Posted onMarch 21, 2013March 21, 2013 by Hesse Family Photographs John William Christian Hesse holding (believed to be) Mary Louise Deere Jones John William Christian Hesse was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jan. 17 1854. He died at Greenbriar, Tenn. on July 19, 1932. Clarence Frank Hesse “Uncle Frank”, this photo was taken in 1918 while Frank was in the Army. The war ended before he was shipped out to Europe. Willie Hesse