I have no listing for a George Michael
Hess in my records. I did check the 1860 census index and found a George M. Hess and a Mary
Hess. Franklin is not listed as one of their children. In my family tree Franklin's father is John
Hess and his mother is Theresa, he had one brother named George; and three sisters; Elizabeth,
Mena and Thresa. Now as for George
Hess and Mary their children in the census were listed as
Sophia 15 yrs, Joseph 13, John 12, Catherine 11, Caroline 10, Mary 7, Ablona 4, and Francis 3 months. George was 49 years old and Mary was 41. I would like to know where you got your information that George was Franklin's father. If you want information on what I have, check the family tree I just uploaded yesterday evening. It is listed as
Richert and has 8427 individuals and 2982 families.