{"id":3956,"date":"2025-06-28T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/?page_id=3956"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:48:19","slug":"isaac-e-hess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/exhibitions\/current-exhibitions\/eggscentricity-2\/isaac-e-hess\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac E. Hess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isaac Elmer Hess<\/strong> was a country storekeeper in Philo, Illinois with a life hobby interest in birds.<\/p>\n

He was the son of George W. Hess (1833-1876) and Erzilla Jane Dodson (1837-1915) born on September 3, 1871, in Parkville, IL. His father was a farmer until 1875 when they moved to Philo and established himself as a merchant. When his father died in 1876, Isaac\u2019s two older brothers took over the store and after he graduated in 1887, he became a clerk.<\/p>\n

Isaac married Florance Adams (1876-?) in 1894 and they had one daughter, Edith Constance in 1912.<\/p>\n

In 1898 he bought the entire interests of his two brothers and took charge of the mercantile.<\/p>\n

Isaac wrote many bird articles for the Oologist journal and a series of 157 articles for the Sunday issue of the Dacatur Herald for nearly three years.<\/p>\n

One Hundred Breeding Birds of an Illinois Ten-mile Radius written by Hess<\/a><\/p>\n

Isaac Hess\u2019s greatest achievement was the gathering of data on 104 different species of birds found in a ten-mile radius from his home, which data was published in 1910 in The Auk journal. He also collected the eggs of 94 different species that were exhibited in cases in the rear of his store for visiting bird lovers.<\/p>\n

Isaac was a member of the American Ornithologists\u2019 Union, Wilson\u2019s Club and Illinois Academy of Science. He lectured at university clubs, farmers\u2019 institutes, Boy Scout clubs, high schools, women\u2019s clubs and universities.<\/p>\n

He died December 31, 1923, of food poisoning at age 52. A friend said in an article that Isaac was a delightful friend, a rare man and that the world was better for him having lived in it.<\/p>\n

Biography of Isaac E. Hess \u2013 Access Genealogy<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources: Biodiversity Library, Findagrave.com, Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, Access Genealogy<\/span><\/p>\n

The only egg set is in Williams\u2019 collection and is a set of Dickcissel eggs collected in Philo, IL in 1897.<\/p>\n

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Isaac E. Hess – 1924 Herald & Review <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Dickcissel eggs collected on July 2, 1897 in Philo, IL <\/div> <\/div>
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Egg Data Card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1897 Exchange ad <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1909 The Oologist climbing for red-tailed hawk eggs <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1914 Albino Robin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1922 American Oologists Exchange Price List pg94 <\/div> <\/div>
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1924 Death notice <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1924 obit news <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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