Heishman, Philip 1838-1916

HEISHMAN, RICHMAN, BOYLE, MILLER

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The Grinnell (IA) Herald; August 11, 1916

PHILIP HEISHMAN

Philip Heishman was born in Hardy county, Virginia, now West Virginia, May 29, 1838, where he spent his boyhood years on the farm of his father.

On June 9, 1859, he was married to Miss Maggie Richman in his native county. Eleven children were born to this union, six of whom are living, Andrew J., Elmer C., Wm. H., John L., Augustus, and Ernest. Four of the children died in infancy, and Alice, the oldest, married Mr. C.N. P. Boyle of Grundy county. She died Jan. 22, last.

All the living children of this marriage reside in Poweshiek county except one, A.J., and were present at the bedside of their father when he died. Mrs. Heishman, mother of these children, died April 7, 1890.

Mr. Heishman was married to Mrs. Catharine Miller, who lived near Brooklyn, Ia., Dec. 8, 1892. This marriage was blessed with three sons, Clifford P., Lester J., and Elza F., all of whom are living at home. Mr. Heishman was in poor health during the last four years of his life, and fell asleep in death on Tuesday, Aug, 8, at 6:30 o'clock.

He leaves besides his wife, nine sons, eighteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, two brothers, and one sister, and a large circle of friends to mourn his departure.

Mr. Heishman was a kind husband and father, and a good citizen, who always favored that which tended to promote the general welfare of the community.

The funeral was held Thursday, conducted by Rev. J.W. Lambert and Rev. W.S. Kight, both former pastors of the M.E. church in Sheridan, and warm friends of the deceased. After a short service at the home the body was taken to the church, where a very large and loving company of friends joined in paying tribute to the departed man. The body was interred in Sheridan cemetery.

Present from away for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ravien of Hampton, Ed Boyle and Mae and Bertha Boyle of Conrad, Ia., Andrew J. Heishman of California, two sisters of the wife of the deceased of Austin, Minn., and many friends from nearby towns.

Chas. Swanson, a Chicago livestock commission man, a personal friend of the deceased, was among those from out of town who attended the funeral.

Six sons acted as pallbearers.
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Mr. Heishman came to Sheridan about thirty-six yeas ago and during these years has been recognized as one of the manly and useful men of Sheridan. Quiet, modest, unobtrusive, he yet possessed great energy and was active in promoting all that was best in the community.

Though not a union veteran he took great interest in the reunions of the boys who wore the blue, and was a regular attendant upon all such occasions. It was his pleasure at one time to extend an invitation to the boys to meet with him at his home, which invitation was accepted, and no day was ever better enjoyed by the Sheridan veterans than this occasion.

Mr. Heishman was a good and true man, whose death is a loss and whose heritage to those who follow is rich with the fruitage of honorable and useful deeds.