HEATON, Margaret Lucretia 1838 - 1918

HEATON, GILLHAM, HART, WHITNEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/29/2024 at 19:29:15

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, June 21, 1918
Page FIVE, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS

...Lieut. Col. Wilson G. HEATON is in Fairfield from his station in New Mexico, called by the critical illness of his mother, Mrs. Lucretia HEATON. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, June 22, 1918
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Lieut. Col. Wilson HEATON has returned to Hatchita, New Mex., after a visit with his mother, Mrs. Lucretia HEATON. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Monday, June 24, 1918
Page 2, Column 4

LUCRETIA HEATON FUNERAL HELD THIS EVENING AT 6:00

Margaret Lucretia GILLHAM was born July 2, 1838, in Sangamon county, Ill., an died (sic) at her home in Fairfield, June 22, 1918. She was the daughter of Ezekial Johnson and Nancy HART GILLHAM, who with other members of the GILLHAM family came to Iowa and settled near Glasgow, in September of 1838. Her father's home was a center among the early settlers where school was kept and church services held, before school and church buildings were erected. At the age of thirteen she joined the Methodist church and until her death she remained sympathetic with all its activities.

On April 11th, 1864, she was married to Captain George HEATON of the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, who died in 1901. Mrs. HEATON was intensely patriotic, having lived through three wars in which her country was involved, and she often expressed the wish to live to see the end of the present war. One of her last requests was to have the flag displayed at her home on Flag Day. She is survived by three children, Wilson Gillham, Mrs. Elizabeth WHITNEY, and Abigail, her eldest son having died in infancy, and her daughter, Mary, n 1900 (sic). Although an invalid for many years, she took an interest until the last week of her life in all the details of her home, and the affairs of the country. Mrs. HEATON belonged to a family of pioneers that did its share toward winning the wilderness to civilization, and building up the nation we now see in the land.

The funeral services will be conducted at six o'clock p.m. this evening from her late home by the Rev. Thomas Osborn, and the body laid to rest at sunset in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Tuesday, June 25, 1918
Page 4, Column 3

GLENDALE

... H. HEATON spent the greater part of last week at Fairfield with his sister Mrs. George HEATON family.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, June 28, 1918
Page FIVE, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS

Lieut. Col. Wilson G. HEATON returned to his station in New Meyico (sic) Friday. His mother, Mrs. Lucretia HEATON, by whose serious illness he had been called to Fairfield, died on the following day. ...

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DEATHS

HEATON.

Margaret Lucretia GILLHAM was born July 2, 1838, in Sangamon county, Ill., and died at her home in Fairfield June 22, 1918. She was the daughter of Ezekial Johnson and Nancy HART GILLHAM, who with other members of the GILLHAM family came to Iowa and settled near Glasgow in September of 1838. Her father's home was a center among the early settlers, where school was kept and church services held before school and church buildings were erected. At the age of 13 she joined the Methodist church ,and (sic) until her death she remained sympathetic with all its activities. On April 11, 1864, she was married to Capt. George HEATON of the Second Iowa volunteer infantry, who died in 1901. Mrs. HEATON was intensely patriotic, having lived through three wars in which her country was involved, and she often expressed the wish to live to see the end of the present war. One of her last requests was to have the flag displayed at her home on Flag Day. She is survived by three children, Wilson Gillham, Mrs. Elizabeth WHITNEY and Abigail, her oldest son having died in infancy and her daughter, Mary, in 1900. Although an invalid for many years, she took an interest until the last week of her life in all the details of her home and the affairs of the country. Mrs. HEATON belonged to a family of pioneers that did its share toward winning the wilderness to civilization and building up the nation we now see in the land. The services were conducted at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon from her late home, by Dr. Thomas Osborn ,and (sic) the body laid to rest at sunset in the family lot in the Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, June 28, 1918
Page SEVEN, Column 3

... Hiram HEATON was at Fairfield the greater part of the week because of the illness and death of Mrs. George HEATON. ...

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Note: Buried in Lot 2nd.038 with husband George.