Wesley Molyneaux Heron (1915 - 2002)

Born 31 Jan 1915 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Mae (Gleason) Heron — married 30 Mar 1935 in Gowanda, Cattaraugus, New York

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 2002 at age 87 in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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Biography

Wesley Molyneaux Heron was born on January 31, 1915 to Latham Blacker Heron and Effie Molyneaux in Buffalo, Erie, New York. ^[1] His father was a routing clerk for a lens factory in 1920. ^[2]

By 1925, Wesley and his family lived on a farm in rural New Albion, Cattaraugus, New York, south of Buffalo. ^[3] His widowed grandfather, Richard Miles Heron, was a part of their household in 1930. ^[4]

Wesley, a 20-year-old farmer residing in Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York, married Helen Mae Gleason, age 19, a resident of Otto, Cattaraugus, New York, on March 30, 1935. They were married by Reverend William C. Baxter in Gowanda, Cattaraugus, New York, in the presence of Carol Heron, Wesley's sister of Dayton, and De Lyle Aust of Little Valley. ^{[5] [6]}

In 1940, Wesley and Helen and their two children lived in the Township of Leon, Cattaraugus County, New York. He was a farmer. In the following years, he and Helen had two more children. ^[7]

In 1943 Wesley purchased a dairy farm in the Town of New Albion, which he operated until 1958. In addition to farming, Wesley worked for GLF Cooperative/Agway, Inc. for over 40 years. He was the Town of New Albion Supervisor for 21 years. He also served on the board of the Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District from 1964 to 1983 and a member of the Farm Bureau. Wesley was a member of the Cattaraugus Methodist Church and served as treasurer for many years.

Wesley died on February 22, 2002 in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York and was buried in Liberty Park Cemetery, Cattaraugus, New York. ^{[8] [9]} Helen, his wife of 60 years, preceded him in death in April 1995.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9NY-J5Q : 8 November 2014), Westley M Heron, Buffalo Ward 24, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Erie, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 20, line 26, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJL9-RBF : 2 February 2021), Wesley M Herom in entry for Latham B Herom, 1920.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS9V-5XJ : 8 November 2014), Wesley M Heron, New Albion, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 8, line 15, New York State Archives, Albany.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HD-W6X : 8 December 2015), Wesley M Heron in entry for Latham B Heron, 1930.
5. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-S69S : 24 January 2016), Wesley Molyneaux Heron and Helen Mae Gleason, 29 Mar 1935; citing county clerk’s office, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,010,211.
6. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-S6HX : 24 January 2016), Wesley Molyneaux Heron and Helen Mae Gleason, 30 Mar 1935; citing county clerk’s office, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,010,211.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ19-ZYY : 17 May 2014), Wesley Heron, Leon, Leon Town, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-30, sheet 9A, family 182, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2505.
8. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK55-LZK: accessed 1 June 2016), Wesley M Heron, 22 Feb 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193193875 : accessed 18 March 2019), memorial page for Wesley Molyneaux Heron (31 Jan 1915–22 Feb 2002), Find A Grave Memorial no. 193193875, citing Liberty Park Cemetery, Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Wendy Ham (contributor 49096312) .

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