NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

William Bryan J. Heeter is not in my ancestry. His son William B. Heeter of Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, married Allene M. Wilson. Allene was a sister of John Thomas Wilson, my grandfather.

William B. J. Heeter , resident of West Home, later of Tarentum, was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. He died at age 43.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Oct 1897	West Home, Richland Twp, Venango Co. PA		^[1]
Marriage			To Ruth Anna Webster, born at Stoney Point, Rockland Twp., Venango Co. PA	^[6]
Death	April 1945		age 43	^[8]
Burial		Old Zion cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA		^[7][8]

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2             Generation 3                  Generation 4         
 
                                                    +-- John S. Heeter
                                                    |   (1872-1954)
                     +-- William B. Heeter, Sr. --+  
                     |   (1897-1945)                |
                     |                              +-- Iona Shaffer
 William B. Heeter --+                                  (1875-1920) 
 (1927-2018)         |
                     |                              +-- Asher Webster
                     |                              |   (1857-aft.1935)    
                     +-- Ruth Anna Webster ---------+
                         (1899-1935)                |
                                                    +-- Amanda C. unknown
                                                        (1864-19??)
Sources: ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][12][14]}

Children

(children with Ruth Anna Webster)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Dorothy I. Heeter	F	7 Apr 1918	Venango Co. PA	Eugene Switzer	res. Knox; died before 30 Aug 1978	^{[3][4][7][8] [9][11]}
Beatrice C. Heeter	F	~1920	PA	Lamont Schaffer	res. Pittsburgh; died before 2005	^[4][6][9]
Eleanor M. Heeter	F	~ 1922	PA	1)William Carnahan, res. Clarion; 2)Robert Dunlap; 3) M. James Hitchcock res. Seneca		^{[4][6][8] [9][13}
Jack Leroy Heeter	M	11 Jan 1926	PA		res. Warren PA; died 28 Mar. 1985	^{[4] [5][6][7][8][9]}
William B. Heeter	M	~ 1927	PA		res. Rockland	^{[4] [5][6][8[9]}
Wilma June Heeter	F	~ Nov. 1929	PA	W. Glenn Bump		^{[4][6][8] [9]}
Charles Wayne Heeter	M	21 April 1933	Oil City PA	1)Irene M. unknown of Corning CA 2)Patricia Cline Holmes	"youngest sibling"; res. Knox; died 7 May 2005, Kemah/Houston TX	^{[4][5][6][8][9]}
infant daughter Heeter	F	birth order unknown	PA			^[5]

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	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.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp. 2nd District, Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 139, pg. 1B, (Ancestry.com pg.2). Census date 30 Jan 1920. Lines 92-94: William Heeter, head, age 22, married, rents home, section hand on railroad; wife Ruth age 20; daughter Dorothy age 1 yr & 8 months. All, and all parents born PA except Ruth's mother born Indiana. Lines 86-89: James Heeter, age 54, owns home free of mortgage, trackwalker for railroad; wife Bertha M., age 43; son Arthur age 13; son Fred age 11. All and all parents born in PA.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA, Enumeration District 61-40, pg. 3 (Ancestry.com). Census date 5 April 1930. Lines 21-28: William B. Heeter, head, age 31, married at age 19, owns home (not a farm), valued at $500, laborer for railroad. Wife Ruth A., age 30, age 18 when married; daughter Dorothy I. age 16; daughter Beatrice C. age 10; daughter Eleanor M. age 8; son Jack L. age 5; son Billie B. age 3; daughter Wilma J. age 5 months. All and all parents born in PA.
5	1940 US Fed Census, Richland Township, Venango County Pennsylvania, Enum. Distr. 61-54B. Date of census (Aug?) 29, 1940. Lines 18-20: William B. Heeter, head, age 42, widower, house value $700, on a farm; in same house as 1 Apr. 1935. Completed 8th grade, laborer with Penna. R.R., worked 52 weeks in 1939, income $1000. Jack L., son, age 15, single, completed 3rd grade. Charley W., son age 7, completed grade 1. All born in Pennsylvania. Lines 26-28: Denton R. Sheffer, age 40, married, completed 11th grade, farmer. Cleona A., wife, age 37, completed 11th grade. William Heeter, Jr., hired hand, age 13, single, in school. All born in pennsylvania
6	Obituary of Charles Wayne Heeter, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), publication date not noted. Charles Wayne Heeter, Oil City PA native & longtime resident of Clear Lake TX area (near Houston), died 7 May 2005 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, from complications of surgery. Survived by wife Patricia Cline Holmes; daughter, Leslie Heeter Lundquist, son Thomas Webster Heeter, grandson Christopher Martin Lundquist; former wife Irene M. Heeter; brother William B. Heeter of Kennerdell; sisters Eleanor Hitchcock of Seneca PA and June Bump of Rockville TN. Preceded in death by his mother Ruth Anna Webster; father William B. Heeter Sr.; brother Jack; sisters Beatrice Schaffer, Dorothy Switzer and an infant sister. He was born in Oil City Pa 21 April 1933, raised at the family home at Emlenton RD 1, the youngest of his siblings. His parents died when he was a child. Services held in Emlenton; "he will be laid to rest nearby."
7	Gravestone transcriptions, Old Zion (Zion Union) Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA. Contributed by Venango County Genealogical Club, Oil City PA. Heeter, William B. 1897-1945; Ruth A. 1899-1935. Heeter, John S. 1872-1954; Ira Iona 1875-1920.
8	Obituary William B. Heeter, Venango Citizen Press, Wednesday 2 May 1945, in column headed "West Home".Photocopy supplied by Franklin Public Library. Funeral services 15 Apr at Criswell Funeral Home, Emlenton, for William B. Heeter, 43, of Tarentum, formerly this community. Survived by father John S. Heeter; children Mrs. Eugene Switzer of Knox, Mrs. Lamont Shaffer of Pittsburgh, Mrs William Carnahan of Clarion, Wayne Heeter of Knox, and Jack Leroy, William B. & June Heeter, & several grandchildren; sister Mrs. Genevieve Pierce of North East; two brothers Ray Heeter of Bradford & Chess Heeter of Pearl Harbor, & his grandmother Mrs. Dick Shaffer of this place. Interment Old Zion Cemetery at Dislers Corners.
9	Obituary Beatrice C. Heeter Shaffer, News Herald 19 May 1981. Photocopy supplied by Franklin Public Library. Funeral for Mrs. Beatrice C. Shaffer, 61, of apt. 101, 1220 Chestnut St. , the Rev. John Sass Jr., pastor of Christ United Methodist Church officiating; interment Old Zion Cemetery, Emlenton. Born in Richland Twp., 4 Feb 1920, daughter of the late William B. and Ruth A. Webster Heeter. Spent early life in Richland Twp., attended Emlenton schools; moved to Franklin about 15 yrs. ago; an avid poet. Surviving: daughters Mrs. Howard (Deanna) Landreth of East Camden, Ark., & Mrs. Kenneth (Sandra) Theriot of LaPorte, TX; son Dennis Shaffer of TX; sisters Mrs. M. James (Eleanor) Hitchcock of Seneca & Mrs. W. Glenn (June) Bump of Franklin; brothers William B. Heeter Jr. of Rockland, Jack L.Heeter of Warren & Wayne C. Heeter of Kemah, TX. Sister Mrs. Eugene (Dorothy) Switzer is deceased.
10	Obituary Jack L. Heeter, News Herald 29 Mar 1985. Photocopy supplied by Franklin PA Public Library. Jack L. Heeter, 59, of Warren PA, formerly of Emlenton, died Thurs. (i.e. 28 Mar. 1985) in Warren. Born 11 Jan 1926 in Emlenton, son of William B. & Ruth Webster Heeter; worked in early 1940's as railroad laborer. Surviving: sisters Mrs. M. James (Eleanor) Hitchcock of Seneca & Mrs. W. Glenn (June) Bump of Franklin; brothers William B. Heeter Jr. of Kennerdell RD 1 & Wayne C. Heeter of Houston, TX. Preceded in death by parents, two sisters Mrs. Eugene (Dorothy) Switzer & Mrs. Beatrice C. Shaffer. Funeral services in Huff Chapel Sat. , the Rev. John Sass Jr., pastor of Christ United Meth. Ch.; interment Old Zion Cemetery, Emlenton.
11	Obituary Dorothy Iona Heeter Switzer, News Herald 31 Aug 1978. Photocopy supplied by Franklin (PA) Public Library. Dorothy Iona Switzer, 60, of Knox died Wed. (i.e. 30 Aug 1978) at home. Born 7 Apr. 1918 in Venango Co., daughter of William B. & Ruth Ann Webster Heeter; resident of Knox, member St. Paul Lutheran Church of Knox. Married Eugene Switzer on 1 May 1937; he died 10 May 1969. Surviving: 2 sons, Lowell Switzer of Clarion & Terry Switzer of Knox; 3 brothers William B. Heeter of Rocklnad, Jack L.Heeter of Warren & Charles Wayne Heeter of Houston TX; 3 sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Shaffer of Franklin, Mrs. James (Eleanor) Hitchcock of Seneca & Mrs. Glenn (June) Bump of Franklin RD 3. Besides husband, 1 son, Tommy Switzer preceded her in death on 23 Nov 1963; infant sister also deceased. Funeral at Roy P. Stuart Funeral Home, Knox, the Rev. Lewis R. Fox, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating.
12	Obituary Ruth Ann Webster Heeter, News Herald 27 April 1935. Photocopy supplied by Franklin (PA) Public Library. Mrs. Ruth Ann Heeter, age 35, wife of William Heeter of RD 1 Emlenton, died Friday (i.e. 26 Apr. 1935 ) at Oil City Hospital., a patient since April 18. Survived by her husband, children Dorothy, Beatrice, Eleanor, Jack, William, June & Wayne, all at home; her parents Mr. & Mrs. A. Webster of RD 1 Emlenton; sisters Mrs. D. V. Montgomery & Mrs. G. G. Eaton of Emlenton, Mrs. John Smith & Mrs. Nelson Fox of RD 1 Emlenton, Mrs. Homer Hoffman of Grove City & Mrs. Howard Painter of Oil City. Funeral service at family residence Monday (i.e. 29 Apr. 1935); burial at Zion Cemetery.
13	'Personal correspondence from Heeter family members, 2010-ongoing. Eleanor married most recently to James Hitchcock, however she was previously married to a Robert Dunlap, and prior to that a Carnahan. William B. Heeter Sr. was named William Bryan Jennings Heeter. He was born at West Home which is in the area near the Old Zion cemetery and Ruth Anna Webster was born at Stoney Point which is in Rockland, near Kennerdell.
14	1900 United States Federal Census Enum. Dist. 162 Richland Twp., Venango County, PA, pages 13 and 14. Census dated 15 June 1900 Page 13, lines 42-50: Asher Webster, head, age 43, b. May, 1857, m. 18 years (1882); Amanda, wife, age 36, b. Jan 1864, m. 18 years, 8 children born, 8 living; Blanche, dau., 17, b. Oct 1882; Hattie, dau., 15, b. Dec 1994; Maud, d., 13, b. Feb 1887; Vance, son, 10, b. Dec 1889, day laborer; Mary, dau., 8, b. April 1892; Nora, dau., 5, b. Oct 1894; Clara, dau., 3, b. Jan 1897; Ruth, dau., 1, b. May, 1899. All and all parents b. PA, all except young children can read, write and speak English.