Rebecca Heaton

     Rebecca was born in 1810 in Ohio. Rebecca married Andrew Ridgely, son of Westall Ridgely and Elizabeth Heim, on 16 January 1825 in Marion County, Ohio. This was Crawford County but for the years 1824 & 1825 was considered part of Marion County. Rebecca's name was miss transcribed on a list of Ohio Marriages as Hatton.¹ Andrew & Rebecca had children: Maria [1825][m. 8/31/1843 William Winpegler], Rebecca [10/09/1825-12/25/1893][m. 8/24/1848 George Alexander Heise] Sarah Ann [1827] [m. 12/30/1852 Lafayette Frayer]; Samuel [1828-][ m. 9/09/1852 Sybil Frayer], Hannah [5/04/1830-12/30/1905]][ m. 5/15/1851 Simon Flint Sawyer], Elizabeth [10/18/1833-9/27/1872 ][ m. 10/18/1851 Peter Bebout], Mary Jane [5/15/1835-2/07/1879][ m. 3/16/1855 Martin Wolf], Andrew [10/18/1837-11/20/1908][ m. 8/15/1861 Martha Jane Sowers], William John [4/11/1840-3/101918][m. 2/12/1862 Elizabeth Maxwell], Julia Ann [1841], Jacob [3/16/1845-4/18/1912][m. 4/22/1866 Sarah Elizabeth Hardee], Eli [10/29/1846-5/18/1936] [m. 1/10/1867 Olive Marie Allen], James [1849] [m. Hannah McCarter], Harriet [6/00/1851-2/21/1935] [m. Richard Lee]. 13 August 1850, Rebecca and her husband, Andrew, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Jackson Township. Enumerated in this household were Andrew Ridgely [48 Maryland], his wife: Rebecca [40 Ohio], children: Sarah Ann [23 Ohio], Samuel [22 Ohio], Hannah [19 Ohio], Elizabeth [17 Ohio], Mary Jane [16 Ohio], Andrew [12 Ohio], William [10 Ohio], Julia Ann [9 Ohio], Jacob [7 Ohio], Eli [3 Ohio], James [1 Ohio], and Elam Allen [20 Ohio].² 21 July 1860, Rebecca and her husband Andrew were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Buchanan Township, Page County, Iowa. Enumerated in this household were Andrew Ridgley [57 Maryland], Rebecca [52 Ohio], Andrew [22 Ohio], Wm. [20 Ohio], John [17 Ohio], Jacob [15 Ohio], Eli 13 Ohio], James [12 Ohio], Harriet [9 Ohio] & Daniel [12 Ohio]. Andrew Sr. is a farmer wirh his farm valued at $1000 and personal property valued at $250. His son Andrew has real estate valued at $400 and personal property valued at $100.³ 28 July 1870, Rebecca and her husband, Andrew, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Buchanan Township. Enumerated in this household were Samuel Ridgely [68 Maryland], Rebecca [58 Ohio], James [21 Ohio], Harriet [19 Ohio] Arabel [12 Iiowa], Permilia [10 Iowa]. Samuel is a farmer and James is a farmhand. James has real property valued at $2400 and personal property valued at $800. [Note: The household head should have been Andrew. The two younger children, Arabel and Permeilia, are his grandchildren, children of his son Samuel. Their son, Jacob Ridgely, is listed directly below them and Andrew Ridgely, son of Samuel, is working as a farm hand for the family directly above them on this census. - KLM]⁴ Rebecca departed this life between 28 July 1870 and 4 June 1880 in Page County, Iowa.