John Heiny

HEINY

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Date: 11/7/2022 at 20:15:05

John Heiny

John Heiny, one of the old settlers of Worth Co., Iowa, located here in September, 1857. He was born in Bohemia, in June, 1811. He was married in 1832 to Catharine Dvorak. In 1856 they emigrated to America. They landed in New York, came to Chicago, where they remained until the next September, and then came to Worth county, settling in township 99 range 21. They remained there one year, then removed to West Mitchell, where he was employed in a mill for one year, thence back to Worth county, remaining there until 1864, at which date he moved to Cerro Gordo county, remaining there until 1873, then settling in Union township, where he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Heiny have seven children -Katharine, Mary, Anna, Ignatius, Frank, James and Barbara. Mrs. Heiny died in 1877, and Mr. Heiny makes his home with his youngest son, James, who has always been with his parents. James was born Sept. 18,1854, and was educated at the common schools. He was married in 1878 to Bertha Zemenek. In 1879, he settled on his present farm. He has his land under good cultivation, has built a neat frame house, set out a grove and is being successful in making a comfortable home and competency. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.876