racine, Wis., when he was but two years old.  His father was a blacksmith
and did all the work for J. I. Case for a number of years, then went on a
farm near Racine.  In 1862 Lewis A. enlisted in Co. D., Twenty-sixth
Wisconsin volunteer infantry, and was assigned to the army of the Potomac.
He was wounded three times (foot, arm and shoulder) at the battle of 
Gettysburg, and was sent to the hospital at Philadelphia.  After getting 
well he was transferred to Co. F, Sixteenth regiment volunteer reserve corps,
and was kept on extra or detailed duty in the states of New York and 
Pennsylvania.  He was discharged July 8, 1865, and came to Racine, and in 
1867 came to Pierce county and took up a homestead in the wilderness, then
returned to Racine and married Augusta, daughter of Wm. and Amelia Brose,
and came back to make his new home.  In 1872 he lost his wife, who left him
two children, Jennie, now deceased, and Henry L.  In 1873 he married a sister
of his first wife and she bore him three children: Nellie (deceased),
Edward A. and Arthur Wm.  He owns a fine farm and has been changing to 
dairying.  He has built a cheese factory, established a fine reputation for
first-class cheese, and has orders for more than he can make.  He is one of
the leading men in the township, keeps well posted on dairy matters and 
all topics of the day, and has one of the finest libraries in the town.  He 
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the order of I. O. O. F., and
is a republican in politics.

--Taken from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley
Wisconsin Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chippewa Valley;
Ancestral Records fo Leading Families; Biographies of Representative Citizens,
Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men.  Edited by George Forrester.
Published in Chicago, Illinois by A. Warner. Publisher. 1891-2. Page 595