Raymond S. Kiess1 
M, (17 October 1884 - July 1967)
- Relationships
- 9th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
Great-grandson of Nickolas Stephen Marquardt
2nd great-grandson of Jacob Schiedt
4th great-grandson of Casper Ulmer
5th great-grandson of Hans Peter Walz
Raymond S. Kiess was born on 17 October 1884.2,1 He was the son of Solomon Kiess and Lydia Waltz. Raymond S. Kiess married Bessie Pepperman, daughter of Charles S. Pepperman and Estella Smith, circa 1912 at Quiggleville Evangelical United Brethren Church parsonage, Quiggleville, Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend C. B. Snyder.2,3 Raymond S. Kiess died in July 1967 at Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 82 years and 8 months.1
He was a carpenter in 1920. The anniversary announcement for Raymond S. Kiess and Bessie Pepperman was published sometime in 21 December in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Kiess, 821 Prospect Avenue, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. The couple was married at the parsonage of Quiggleville Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. C. B. Snyder officiating at the ceremony. They are members of the St. John's Evangelical United Brethren Church. Mr. Kiess is self employed as a carpenter. They are the parents of one daughter, Mrs. Reighnard Dugan, State College.3 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Raymond's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
He was a carpenter in 1920. The anniversary announcement for Raymond S. Kiess and Bessie Pepperman was published sometime in 21 December in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Kiess, 821 Prospect Avenue, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. The couple was married at the parsonage of Quiggleville Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. C. B. Snyder officiating at the ceremony. They are members of the St. John's Evangelical United Brethren Church. Mr. Kiess is self employed as a carpenter. They are the parents of one daughter, Mrs. Reighnard Dugan, State College.3 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Raymond's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
Child of Raymond S. Kiess and Bessie Pepperman
- Vida M. Kiess+ (13 Mar 1913 - 29 Aug 2001)
Last Edited=8 Oct 2009
Citations
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. RAYMOND KIESS, birth listed as 17 Oct 1884, died listed as Jul 1967, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 29 Feb 2004.
- [S21] Watson Kiess, History of the Kiess Family, Who Came From Germany and Settled In Pennsylvania In The Early 1800's (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1957), p. 17.
- [S612] Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kiess 50th Wedding Anniversary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 21 December. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.