Wendell Lemon Heim (1920 - 2001)

Born 20 Jun 1920 in Pike, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Janet (Adam) Heim — married 15 Mar 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died 9 Oct 2001 at age 81 in Vandalia missouri

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Biography

Wendell was born in 1920, the son of William Heim and Lena Lemasters.

The 1930 Census^[1] shows him at age 9 in the household of his parents in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri.

The 1940 Census^[2] shows him at age 19 in the home of his parents in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri. He is a farmer.

He married Elizabeth Janet Adam on 15 March 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri.

His World War II Draft Registration Card^[3] gives his exact birth date and location. He is described as 5 feet 9 inches, 172 pounds, with black hair, grey eyes, and a dark brown complexion.

The 1950 Census^[4] shows him at age 30 with his wife and two sons in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri. They live next to his parents. He is a farmer.

He died on 9 Oct 2001 in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri,^[5] and is buried at the Vandalia Cemetery in Vandalia, Ralls County, Missouri. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHNX-HBL : accessed 5 February 2020), Wendell S Heim in household of William Heim, Hartford, Pike, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 5B, line 65, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1218; FHL microfilm 2,340,953.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 41; Digital film/folder number: 005460075; Image number: 883; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: K775-HPK (accessed 22 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-Y4L6
   Wendell L Heim (19), single son, in household of William Heim (47) in Hartford Township, Pike, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
3. ↑ "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX1-S54V : 3 March 2020), Wendell Lemon Heim, 01 Jul 1941; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Middletown, Pike, Missouri, United States, NARA NAID 5833895 "Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 72; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 108947908; Image number: 20
   FamilySearch Record: 6FMY-LX2V (accessed 22 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-VPV7
   Wendel Heims (30), married, Farmer, head of household in Hartford Township, Pike, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTQ5-T36 : 19 May 2014), Wendell L Heim, 09 Oct 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #178789869 (accessed 22 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Wendell Lemon Heim (20 Jun 1920-9 Oct 2001), citing Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Ralls County, Missouri, USA (plot: Row Two); Maintained by Charles Nutt (contributor 48125041).

• FamilySearch profile for Wendell Lemon Heim (1920–2001), accessed 22 Oct 2023.