Joseph Cyrenus Heath (1849 - 1919)

Born 19 Jun 1849 in Potter, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 10 Sep 1919 at age 70 in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States

Biography

Joseph Cyrenus Heath was born on 19 Jun 1849 in Potter, Pennsylvania, United States. Joseph died on 10 Sep 1919 in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington aged 70. He is buried in Redmen Cemetery, Port Townsend, Washington.

Pvt Joseph Heath served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jan 1865
Mustered out: Sep 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co B, 153rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry

• Joseph was in a military record.^[1]
• Joseph was in a pension record in 1907-1933 in United States.^[2]
• Joseph was in a military record. He was in the B 153 Ind Infantry.^[3]
• In the 1890 census Joseph was in Pt Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States.^[4]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Eulalia Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States^[7]
• Fact: Residence (1860) Jackson Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States^[8]
• Fact: Residence (1870) Grasshopper Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Muscotah, Atchison, Kansas, United States^[9]
• Fact: Residence (1900) Discovery, Jefferson, Washington, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Port Townsend Ward 2, Jefferson, Washington, United States^[10]
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch "JOSEPH C. HEATH, Postmaster and dealer in agricultural implements and hardware, was born in Potter County, Pa., June 19, 1849. In 1864, he enlisted in Company B, of the One Hundred and Fifty-Third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war; came with his parents to Kansas in 1867, and settled in Grasshopper Township. In 1873, they removed to the village of Muscotah, where the subject of this sketch has since run a hardware store. In 1879, Mr. B. [sic] became a member of the firm, continuing until 1881, when they dissolved, and Mr. Heath purchased his interest. In 1876, he was appointed Postmaster of that village, which position he filled until 1879, when he resigned; but in 1881 was re-appointed, and has since officiated in that capacity. Mr. H. has served as Town Treasurer from 1876 to 1882. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M., Muscotah Lodge, No. 116, and has served as Master of the same for five years. His wife was Miss Florence Davis, of Iowa, whom he married in 1874." -- from "Biographical Sketches, Grasshopper Twp." in William G. Cutler's "History of the State of Kansas", at <https://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p35.html> (accessed 24 May 2022)

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1198 #683817 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   Name: Joseph Heath; Birthyear: abt 1850; Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States; Enlistment Age: 22.
2. ↑ Pension: "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
   Citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,037.
   FamilySearch Record: K64R-7XS (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939K-86SW-3B
   Name: Joseph C Heath; Pension Date: 1907-1933; Pension Place: United States; Death Date: 10 Sep 1919; Event Type: Pension; Pub Unit: Part B.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 208
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1283700 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   Name: Joseph C Heath; Gender: Male; Unit: B 153 Ind Infantry; Filing Date: 2 Jan 1906; Place Filed: Washington, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Florence Heath; Roll number: 208.
4. ↑ 1890 Census: "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
   Citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,267.
   FamilySearch Record: K8S4-8FX (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939V-55TF-Q
   Joseph F Heath in Pt Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 7; FHL microfilm: 000545927; Record number: 21890;
   FamilySearch Record: MCJF-JW8 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64LS-ZFV Image number 00574
   Joseph Heath (21) in Grasshopper Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Discovery, Jefferson, Washington; Roll: 1743; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241743
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #79998896 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   Joeseph Heath (57), married, Book Keeper, head of household in Discovery, Jefferson, Washington. Born in Pennsylvania, USA.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M4CT-8WT (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SS4-NW6 Image number 00166
   Joseph C Heath (1) in Eulalia Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 100; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 267; FHL microfilm: 803267; Record number: 10993;
   FamilySearch Record: M4FK-PSJ (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBY-6BB Image number 00288
   Joseph C Heath (10) in Jackson Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States. Born in Penn.
9. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Muscotah, Atchison, Kansas; Roll: 372; Page: 426D; Enumeration District: 007
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #48928956 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   JC Heath (31), married, Merchant, head of household in Muscotah, Atchison, Kansas, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
10. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 2B, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1656; FHL microfilm 1,375,669.
    FamilySearch Record: MGVD-3W9 (accessed 24 June 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYT-98H9 Image number 00990
    Joseph C Heath (60), married head of household in Port Townsend Ward 2, Jefferson, Washington, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.

• 1885 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
  Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_6; Line: 18
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #1255862 (accessed 24 June 2022)
  Joseph C Heath (36), married in Grasshopper, Atchison, Kansas. Born in Pennsylvania.
• 1920 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #875887341 (accessed 24 June 2022)
  Name: Joseph C Heath; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1920; Street Address: 820 Water J C; Residence Place: Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, USA; Occupation: Books; Spouse: Florence Heath; Publication Title: Port Townsend, Washington, City Directory, 1920.
• Death: "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
  Citing Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, reference 49, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,538.
  FamilySearch Record: N3GQ-1SW (accessed 24 June 2022)
  Joseph C Heath death 10 Sep 1919 in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
  Find A Grave: Memorial #162410017 (accessed 24 June 2022)
  Memorial page for Joseph C. Heath (19 Jun 1849-10 Sep 1919), citing Redmens Cemetery, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, USA (plot: blk 64); Maintained by Hans Sherrer (contributor 48053120).

See also:

• US Civil War Veterans in Washington State