HEATON, Hiram 1845 - 1922

HEATON, WHITNEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/25/2011 at 13:59:51

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Thursday, May 25, 1922
Page 1, Column 2

HIRAM HEATON DIES FOLLOWING INJURIES RECEIVED IN A FALL.

Death occurred last Friday (May 19) at the Washington County Hospital. ... Mr. HEATON was never married. He is survived by a nephew, Col. Wilson HEATON of this city, and two nieces, Mrs. Elizabeth WHITNEY of Tabor, and Miss Abigail HEATON, a teacher in the Davenport Public Schools.... The Tribune feels Mr. HEATON's death as a personal loss as he has been a valued contributor to this paper for many years.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Thursday, May 25, 1922
Page 2, Column 2

Ebenezer -- Miss Persis HEATON, of Shannon City, presided at the organ and sang beautifully the old songs. She was assisted by her father, Earnest HEATON, who was a former Glasgow boy....

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Thursday, June 8, 1922
Page 1, Column 2

Woodthrush Park is left to city by Hiram HEATON.... The will of Hiram HEATON is found to leave a number of bequests characteristic of Mr. HEATON.... Makes provision for the erection of a suitable monument to himself at the Glasgow cemetery, and says: "It will be agreeable to me if my executors place thereon an inscription stating the fact that in my fiftieth year I memorized all of Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'."

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.