John G. Heater
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ~1826 | [2] | ||
| 1st Marriage | To Rachel unknown | [1] | ||
| 2nd Marriage | To Jane unknown | [2][3][4] [5] | ||
| Death | by 1900 | [3] | ||
| Burial |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- John G. Heater
| (~1826-by 1900)
+-- John S. Heeter --+
| (1872-????) |
+-- William B. Heeter (1897) --+ +-- Jane A. Middleton
| (1897-????) | (~1829/31-1913)
William B. Heeter --+ +-- Ira Iona Shaffer
(1927- ) | (~1875-????)
+-- Ruth Anna Webster
(~1900-????)
Sources: [2][6]
Children
(children with Rachel unknown)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Heeter | M | ~1848 | PA | [1] | ||
| William Heeter | M | ~1850 | PA | [1] | ||
| Charles Heeter | M | ~1856 | PA | [2] | ||
| Nancy Heeter | F | ~1858 | PA | [2] | ||
| George Heeter | M | ~1860/61 | PA | [2][3] |
(3 children with Jane A. Middleton)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E. Heeter | M | ~1866 | PA | [2][3][4] [5] | ||
| Cora E. Heeter | F | ~1868 | PA | [2][3] | ||
| John S. Heeter | M | ~1872 | PA | [3] [4][5] |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1860 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 23. Census date: 23 June 1860. Lines 1-7: John G. Heeter, age 37, farmer; Rachel age 30; Margaret 12; William 10; Charles 4; Nancy 1. Also in the household is Joshua Wentling age 16, servant. |
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| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, pg. 16. Date of census: 16 June 1879. Lines 8-14: John Heater, age 41, farmer, value of real estate $1000, value of personal estate $659. Jane, age 38, keeping house; Charles age 14; Nancy age 12; George age 10; James age 4; Cora M. age 1. All born in PA. |
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| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 259, pg. 25. Census Date 19 June 1880. Lines 44-55: John G. Heater age 54, farmer; wife Jane age 49; son George age 19, laborer; son James E. age 15; daughter Cora E. age 12; son John S. age 8. Also in the household: R. J. Echelberger, age 29, laborer. |
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| 4 | 1900 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 162, pg. 18. Census date 21 June 1900. Lines 65-70: James E. Heeter, head, born Jan 1866, age 34, married 11 yrs. Wife Mary E., born April 1867, age 33, married 11 yrs., 4 children born, 4 living. Son William (F?/B?) born May 1890, age 10; daughter Cora B. born May 1892, age 8; daughter Bessie H., born June 1894, age 5; daughter Florence A., born (Jan./June) 1897, age 3. All, and all parents, born in PA. Lines 71-72: Jane Heeter, head, born Oct. 1828, age 71. Three children born, 3 children living. Occupation, farmer. She & both parents born in PA. Nephew John H. Middleton, born Aug. 1881, age 18; he & both parents born in PA. Lines 73-77: John S. Heeter born June 1872, age 27, day laborer. Wife Myrtle born Sept. 1875, age 24, 4 children born, 3 living. Son Raymon age 4, born Jan 1896; son William age 3, born Oct 1897; daughter Genevieve age 8 months, born Oct 1899. |
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| 5 | 1910 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 141, pg. 18-19. Census dates May 2 1910 (pg. 18), May 3-4, 1910 (pg. 19). Pg. 18 Lines 91-100: James Heeter, age 43, married for 21 yrs., farmer, general farm. Wife, Elizabeth, age 41, married 21 years, 8 children born, 8 living. Son Floyd, age 19, laborer on (home?) farm; daughter May age 17; dau. Bessie age 15; dau. Florence age 12; dau. Josephine age 9; dau. Winnie age 6; son Arthur age 3; son Fred age 1 yr & 5 months. Page 19, lines 1-7: John Heeter age 35, married 16 yrs, laborer on railroad. Wife (Iona?) age 35, married 16 yrs., 6 children born, 5 living. Son Raymund L. age 14; son William B. age 12; daughter Genevieve age 10; son (Lorenca L.?) age (7?); son Chesney age 4. Pg. 19 Line 8: Jane Heeter, head, age 80. |
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| 6 | Death Notice for Mrs. Jane A. Heeter, Venango Citizen Press, 19 March 1913. Photocopy supplied by Franklin Public Library. Mrs. Jane A. Heeter aged 84 years died early on Sunday evening (i.e. 16 Mar. 1913) at her home near town from a complication of diseases and old age. Interment was made yesterday (i.e. 18 Mar 1913) in Scrubgrass cemetery. |
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Source Notes
- WIVES OF JOHN G. HEETER.
* Death notice for Mrs. Jane A. Heeter, who died in 1913, aged 84 yrs., is assumed to be the wife of John A. Heater. However, no information in the notice specifically identifies her as his wife. Her birth year from the 1870 census would be 1831; from the death notice, 1829. The middle initial "A." was added to her name above, based on this death notice.
Staff at Franklin Public Library searched their Scrubgrass Cemetery book; no record for Jane A. Heeter was found. - In the 1900 census Jane Heeter (widow of John G. Heater) says she had 3 children, all living.
In 1870 the two oldest children listed in the home of John G. Heater & wife Jane are Charles age 14 and Nancy age 12. These two we believe are children of a different mother. No census record is found before 1870 in Pennsylvania for a John/John G. Heater/Heeter with a wife Jane . However,in Clarion Co. PA in 1860, a John G. Heeter with wife Rachel list a son Charles age 4 and a daughter Nancy age 1,(and 2 older children, Margaret and William).
We conclude that John G. Heeter married first to Rachel, who had at least 5 children then died, possibly at the birth of son George in 1860 or 1861. The birth of George Heeter comes about two years after the birth of Nancy, but a five to six year gap follows the birth of George. We therefore think that Rachel was George's mother, and the gap in births came after Rachel's death. By 1866 John Heeter had remarried to Jane, and their son James E. was born that year, followed by two more children. The change of spouse may coincide with the change of county of residence; or the change in residence may simply reflect a change in county & township borders. - In 1850 census, no Heeter/Heater family is found in Venango Co. PA, and only one family in Clarion Co. PA. No appropriate John Heeter/Heater/Huter etc. is found in PA.
Research
- MIDDLETON FAMILY
It is significant that Jane A., 2nd wife of John G. Heater, was buried in Scrubgrass Township (see Source 6, her death notice). In Source 4, the 1900 census, Jane Heeter has living with her a nephew, John H. Middleton. This suggests that Jane's maiden surname may have been Middleton.
William B. Heeter, a great-grandson of John G. Heater, said he had always heard that his family were related to the Middletons somehow.(William B. Heeter spoke with E.W.W. in June 2013). He was surprised that the wife would be buried in Scrubgrass Twp., as the Heeters to his knowledge were buried in Richland Twp.
If John G. Heater intended to be buried with his first wife Rachel who bore the majority of his children (burial place unknown at present), then Jane, as the second wife, might logically have been buried with her parental family in Scrubgrass.
A search of the 1850 census of Scrubgrass township, using Ancestry.com search engine, showed only one Middleton family, that of John Middleton age 50 (so born about 1800), and with a daughter Jane aged 21. Next door to them was the family of George & Margaret Morrison, both age 42 years (so born about 1808), and their children. Living with the Morrisons was a Jane Middleton age 70. This older Jane Middleton (born about 1780) is likely the mother of John Middleton (b. ~1800),and the mother of Margaret Morrison, (b. ~ 1808).
A search of Scrubgrass township census in 1860 for Middleton families showed only the family of John & Mary Middleton.
As no other Middletons are found in Scrubgrass township, we make the assumption that John and Mary Middleton, parents of a daughter Jane of appropriate age, are the parents of Jane A. Middleton who likely married John G. Heater.
The two census (1850 & 1960) shown below for this Middleton family in Scrubgrass Township, Venango Co. PA , indicate daughter Jane, age 21 in 1850 (so b.~1829), and age 26 in 1860 (so b.~ 1834). The earlier birth date is likely closer to accurate, and the variance suggests some level of illiteracy.
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| R1 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.10. Date of census 19 Oct 1850. Lines 11-20: John Middleton, age 50, farmer, real estate value $3,000. Mary age 44. Jane age 21, John age 17, Isaac age 15, Adeline age 11, Jas.(male) age 8, Wilbur age 6, Columbus (male) age 4, Asbury (male) age 3. All born in PA. lines 21-31: George Morrison age 42, farmer; Margaret age 42. Jane Middleton, age 70. Robert age 18, Nancy 17, Mary Ann 14, John 12, Eliza Jane 10, David 8, Williams (sic) 4, Alfred 3. All born PA Note: these children are assumed to be Morrison children, not Middleton children. |
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| R2 | 1860 United States Federal Census, Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.9. Census date 14 Sept 1860. Lines 14-21: John Middleton age 58, farmer, real estate value $5500, personal estate $500. Mary age 54. Jane age 26; James age 19, farmer; Wilbur age 17; Columbus age 15; Asbury age 13; Bascum age 11. Lines 22-23: Isaac Middleton age 25, farmer. Malisa age 20. All born PA |
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