I am looking for descendents of John b. April 18, 1816 in VT and
Euphemia b. 2/15/1821 in OH SHAFFER HEATH. They were married in
Tuscarawas Co., OH in 1838 or 1839 and moved to Owen Co., IN by 1850.
They had a number of children, Jemima, John Calvin, Peter, Francis,
Hannah, Delila, James M. (Madison?), Susan and Tabitha. John was a
school teacher for at least a while.
I believe I may have run across some of Euphemia's kin in Clay and Owen
Co., but don't have their names in front of me.
After Euphemia died in 1861, John HEATH married Elizabeth KELLUM and
they had some more children.
Peter HEATH died in a Confederate POW camp during the war.
Francis and James M. HEATH had farms near their father in 1870.
I am most interested in descendents of John Calvin HEATH b. 7/24/1841
since he was my g-grandfather. He married a Mary BOWMAN (possibly
BEAMAN) in 1864. Their son, Maryfield was my grandfather. I believe
they had another son, Marion, who died in Belle Union, Putnam Co., IN in
the 20s or 30s. Mary died in 1867 and John C. left Maryfield with his
sister, Hannah HEATH McCULLOUGH and her husband William Henry
McCULLOUGH. I have no idea what became of Marion between this time and
when he turned up in Belle Union.
I believe Mary BOWMAN was the daughter of John and Nancy BOWMAN who
lived near John HEATH's farm in the 1860 census and had a daughter Mary
aged 15 in 1860. I'm told John C. and Mary HEATH's marriage license
says BEAMAN for her father, but haven't actually seen it myself.
John Calvin HEATH then married Hester Jane PHILLIPS in Waynetown,
Montgomery co., IN. They had 9 children: William Sanford b. 1/20/1873,
Eliza Ephema b. 4/3/1874, Nelson Ney b. 2/11/1876, Jesse Guy b.
11/15/1878, Ira Iggy b. 1/29/1881, Mona Ray b. 10/25/1884, Pearl May b.
1/10/1886, Clyde Clifford b. 3/30/1888, Nellie M. b. 11/24/1890. After
John Calvin died 12/19/1893, Hester Jane married Harry Nelson in Gas
City, Grant Co., IN. I don't know the date, but believe that they
raised most of John Calvin and Hester Jane's children in Gas City.
If you are related to this crew, I would appreciate hearing from you. I
expect there was a family Bible, since John HEATH was a school teacher,
but my branch of the family didn't get it. I do have xeroxes of John
Calvin HEATH's family Bible. Does anyone know if there was a generally
accepted way these were passed to the next generation?
I would guess the eldest son got it. Did each couple buy their own
Bible and start records when they got married?
Thank you for your time and attention.
Jim Heath
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Mine - Bagley, Bowman, Brinton, City, Cooprider, Duncan, Elleman,
Embree, Harris, Harry, Hastings, Heath, Hines, Jordan, Leonard, Love,
Neal, (O')Mooney, Owen(s), Shaffer, Shuey, Underwood
Wife - Allan, Bennington, Bigham, Hamilton, McHarry, McCuen, Morrow,
Nicholas, Pond, Shugarts, Stockwell, Wods (Woods)
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