Wednesday, August 12, 2015

52 Ancestors No.31 Meeting Distant Cousins from the Annal-Hess Clan

For Week 31 (July 30-August 5), Amy Crow has suggested the theme "Easy" to begin August with.

For me, with thanks to distant cousin genealogists Vicky Hess and Kim Simpson, my Annal-Hess clan research has progressed easily.  Through Vicky's and Kim's hard work and generosity I have filled in huge gaps in my knowledge of the Annal-Hess families of Wallaceburg, Ontario.

Vicky and Kim have passed on birth and death certificate, obituaries, news clippings and photographs etc. My Annal research had been truly enriched through meeting them.

All of the recent pictures and information below came from distant cousins Vicky and Kim. I am so grateful! (At the bottom of the page there are links to all my previous posts on the Annal-Hess ancestors)

The Annal-Hess Clan
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos
The Annal-Hess Men
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos


The Annal-Hess Men Identified
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos

Newspaper clipping with Mrs. John Annal (nee Martha Wood) in the front row (left)
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos
James Annal on the right and possibly William Annal on the left?
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos

James Henry Allen Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

Mary (Hess) Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)


Postcard: "John Annal out west"
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos
Hess & Annal Feather Renovator
Joe Hess (pictured in the derby hat) with James Hess and other unidentified men
Photo credit: Vicky Hess family archive photos
The Annal "Crystal Ice" Wagon
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)
James, daughter Nellie and Margaret (Wright) Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

James, daughter Nellie and Margaret (Wright) Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

James, daughter Nellie and Margaret (Wright) Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

James Annal
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)
James Annal Funeral Card
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

Nellie (Annal) Simpson and children (names witheld for privacy)
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)
1896 Methodist Church Women (Wallaceburg, Ontario)
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)
Nellie Annal's School, (Wallaceburg, Ontario)
Photo credit: Private collection of Graydon Douglas Simpson (son of Nellie Annal)

Links to my previous Annal-Hess blog posts:

  1. ANNAL: Family Photograph Mysteries
  2. ANNAL: Orkney Sailor James Annal (1849-1930)
  3. ANNAL: Fire Chief and Ice Dealer James Annal 
  4. ANNAL: Great Grandmother Elizabeth's Brother John  Annal
  5. HESS - ANNAL: Hess & Annal : Feather Renovators (1906)
  6. HESS - ANNAL Historical Ontario Vital Statistics Records Available Online for FREE
  7. HESS - ANNAL: Annal-Hess



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