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wider traa«j i»Ap.. •iHEALD FAMILY HQLQS■ iAN 1NTERES N6 REUNION■ i »On* Hundred apd-Tin.' Descendants- off € - l ’. 9amu«t and .Mary H^d E^lt;dii»naa ‘ Qanealogjoal Rerninisqancoa,The biennial Heald reunion washsld at Bever park yfpterday and it proved a most enJoy^We affair', Titer a were1 li.0 descendants d£ Samuel' and Mary IS* Heald wjio came across the watora’ w 1th • William Ffcnn present, and a souvenir of . the day'Wltl be a picture, that will exhibit them all;The Heald- history in thlrf «oimtry, shows two Of that name coming1 here: from; England.. Sardue! was from-Cheshire ■ and - he came over with tho Quakers, locating In Ohio, and those in • Linn-and Benton counties are his descendants^ John Heald come from Northumberland t with- the •-Puritans arid ‘settled In the New England states and is also listed in the HealcJ history although not locally represented.' From the- Quaker branch in Ohio John Heald came: to Iowa in about 1850. Allen and Isaac Heald. in about 1856 -and Ezra Heald in about 1870. Also Lindley Heald apd he and Ezra, both of West Branch, arc the only BurvIvors of the original sot tiers, but the decedants have Intermarried and the reunion held every two years brings together many prominentnames of the vicinity, such as 0 Ll-phant. Herst, Branson, Thomas, Etnbree, Sharpies®, etc.One of the interesting- actions of the meeting was to send congratulations to Grandmother Lydia Shnrpless, at Whittier, Calif,, who is 102 years of. age. Grandfather William Heald rtf Middleton, Ohio, also lived to the ripe j old age of HU. A characteristic of the; family is their long life and it was much commented upon.A number of interesting talks were given relative to :the family. history, and also ^ number of letters were rood from relatives in various states expressing regret at not being able to attend. The business session was held in the afternoon following a sumpLileus dinner, served in the pavilion. It being presided over by William Heald c£ West Branch, president, with Mrs, Eva H. Mlchener of' tfii? same place,seepcituiraf. . -. The members of the Heald' family residing In Coder Rapids are: Dr, €.%u. Heald, Francis A. Heald. John Heald, Mrs. Ed H. Spencer and Mrs.Arthur H. Mott.- • -It was decided to hold the reunion In 391-1 Also in Cedar Rapids and Bever park will be the place. Officerswere elected as follows; President, Dr. C\' L. Heald, Cedar Rupfds; vice president, Delbert Heald, West Branch; secretary, Mrs. Eva Miehcnrr, west Branch.\ed■F.iirALBERT fiUYHEYBurcessnr to lt;*. A. Sayers __. ■ % i.
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The Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 14, 1912
Page 8
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