I am continuing to search for other living descendants of my great-great
grandfather, John D. Heighway, who arrived in Kosciusko Co. in the mid
1840s, living there until his death in 1889. Some of his children and
grandchildren either resided from time to time or were born in Fulton
Co. Descendants include BAKERS
(my line) , LEININGERS, and perhaps JOHNSONS (through marriage of Mary
Jane Heighway born ca. 1836 to John F. Johnson in 1856--no info. on
children).
There is one slim possibility that the Heighway name was carried on in
the area by John D. Heighway's son Benjamin
Franklin Heighway, b. 1849-1851, d. 1921 (?). Benjamin had one daughter
and one son, names unknown. In 1939 his nephew Colfax Heighway wrote
"So you can see that it depends on him to perpetuate the name in our
family."
I have been unable to locate marriage information on Benjamin. Is it
possible that he was married in Fulton Co. and that his children were
born there? Would anyone have the ability to check census or marriage
information for him? If so, I will try to give you more specifics. I
have already exhausted on-line resources in Fulton & Kosciusko Cos.
I would love to hear from someone who has knowledge of any of the
descendant families mentioned above! I would be ecstatic to discover
information on descendants of Benjamin Franklin Heighway!
Thanks for any insights, and have a wonderful Easter!
Pam Green
Falls Church, VA
tptexas(a)erols.com