John G. Heater - Revision history

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2023-03-17T19:30:45Z

‎Research: sp

Liz: /* Ancestry chart segment */ correct Myrtle Iona Shaffer to Ira Iona Shaffer per gravestone; "Myrtle" apparent error in one census

2013-07-06T15:43:37Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: correct Myrtle Iona Shaffer to Ira Iona Shaffer per gravestone; "Myrtle" apparent error in one census

Mouser: Mouser moved page John A. Heater to John G. Heater: Correcting middle initial based on census results.

2013-07-02T17:02:08Z

Mouser moved page John A. Heater to John G. Heater: Correcting middle initial based on census results.

Liz: /* Ancestry chart segment */ page link Jane A. Middleton

2013-07-02T01:54:43Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: page link Jane A. Middleton

Liz: add to 1850 census for Middleton family (source R1) extract note of Morrison family next door with Jane Middleton age 70; & 1860 census (source R2); Reword source & research notes.

2013-07-02T01:54:05Z

add to 1850 census for Middleton family (source R1) extract note of Morrison family next door with Jane Middleton age 70; & 1860 census (source R2); Reword source & research notes.

Liz: Add research section; note Middleton family in Scrubgrass Twp,m Venango Co PA with dau. Jane; add 1850 & 1860 census images.

2013-07-01T20:22:35Z

Add research section; note Middleton family in Scrubgrass Twp,m Venango Co PA with dau. Jane; add 1850 & 1860 census images.

Liz: /* NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR */ change middle initial to John G Heater

2013-07-01T18:52:00Z

‎NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR: change middle initial to John G Heater

Liz: /* Ancestry chart segment */ change middle initial to John G Heater

2013-07-01T18:49:49Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: change middle initial to John G Heater

Liz: 1880 census, middle initial is G, not A; see son George.

2013-07-01T18:48:57Z

1880 census, middle initial is G, not A; see son George.

Liz: /* Children */ correct mother's name to Jane A. Middleton

2010-01-17T12:40:37Z

‎Children: correct mother's name to Jane A. Middleton

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 =Research=
-* MIDDLETON FAMILY<br>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. <br>  [[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  [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|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.  <br>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. <br> 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). <br> A search of Scrubgrass township census in 1860 for Middleton families showed only the family of John & Mary Middleton. <br>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.<br>
+* MIDDLETON FAMILY<br>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. <br>  [[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  [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|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.  <br>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. <br> 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). <br> A search of Scrubgrass township census in 1860 for Middleton families showed only the family of John & Mary Middleton. <br>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.<br>
 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.

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                        +-- [[William B. Heeter (1897)]] --+                    +-- [[Jane A. Middleton]]
                        |   (1897-????)                |                        (~1829/31-1913)
-   [[William B. Heeter]] --+                              +-- Myrtle Iona Shaffer
+   [[William B. Heeter]] --+                              +-- Ira Iona Shaffer
    (1927-  )           |                                  (~1875-????)
                        +-- Ruth Anna Webster

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                                                       +-- [[John S. Heeter]] --+
                                                       |   (1872-????)      |
-                       +-- [[William B. Heeter (1897)]] --+                    +-- Jane A. Middleton
+                       +-- [[William B. Heeter (1897)]] --+                    +-- [[Jane A. Middleton]]
                        |   (1897-????)                |                        (~1829/31-1913)
    [[William B. Heeter]] --+                              +-- Myrtle Iona Shaffer

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 =Source Notes=
-* Staff at Franklin Public Library searched their Scrubgrass Cemetery book; no record for Jane A. Heeter found.
+*WIVES OF JOHN G. HEETER.<br> * 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.<br>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 A. Heater) says she had 3 children, all living.   In 1870 the two oldest children of John A. Heater,living with spouse Jane, are Charles age 14 and Nancy age 12.  No census record is found for a John A. Heater/Heeter , or John Heater/Heeter with a wife Jane before 1870 in Pennsylvania. However, a John G. Heeter, with wife Rachel  (and a son Charles age 4 and daughter Nancy age 1, and 2 older children), are found in Clarion Co. PA in 1860.   We conclude that John Heeter married first to Rachel, who had at least 5 children then died, possibly at the birth of son George in 1860 or 1861. 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 county of residence and change of spouse may have coincided.
+* In the 1900 census Jane Heeter (widow of John G. Heater) says she had 3 children, all living. <br>  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).  <br>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.
-* 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. 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.
 =Research=
-* 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 A. Heater has living with her a nephew, John H. Middleton.  This suggests that Jane A.'s maiden surname may have been Middleton.  In June 2013, William B. Heeter, who would be her great-grandson, said that he had always heard that his family were related to the Middletons somehow(interviewed by E.W.W.). He was surprised that she would be burried in Scrubgrass Twp., as the Heeters to his knowledge were buried in Richland Twp.  <br>Perhaps John G. Heater intended to be buried with his first wife Rachel who bore the majority of his children (burial place unknown at present.  Jane A. as the second wife might then have been buried with her parental family in Scrubgrass.    The census below for a Middleton family in Scrubgrass Township, Venango Co. PA in 1850 & 1960, indicate a daughter Jane, age 21 in 1850 (so b. ~1829), and age 26 in 1860 (so b. ~ 1834).  The earlier birth date is likely more accurate, and the variance suggests  some level of illiteracy.
+* MIDDLETON FAMILY<br>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. <br>  [[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  [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|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.  <br>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. <br> 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). <br> A search of Scrubgrass township census in 1860 for Middleton families showed only the family of John & Mary Middleton. <br>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.<br>
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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:<br>John Middleton, age 50, farmer, real estate value $3,000. Mary age 44.<br>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.
+| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.10.  Date of census 19 Oct 1850.  Lines 11-20:<br>John Middleton, age 50, farmer, real estate value $3,000. Mary age 44.<br>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.<br><br>lines 21-31: George Morrison age 42, farmer; Margaret age 42. <br>Jane Middleton, age 70.<br>Robert age 18, Nancy 17, Mary Ann 14, John 12, Eliza Jane 10, David 8, Williams (sic) 4, Alfred 3. All born PA<br>Note: these children are assumed to be Morrison children, not Middleton children.
 |[[File:1850 US Census Scrubgrass, Venango PA pg 10.jpg|50px|left]]
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	* 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.		* 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.
	* 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. 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.		* 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. 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.
		+	=Research=
		+	* 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 A. Heater has living with her a nephew, John H. Middleton. This suggests that Jane A.'s maiden surname may have been Middleton. In June 2013, William B. Heeter, who would be her great-grandson, said that he had always heard that his family were related to the Middletons somehow(interviewed by E.W.W.). He was surprised that she would be burried in Scrubgrass Twp., as the Heeters to his knowledge were buried in Richland Twp. <br>Perhaps John G. Heater intended to be buried with his first wife Rachel who bore the majority of his children (burial place unknown at present. Jane A. as the second wife might then have been buried with her parental family in Scrubgrass. The census below for a Middleton family in Scrubgrass Township, Venango Co. PA in 1850 & 1960, indicate a daughter Jane, age 21 in 1850 (so b. ~1829), and age 26 in 1860 (so b. ~ 1834). The earlier birth date is likely more accurate, and the variance suggests some level of illiteracy.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
		+	\|-
		+	! '''R1'''
		+	\| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.10. Date of census 19 Oct 1850. Lines 11-20:<br>John Middleton, age 50, farmer, real estate value $3,000. Mary age 44.<br>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.
		+	\|[[File:1850 US Census Scrubgrass, Venango PA pg 10.jpg\|50px\|left]]
		+	\|-
		+	! '''R2'''
		+	\| '''1860 United States Federal Census''', Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co. PA, Ancestry.com pg.9. Census date 14 Sept 1860. Lines 14-21:<br>John Middleton age 58, farmer, real estate value $5500, personal estate $500. Mary age 54.<br> Jane age 26; James age 19, farmer; Wilbur age 17; Columbus age 15; Asbury age 13; Bascum age 11.<br> Lines 22-23: Isaac Middleton age 25, farmer. Malisa age 20. All born PA
		+	\|[[File:1860US census PA, Venango, Scrubgrass, p 9.jpg\|50px\|left]]

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 ==NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR==
-''John A./G. Heeter/Heater'' is not in my ancestry. The Heeter family are ancestors of [[William B. Heeter]] of Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, who married [[Allene M. Wilson]]. Allene was a sister of [[John Thomas Wilson]], my grandfather.
+''John G. Heeter/Heater'' is not in my ancestry. The Heeter family are ancestors of [[William B. Heeter]] of Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, who married [[Allene M. Wilson]]. Allene was a sister of [[John Thomas Wilson]], my grandfather.
 |}

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    ''Generation 2''             ''Generation 3''                  ''Generation 4''         ''Generation 5''
-                                                                           +-- ''John A. Heater''
+                                                                           +-- ''John G. Heater''
                                                                            |   (~1826-by 1900)
                                                       +-- [[John S. Heeter]] --+

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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.<br>Lines 44-55:  '''John A. 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. Heeter|John S.]] age 8. Also in the household: R. J. Echelberger, age 29, laborer.
+| '''1880 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 259, pg. 25.  Census Date 19 June 1880.<br>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. Heeter|John S.]] age 8. Also in the household: R. J. Echelberger, age 29, laborer.
 |[[Image:1880 census pa venango richland dist 259 pg 25.jpg|50px|left]]
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 | George  Heeter    || M ||~1860/61   ||  PA ||  || || <sup class="reference"> [2][3]  </sup>
 |}
-(3 children with Jane unknown)
+(3 children with Jane A. Middleton)
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