 1835 - 1918 (82 years)
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| Name |
George Washington Heilig |
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George W. & Catharine (Reber) Heilig,
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| Born |
13 Dec 1835 |
Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1850 |
Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| living with Fred Beitaman |
| Military Service |
13 Sep 1862 |
US Civil War, US Military |
| Sgt, Co. H, 151st PA Infantry |
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Heilig, George W. - Civil War record
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Gettysburg National Park - Infantrymen of the 151st Volunteers, Pennsylvania Monument
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Sargeant George W. Heilig
Civil War: 151st Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers |
| Died |
02 Nov 1918 |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington |
| Buried |
Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington [4] |
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Heilig, George W.
1st Sgt. Geo. W. Heilig - Co. H. 151 Pa. Inf. - Dec. 13, 1835 - Nov. 2, 1918 |
| Person ID |
I002321 |
Strausstown Roots | Brunner.P, Dierolf.A, Fertig.P, Miller.G.I011621, Heilig.H, Shade.A, Raudebush.G, Rittenhouse.W |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2012 |
| Father |
Samuel Heilig, b. 10 May 1810, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Mar 1848, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 37 years) |
| Mother |
Esther Dierolf, b. 16 Jun 1806, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 May 1862, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
6 Feb 1831 |
Falckner Swamp Church, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F00315 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Catharine Anna Reber, b. 11 Nov 1835, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 04 Aug 1921, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
29 Jan 1859 |
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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George W. & Catharine (Reber) Heilig,
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| Children |
| + | 1. Albert Reber Heilig, b. 16 Sep 1859, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Apr 1926, Oakland, Alameda County, California (Age 66 years) |
| | 2. Clara Jane Heilig, b. 20 Dec 1860, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 02 Jul 1922, Washington (Age 61 years) |
| | 3. Samuel Calvin Heilig, b. 22 Aug 1862, Pennsylvania , d. 25 May 1941, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (Age 78 years) |
| | 4. Harry Heilig, b. 23 Nov 1864, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 Dec 1870, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 6 years) |
| + | 5. James C Heilig, b. 03 Nov 1866, Shartlesville, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 09 Dec 1939, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (Age 73 years) |
| | 6. Irwin Milton Heilig, b. 11 Jan 1868, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 07 Sep 1951, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (Age 83 years) |
| | 7. William Heilig, b. 12 Mar 1870, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Feb 1876, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 5 years) |
| | 8. Edward R Heilig, b. 18 Nov 1872, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 May 1962, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (Age 89 years) |
| + | 9. Frederick Heilig, b. 20 May 1875, Pennsylvania , d. 14 Jun 1952, Los Angeles County, California (Age 77 years) |
| | 10. Anne Louisa Heilig, b. 27 Feb 1877, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 10 May 1951, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan (Age 74 years) |
| + | 11. Maria Katherine Heilig, b. 16 Dec 1879, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Mar 1962, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 82 years) |
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| News |
 | George W. Heilig - news article
Six Reading Brothers Widely Scattered |
| Family ID |
F00689 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 13 Dec 1835 - Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - living with Fred Beitaman - 1850 - Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Married - 29 Jan 1859 - Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 1078 (Reliability: 1).
George W. Heilig, son of Samuel, was born in Upper Tulpehocken township, Berks county, Dec. 13, 1835. From his boyhood until he was eighteen he was bound out to Fred Beideman for board and clothing. After he was eighteen he attended White Hall Academy, in Cumberland county, Pa. In 1854 he was licensed to teach school by Rev. William A. Good, and in that year taught his first school in the free school of Upper Bern township, where he was engaged for two consecutive terms of three months each, at a salary of twenty-eight dollars per month. The following three terms he taught in Upper Tulpehocken township, and he then became clerk in Beideman's store, Shartlesville, for three years, being considered a very able salesman. From 1856 to 1859 he clerked at Strausstown for Joseph Potteiger, in the last year becoming a partner of his employer under the firm name of Potteiger & Heilig. This lasted six years and he then came to Shartlesville, where he kept a store for one year. He then became a bookkeeper for Kline & Eppihimer, Reading. In 1869 he was appointed assistant revenue assessor, which office he filled until 1886. In 1859 he married Catharine Reber, daughter of Jonathan Reber, and their children were: Albert R., Calvin, James, Irwin, Edward, Frederick, Harry, William (died aged six years), Clara J., Annie L., and Marie K.
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 08 Oct 1905.
Few families are as widely scattered as the Heilig family. The parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heilig live at 739 Franklin. They had 11 children, of whom nine are living.
Mr Heilig retired from the cigar box business last April after conducting it successfully for about 20 years. For 16 years previous he was employed in the Reading office of the U. S. Revenue Department. Prior to that he was in the mercantile business at Shartlesville and Starusstown, being at the latter place nine years, and two years at Shartlesville. He also taught school for some years.
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 31 May 1899.
Geo. W. Heilig's Family
The family of George w. Heilig, 739 Franklin, has been greatly scattered, but the children often visit the parents. There are nine children, seven of whom graduated from the Reading High school and two from colleges.
Edward R. is an electrician at Atlantic City, and he has just returned to that place after being home on a visit.
Frederick is a private teacher in St. Louis. He was home on a visit and left Tuesday noon to spend the summer on the coast of Maine. He graduated from Harvard University in 1897 and is taking a post graduate course.
Mary K., after spending a few months in voice culture in Brooklyn, N.Y., has just returned home.
Albert R. is practicing law, and Irwin is a clerk in Tacoma, Wash., while Calvin is employed at smelting works in Portland, Oregon.
Clara J., who has been teaching school the past year at Tacoma, is home on a visit. She will return to that place in July, accompanied by her sister, Anna L., who is a teacher in Reading, and has secured leave of absence.
James C. is a clerk at the P. & R. main office, terminal station, Phila. His family returned to that city after visiting the Heilig homestead.
- [S247] findagrave, www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 65778938 (photo).
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