Since the writing of this post, it has been learned that the individuals detailed here are not, in fact, our relatives.

• Born: April 20, 1845          
• Died: Nov. 24, 1916 (Buried at Zionsville Reformed Church)
• Parents: John & Maria Susanna Heimbach
• Spouse: Mary C. Kahler/Keeler
  • Born: Sept. 26, 1845
  • Died:  July 24, 1887 (Buried at Zionsville Reformed Church)
• Children: William, Irwin   

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We do not know much about Joseph, but it seems he may have had a tough life.  

The 1880 census lists his occupation as “servant” in the home of Jonathan Geyer in Douglass Township.  

His wife died relatively young, at the age of 41 in 1887.  

In 1900, at the age of 54, he was a boarder and farm laborer in the home of Charles Moser in Douglass Township.  

By the 1910 census, things are looking up. At 65 years of age, Joseph is a servant and boarder no longer; now, he owns a farm in Douglass. 

However, six years later, Joseph died at the age of 71.  His death certificate was issued by the State Hospital for the Insane, listing his cause of death as what appears to be “Arterio Capillary Fibrosis.”

Children of Joseph and Mary

William is discussed here.

Irwin was born on March 21, 1869.  He married Hannah Martha Fox (1873-1941) in 1890.  Their children were named Mary, Lizzie, Harry, Joseph, William, Franklin, and Paul.  He died on Sept. 23, 1921 and is buried at the Niantic UCC cemetery.

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Gravestone Photos