Charles Marion Heaton, son of James and Mary Cozad Heaton, was born in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio on 5 September 1841. He was a larger man than his father in height and weight, more resembling his uncles. He was named Charles after one of them and by way of distinction was commonly spoken of as "Little Charley Heaton".
Charles Heaton grew to maturity and enlisted in Captain Miles' Company D, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry and served four years during the Civil War.
At the close of the war, Charles returned home. He married Rhoda Hoyt, daughter of Lorenzo Hoyt, on 17 February 1866 in Meigs County, Ohio. The couple moved into a house on his father's farm.
In about 1868, Charles along with Lanosho White, T.M. Smalley, and John Riley, went west and located his soldier claim in Lincoln County, Kansas, near where the town of Sylvan Grove now stands. He began the necessary improvements including a log house, but he did not reside there continuously until 1871 when his wife also went with him. The settlement was called Twin Groves at that time. All of the families took up homesteads on government land. Charles Marion Heaton's homestead was comprised of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26 Township 12 Range 10 West. He later purchased the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the same section giving him a farm of 240 acres.
Charles Heaton was the first postmaster of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The first post office in the western part of Lincoln County was established in his home, two miles south of the present town of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, in February 1873. In order to retain the office, he was required to carry the mail to Wilson and return for a period of one year before the government would take over. The post office remained in the Heaton house until sometime in 1876, when it was moved to a store near Sylvan Grove.
The reverend H. C. Bradbury, an early circuit rider, did some preaching the the Heaton log house in about 1875.
On one occasion Charles Marion Heaton saved the life of one of his hunting companions with a quick and accurate shot that killed a wounded buffalo charging to attack the man whose gun was empty. He not only owned and carried a rifle but also a cavalry revolver. Charles was a good friend of Henry Sears Buzick, Sr. who came to Lincoln County, Kansas in 1870 and eventually acquired a large ranch south of Sylvan Grove.
Charles and Rhoda Heaton lived on their farm for about twenty years, moving to Lincoln, Kansas in March, 1885, however they did not sell their farm until 1893. In Lincoln, Charles held the office of Registrar of Deeds for Lincoln County two terms and served as Postmaster for three terms. He was a Mason and member of other organizations. Charles and Rhoda Hoyt Heaton had no children.
Rhoda Heaton was a social favorite and club and business woman. Both she and her husband were members and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln, Kansas. She was the city librarian for a number of years.
Rhoda Hoyt Heaton died in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kansas on 2 March 1920 and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery. Charles Heaton attended Heaton family reunions in Meigs County, Ohio in 1920 and 1921. His last visit to his old home in Meigs county appears to have been too great for a man of his age. After returning he never recovered. He died at his home in Lincoln, Kansas on 12 December 1921, and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery.
bib: 1895 census, Lincoln, Lincoln Cty., KS; Meigs County Marriages; Charles S. Curtis "Heaton Genealogy and History, 1928; "The Heaton Family in America", by Dean Heaton, Gateway Press; Pomeroy Tribune Telegraph, 20 Dec. 1921; personal communication, Richard Keith Kerr, M.D.; Lincoln - That County in Kansas, Dorothe Tarrence Homan; Lincoln County, KS land records; Homestead patent record; "Honoring our Heritage" by Marge Lawson; Lincoln Sentinel, June 4, 1914;
Provided by contributor Richard Snyder. -------------------------
Charles Heaton grew to maturity and enlisted in Captain Miles' Company D, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry and served four years during the Civil War.
At the close of the war, Charles returned home. He married Rhoda Hoyt, daughter of Lorenzo Hoyt, on 17 February 1866 in Meigs County, Ohio. The couple moved into a house on his father's farm.
In about 1868, Charles along with Lanosho White, T.M. Smalley, and John Riley, went west and located his soldier claim in Lincoln County, Kansas, near where the town of Sylvan Grove now stands. He began the necessary improvements including a log house, but he did not reside there continuously until 1871 when his wife also went with him. The settlement was called Twin Groves at that time. All of the families took up homesteads on government land. Charles Marion Heaton's homestead was comprised of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26 Township 12 Range 10 West. He later purchased the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the same section giving him a farm of 240 acres.
Charles Heaton was the first postmaster of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The first post office in the western part of Lincoln County was established in his home, two miles south of the present town of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, in February 1873. In order to retain the office, he was required to carry the mail to Wilson and return for a period of one year before the government would take over. The post office remained in the Heaton house until sometime in 1876, when it was moved to a store near Sylvan Grove.
The reverend H. C. Bradbury, an early circuit rider, did some preaching the the Heaton log house in about 1875.
On one occasion Charles Marion Heaton saved the life of one of his hunting companions with a quick and accurate shot that killed a wounded buffalo charging to attack the man whose gun was empty. He not only owned and carried a rifle but also a cavalry revolver. Charles was a good friend of Henry Sears Buzick, Sr. who came to Lincoln County, Kansas in 1870 and eventually acquired a large ranch south of Sylvan Grove.
Charles and Rhoda Heaton lived on their farm for about twenty years, moving to Lincoln, Kansas in March, 1885, however they did not sell their farm until 1893. In Lincoln, Charles held the office of Registrar of Deeds for Lincoln County two terms and served as Postmaster for three terms. He was a Mason and member of other organizations. Charles and Rhoda Hoyt Heaton had no children.
Rhoda Heaton was a social favorite and club and business woman. Both she and her husband were members and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln, Kansas. She was the city librarian for a number of years.
Rhoda Hoyt Heaton died in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kansas on 2 March 1920 and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery. Charles Heaton attended Heaton family reunions in Meigs County, Ohio in 1920 and 1921. His last visit to his old home in Meigs county appears to have been too great for a man of his age. After returning he never recovered. He died at his home in Lincoln, Kansas on 12 December 1921, and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery.
bib: 1895 census, Lincoln, Lincoln Cty., KS; Meigs County Marriages; Charles S. Curtis "Heaton Genealogy and History, 1928; "The Heaton Family in America", by Dean Heaton, Gateway Press; Pomeroy Tribune Telegraph, 20 Dec. 1921; personal communication, Richard Keith Kerr, M.D.; Lincoln - That County in Kansas, Dorothe Tarrence Homan; Lincoln County, KS land records; Homestead patent record; "Honoring our Heritage" by Marge Lawson; Lincoln Sentinel, June 4, 1914;
Provided by contributor Richard Snyder. -------------------------
Charles Marion Heaton, son of James and Mary Cozad Heaton, was born in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio on 5 September 1841. He was a larger man than his father in height and weight, more resembling his uncles. He was named Charles after one of them and by way of distinction was commonly spoken of as "Little Charley Heaton".
Charles Heaton grew to maturity and enlisted in Captain Miles' Company D, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry and served four years during the Civil War.
At the close of the war, Charles returned home. He married Rhoda Hoyt, daughter of Lorenzo Hoyt, on 17 February 1866 in Meigs County, Ohio. The couple moved into a house on his father's farm.
In about 1868, Charles along with Lanosho White, T.M. Smalley, and John Riley, went west and located his soldier claim in Lincoln County, Kansas, near where the town of Sylvan Grove now stands. He began the necessary improvements including a log house, but he did not reside there continuously until 1871 when his wife also went with him. The settlement was called Twin Groves at that time. All of the families took up homesteads on government land. Charles Marion Heaton's homestead was comprised of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26 Township 12 Range 10 West. He later purchased the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the same section giving him a farm of 240 acres.
Charles Heaton was the first postmaster of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The first post office in the western part of Lincoln County was established in his home, two miles south of the present town of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, in February 1873. In order to retain the office, he was required to carry the mail to Wilson and return for a period of one year before the government would take over. The post office remained in the Heaton house until sometime in 1876, when it was moved to a store near Sylvan Grove.
The reverend H. C. Bradbury, an early circuit rider, did some preaching the the Heaton log house in about 1875.
On one occasion Charles Marion Heaton saved the life of one of his hunting companions with a quick and accurate shot that killed a wounded buffalo charging to attack the man whose gun was empty. He not only owned and carried a rifle but also a cavalry revolver. Charles was a good friend of Henry Sears Buzick, Sr. who came to Lincoln County, Kansas in 1870 and eventually acquired a large ranch south of Sylvan Grove.
Charles and Rhoda Heaton lived on their farm for about twenty years, moving to Lincoln, Kansas in March, 1885, however they did not sell their farm until 1893. In Lincoln, Charles held the office of Registrar of Deeds for Lincoln County two terms and served as Postmaster for three terms. He was a Mason and member of other organizations. Charles and Rhoda Hoyt Heaton had no children.
Rhoda Heaton was a social favorite and club and business woman. Both she and her husband were members and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln, Kansas. She was the city librarian for a number of years.
Rhoda Hoyt Heaton died in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kansas on 2 March 1920 and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery. Charles Heaton attended Heaton family reunions in Meigs County, Ohio in 1920 and 1921. His last visit to his old home in Meigs county appears to have been too great for a man of his age. After returning he never recovered. He died at his home in Lincoln, Kansas on 12 December 1921, and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery.
bib: 1895 census, Lincoln, Lincoln Cty., KS; Meigs County Marriages; Charles S. Curtis "Heaton Genealogy and History, 1928; "The Heaton Family in America", by Dean Heaton, Gateway Press; Pomeroy Tribune Telegraph, 20 Dec. 1921; personal communication, Richard Keith Kerr, M.D.; Lincoln - That County in Kansas, Dorothe Tarrence Homan; Lincoln County, KS land records; Homestead patent record; "Honoring our Heritage" by Marge Lawson; Lincoln Sentinel, June 4, 1914;
Provided by contributor Richard Snyder. -------------------------
Charles Heaton grew to maturity and enlisted in Captain Miles' Company D, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry and served four years during the Civil War.
At the close of the war, Charles returned home. He married Rhoda Hoyt, daughter of Lorenzo Hoyt, on 17 February 1866 in Meigs County, Ohio. The couple moved into a house on his father's farm.
In about 1868, Charles along with Lanosho White, T.M. Smalley, and John Riley, went west and located his soldier claim in Lincoln County, Kansas, near where the town of Sylvan Grove now stands. He began the necessary improvements including a log house, but he did not reside there continuously until 1871 when his wife also went with him. The settlement was called Twin Groves at that time. All of the families took up homesteads on government land. Charles Marion Heaton's homestead was comprised of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26 Township 12 Range 10 West. He later purchased the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the same section giving him a farm of 240 acres.
Charles Heaton was the first postmaster of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The first post office in the western part of Lincoln County was established in his home, two miles south of the present town of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, in February 1873. In order to retain the office, he was required to carry the mail to Wilson and return for a period of one year before the government would take over. The post office remained in the Heaton house until sometime in 1876, when it was moved to a store near Sylvan Grove.
The reverend H. C. Bradbury, an early circuit rider, did some preaching the the Heaton log house in about 1875.
On one occasion Charles Marion Heaton saved the life of one of his hunting companions with a quick and accurate shot that killed a wounded buffalo charging to attack the man whose gun was empty. He not only owned and carried a rifle but also a cavalry revolver. Charles was a good friend of Henry Sears Buzick, Sr. who came to Lincoln County, Kansas in 1870 and eventually acquired a large ranch south of Sylvan Grove.
Charles and Rhoda Heaton lived on their farm for about twenty years, moving to Lincoln, Kansas in March, 1885, however they did not sell their farm until 1893. In Lincoln, Charles held the office of Registrar of Deeds for Lincoln County two terms and served as Postmaster for three terms. He was a Mason and member of other organizations. Charles and Rhoda Hoyt Heaton had no children.
Rhoda Heaton was a social favorite and club and business woman. Both she and her husband were members and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln, Kansas. She was the city librarian for a number of years.
Rhoda Hoyt Heaton died in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kansas on 2 March 1920 and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery. Charles Heaton attended Heaton family reunions in Meigs County, Ohio in 1920 and 1921. His last visit to his old home in Meigs county appears to have been too great for a man of his age. After returning he never recovered. He died at his home in Lincoln, Kansas on 12 December 1921, and was buried in the Lincoln, Kansas Cemetery.
bib: 1895 census, Lincoln, Lincoln Cty., KS; Meigs County Marriages; Charles S. Curtis "Heaton Genealogy and History, 1928; "The Heaton Family in America", by Dean Heaton, Gateway Press; Pomeroy Tribune Telegraph, 20 Dec. 1921; personal communication, Richard Keith Kerr, M.D.; Lincoln - That County in Kansas, Dorothe Tarrence Homan; Lincoln County, KS land records; Homestead patent record; "Honoring our Heritage" by Marge Lawson; Lincoln Sentinel, June 4, 1914;
Provided by contributor Richard Snyder. -------------------------
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