NameSilas Heeter, 1C5R
Birth13 Mar 1833, Montgomery Co., Ohio
Death11 May 1914, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialPleasant Grove, Chester twp, Wabash Co., Indiana
FatherDavid Heeter (1805-1872)
MotherElizabeth Hay (1810-1884)
Marriage29 Jul 1855, Wabash Co., Indiana
SpouseLouisa West
Birth1837, Ohio
Death16 Feb 1905, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialPleasant Grove, Chester twp, Wabash Co., Indiana
Children
Birth1857, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death1923, Wabash Co., Indiana
Birth1859, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death17 Nov 1950, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
3 FMamie Heeter, 2C4R
BirthWabash Co., Indiana
Birth1866, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death1939
BirthWabash Co., Indiana
6 MEsta Heeter, 2C4R
BirthWabash Co., Indiana
BirthWabash Co., Indiana
BirthWabash Co., Indiana
Birth1874, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death1 Jan 1949, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
10 MJohn J. Heeter, 2C4R
Birth1876, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death1951, Indiana
11 FMabel G. Heeter, 2C4R
Birth10 Apr 1881, Wabash Co., Indiana
Notes for Silas Heeter
Wabash Co. Death records, bk. 1907-1918, p. 67, lists Silas Heeter, d. 5-11-14, age 81. (From index cards only; I haven't checked the record)

Adjacent stones in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, North Manchester, for Silas Heeter, 1833-1914, and wife Louisa Heeter, 1837-1905

Wabash County History, Bicentennial Edition 1976, p. 394-395, has article by Mary Louise Heeter Leckrone (d/o Earl & Glenna Heeter) on the Silas Heeter family, that reads in part: "Silas and Louisa Heeter were married in 1855 and were blessed with eleven children: Mary, Abner, Mamie, Willard, Harriet, Esta, Almeda, Kathryn, Victor, John, and Mabel.... Nearly all the family of Silas and Louisa remained in the immediate vicinity and rasied their families. Those living in North Manchester in later years were Abner, Mary (Goodwin), Victor, John, Willard, and Almeda (Krieg). Mabel (Martin) lived in Wabash and owned a print shop on Canal Street for 47 years. Harriet (Phillips) and Mamie (Showalter) both lived in Wabash, Esta in Warsaw, Kathryn in Huntington." (See Notes for Abner, John, and Earl for more from this article.)
Notes for Louisa West
Wabash Co. Death records, bk. 1899-1907, p. 16, lists Louisa Heeter, d. 2-16-1905, age 67. (From index cards only; I haven't checked the record)
Notes for Silas & Louisa (Family)
Wabash Co. marriage records, Bk A, p. 389, lists marriage of Silas Heeter & Louisa West on 24 July 1855.
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