Generation One
1. August Johann1 Heise was born on Sunday, 15 August 1847 in Hanover, Liebenau, Germany, son of Ludwig Karl Heise and Bertha Margaret Rabba. He married Margaretha Ruppert, daughter of Joseph Ruppert and Katharina Weitzel, on 23 Feb 1868 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Baltimore City, Maryland. The ceremony was conducted by the Reverend Martin Kratt.1 August died on 31 May 1910 at 2827 Walbrook Avenue in Baltimore City at age 62. .2 His death was a result of illness caused by mitral valve disease and pleural effusion.3 He was buried on 31 May 1910 in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland. He is interred in area 752 section 3 where his tombstone reads, "August J. Heise born August 15, 1847 died May 31, 1910."4In 1868, just after marriage, August and Margaretha Heise resided at 13 Gough Street in Baltimore City.5 From 1870 to 1871, this young family lived on Choptank near Pratt Street in Baltimore.6,7 From 1872 to 1875 the home address was 59 South Choptank Street.8 August and his growing family lived from 1876 to 1887 at 59 South Collington Street in Baltimore City which was the new name for Choptank Street.10,11
August earned his living primarily as part-owner and salesman in the family firm of Heise & Bruns, Lumber Merchants. After the demise of Heise & Bruns in the early part of the 20th century, August joined with Frederick Bauernschmidt, a fellow German businessman in Baltimore who had established the American Brewery in Baltimore. Heise served as a collector for this firm.
Between 1887 to 1888, the Heise's resided at 221 South Collington Street, Baltimore City, Maryland. Actually, this is again the same residence, the city simply re-numbered all of the houses in 1887. By 1888, shortly after the death of his wife, Heise moved to a much more upscale residence at 2223 Eutaw Place in Baltimore's Bolton Hill district near Druid Hill Park..14,15,16 He remained at this address for at least eleven years. By 1901, Heise had moved further south on Eutaw Place to number 11.19 Between 1902 and 1905 he moved from 509 West Saratoga Street,20 to318 North Paca Street.21,22 His final residence for the last five years of his life was at 2827 Walbrook Avenue.23
August has been found in at least two census enumerations. He appeared on the census of 1870 in Baltimore City. In 1880, the Heise family was located at 59 South Collington Street. The census taker made the following entry for the family: August Heise, white male aged 33 from Hanover; Margareth, wife, aged 29 from Maryland; Augusta, daughter aged 9 from Maryland; Katie, daughter aged 7 from Maryland; Rufus, son aged 3 from Maryland and Kate Zorbach, 13-year old niece from Maryland.12On 12 Oct 1873, August Johann Heise served as the baptismal sponsor in Trinity Lutheran Church for August Burkard son of David Burkard and Johanna H. Raschen. The child was born on 23 Aug 1873.9
August signed a petition submitted to the Mayor and City Council in 1889 supporting the removal of the northwest corner of
land at Eutaw Place and North Avenue in order "to prevent many accidents that do occur by the above corner being a sharp triangle."13 In 1896 August Johann Heise signed a petition to the Mayor and City Council about telephone conduits. Other signatures for August J. Heise are found from 1889 and 1865.17,18
August Johann Heise died on the first of June 1910. His obituary on 2 Jun 1910 reads as follows:
Mr. Augustus J. Heise, formerly a member of the firm of Heise and Bruns, lumber merchants and builders, died yesterday in his residence 2827 Walbrook Avenue at the age of 63 years from complications of diseases. Mr. Heise was born in Germany but came to this country as a boy. After receiving an excellent schooling and business training he entered the employ of the firm of Heise and Bruns of which he afterward became a member. When the American Brewery was built by Mr. Frederick Bauernschmidt, Mr. Heise entered his employ as a collector and continued as such until the time of his death. He was a member of the King David Lodge A. R. and A. M., of the O'Keil Society, the Uncle Braesig Verein and the Germania Maennerchor and Arion Singing Society. He is survived by five children. Services were conducted June 2, 1910 by the Reverend H. T. Sharp of Prince of Peace Protestant Episcopal Church. Sons include: R.B. and H.B. Heise, Daughters: Mrs. Wade A Gardner and Mrs. Louis A. Schilling of Norfolk, Virginia. |
Children of August Johann1 Heise and Margaretha Ruppert all born at Baltimore City, Maryland, were as follows:2. i. Augusta2, born 1871; married Robert L. Talent; married Wade A. Gardener. 3. ii. Catherine, born 22 Jul 1872; married Martin Laurence Mc Cormick. iii. Karl Wilhelm, born 29 Sep 1874; christened 8 Nov 1874 in Saint Mark's Lutheran Church. He died 29 April 1876 and was buried on 2 May. The place of burial is not detailed in the funeral register from Saint Mark's. 4. iv. Rutherford Birchard, born 16 Sep 1879; married (1) [--?--]; married (2) Della I. Brashear. v. Henry Bruns was born on 21 Sep 1882, son of August Johann Heise and Margaretha Ruppert. He was christened on 26 Feb 1883 atUnited Evangelical Church of Canton, Baltimore City. The church record provides his name as "Harry B. Heise" and states that he was born 20 Sep 1882 rather than 1883 which was the date of birth given on his death certificate. His parents were cited as the baptismal witnesses.24 He married Marguerite [--?--] in Baltimore City, Maryland. He died on 19 Jul 1942 at 602 West 38th Street, Baltimore City at age 59. An abstract of the death record includes these data: Address: 602 West 38 Street. date of birth: 21 Sep 1883. Occupation: self-employed baker. Father: August J. Heise of Germany. Mother: Margaret 'Lufpert' of Baltimore. Informant: Marguerite Heise of same address. Buried: Lorraine Park Cemetery 21 Jul 1942 by Wm. J Tickner and Son. Cause of death: Coronary occlusion by G. Morz, MD.25 He was buried on 21 Jul 1942 in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore County. He is interred in area 752 section 3 with his parents. His tombstone reads, " Harry B. Heise September 21, 1883 - July 19, 1942."26 Harry was found in the census of 1900 at 1339 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland. He was enumerated as Harry Heise, a boarder in the household of Robert Tallant, his brother-in-law.27 v. Margaret Irene Heise was born in 1885. I can find no birth certificate in Baltimore City between 1881 and 1886 for a child born to August and Margaret Ruppert Heise. She married Louis A. Schillinger at Baltimore City, Maryland.28 She died on 1 Oct 1955 in New York City, New York. She was buried on 4 Oct 1955 in the Mausoleum at Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore City, Maryland. Her obituary on 2 Oct 1955 from New York Times reads as follows: "Schillinger: Margaret, on Saturday October 1, widow of Louis A. Schillinger. Service at Frank E. Campbell 'The Funeral Church,' Madison Avenue at 81st St. on Monday at 12 noon. Interment in Baltimore, Maryland."29 Her obituary on 4 Oct 1955 in the Baltimore Morning Sun reads as follows: "Schillinger: Margareth H. on 1 Oct 1955 in New York City, widow of the late Louis A. Schillinger. Entombment services in Greenmount Mausoleum October 4 at 3 PM."30
Generation Two 2. Augusta2 Heise (August1) was born 31 August 1871 in Baltimore City, Maryland, daughter of August Johann Heise and Margaretha Ruppert. She was christened at Saint Mark's Lutheran Church on Broadway on 6 November where her parents served as the sponsors. Augusta Heise married Robert L. Talent on 2 Jan 1889 in Baltimore. After his death, she secondly married Wade A. Gardener also in Baltimore City.31
Augusta Heise, who was known as Gustie, took charge of her father's household after the premature death of her mother, Margaret Ruppert Heise in 1886. She married twice, first to Robert Talent, a bay pilot and after his death to Wade Gardener who was a member of the Norfolk family which founded Standard Brands. Augusta Heise Talent Gardener generously helped support family members with employment within the Standard Brands organization.32
Children of Augusta2 Heise and Robert L. Talent were:
There were no children of Augusta2 Heise and Wade A. Gardener.i. Un-named3 child born on 13 Dec 1889 in Baltimore. He/she died on 13 Dec 1889 and was buried on 14 Dec 1889 in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore County.33 3. Catherine2 Heise (August1) was born on 22 Jul 1872 in Baltimore City, Maryland, daughter of August Johann Heise and Margaretha Ruppert. She married Martin Laurence McCormick inBaltimore City. She died on 27 Sep 1937 in Baltimore at age 65. An abstract of her death certificate includes the following data: Catherine Heise McCormick died at her residence in the Blakestone Apartments, zone 12. She was the wife of Martin L. McCormick. Born 22 Jul 1872 in Baltimore. Father: August Heise of Germany. Mother: Margaret Ruppert of Baltimore, Maryland. Informant: Mr. M. L. McCormick (son). Cause of Death: carcinoma of right breast with metastases. ASCVD. Buried: Lorraine Park by Stewart Mown Co. She was buried on 30 Sep 1937. She is interred with her parents and husband in area 752 section 3 where her headstone reads, "Catherine Heise McCormick 1872-1937."
Her married name was Catherine McCormick. Family legend holds that the newly weds were given a house constructed of lumber from the firm of Heise & Bruns. This was arranged by Catherine's father, August Johann Heise.
Children of Catherine2 Heise and Martin Laurence Mc Cormick were as follows:
4. Rutherford Birchard2 Heise (August1) was born on 4 March 1877 in Baltimore City son of August Johann Heise and Margaretha Ruppert; he was christened on 19 September at Saint Mark's Lutheran Church. His name is a clever revision of the president, Rutherford Birchard Hayes. Heise married first [--?--]. He married second to Della I. Brashear.36 He died on 12 Oct 1951 at 602 West 38th Street, Baltimore City at age 72.37 His death was a result of illness caused by intestinal hemorrhage. He was buried on 15 Oct 1951 in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore County. He is interred in area 150 section 11 with George L. Brooks 1898-1963 and Addah E. McAuliffe 1884-1966.38i. Martin Laurence3 McCormick was born on 1896, son of Martin Laurence McCormick and Catherine Heise. He died on 6 Jul 1962.
His obituary on 7 Jul 1962 at Baltimore Sun reads as follows:
Martin Lawrence McCormick, 1896-1962. M. L. McCormick, Jr. of 6 Upland Road, a real estate businessman, died yesterday at the Veterans Hospital Fort Howard after a long illness. He was 66 years old. He was born in Baltimore son of the late Martin L. and Katherine Heise McCormick. He was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College, Emmittsburg. In his youth Mr. McCormick was well known for showing his father's horses at area hunt and country clubs. He served in World War I as an Army flying cadet. During World War II he worked with the Federal Office of Price Administration. Mr. McCormick is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Caulk McCormick, a daughter Mrs. F. Hooper bond, a brother Leo H. McCormick and two grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held Monday morning. Burial will be in Baltimore National Cemetery.34
ii. Harry J. McCormick was born on 1899, son of Martin Laurence Mc Cormick and Catherine Heise. He May be the same as John Henry McCormick died 8 July 1900 at age 8 months of meningitis and was buried 9 July. From Zimmerman and Zimmerman, Interment Records Lorraine Park on 8 Jul 1900.35 5. iii. Leo H. McCormick, born 1908. Rutherford earned his living as a supervisor in a local bakery. He began military service in 1900 serving in the Marine Corps during the Spanish American War in the Philippines.39 He ended military service in 1905. He was remembered as being very fond of telling his war stories.
His obituary reads as follows:
Children of Rutherford Birchard2 Heise and [--?--] were:October 12, 1951 at home, 602 West 38th Street, Rutherford B. Heise, member of Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp #5 United Spanish War Veterans, husband of the late Della B. Heise nee Brashear and father of Margaret Heise Brooks. Interment in Lorraine Park Cemetery.40There were no children of Rutherford Birchard2 Heise and Della I. Brashear.i. Margaret3 was born in Baltimore City, daughter of Rutherford Birchard Heise and [--?--].
She married a Mr. Brooks.41Generation Three
5. Leo H.3 Mc Cormick (Catherine2Heise, August1) was born in 1908 in Baltimore City, Maryland, son of Martin Laurence McCormick and Catherine Heise. He married Virginia Miller in 1930 in Baltimore City. Leo McCormick died on 5 May 1988 of colon cancer.42 His widow died 15 November 2000.
He was a politician and an insurance agent. Leo H. McCormick was a staunch Democrat who worked both in Federal and state government positions. During World War II he served as Maryland State Director of OPA (Office of Price Administration). After the war he was involved with the Marshall Plan. During the Eisenhower administration he became an insurance salesman.
In 1948, Leo McCormick ran against George H. Fallon for a congressional seat from Maryland. The following information was gathered by the Council of Churches and Christian Education directly from the candidate. Leo H. McCormick, democrat from the fourth district. Age 40. BA from Georgetown University. Travel in USA, Canada and Europe. Director of Federal Wage and hour division of Maryland, Director of the OPA for Maryland. Business experience with a large corporation, Standard Brands, Inc. and with his own company. Member of the following: Catholic Luncheon Clubs, Knights of Columbus, Hibernian Society, Community Fund, Red Cross, Catholic Society. Chairman of the Emergency Food Collection Drive. Member of the Junior and Senior Association of Commerce, Foreign Policy Association, United Nations Association, Marshall Plan Committee for Maryland, Americans for Democratic Action, Urban League, Citizens Planning and Housing Association. He lost the election to Fallon.43
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