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James Heath James Heath was the son of Chandler Graham Heath and Lydia (Wyman) Heath. He was born Apr. 8, 1833 Fryeburg, Oxford, ME and died June 28, 1876 age 43 of Bright's Disease and buried in Jackson Cemetery in Waldwick, Iowa, WI. He married Oct 23, 1853 Jane Ayer (married on her mother's birthday) who was born Jun 21, 1835 Augusta, ME, and who died Dec 18, 1903 Newell, IA. She died of a stroke and was buried in Jackson Cemetery in Waldwick, IA, WI. Their issue, seven children:
STATE OF WISCONSIN County of Iowa Be it remembered that on the 23rd of October, 1853 in the town of Mineral Point, in said County, and State afore said, James Heath of Iowa County and State of Wisconsin and Jane Hairs of the Town of Mineral Point, Iowa County, and State of Wisconsin were wiyh their mutual consent legally joined together in Holy matrimony, which was solemized by me in the presence of Peter Toay of Mineral Point in said County, and Jane Toay of Mineral Point in said County, attending witnesses having been first satisfied by the oath of James Heath duly administered by me, that there was no legal impediment to such marriage, Full name of Husband James Heath Name of father of said husband John G. Heath (Chandler) """ mother """ Laidy Heath Occupation of said husband Miner Residence of husband Iowa County, Wisc. Birth place of husband State of Maine Full name of the wife previously to her marriage Jane Hairs (Ayer) Name of father of said wife Turvies Hairs (Jonas Ayer) " " " mother " " " Leia Hairs (Leah Ayer) The time when the marriage was contracted, Sunday Oct 23rd, 1853 The place , town or township and County where the marriage was contracted Mineral Point, Wis. The color White By what ceremony contracted Civil Name of person pronouncing marriage Samuel Thomas I HEREBY CERTIFY the above CERTIFICATE AND REGISTER to be correct and true, according to the best of my knowledge, given under my hand, At Mineral Point, the 23 Day of Oct. A.D. 1853, Sam'l Thomas (Justice of the Peace)
James Heath born 8th Apr 1833, died 28 Jun 1876 in Wisconsin. He volunteered enlistment in Company D. of Bracketts Battalion of Minnesota, 12 Dec 1863 for three years. He was appointed Sergeant by order of General Pope 29 Dec 1864 to enable him to be mustered in as Second Lieut. Mustered out with Company. Do not have date of discharge. Among the Pension Records in the National Archives is a file, cited as above, relating to the claim based on the Civil War service of James Heath as 2nd, Lieutenant, Company D. Bracketts Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry. Jane Heath, widow of James Heath, was pensioned under certificate number W C 463 573 from October 14, 1897, to her death on December 18, 1903. I have not made any inquiry regarding James Heath's date of discharge. The above were the grandparents on her mother's side of Nettie White Wolcott, who lived in Pasadena, CA at the time she submitted the record to the LDS FHL. SOURCE: A Manuscript Copy of the Biography of CHANDLER GRAHAM HEATH (1795-1888) of Fryeburg, Oxford, ME; Barrington, Strafford, NH; Chatham or Conway, Carroll, NH; and Mineral Point, Iowa, WI (LDS FHC US/CAN Film Area 0854142 item 1) Compiled by Nettie White Wolcott, August 1958 Transcribed to text file by Karen Heath Penman, Ogden, UT GENWEBNUT@aol.com, June 2000
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