HESTON, Mahlon 1848 - 1918

HESTON, MCCLEARY, STILES

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/19/2006 at 09:38:25

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Wednesday, January 16, 1918
Page 2, Column 2

MAHLON HESTON DIED THIS MORNING.

Mahlon HESTON died this morning at eleven o'clock at his home on West Hempstead street, after an illness of ten days with pneumonia. He was born in Harrison county, Ohio, on August 3, 1848.

The funeral will be held Friday Friday (sic) morning at 10:30 from the Christian church. Interment will be in Everreen (sic) cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Friday, January 18, 1918
Page 2, Column 4

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Mrs. Sarah McCLEARY and son, iWlbur (sic) HARPER of Libertyville, were in the city today to attend the funeral of Mahlon HESTON. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Friday, January 18, 1918
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Mr. and Mrs. C. A. HESTON and sons Floyd and Clifford, and Miss Jennie HESTON of Libertyville, returned this afternoon to their homes after being in the city to attend the funeral of Mahlon HESTON. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Tuesday, January 22, 1918
Page 3, Column 3

LIFE OF MAHLON HESTON.

Mahlon HESTON, son of Samuel and Lucinda HESTON, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, on August 3, 1848, and passed away in this city January 16, 1918. In 1852, he moved to Bladensburg, Iowa, with his parents and a few years later moved to Cross Lanes.

On April 27, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriett STILES in Fairfield. To this union were born seven children, four of whom, two girls and two boys, have preceded their father in death. Besides the sorrowing wife, three sons are left to mourn the loss of a loving father. They are, James, Luther and Charles HESTON, all of this city. He also leaves two sisters, Miss Jane HESTON of Libertyville, and Mrs. Sarah McCLEARY of Batavia, and three brothers, Douglas of Libertyville, William of Havensville, Kansas, and Absolom of this city.

The funeral services were held Friday morning from the Christian church at 10:30, in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly, and burial was in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, January 23, 1918
Front Page, Column 7

Obituary.

[Note: Copy or microfilm of this paper no longer exists for transcription.]

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"Batavia News"
Thursday, January 24, 1918
Page 5, Column 5

Mahlon HESTON, son of Samuel and Lucinda, born Harrison Co., Ohio, Aug. 3, 1848, died at his home in Fairfield, Iowa, Jan. 16, 1918. In 1852 moved to Bladensburg, Iowa, with his parents, and a few years later moved to Cross Lanes.

Apr. 27, 1868, married Miss Harriett STILES in Fairfield. Seven children, four of whom, two boys and two girls, have preceded their father in death.

Leaves wife and three sons: James, Luther and Charles; two sisters, Miss Jane HESTON of Libertyville, and Mrs. Sarah McCLEARY of Batavia, and three brothers: Douglas (?) of Libertyville, William of Havensville, Kan., and Absalom HESTON of Fairfield.... Evergreen Cemetery.

[The last article was also posted to the Wapello County Obituaries board]

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Note: Buried in Lot SDiv.2-032 with wife Harriett. She subsequently remarried, to George Freshwater, died in 1929, and was buried with Mahlon. Caution: There is another Mahlon HESTON (1847-1901) who is buried in Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery; despite the same name, these two are NOT the same person.