Fortune Jeckell1

Family
Birth*Fortune Jeckell may have been born at Laceby, Lincolnshire, England.1 
Marriage*25 December 1592She married James Heaton, son of Thomas Heaton and Alissa Lusbye, on 25 December 1592 at Tetney, Lincolnshire, England.1,2 
Occupation*Fortune's husband was a yeoman with a comfortable estate.2,1 

Family

 James Heaton b. 1569, d. Feb 1610
Children 1.Elizabeth Heaton2,1 b. 10 Feb 1593, d. 20 Oct 1596
 2.Margaret Heaton2,1 b. 9 Apr 1594, d. 14 Apr 1597
 3.Nathaniel Heaton1,2 b. 27 Nov 1597
 4.Margaret Heaton2,1 b. 5 Jan 1600
 5.Sara Heaton2,1 b. 17 Mar 1602
 6.Edward Heaton2,1 b. 26 Sep 1602
 7.John Heaton2,1 b. 29 Jun 1606

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 3. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S43] Dean Heaton, The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America. Contains index. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in this work often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (111 Water Street, Baltimore, MD 21202: Gateway Press, Inc., 1982), Chapter 1, page 2. Hereinafter cited as The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America.

Captain Simon Jefferds1,2,3

French & Indian Warbetween 23 March 1762 and 22 November 1762He was a Captain in the French and Indian War when brothers Jabez Bolton, Seth Bolton and Meshach Bolton all served as Privates in his company between 23 March 1762 and 22 November 1762.4,5,6 

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14408 for Seth Bolton referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.
  2. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14400 for "Mishik" Bolton referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  3. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14375 for Jabez Bolton referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  4. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll List index card# 14400 for "Mishik" Bolton referencing Volume 99, Part 2, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  5. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll List index card# 14408 for Seth Bolton referencing Volume 99, Part 2, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  6. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll List index card# 14375 for Jabez Bolton referencing Volume 99, Part 2, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.

(?) Jemima Tuttle1

b. 30 June 1752
Family
Father*Ephraim Tuttle2
Mother-Possible*_______ Colver3 d. b 6 Mar 1786
Birth*30 June 1752(?) Jemima Tuttle was born on 30 June 1752 in New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*She married Simon Colver, son of Thomas Colver and Lydia Colver, in New Jersey.1,4 

Family

 Simon Colver b. 7 Apr 1745, d. 1828
Children 1.Ephraim Colver1
 2.Irene Colver1 b. 1780

Citations

  1. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cleveland, Ohio: published by the compiler, 1968), page 300. Hereinafter cited as Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.
  2. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, pages 174-175.
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142, suggesting Thomas Colver's unnamed daughter as the mother of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd, Jemima's brother. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  4. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142.

Martha Jenkin1

Family
Marriage*She married William Eaton.1 

Family

 William Eaton
Child 1.John Eaton+1 b. 20 Dec 1635, d. 17 Dec 1695

Citations

  1. [S593] Bev Esson, who is a descendant of Martha Eaton's sister Tabitha, "Martha Eaton and Timothy Hartshorn Information," e-mail message from "Esson Family" <e-mail address> to LHB, 13 Jun 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Martha Eaton and Timothy Hartshorn."

Ann Jenkins1,2

b. 1791
Family
Birth*1791Ann Jenkins was born about 1791 in Llangenny, Breconshire, Wales.1,3 
Marriage*27 April 1814He married John Michael on 27 April 1814 in Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire, Wales.1,2 
Census Wales 1841*6 June 1841Ann and John Michael were enumerated on the 1841 census taken as of the night of 6 June 1841 on Coop Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. John was 50 years of age and an innkeeper, and Ann was also 50 years of age. Seven children were enumerated with their parents in 1841, and were recorded sons first and daughters second. Ebenezer was 22 years old and a painter, John was 20 years old and worked in a draper's shop, and Thomas was 12 years old. No question regarding education was asked that year, and no occupations were recorded for the daughters. Ann was 19, Sarah 17, Mary 16, and Hannah was 11 years old. Two others, Isaac Evans, age 20, who worked as a male servant, and Rebecca Edmunds, age 22, working as a female servant, were also enumerated with the family in 1841.1 
Census Wales 1851*30 March 1851Ann and John Michael were enumerated on the 1851 census taken as of the night of 30 March 1851 at 39 Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. John was 60 years of age and a maltster, employing one man, and Ann was 61 years of age. Their five youngest children were enumerated with their parents in 1851. Ann and Sarah, ages 29 and 27 years, respectively, were both dressmakers, Mary was 25 years of age and at home, Thomas was 23 years old and worked as an assistant maltster, and Hannah, who was 21 years old, was recorded as a maltster's daughter. Two others were enumerated in the Michael household in 1851. Margaret Owen, age 26, worked as a general servant, and Phillip Embry, age 27, was a maltster’s man.3 

Family

 John Michael b. 1791
Children 1.Ebenezer Michael1 b. 1819
 2.John Michael1 b. 1821
 3.Ann Michael1 b. 1822
 4.Sarah Michael1 b. 1824
 5.Mary Michael1 b. 1826
 6.Thomas Michael+1 b. 1828, d. 8 Jan 1893
 7.Hannah Michael+1 b. 1830

Citations

  1. [S310] 1841 Wales Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Ann Michael, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, citing Class: HO107; Piece: 742; Book: 11; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 21; Page: 34; Line: 3; GSU roll: 438842. Hereinafter cited as 1841 Wales Census.
  2. [S1751] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Michael and Anne Jenkins on 27 April 1814 at Llanwenarth, Monmouth, England, citing FHL Film# 104941. Hereinafter cited as England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.
  3. [S311] 1851 Wales Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Ann Michael, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, Enumeration District: 3e, citing Class: HO107; Piece: 2446; Folio: 311; Page: 13; GSU roll: 104183. Hereinafter cited as 1851 Wales Census.

Carotha Jenkins1

b. 8 August 1909, d. 3 January 1986
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Walter Allen Jenkins1
Mother*Kathryn Loretta Myers1
Birth*8 August 1909Carotha Jenkins was born on 8 August 1909 in Texas.1 
Marriage*21 July 1930She married Lowell Cornelius Herlinger, son of John Cornelius Herlinger and Rocceana Heaton, on 21 July 1930 in Illinois.1,2 
Death*3 January 1986She died on 3 January 1986 in Holiday, Pasco County, Florida, at age 761 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Lowell Cornelius Herlinger b. 28 Feb 1907, d. 12 Feb 1997

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Carotha (Jenkins) Herlinger, Memorial# 93726603. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lowell Cornelius Herlinger, Memorial# 93726316.

Margaret Jenkins1

Family
Marriage*She married Martin Evans.1,2 

Family

 Martin Evans
Child 1.Amanda J. Evans1 b. 17 Oct 1857, d. 8 Aug 1939

Citations

  1. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Amanda J Dungan, certificate# 71507, age 81, widow of Mahlon K. Dungan, housewife, born on 17 October 1857 in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, died on 8 August 1939 at 62 West State Street, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, parent Margaret Jenkins. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.
  2. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of M. K. Dungan of Doylestown, age 38, painter, death of previous wife on 27 December 1882, son of Isaac Dungan, and Amanda J. Evans of Doylestown, age 28, not previously married, daughter of Martin and Margaret Evans, married on 14 November 1885 in New Britain, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Film# 000927058. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.

Susan Mae Jenkins1

b. 2 March 1881, d. 21 November 1964
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*2 March 1881Susan Mae Jenkins was born on 2 March 1881.1,2 
Name VariationShe was called Susie.3 
Marriage*23 July 1913She married Frank Willard Gillham, son of James A. Gillham and Martha P. Price, on 23 July 1913 in Cole County, Missouri.1,2,3 
Occupation*Frank was a physician.1 
(Wife) Death31 August 1954Susan became a widow when Frank Willard Gillham died on 31 August 1954 at age 78.4,1 
Death*21 November 1964She died on 21 November 1964 at age 831,2 
Burial* and was buried in Section 9, Plot 42, Space 5 of Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.2 

Family

 Frank Willard Gillham b. 11 Jul 1876, d. 31 Aug 1954

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr. Frank Willard Gillham, Memorial# 67934423. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan J. (Jenkins) Gillham, Memorial# 68117517.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of F.W. Gillham and Susie Mae Jenkins on 23 July 1913 in Cole County. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James A Gillham, Memorial# 67828845.

Thomas Jenkins1

Family
Marriage*4 March 1730He married Sarah Bailey, daughter of John Bailey and Abigail Clap, on 4 March 1730 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 

Family

 Sarah Bailey b. 1714

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831, John Bailey, pages 213-215, with date noted as 1731.
  3. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 16, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Walter Allen Jenkins1

Family
Marriage*He married Kathryn Loretta Myers.1 

Family

 Kathryn Loretta Myers
Child 1.Carotha Jenkins1 b. 8 Aug 1909, d. 3 Jan 1986

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Carotha (Jenkins) Herlinger, Memorial# 93726603. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Hannah Jennings1

Family
Father*Richard Jennings1 d. 23 Sep 1751
Mother*Mary Bassett2 d. 21 May 1734
Marriage*19 November 1712She married Joseph Leonard, son of Isaac Leonard and Deliverance Ames, on 19 November 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4,5,6 
(Grantor's Wife) Land Records20 March 1728Hannah released her right of dower when her husband Joseph Leonard of Bridgewater, the record adding a "Jr." to his name, sold to Zachariah Whitman on 20 March 1728 "my homestead where I dwell" in Bridgewater.4 
(Member) Religionafter 1734 After 1734 Isaac Leonard, Joseph Leonard and Hannah (Jennings) Leonard were admitted to the Second Church, Pomfret.7 
Relocation*No further records for Hannah or Joseph Leonard or their family were found in Connecticut and it is believed they relocated.4 
(Daughter) Will1751The will of her father Richard Jennings, signed in Bridgewater, dated 27 April 1739, and proved in 1751, named his daughter Hannah and identified her as the wife of Joseph Leonard.4 

Family

 Joseph Leonard
Children 1.Joseph Leonard4 b. Mar 1713
 2.Hannah Leonard4 b. Mar 1713
 3.Moses Leonard4 b. 22 Mar 1714
 4.Seth Leonard4 b. 6 Oct 1715
 5.Timothy Leonard4 b. 6 Jul 1718
 6.Rebecca Leonard4 b. Sep 1721
 7.Mehetable Leonard4 b. 5 Sep 1724
 8.Thankful Leonard4 b. May 1726
 9.Ebenezer Leonard4 b. 20 May 1728
 10.Bette Leonard4 b. 15 Sep 1730

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Jennings, page 203.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 241. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 68, Joseph Leonard, pages 65-66. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leonard, pages 244-248 notes the marriage between Hannah Jennings and a different Joseph Leonard, this Joseph's 1st cousin. The Chilton Mayflower source provides proof of the marriage between this Joseph Leonard and Hannah Jennings.
  6. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #3., John Leonard (Solomon), pages 37-38 and following Mitchell's lead notes the marriage between Hannah Jennings and a different Joseph Leonard, this Joseph's 1st cousin. The Chilton Mayflower source provides proof of the marriage between this Joseph Leonard and Hannah Jennings. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  7. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64.

Richard Jennings1

d. 23 September 1751
Family
Marriage*He married Mary Bassett in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
(Husband) Death21 May 1734Richard became a widower when Mary (Bassett) Jennings died on 21 May 1734.2,4 
Death*23 September 1751He died on 23 September 1751 in Bridgewater.4 
Will*1751The will of Richard Jennings, signed in Bridgewater, dated 27 April 1739, and proved in 1751, named his daughter Hannah and identified her as the wife of Joseph Leonard.5 

Family

 Mary Bassett d. 21 May 1734
Child 1.Hannah Jennings+1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Jennings, page 203.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 418. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 68, Joseph Leonard, pages 65-66. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

______ Jennings1

Family
Marriage*He married Ellen Sharples, daughter of Geoffrey Sharples and Margaret Ashley, in England. Their marriage was not found in the Wybunbury registers.1,2 
Residence*They lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.3 

Family

 Ellen Sharples b. 4 Mar 1614/15

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 67-68. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1430] Blanche (Moore) Haines, Ancestry of Sharpless Moore and Rachel (Roberts) Moore : with their direct ancestors to and including thirty-six first or immigrant ancestors with some Old World pedigrees and origins and direct descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Three Rivers, Michigan: published by the author, 1937), pages 49-50. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Sharpless Moore and Rachel (Roberts) Moore.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 55-57.

______ Jewell1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Abigail Ross, daughter of John Ross and Phoebe Heaton.2,1 

Family

 Abigail Ross

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 470-471. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 154-155. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

James Jewett1

Family
Marriage*He married Dorothy Frost, daughter of Joseph Frost Esq. and Margaret Colton.1 

Family

 Dorothy Frost b. 27 Feb 1759, d. 9 May 1838

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Andrew Job1

Family
Marriage*1692He married Elizabeth Vernon, daughter of Thomas Vernon and Elizabeth ______, in 1692, probably in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 

Family

 Elizabeth Vernon
Child 1.Enoch Job1,2 b. 6 Jan 1700/1, d. Feb 1731/32

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Job, page 615. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1433] Newhouse Family: Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…. Includes nine generations, 155 pages in PDF format, and was last updated on 02 December 2013, page 22. Hereinafter cited as Gatchell & Getchell Descendants.

Enoch Job1

b. 6 January 1700/1, d. February 1731/32
Family
Father*Andrew Job2,1
Mother*Elizabeth Vernon2
Birth*6 January 1700/1Enoch Job was born on 6 January 1700/1 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,3 
Marriage*6 May 1731He married, as her first husband, Abigail Gatchell, daughter of Elisha Gatchell and Rachel Wilcox, on 6 May 1731 in East Nottingham, Chester County.1,2,4,5 
Death*February 1731/32He died in February 1731/32 at age 31.1 

Family

 Abigail Gatchell b. 11 Apr 1700, d. 1784

Citations

  1. [S1433] Newhouse Family: Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…. Includes nine generations, 155 pages in PDF format, and was last updated on 02 December 2013, page 22. Hereinafter cited as Gatchell & Getchell Descendants.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Job, page 615. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Job, page 615, the date written as "11, 6, 1700-1" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was January, not November.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Gatchell, pages 561-562, incorrectly noting the date of Abigail's marriage to Enoch Job as 24 October 1747.

Lydia John1

Family
Marriage*21 May 1766She married John Maulsby on 21 May 1766 at the Nantmel Meeting of Friends, East Nantmel Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 John Maulsby
Child 1.Ann Maulsby+1 b. 22 Nov 1771, d. 15 Oct 1867

Citations

  1. [S1509] Cora M. (Patty) Payne, Genealogy of the Maulsby Family for Five Generations, 1699-1902, downloaded from Internet Archive at www.archive.org. (Des Moines, Iowa: Geo. A. Miller Press, 1902), page 27. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Maulsby Family.

Jacob Johns1

b. 1 October 1762, d. 22 August 1845
Family
Birth*1 October 1762Jacob Johns was born on 1 October 1762 in New Castle, Delaware.1 
Marriage*9 October 1794He married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Dennis Smith and Elizabeth Zook, on 9 October 1794. They were married by Reverend David Sutton.1 
Death*22 August 1845He died on 22 August 1845 at his home on Ruff's Creek near Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 82.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Smith b. 1776, d. 11 Jun 1853
Child 1.Jacob Johns Jr.1 b. 3 Dec 1806

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 473-475. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Jacob Johns Jr.1

b. 3 December 1806
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Jacob Johns2 b. 1 Oct 1762, d. 22 Aug 1845
Mother*Elizabeth Smith2 b. 1776, d. 11 Jun 1853
Birth*3 December 1806Jacob Johns Jr. was born on 3 December 1806.2 
Marriage*27 March 1834He married Elizabeth Ross, daughter of John Ross and Phoebe Heaton, on 27 March 1834.2,1 

Family

 Elizabeth Ross b. 29 Mar 1816

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 154-155. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 473-475. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Albert J. Johnson1

b. 20 February 1913, d. 17 May 1913
Family
Relationship7th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Allen H. Johnson1 b. 7 Jul 1876, d. 19 Oct 1948
Mother*Adelaide Schlegel1 b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 5 Apr 1963
Birth*20 February 1913Albert J. Johnson was born on 20 February 1913 in Tylersport, Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,1 
Death*17 May 1913 and died of heart palsy after three minutes on 17 May 1913 in Salford at the age of 2 months, 27 days.1 
Burial*20 May 1913He was buried on 20 May 1913 in Rockhill Cemetery, Bucks County.1 

Citations

  1. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Albert J Johnson, certificate# 50602, age 2 months, 27 days, born on 20 February 1913 in Tylersport Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died of heart palsy after 3 minutes on 17 May 1913 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Allen H. Johnson, Tylersport, burial on 20 May 1913 in Rockhill Meeting House Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.

Alexander M. Johnson1

b. 1834
Family
Father*William Sanford Johnson1 b. 1790
Mother*Mary Pendleton Orr1 b. 1793
Birth*1834Alexander M. Johnson was born about 1834 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850Alexander was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 24, Grant County, Wisconsin. He was 16 years old and farming.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William S. and Mary P. Johnson, District 24, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_998; Page: 27A; Image: 355. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.

Allen A. Johnson1

b. 1907
Family
Relationship7th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Allen H. Johnson1 b. 7 Jul 1876, d. 19 Oct 1948
Mother*Adelaide Schlegel1 b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 5 Apr 1963
Birth*1907Allen A. Johnson was born about 1907 in Pennsylvania.1 
Name VariationHis full name, we suspect, may have been Allen Arthur Johnson2 
Name Variation because he was enumerated as Arthur in the 1920 Census.2 
(Son) Census US 191026 April 1910Allen A. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 23 and 26 April 1910 in the household of his parents on Allentown Road, Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 19208 January 1920Allen A. was enumerated as Arthur on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of his parents in Allentown Road, Tylersport Village, Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 12 years old and attending school.2 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen H. and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1379; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375392. Hereinafter cited as 1910 US Federal Census.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1605; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 172. Hereinafter cited as 1920 US Federal Census.

Allen H. Johnson1,2

b. 7 July 1876, d. 19 October 1948
Family
Relationship6th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*John R. Johnson1 b. 1839
Mother*Araminta Wiser1 b. 14 Mar 1855, d. 10 May 1911
Birth*7 July 1876Allen H. Johnson was born in 7 July 1876 in Pennsylvania.1,3,4 
(Son) Census US 188029 June 1880Allen was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 29 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Rock Hill, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was three years old.1 
Marriage*21 May 1894He married Adelaide Schlegel on 21 May 1894 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.5 
Census US 1900*6 June 1900Adelaide and Allen H. Johnson were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 6 June 1900 in Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Allen was 23 years of age and a cigar maker, and Adelaide was 22 years of age. They rented their house, had been married for five years and Adelaide had given birth to three children, two of whom were living. The couple's daughters, Isabelle and Maud, ages 4 and 1, respectively, were enumerated with their parents.3 
Census US 1910*26 April 1910Adelaide and Allen H. Johnson were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 23 and 26 26 April 1910 on Allentown Road, Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Allen was 35 years of age and Adelaide was age 33. They both worked as cigar makers in a cigar factory, had been married for 15 years and rented their house. Adelaide had given birth to nine children, six of whom were living and resided with their parents in 1910. Bella was 14 years old; Maud was 11; May was 8; Araminta 7; Allen A. was 3 years old and Stewart was nine months. Maud, May and Araminta were all attending school. Allen H.'s father, John R. Johnson was also enumerated with his son's family in 1910. He was 72 years of age and worked as a farm laborer. His wife, Araminta (Wiser) Johnson, was not included in the list of individuals in her son's household in 1910, although other records indicate she also lived there at the time. She had suffered with kidney disease for the past two years, and would die of the disease, probably in her son's home, in May of the following year.2 
Census US 1920*8 January 1920Adelaide and Allen H. Johnson were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 on Allentown Road, Tylersport Village, Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Allen was 42 years of age and worked as a cigar maker, and Adelaide was 41 years of age. They rented their home, and five of their children were enumerated in their household in 1920. May and Minnie were ages 18 and 16, respectively, and neither had attended school within the census year; son Allen was enumerated with his middle name Arthur, and was 12 years old and attending school; Stewart was 9 years old and also attending school; and young Clarence was 4 years old.

It had been a very hard ten years for the family since the 1910 census. Of the six new babies that had been born during those years, only one, Clarence, had lived longer than ten months. Five had died.6 
Death*19 October 1948He died of apoplexy on 19 October 1948 in his home at 335 York Avenue, Lansdale, Montgomery County, at age 724,7 
Burial*23 October 1948 and was buried on 23 October 1948 in Section B, Plot #163 of Green Lawn Cemetery, Lansdale.4,7 

Family

 Adelaide Schlegel b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 5 Apr 1963
Children 1.Isabelle Johnson2 b. Feb 1896
 2.Maud Johnson2 b. Mar 1899
 3.Mae Johnson2 b. 13 May 1901, d. 30 Aug 1962
 4.Araminta Johnson2 b. 1903
 5.Allen A. Johnson2 b. 1907
 6.Stewart Johnson2 b. 1909
 7.Stillborn Daughter Johnson8 b. 9 Sep 1911, d. 9 Sep 1911
 8.Albert J. Johnson9 b. 20 Feb 1913, d. 17 May 1913
 9.Norman Joseph Johnson10 b. 26 Apr 1914, d. 2 Aug 1914
 10.Clarence Johnson6 b. 1916
 11.Alton R. Johnson11 b. 1 Feb 1918, d. 5 Nov 1918
 12.Florence Marion Johnson12 b. 9 Jul 1919, d. 24 Oct 1919

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John R. and Araminta Johnson, Rock Hill, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1107; Page: 49A; Enumeration District: 162. Hereinafter cited as 1880 US Federal Census.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen H. and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1379; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375392. Hereinafter cited as 1910 US Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen H. and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0250; FHL microfilm: 1241444. Hereinafter cited as 1900 US Federal Census.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Allen H Johnson, certificate# 89954, age 71, fireman, married to Adelaide, born on 7 July 1877 in Telford, Pennsylvania, died of apoplexy on 19 October 1948 in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents John R Johnson, born New Jersey, and Araminta "Weisse", born Pennsylvania, informant Mrs. Allen Johnson, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, burial on 23 October 1948 in Green Lawn Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.
  5. [S1598] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Allen H. Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel on 21 May 1894 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000495719. Hereinafter cited as New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1605; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 172. Hereinafter cited as 1920 US Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Allen H Johnson, Memorial# 188897658. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of daughter Johnson, certificate# 88349, age Stillborn, born prematurely at 7 months on 9 September 1911 in Salford, Pennsylvania, died during labor on 9 September 1911 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Allen H. Johnson, Tylersport, Salford, Pennsylvania, burial on 10 September 1911 in Rockhill Meeting House Cemetery.
  9. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Albert J Johnson, certificate# 50602, age 2 months, 27 days, born on 20 February 1913 in Tylersport Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died of heart palsy after 3 minutes on 17 May 1913 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Allen H. Johnson, Tylersport, burial on 20 May 1913 in Rockhill Meeting House Cemetery.
  10. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Norman Joseph Johnson, certificate# 80761, age 3 months, 6 days, born on 26 April 1914 in Pennsylvania, died of acute bronchitis, cholera and cerebral convulsions, on 2 August 1914 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Frank A. Knoll, Perkasie, Pennsylvania, burial on 5 August 1914 in Rockhill Cemetery.
  11. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alton R Johnson, certificate# 171833, age 9 months, 4 days, born on 1 February 1918 in Pennsylvania, died of bronchopneumonia, caused by epidemic influenza, on 5 November 1918 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Frank A. Knoll, Perkasie, Pennsylvania, burial on 9 November 1918 in Rockhill Cemetery.
  12. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Florence Marion Johnson, certificate# 104704, age 3 months, 15 days, born on 9 July 1919 in Tylersport, Pennsylvania, died of bronchopneumonia and cerebral convulsions on 24 October 1919 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Mrs. A. Johnson, Tylersport, burial 27 October 1919 in Rockhill Cemetery.

Alton R. Johnson1

b. 1 February 1918, d. 5 November 1918
Family
Relationship7th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Allen H. Johnson1 b. 7 Jul 1876, d. 19 Oct 1948
Mother*Adelaide Schlegel1 b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 5 Apr 1963
Birth*1 February 1918Alton R. Johnson was born on 1 February 1918 in Pennsylvania1 
Death*5 November 1918 died of bronchopneumonia, caused by epidemic influenza, on 5 November 1918 in his home in Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at the age of nine months, four days.1 
Burial*9 November 1918He was buried on 9 November 1918 in Rockhill Cemetery, Bucks County.1 

Citations

  1. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alton R Johnson, certificate# 171833, age 9 months, 4 days, born on 1 February 1918 in Pennsylvania, died of bronchopneumonia, caused by epidemic influenza, on 5 November 1918 in Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Allen H Johnson and Adelaide Schlegel, informant Frank A. Knoll, Perkasie, Pennsylvania, burial on 9 November 1918 in Rockhill Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.

Amelia Johnson1

b. 1836
Family
Father*Asher Johnson1 b. 15 Jun 1803, d. 27 Jul 1884
Mother*Mary Ann Reading1 b. 22 Oct 1809, d. 6 Apr 1881
Birth*1836Amelia Johnson was born about 1836 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18509 September 1850Amelia was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 9 September 1850 in the household of her parents in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was 14 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186015 August 1860Amelia was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 15 August 1860 in the household of her parents in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was 27 years of age.2 
(Daughter) Census US 187029 August 1870Amelia was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was 36 years of age.3 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary Ann Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 453; Page: 118b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary Ann Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Page: 380; Family History Library Film: 803695. Hereinafter cited as 1860 US Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary A. Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: M593_869; Page: 164B; Family History Library Film: 552368. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.

Amy Johnson1

b. 1832
Family
Father*Asher Johnson1 b. 15 Jun 1803, d. 27 Jul 1884
Mother*Mary Ann Reading1 b. 22 Oct 1809, d. 6 Apr 1881
Birth*1832Amy Johnson was born about 1832 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18509 September 1850Amy was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 9 September 1850 in the household of her parents in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was 18 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary Ann Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 453; Page: 118b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.

Araminta Johnson1

b. 1903
Family
Relationship7th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Allen H. Johnson1 b. 7 Jul 1876, d. 19 Oct 1948
Mother*Adelaide Schlegel1 b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 5 Apr 1963
Birth*1903Araminta Johnson was born about 1903 in Pennsylvania.1 
Name VariationShe was called Minnie.2 
(Daughter) Census US 191026 April 1910Araminta was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 23 and 26 April 1910 in the household of her parents on Allentown Road, Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was 7 years old and attending school.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19208 January 1920Minnie was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of her parents in Allentown Road, Tylersport Village, Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was 16 years old and had not attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen H. and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1379; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375392. Hereinafter cited as 1910 US Federal Census.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Adelaide Johnson, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1605; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 172. Hereinafter cited as 1920 US Federal Census.

Artimessa Johnson1

b. July 1850, d. 11 November 1929
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Robert Preston Johnson1 b. 1825
Mother*Mary Elledge1 b. 1830
Birth*July 1850Artimessa Johnson was born in July 1850.2 
Name VariationShe was called Arta.3 
Marriage*1 November 1866She married Jonah Heaton, son of William H. Heaton and Hannah L. Campbell, on 1 November 1866 in Douglas County, Illinois.1 
Census US 1870*20 August 1870Arta and Jonah Heaton were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 20 August 1870 in Bowdre, Douglas County, Illinois. Jonah was 29 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $700. Artimessa was 20. The couple's 2-year-old daughter Laura Ellen lived with her parents.4 
Illness* Not long after their marriage Arta's husband Jonah began to suffer from the same mental illness that had afflicted his father, also at a young age. Jonah, like his father, was institutionalized.1 
Census US 1880*15 June 1880Arta Heaton appeared with her three young children on the 1880 census taken on 15 June 1880 in the home of her parents Mary and Robert P. Johnson in Bowdre, Douglas County, Illinois. Arta was recorded as "widowed", was 28 years old and worked as a domestic. Her children, Laura 12, Franklin 9 and Charley 8, lived in the home and were all attending school. Arta's father was 55 years of age and a farmer, and her mother was age 50. Arta's sister Ellie Johnson, who was 20 years of age and attending school, also lived in the household.3 
Census US 1880*21 June 1880Arta's husband Jonah Heaton appeared on the 1880 census taken on 21 June 1880 in the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane, Anna, Union County, Illinois. He was recorded as married, about 35 years of age, a farmer who had not worked for 15 months. He was reported to be sick with insanity and insane as well as maimed, crippled or bedridden.5 
(Wife) Death8 October 1883Artimessa became a widow when Jonah Heaton died on 8 October 1883.6,7 
Death*11 November 1929She died on 11 November 1929 at age 79.1 

Family

 Jonah Heaton b. 1841, d. 8 Oct 1883

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 9, pages 358-359. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 9, pages 358-359, noting her date of birth as July 39, 1850.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert P. and Mary Johnson, Bowdre, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: 203; Family History Film: 1254203; Page: 61C; Enumeration District: 084. Hereinafter cited as 1880 US Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonah and Artimessa Heaton, Bowdre, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 250B; Family History Library Film: 545715. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 US Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane, Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: 254; Family History Film: 1254254; Page: 21C; Enumeration District: 113.
  6. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 9, page 358, noting his date of death as 7 October 1883.
  7. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 9, pages 358-359, noting his date of death as 8 October 1883.

Asher Johnson1

b. 15 June 1803, d. 27 July 1884
Family
Birth*15 June 1803Asher Johnson was born on 15 June 1803 in Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Ann Reading.1,2 
Census US 1850*9 September 1850Mary Ann and Asher Johnson were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 9 September 1850 in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Asher was 46 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $5,000, and Mary Ann was 41 years of age. They had eight children enumerated with them in 1850. Amy was 18 years old; Martha Ann was 16; Amelia was 14; Hart was 13; Reading was 11; Martin 9; Joseph 7; and Holcombe was 2 years old.3 
Census US 1860*15 August 1860Mary Ann and Asher Johnson were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 15 August 1860 in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Asher was 58 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $9,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,000, and Mary Ann was 51 years of age. Seven of their children resided with them in 1860. Martha and Amelia were ages 29 and 27, respectively; Hart was 25 years of age and working as a carpenter; John R. was 22 years of age and working as a farmer; Joseph, who was 16 years old was working as a farmer and also attending school; and the two youngest, Holcombe and Theodore, were ages 12 and 7, respectively, and both were attending school.4 
Census US 1870*29 August 1870Mary A. and Asher Johnson were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 August 1870 in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Asher was 67 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $8,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,200, and Mary Ann was 61 years of age and keeping house. Only three of their children were enumerated with them in 1870. Amelia was 36 years of age; and Holcombe and Theodore were ages 21 and 17, respectively, and both were working on the farm.5 
(Husband) Death6 April 1881Asher became a widower when Mary Ann (Reading) Johnson died on 6 April 1881 at age 71.2 
Death*27 July 1884He died on 27 July 1884 in Delaware, Hunterdon County, at age 811,6 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Reading-Johnson Cemetery, Raven Rock, Hunterdon County.1,2 

Family

 Mary Ann Reading b. 22 Oct 1809, d. 6 Apr 1881
Children 1.Amy Johnson3 b. 1832
 2.Martha Ann Johnson3 b. 1834
 3.Amelia Johnson3 b. 1836
 4.Hart John Johnson3 b. 1837
 5.John R. Johnson+1 b. 1839
 6.Martin Johnson3 b. 1841
 7.Joseph Johnson3 b. 1843
 8.Holcombe Johnson3 b. 1848
 9.Theodore Johnson4 b. 1853

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Asher Johnson, Memorial# 73751190. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Ann (Reading) Johnson, Memorial# 73751482.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary Ann Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 453; Page: 118b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary Ann Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Page: 380; Family History Library Film: 803695. Hereinafter cited as 1860 US Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asher and Mary A. Johnson, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: M593_869; Page: 164B; Family History Library Film: 552368. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.
  6. [S2087] New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Asher Johnson, age 81 years, 1 month, Widowed, Farmer, born in United States, died on 27 July 1884 in Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey, father born United States, mother born United States, citing FHL Film# 589305. Hereinafter cited as New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971.