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Henry HEATON

Henry HEATON

Male 1829 - 1910  (81 years)

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  • Name Henry HEATON 
    Born 1829  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Henry Heaton's date of birth is indicated in various records as ranging from 1828 (death record and 1850 and 1870 censuses) to 1830 (marriage record) to 1835 (1860 Census). Birth date on headstone is 1829.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1855  [2] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [3] 
    laborer 
    Census 1870  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1874  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Nov 1910  Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I54900  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2018 

    Father Joseph (Josiah) HEATON,   b. 2 Feb 1783,   d. 3 Aug 1848  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mildred Malinda Mary Milly GARRETT 
    Family ID F49389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rosanna RICKARD,   b. CA 1835, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jul 1870  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Marriage License 1 Oct 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Married 3 Oct 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      Henry Heaton, 25, laborer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $40; Rosanna, 28; Alcinda, 4; Emily M, 2; unnamed son, 1 month.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal Twp), enumerated on Jul 1 1870:
      Henry Heaton, 42, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $200; Alcinda V, 13; Emily M, 11; Elizabeth, 6; Florence M, 4 (or 1).

      In Aug 1874, the widowed Henry Heaton married Mary V. (Mills) Nutter, widow of William Elmore Nutter. Based on Henry's widowed status in the census, she died prior to 1880, although we have found no record of her death.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Henry Heaton, 45, widowed, farm laborer; dau Elizabeth B, 17; dau Eliza J, 4.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Eagle District), enumerated on Jun 21 1900:
      Henry Heaton, 67, b. May 1833, farmer; dau E. M. Heaton, 35, b. Sep 1864, single; dau F. M. Nutter, 31, b. Aug 1868, married 3 yrs, no children; son-in-law Theodore Nutter, 30, b. Jan 1870, married 3 yrs, farm laborer. There were also five apparently unrelated lodgers in the household with surnames Lowman, Wolverton and Queen. [9]
    Children 
     1. Florence Myrtle HEATON,   b. 1868, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F22710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary V. MILLS,   b. CA 1844, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1880  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1874  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F52072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Nov 1910 - Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 5, Line 8 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252116&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 97, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254543&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Henry G. Heaton.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37956&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 5, Line 8 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252116&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Henry Heaton, 25, farmer, b. Faquier Co Va, res. Harrison Co, son of Jos. & Malinda Heaton; and Rosanna Ricards, 20, b. Va., res. Harrison Co, dau of John & Elizabeth Ricards. Married Oct 3 1855 in Harrison County, officiated by John W. Dakon (?).
      NOTE: Rosanna Rickard is known from other records to have been born in Pennsylvania.

    9. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    10. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 97, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254543&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Henry Heaton, widowed, farmer, 40, b. Fauquier Co Va, res. Harrison Co, son of Joseph & Mildred Heaton; and Mary V. Nutter, widowed, 28, b. Fauquier Co Va, res. Harrison Co, dau of George & Mary Mills. Married Aug 2 1874 in Harrison County, officiated by George W. Dakon.