John D. HEIGHWAY, youngest son ofAlbert H. and Maria HEIGHWAY, was bom inFulton County,Indiana, October 19, 1870; departed this life March 29,1921, age 50 years, 7 months and9 days.He united with the Bethlehem Baptist Church at the age of 15 years and lived a life of service for theMaster until called home, having served as Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and was a Deaconwhen the last call came.

His object in life was not to be served but to serve.Early in life he had the ambition for an education, having worked his way through theUniversity ofValparaiso, at Valparaiso, Indiana, receiving the degree ofBachelor of Science. Hetaught high school atKewanna, Akronand Macy, just finishing his secondyear at the latterplace,and was to have continuedthere another year. He also served the people ofHenry township as Trustee for four years.He was united in marriage to Myrtle KESSLER, December 1st, 1900. To this union was bom onedaughter.He leaves an agedfather and mother; two brothers, Frank [HEIGHWAY] of CrownPoint, and Colfax[HEIGHWAY] of near Rochester; one sister, Mrs. William LEININGR, of near Akron to moum the lossof a lovingson and brother; besides these a legionof friends.

Myrtle HEIGHWAY, formerly Miss Myrtle KESSLER, daughter ofMartin andLouvisa KESSLER,was bom inFulton County, Indiana, October 6th, 1878, died March 29,1921, age 42years and fivemonths.

Mrs. Heighway was reared on a farm and received her education inthe rural schools ofFulton County.She united with the Baptist church April 2, 1893, where she has lived a consistent Christian for 21 years.She was a belovedwife and companion, a kind and adoring mother, a tme and faithful Christian woman.Myrtle, as she was affectionately known, was a good and helpful neighbor, who consistently lived up totheBiblical injunction of, "Follow peace with all men." She was one who was loved by all who had thegood fortune of knowing her.Myrtle Kessler was united in marriage to John D. HEIGHWAY, December 1st, 1900. She was themother of one daughter, Lucile [HEIGHWAY]. She leaves to moum her untimely end, anaged mother,onesister, Mrs. Margaret KING, who is a resident of Chicago. Her father preceded her to her eternalhome several years ago.

Lucile HEIGHWAY, daughter of John andMyrtle HEIGHWAY, was bom January 29th,1902, and died March 29, 1921, age nineteen beautiful years and two months.She gave her Godquickened selfto the services oftheBethlehem church, of which her father and motherwere each faithful members, on April 22nd, 1914, where she has been in happy Christian Fellowship forseven ftiiitful years.Lucile HEIGHWAY LONG received her education in the rural schools ofFulton County, Indiana, andafter her eighth grade graduation she entered the Akron High School the following Autumn, where shecontinued her quest for knowledge for four years, graduating in May of 1919.After graduation she attended the Winona Normal school in which she fitted herself for the teachingprofession in which she identified herself as a teaacher for one year.On April 22nd, 1920, she became the beloved wife ofWorth LONG, ofthe required sunny environmentAkron. In this happy union she found through which the tender petals ofher young life unfolded daily.Mrs. Long leaves tomoum her untimely demise a grief stricken husband, a legion offriends, and twosaddened families ofrelatives who regret that her young life was called to appear in the presence ofherGod before it had opportunity to ripen and fruitfy in its earthly planting.

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- F #Samuel Heighway esquire, and Hr. John Poole, hoth of the Miami purchase, havelately invented a machine on the principals of steam, that I am inclined to believe will excellanything of the hind that the world has yet been favored with. From several yearsacquaintance with Hr. Heighway. and^^^^n favor of his integrity and judgement, Iaminclined to hope that the gentlemen are not mistaken in their calculations, nor too sanguinein their expectations from the powers of their projected nechanism.

Great indeed will he the usefulness of such a performnce to every part of theUnited States, and to none more, than to the inhabitants of this country whose proprietyaepends on inland navigation, and manufactures of various kinds, which will be greatlypromoted "by their machine.

Permit me sir. to commend these gentlemen (one or both of whom will have the honorto wait on you with this address) to your patronage and countenance. Their wish is to availthemselves of the advantages >of the.-best artisahain Philadelphia, and proper materials forcomposing the work, and to obtain, if found worthy, a patent from Congress, that they may ina moderate degree secure to themselves some necuniary from their long studied andexpensive Invention, which the same must nece^arily wove to them, by the time the work isperfected,

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Heighway/Highway Family

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Dorothy Fitzpatrick writes," My husband is a decendant of Samuel Highway, founder of Waynesville. Samuel

Comments* son, Samuel II and his sons Edward and John D. went to Indiana in*the area of Kosciusco County and Fulton County area and another son BenjaminFranklin went to Illinois. It is said that in the U.S. all "Heighways/Highways" lead toWaynesville, Ohio."

Related Biographical Sketch of William H. Heighway from page 852 ofBeers 1882 History ofLinks: Warren County Ohio

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W. H. Heighway

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Samuel Heighway/Highway Cabin

Built in Waynesville, Ohio by its founder Samuel Heighway/Highway. The cabin wasmoved to a park, Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, with other cabins in Waynesville.

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Heighway> Samuel Sr. (IO31) Hamilton Go./l7925^^ 18195 inti HelenHeighway, Samuel, Jr. (1159) Warren C0./I8II; b 1783; d 1862; md Mary Jennings

Jennings, Mary (IO32) Warren G0./I8II; b 1789; d 18^0+; md Samuel Heighway, Jr.Jennings, John (IO9O) Warren G0./I8IO; b I765; d 18^5; md Sarah Hopkins

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ciiiu t:>quj.pm«nb uo ccu'x'y on.; ouu no Doyisn eyes, as rei

randfathev' '.'^the•stage . coming into tdyneHvllle, with,..four- or •si^ -hor

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^^^egidenfc^-of this coiiimunity are their descendants. 'Besides a st^r^^peS^e'a-'contractor and builder, buildiu.i; riany ho ises in thhs; neighborhood, Ifa*'

•active-and leading spirit of the comi.iunity was a justice of the •tea'ce'moipd '̂hhe,-<time fro 1813 to 1833' He vms disowned from Friends Keeting duhing the •ran of 1812. He. was one of, the early State Mastors of the tesonic-Order.,'̂ He

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THE WESTERN SPY A.ND HAMILTON GAZETTE: Volume II, Wednesday, 25 March1801, Number 90:

Samuel Heighway and John Pool regarding building steamboats atCincinnati.

NOTE: The Samuel Heighway mentioned here is Samuel Heighway, Jr.,son of Waynesville founder, Samuel Heighway.

THE WESTERN SPY AND HAMILTON GAZETTE:No. 3, Volume IV, Saturday,14 August 1802, Whole No. 159:

John S. Gano regarding the division of the county into electiondistricts by the Court of General Quarter Sessions mentions WilliamPerry in Columbia, Isaac Mills in Ohio Township, Jonathan Pitman (innkeeper in Springfield township), John Torrence in Hamilton, DavidSutton (innkeeper in Deerfield) , Samuel Heighway in Waynesville,John M'Cashen (innkeeper in Franklin), George Newcome in Dayton.

THE WESTERN SPY AND HAMILTON GAZETTE: No. 33, Volume IV, Wednesday,16 March 1803, Whole No. 189:

Samuel Heighway regarding his recent loss by fire. He also asksthose indebted to him to settle their accounts.

THE WESTERN SPY AND HAMILTON GAZETTE: No. 47, Volume Vi, Wednesday,19 June 1805, Whole No. 307:

Samuel Heighway at Waynesville, about pre-emption land, mentionsSamuel Tamsett, John Tamsett, Richard Lackie, Solomon Stanbury,William Vineyard.

THE WESTERN SPY AND HAMILTON GAZETTE: No. 44, Volume Vi, Wednesday,29 May 1805, Whole No. 304:

The following were elected Directors of the Exporting Company:Martin Baum, Daniel Mayo, John N.C. Schenck, Jesse Hunt, G. Yeatman,John Riddle, Samuel Heighway, Christian Waldsmith, David E. Wade,Charles Killgore and Samuel C. Vance. The meeting was held at Mr.Yeatman's place.

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Spy includfs'̂ John Reiirin HamiJon Westernin Franklin. Daniel Roe in Lebanon! Jos;prL'irL'lnirZenia^Canr v" Maj . Kibby in Deerfield, John Paulenia, Capt. Vance in Lawr enceburgh. Col Tvi-lo a- tt • i i • t. ^and Mr. Brian at Grant's Lick. Kent^fk;. ^ " Wrllxamsburgh

THE WESTERN SPY AND HAMILTON GAZETTE: No. 41 Volume VTTT Mr. a4 May 1807. While No. 405: Volume VIII. Monday.

Charles Vattier;s theft of Gen. James FindlayIt says Vattier was a private soldier in the Western army and cameh,.. tight after his discharge. Some of the proceedings of... trial are printed and mention James Ewing. John Heiahwav. Mr.Wheeler, John Adams.

NOTE; John Heighway was the son of Samuel Heighway, Sr..

Old Landmark In Waynesville

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This historical cabin was one of Ohio's oldest inhabited log cabins until it wasgutted by fire in November, 1971. The cabin, owned by Mrs. Martha Edmiston, was built about 1795 and her plans are to restoreit in the near future. Her land was part of the 2,000 acres owned by Samuel Heighway. Donald Hutzlerof the Ohio Historical Society and an authority on log cabins is includingher home in his new book onOhio log cabins.