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Friday ' Ofohio, Died at His Home Six and One-Halfmiles East Ofrochester New Year'S Day

Samuel Heighway and descendants. Includes genealogical information, burial permits, photographs, copy of letter from John Cleves Symmes to Thomas Jefferson on behalf of Heighway.

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Friday ' Ofohio, Died at His Home Six and One-Halfmiles East Ofrochester New Year'S Day

Samuel Heighway and descendants. Includes genealogical information, burial permits, photographs, copy of letter from John Cleves Symmes to Thomas Jefferson on behalf of Heighway.

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The News-Sentinel

1926

Saturday, Januaiy 2,1926

Albert H. IffilGHWAY, age 84 sixty years aresident ofthis county formerly ofKosciusko county as a

Friday^'

Recentiy,

ofOhio, died at his home six and one-halfmiles east ofRochester New Year's day,

Heighway fell on the steps ofachurch in his vicinity. This may have indicated his

declimng physican condition, or may have hastened his death.

He was avetera^ofthe Civil war and until his death possessed abullet which went through his body in
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AlbertH. HEIGHWAY, son of JohnD. and Sarah HEIGHWAY, was bom in Warren County, Ohio,

May 21st, 1841 and passed to the better land Jan. 1st, 1926 at the ripe old age of84 years, 6 months and
10 days. Hecame with his parents toIndiana when quite small, locating inKosciusko County, where
during hisyoung manhood hehelped clear away the dense forests.
Early in 1862 he enlisted incompany D, 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and served until December 31
ofthe same year, when hewas severely wounded at the battle of Stone River. He was married to Marie
L. SMITH on Nov. 16th, 1864, whopreceded himin death Nov. 9th, 1921. To this union were bom
three sons, Frank F. [HEIGHWAY], who preceded him on Jan. 2nd, 1922, Henry C. [HEIGHWAY],

living near the old homestead, John D. [HEIGHWAY], who met death inanaccident near Akron,
Indiana, March 29th, 1921. One daughter, Anna LEININGER, who moved in with himat thedeath of
his wife. One brotherMarion [HEIGHWAY] of Mentoneis left to moum his loss.
He with his wife were Charter members of the Bethlehem Baptist Church living a consistent Christian

life, seeing all his children following in the footsteps of his Master.
He followed the life of a fanner until too feeble.

He was very fond ofchildren spending his last years drawing pictures for all inthe neighborhood.
[NOTE: Albert H, HEIGHWAY and Maria L. HEIGHWAY are buried in the Rochester T.O.O.F.
cemetery. - Wendell C. and Jean C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Cemeteries, Rochester, I.O.O.F.]

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