Brief Life History of Elizabeth A
When Elizabeth A Heap was born on 10 August 1843, in Cedar Grove, Highland Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, her father, William Heap Jr., was 29 and her mother, Margaret Beesley, was 33. She married George Washington Findlay on 16 April 1864, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas, United States in 1895. She died on 4 September 1898, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (33)
- Elizabeth Heep in household of William Heep, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth A Heaps - birth-name: Elizabeth HEAP
- Elizabeth Heap, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1841–1922 Male
1843–1898 Female
Children (6)
1865– Female
1867–1940 Female
1870–1955 Female
1872–1967 Female
1875–1944 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1814–1870 Male
1810–1905 Female
Siblings (9)
1836–1838 Female
1838–1916 Male
1840–1863 Male
1843–1898 Female
1845–1943 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1854
Age 11
1861
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): usually a habitational name from Heap, a lost place in Bury (Lancashire), but sometimes also a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or rock pile, from Middle English hep, heip(e) ‘heap, pile’ (Old English hēap).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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