William Heitchew

  • Born in August, 1813 in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.

  • Parents were JACOB HITESHEW and MARY MAGDALENA ZUMBRUN.

  • Married SUSAN BOWERS. She was born August 24, 1817 in Blair, Maryland; died in 1840 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were JOHN BOWERS and ELIZABETH MILLER BRUMBAUGH.

  • Married ESTHER BOWERS on February 3, 1842. She was born December 1, 1822 in Blair, Pennsylvania; and died November 19, 1866 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa. She was Susan's sister.

  • Married EMILY REBECCA BATCHELDER. She was born November 15, 1830 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. Her parents were ANDRES BATCHELDER and MARY NUTTING.

  • Died May 25, 1899 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.




CHILDREN WITH SUSAN BOWERS

  1. MARGARET J. HEITCHEW, born January 30, 1838 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died March 18, 1911. Married GILBERT WILCOX on November 15, 1854 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.

  2. HENRY HARRISON HEITCHEW, born January 9, 1840 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1928 in Los Angeles County, California. Married MARTHA C. ELLIS about 1865. Married SARAH ANN REITZEL.




CHILDREN WITH ESTHER BOWERS

  1. MARY E. HEITCHEW, born November 6, 1842 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died January 9, 1844.

  2. MARTIN L. HEITCHEW, born March 29, 1844 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi.

  3. ABRAHAM S. HEITCHEW, born July 2, 1846 in Iowa; died July 15, 1911 in Los Angeles County, California. Married MARTHA I. M. KON on June 8, 1886 in Los Angeles County, California.

  4. JOHN B. HEITCHEW, born March 15, 1848 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

  5. WILLIAM D. HEITCHEW, born March 18, 1850 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died December 4, 1863.

  6. SARAH C. HEITCHEW, born February 4, 1852 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

  7. ANNA ELIZABETH HEITCHEW, born April 3, 1854 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa; died in 1902 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa. Married JAMES AUGUSTUS COOLEY on March 16, 1876 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa.

  8. LUNETTA HEITCHEW, born October 9, 1856 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

  9. EDWARD HEITCHEW, born January 26, 1859 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa; died July 7, 1934 in Los Angeles County, California. Married ISABELLE A. STERN on November 29, 1882 in Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa.

  10. FRANCES E. HEITCHEW, born June 12, 1861 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa. Married JOHN A. McCARTY.




CHILDREN WITH EMILY REBECCA BACHELDER

  1. CHARLES ANDREW WILLIAM HEITCHEW, born August 31, 1876 in Whitewater Township, Dubuque County, Iowa; died July 29, 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Married MAE D. SAYLOR on February 5, 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Married AMERLIA SCHWEITZER on April 9, 1923 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.