David Hessom was born in Germany and came to Pennsylvania with his parents in about 1815. There is no indication that he became a citizen. He settled in Lawrenceville, PA and he ran a grocery store and bakery for a while. He disappears from the records after 1850, before the census is taken, and there is no indication of where he went.
- David Hessom
- Born: About 1810
- in: Germany
- Died: Unknown
- Elizabeth Heartman
- Born: About 1811
- in: Germany
- Died: Unknown
- CHILDREN:
- Name: George Hessom
- Born: January 1834
- in: Lawrenceville, Allegheny Co, PA
- Died: July 22, 1853
- in: Lawrenceville, Allegheny Co, PA
- Name: Benjamin Franklin Hessom
- Born: February 8, 1836
- in: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
- Married: January 26, 1880
- in: Allegheny Co, PA
- Died: August 2, 1909
- Spouse: Martha E Norman, Anna Marie Mahaffey
- Name: Charles H Hessom
- Born: About 1838
- in: Allegheny Co, PA
- Died: Unknown
- Spouse: Harriet Ann Evans/Williams
