Benjamin Franklin Hessom was born in Pittsburgh, Alleghney Co, PA in 1836. Very little is known of his early life except he lived in Lawrenceville, PA.

About 1856, he married Martha E Norman. He worked as a driver at that time. Later he went to work for an Oil Refinery owned by William McKelvry. In this time frame also he began caring for animals and became a veternarian. He practiced for many years, and when the state started to license veternarians in 1889, he was grandfathered in and his license is #13 in the Alleghny County records.

His wife died in 1874, and in 1880 he married Anna Marie Mahaffey, they lived in Bouquet, PA after he retired for the Oil Refinery in the early 1890's.

Benjamin Franklin Hessom

Born: February 8, 1836

in: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA

Married: January 26, 1880

in: Allegheny Co, PA

Died: August 2, 1909

in: Bouquet, Allegheny Co, PA

Other Spouse: Martha E Norman

Anna Marie Mahaffey

Born: October 17, 1846

in: Westmoreland Co, PA

Died: April 3, 1915

in: Bouquet, Allegheny Co, PA

CHILDREN:

Name: William McKelvry Hessom

Born: February 4, 1881

in: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA

Died: About 1949

Spouse: Laura May Wolf, Mary

Name: Homer Hessom

Born: July 31, 1884

in: East Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

Died: About 1935

in: Lower Burrell, Westmoreland Co, PA

Spouse: Della

Name: Walter Allen Hessom

Born: August 23, 1886

Born: East Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

Died: Unknown

Spouse: Marie T.

Name: Anna May Hessom

Born: February 8, 1889

in: East Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

Married: April 23, 1911

in: Bouquet, Allegheny Co, PA

Died: June 13, 1945

in: Arnold, Westmoreland Co, PA

Spouse: Edward Webster Pugsley