Missouri Wingerd

Missouri "Zouri" (Younkin) Wingerd -- also nicknamed "Sissy" -- was born on Dec. 11, 1861 at South Milford Township, near Rockwood, Somerset County, PA, the eldest daughter of William "Shedrick" and Caroline (Cupp) Younkin.

In 1879, when she was 18 and unmarried, Missouri gave birth to a son, John Vought Jr. (The name is pronounced "Vote.") She opted not to marry the boy’s father. Her own father then signed a legal agreement to keep and maintain the boy at his own expense.

In 1906, unmarried at age 45, Missouri went to Connellsville, Fayette County, PA to visit her cousin Mrs. Harvey Shaffer during the city's Centennial celebration. This tidbit of news was reported in the gossip columns of the Connellsville Daily Courier. Later that same year, the Daily Courier said that her future husband "had been working … on the B. & O. repairs…" in Connellsville. 

Missouri later was joined in wedlock with George E. Wingerd (July 1, 1861-1934), also spelled "Wingard" and "Wengerd." He was a lifelong resident of Rockwood and the son of Ala and Mary (Sanner) Wingerd.

They did not reproduce.

Western Maryland Railroad viaduct, Meyersdale

It's believed that in the late 1890s, George operated a cigar factory on Rockwood's Main Street. Mentioned in the commemorative booklet Rockwood Centennial 1857-1957, his shop was located "where Johnny Meyers' store now stands." They also owned a building in which Robert E. Meyers operated a grocery store for 35 years. Missouri later sold the building to Z. Ed Miller, and after five years, he sold it to Harry Miller, son of "Blinky" Miller. Circa 1935, the grocery was owned by John P. Meyers.

George was a railroader, said once by the Somerset County Leader to be "employed by the Western Maryland Railroad as foreman of the maintenance of ways, with headquarters at Rockwood." The famous viaduct of the Western Maryland at nearby Meyersdale, Somerset County, is seen here in a vintage photograph postcard.

Somerset County Leader, 1934

The Wingerds belonged to the Rockwood Evangelical Church.

In 1920, Missouri's second cousin and neighbor, Martha (Minerd) Gorsuch, named her as a credible witness in a government investigation involving Martha's missing husband, an old Civil War pensioner.

Toward the end of his life, George began to suffer from coronary artery disease. Then on Aug. 30, 1934, at the age of 73, George died suddenly at home. Said the Leader, his "death [was] caused, it is believed, by a heart condition superinduced by high blood pressure." His funeral was conducted by another of Missouri's second cousins, Rev. William Mullen Minerd. George was buried at the Rockwood IOOF Cemetery.

Missouri herself was burdened with cardiovascular and kidney ailments. She passed away of those causes two years later, on Sept. 11, 1936, at the age of 74. Her brother Grant Younkin was the informant for her official Pennsylvania certificate of death. She was laid to rest beside her husband. Red barre granite markers stand today at their graves.

Graves of Missouri and George, IOOF Cemetery, Rockwood

~ Son John Vough Jr. ~

John and Ella (Swarner) Vough Jr.

Son John Vough Jr. (1879-1932) was born  on March 30, 1879. 

He was married twice. His first wife was a cousin, Martha Ellen "Ella" Swarner (1882-1915), with the wedding taking place in about 1901. Ella was daughter of Henry and Barbara (Younkin) Swarner, and granddaughter of Frederick F. and Sarah (Faidley) Younkin. Theirs' was one of many intertwined marital unions between the Younkin and Minerd clans over the years. 

The Voughs produced three children -- Ostie Heinbaugh, Olga Heinbaugh and Oren Vough. (While the "t" at the end of the "Vough" name dropped away during the 20th century, the family name generally is still pronounced in Somerset County as "Vote.")

Early in their marriage, about 1905 or '06, John and Ella moved to Kansas, where they spent several years on a farm north of Junction City. Their new home is considered the "geographical center of the United States." See the Minerd.com study of other Somerset County Younkins who also migrated to Clay and Geary Counties, KS.

The 1910 federal census shows the family in Geary County, KS, with John working as a farmer. Residing in their home that year were their three children, all born in Pennsylvania, along with farm laborer Louis Marker and boarder H.F. Fleming, a railroader. A newspaper article in 1912 reported their home as "Sole, Kansas." In July 1912, Ella returned to Rockwood to visit her ailing mother.

John and Ella Vough

Vough girls with "Topsy"

Seen here, the Vough children at play on the Kansas farm with their beloved horse "Topsy."

The Voughs had an active social life. In February 1912, they and Martha's parents and brother Walter are known to have attended a 64th birthday party for Mrs. I.W. Washburn. Said the Junction City Union, "Oysters were served during the evening."

John in partnership with J.E. Clemons jointly operated a farm northwest of Junction City. They sold the property during the winter of 1913 and held a public sale of its contents on Feb. 19, 1913. There were 42 head of stock, 18 cattle, 14 hogs, a dozen chickens and numerous farm implements as well as hay, corn and tools. 

Despite that the Clemons farm had been sold, John continued to manage the property during the 1913 year. He was known to have raised a bumper crop of wheat and in June 1913 sold 1,000 bushels to the B. Rockwell Merchandise & Grain Company. He also earned income with road maintenance, and in November 1913 received a contract to drag the Alida County Road on a stretch from Alida to Junction City.

But the family's dreams of a long future in Kansas never fully materialized. Their final address was on North Jackson Street. John announced in the Feb. 19, 1914 edition of the Junction City Republic that he had "decided to leave the state" and would hold a public sale of his farm goods at the "old Thiele place, north of Junction City." The items for sale ranged from four head of livestock and three dozen chickens to farm implements and household goods.

Junction City, KS, near the Union Pacific Railroad station

Home of the Voughs circa 1905-1914

Even as they planned their own imminent departure, the Voughs are known to have attended a fairwell party in February 1914 for Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Schad of 18th and Jackson Streets, the couple having purchased a farm north of town. 

They left for their own return to Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 1914. On the eve of their move, friends gave them a surprise party which included music, games and refreshments. Among the attendees were Albion Erickson, Albert Schad and family, Oscar Clewell, Hazel Clewell, Mr. and Mrs. Schmedeman and family, William Reed and family, J.D. McKinney and son, J.A. Bingham and family, Albert Meyer and son, Henry Stevens and family, Ira Washburn, Ross Smith, Margaret Washburn, Charles Fansler and family, Curt Faidley and the Ehler boys.

Ella was afflicted with gall stones, and tragedy struck when this led to a rupture of her gall bladder in mid-July 1915. After trying to recover for two days, her body gave out, and she died on July 15, 1915. She was only age 32. She is buried in the Rockwood Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Word of her untimely death was telegraphed to her older sister Cora (Swarner) Younkin in Kansas. The Junction City Weekly Union said that the deceased "at one time lived on the Clemons farm north of the city, and her many friends here will be sorry to learn of her death."

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1920, the widowed John dwelled with his daughter Olga and son Oran in the home of his widowed mother-in-law in Black Township.

Later, on April 5, 1922, when he was age 43, John married 27-year-old Lillian "Grace" (Conn) Marker (1895- ? ), daughter of Jacob and Elizan (Tannehill) Conn of Lower Turkeyfoot Township and widow of Harry Marker ( ? -1918). The newlyweds immediately traveled to Kansas to send three weeks with family and friends in Junction City and Parsons.

Grace is believed to have brought two children to the marriage, Harriet Marker and Everett Marker.  

The federal census of 1930 shows the Voughs making their home in Black Township and living next door to John's niece and husband, Olive and Clark Melvin Younkin. The census-taker marked John as a coal mine laborer.

In the mid-1930s, Ella's branch of the Younkin family was researched in connection with the National Younkin Home-Coming Reunions held at Kingwood, Somerset County, and which drew more than 1,000 people a year during the heart of the Great Depression. Ella and John mentioned are specifically in genealogy notes compiled and typed by reunion president Otto Roosevelt Younkin circa 1934. (Click here to see the first set of pages and second set of pages.) As well, Ella's mother was mentioned in a letter by reunion secretary Charles Arthur Younkin, who was actively writing to many of the Younkin branches to figure out who was who. Click here to see the actual letter, dated March 7, 1937.

John and Ella's graves at Rockwood Odd Fellows Cemetery

Meyersdale Republican, 1932

Of John, the Meyersdale Republican once said that he:

...did quite a bit of farming during his younger years. Later, his chief occupation was mining. He was a handy man at nearly any kind of work. He was loyal and of a kind disposition and had no bad habits, and being a man of such type he had many true friends who held him in high esteem.

Rockwood IOOF Cemetery

In 1932, the 53-year-old John was employed "working on the state highway shoveling shale from a heap on the ground upon a motor truck, near the barn of Mr. Arthur Snyder in Black Township." On Oct. 13 of that year, while shoveling, he suddenly collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage, and fell into the arms of fellow laborer, William Eagle (who was the husband of his cousin Grace Hauger). He died immediately, and was laid to rest in the Rockwood IOOF Cemetery. Son-in-law Amos Heinbaugh of Rockwood served as the informant for the Pennsylvania death certificate.

Grace remained a widow for about six years and lived during that time in New Centerville, Somerset County. Then, in a ceremony held on Nov. 26, 1938, in New Castle, Lawrence County, PA, officiated by Rev. F.E. Stough, she wed again at the age of 44 to 53-year-old farmer Charles Magne Whipkey (Sept. 3, 1885-1957). He was the son of Jesse and Clara (Barron) Whipkey of Middlecreek Township, Somerset County. Charles' first wife, Carrie Pyle, had died on May 18, 1931, and he brought three children to the marriage, Reid E. Whipkey, Jay B. Whipkey and Alverta Ream (wife of Wilbur). Charles was a retired farmer and insurance agent. The couple dwelled at 437 West Main Street in Rockwood, and Charles belonged to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Rockwood. Sadly, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in about April 1957 and succumbed two months later at home at the age of 71 on June 2, 1957. Interment was in Barron Cemetery, officiated by Rev. J. Edward Lija, with obituaries appearing in the Connellsville Daily Courier and Meyersdale Republican.

Stepson Everett L. Marker (1919- ? ) was born in about 1919. At the age of 11, he dwelled with his mother and step-father in Black Township, Somerset County. He resided in Berlin, Somerset County in 1957.

~ Granddaughter Ostie (Vough) Heinbaugh ~

Ostie Vough (1901- ? ) was born on Jan. 13, 1901 in or near Rockwood, Black Township, Somerset County. She became a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Rockwood.

She married Amos Bruce Heinbaugh (Jan. 2, 1898-1981).

Their children were Betty Jean Hall, Dale Wayne Heinbaugh, Althea Aileen Heinbaugh and Shirley Jo Ann Colbert.

In the late spring of 1927, Ostie and Amos and their young family traveled by automobile to Kansas to visit her aunt, Amanda "Mandh" (Marker) Snyder. Heartache swept over the family en route when son Dale (age 8) and daughter Althea (age 6) both caught a deadly case of diphtheria. They proceeded to the home of Ostie's brother Fred but could not rally. They passed away on June 21 and June 23, 1927, respectively. The heartbreaking news was published in the Wichita Eagle. Their tender remains were transported back to Somerset County to rest in the Rockwood IOOF Cemetery.

The Heinbaughs lived in Lemont Furnace near Uniontown, the county seat of Fayette County. There, in 1947, he joined the newly organized Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. He was employed as a station operator until retirement on New Year's Day 1964. He was pictured in a story about his retirement in the Uniontown Morning Herald.

Sadly, Ostie passed away in Uniontown on July 20, 1966, at the age of 65. An obituary in the Somerset Daily American noted that services were held in the Wood Funeral Home in Rockwood, led by Rev. Hillis G. Berkey.

Amos survived his wife by 15 years. His address in the early 1970s was 40 Devan Avenue in Uniontown. He joined her in death on Oct. 29, 1981.

Daughter Betty Jean Heinbaugh (1922-2008) was born on Nov. 3, 1922 in Rockwood. She married Charles W. Hall ( ? - ? ). They had one daughter, Gayle Dillinger. Betty was a member of the Albright United Methodist Church of South Connellsville, Fayette County and of Red Hatters of Uniontown, PA and AMVETS of Hopwood. After the death of her husband, Betty became a companion of Sam D. Snyder of Hopwood, Fayette County. Betty attended a number of our national reunions in the mid-2000s. For the 2006 reunion, she brought afghans she has hand-made for display and to be photographed for our Museum of Creativity. One of Betty's quilts is featured in our Online Quilt Museum. Betty Jean entered eternity on May 12, 2008. An obituary in the Uniontown Herald-Standard reported that burial was in Rockwood Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Gayle Hall married (?) Dillinger. She resided in Columbus, Franklin County, OH and produced two children -- Amy Dillinger and Greg Dillinger.

Wedding day, Shirley and Harold Colbert

Daughter Shirley Jo Ann Heinbaugh (1931-2000) was born on Aug. 25, 1931 in Rockwood. While she attended Rockwood High School, she actually graduated from Waynesburg High School in Greene County, PA. In her early 20s, Shirley was employed by the Elite Beauty Shop in Uniontown. On Nov. 16, 1953, when she was 22 years of age, Shirley was wedded to Harold W. Colbert (Oct. 15, 1917-2005), son of Edna Colbert of Lemont Furnace, Fayette County. He was 14 years older than his bride. Their marital union lasted for 47 years until the separation of death. The wedding was held in the parsonage of the Albright Evangelical United Brethren Church in South Connellsville, with Rev. R.A.Nelson officiating. Reported the Somerset Daily American, Shirley "was attired in a pecan brown suit with dark brown accessories and a corsage of yellow pompons. As only attendant for her sister, Mrs. Betty Hall, wore a gray suit, black accessories and a corsage of white pompons. Serving as best man for Mr. Colbert was Charles Hall, brother-in-law of the bride." The couple produced two children, Kim Wayne Colbert and Sue Ellen Martin. Harold was one of many of our cousins and their spouses to be employed by West Penn Power Company. Circa 1956, their home address was 72 Devan Avenue in Uniontown, Fayette County. Shirley was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Johanna Circle, North Union Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8543 Auxiliary, Uniontown American Legion Post 51 Auxiliary, AMVETS Post 88 in Greensburg and AMVETS Post 103, Hopwood. Sadly, Shirley passed away in Beverly Healtcare Center on Aug. 14, 2000, just 11 days shy of her 69th birthday. Funeral services were led by Rev. H. Melvin Shultz, with the American Legion and the VFW holding their own services, followed by interment in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Reported a newspaper, "Shirley was a caring, devoted wife, mother and sister. She will be sadly missed by her family." Harold survived his wife by five years. He joined her in death on April 27, 2005. A quilt made by Shirley is highlighted in the Minerd.com Online Quilt Museum. As well, Shirley's daughter, Sue Ellen (Colbert) Martin, an artist, brought an acrylic painting she created to our 2006 reunion, and one of her own quilts, a tractor pattern, to our 2005 reunion.

~ Granddaughter Olga (Vough) Heinbaugh ~

L-R: Wayne, Bernard, Donald, baby Lloyd, Olga and Lloyd

Lloyd J. Heinbaugh

Olga Vough (1902-1993) was born in 1902.

She spent her early years in Junction City, KS. In 1913, she and her sister and brother are known to have attended a Halloween party hosted by Hazel Younkin at West 12th Street in town. Eventually Olga and her widowed father and siblings returned to Somerset County, PA.

Olga married Lloyd J. Heinbaugh (1893-1983), the son of Milton and Alice (Marker) Heinbaugh of Rockwood, Somerset County. 

They produced four sons together, Bernard Heinbaugh, Donald Oren Heinbaugh, Wayne R. Heinbaugh and Lloyd Van Heinbaugh. 

The photograph seen here was taken of Olga and Lloyd's family in the spring of 1938 when their son Lloyd was baptized.

During World War I, Lloyd served as a corporal in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 4, 1917 until the Armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. He then was shipped to Germany, where he took part in the military occupation until Aug. 26, 1920, when he returned to the United States and was discharged at Fort Slocum, NY. 

Book naming Lloyd

One of Olga's sons says that she was ahead of her time when it came to raising boys. She taught all of them to cook, sew on buttons, do laundry and ironing, clean house and many other things that were customarily done by girls in the 1920s-1950s.

The family were members of the Main Street Evangelical United Brethren Church in Rockwood.

In the 1930s, Lloyd was profiled in the book World War Veterans of Somerset County, published by the commissioners of Somerset County. The entry said that his dependents included Olga and their children Donald, Bernard and Wayne, and that his physical condition was "fair."

In the 1950s, Lloyd was an officer and adjustant in the American Legion post 279 in Rockwood. He is named for his service in the commemorative booklet Rockwood Centennial: 1857-1957.

Lloyd passed away in 1983 at the age of 90.

Olga outlived him by a decade, and died in 1993. They rest together in the Vough-Heinbaugh plot at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Rockwood. 

She is pictured in the booklet Down the Road of Our Past, Book II, published by the Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society. 

Heinbaugh grave marker at Rockwood, PA

News story, 1945 Courtesy Janet Orawiec

Son Donald Oren Heinbaugh (1921-1981) was born on Valentine's Day 1921 in Rockwood. He was a 1938 graduate of Rockwood High School. In young manhood he earned a living with the American Steel Band Company in Pittsburgh. On Aug. 10, 1942, he first married Betty Delores Wisseman/Wagner ( ? - ? ), a native of Meyersdale, Somerset County and the daughter of Elmer Smith. They tied the marital cord in Cumberland, MD where there was no waiting period for couples after receiving their marriage license. Rev. George E. Baughman, of the First Methodist Church, led the exchange of vows. An article in the Meyersdale Republican said that the "bride wore a navy blue ensemble with white accessories and wore a corsage of talisman roses and baby's breath." Betty was an alumna of Meyersdale High School and at the time of marriage worked for Meyersdale Manufacturing Company. Evidence suggests that Betty brought a stepchild into the union, Peggy Lucille George, daughter of James Emerson George. Donald and Betty became the parents of a daughter of their own, Donna Carol Masters. The newlywed Donald immediately joined the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He trained at Gulfport, MS, Lambert Field, MO and Tampa, FL. During a posting in South Carolina in July 1943, Betty and their daughter Donna Carol moved to join him Walterboro, SC. Donald was assigned to the 339th Fighter Group and deployed to the 8th Fighter Station in England, helping to service P-51 Mustangs. Said a newspaper article, he contributed "importantly to the success of the group which has destroyed more than 185 enemy aircraft in the air and more than 120 on the ground in less than 250 combat missions." While in England in June 1944, he was badly injured with a steel structure in a hangar collapsed on him and another worker, breaking his hip in multiple places and tearing muscles in his back. Betty received a surprise in January 1945 when attending a movie at the Roxy in Meyersdale. As she watched a "March of Time" newsreel presentation of "The Unknown Battle," she saw footage of her husband in a night school in England. The marriage dissolved while Donald was away. After giving birth to a baby in June 1945, Betty at age 20 was arrested on "charges of larceny and receiving stolen goods, and adultery," said the Somerset Daily American. She gave testimony in court and had to disclose the name of the baby's father. It also was revealed that, using the alias "Thelma L. Klink," she had forged some $700 worth of checks in Somerset County and Allegany County, MD. She pleaded guilty to the charges.

Then on Nov. 29, 1947, Donald married again to Marilyn Yvonne "Mari" Trimpey (Feb. 16, 1929-1992), daughter of Frederick E. and Cora Olive (Uphouse) Trimpey of Casselman, PA and Rawlings, MD. Their known children were Gerald "Jerry" Heinbaugh, James "Jimmy" Heinbaugh, Ronald W. "Ronnie" Heinbaugh, Susan Spotloe Anglin and Lisa Byrne. They eventually relocated to Cleveland where he was employed by Republic Steel Corporation as superintendent of construction. In 1954, at the birth of their son James, they were in Silver Bay near Duluth, MN. By 1973, the family was in North Port near Tuscaloosa, AL and then in 1981 in Philippi, WV. There, they joined the United Methodist Chuirch and he belonged to the Bigelow lodge of the Masons. Sadly, at the age of 60, Donald passed away in their residence on Dec. 13, 1981. Rev. Lajune Lewis presided over the services, followed by burial in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Rockwood. Marilyn survived him by 11 years and remained in Philippi at the address of 111 Locust Avenue. During that era she owned and managed the Blue and Gray Restaurant in town. With her health in decline, she was admitted to the United Hospital Center in Clarksburg and died there at the age of 62 on March 1, 1992. Rev. Lewis again preached the funeral sermon in Rockwood. Inscribed on the face of their grave marker is the hymn, "Blest be the tie that binds." Former wife Betty Delores wed again to her ex's distant double cousin Miles Edwin Trimpey (1903-1984), son of John "Wesley" and Bertha P.  (Rhoades) Trimpey, of the family of John S. and Nancy (Younkin) Trimpey, and moved to Westminster, MD.

• Granddaughter Donna Carol Heinbaugh (1943- ? ) was born in 1943. News of her birth was published in the Meyersdale Republican, which said she was "a lovely little girl" and "little newcomer [who] weighed 6½ lbs." Her father received a 15-day furlough so that he could be home with mother and child. Donna Carol was very young when her parents divorced, and in time she moved to Warren, OH. She wed (?) Masters. They have made a home in Warren and are the parents of Mark Masters.  

• Grandson Gerald L. Heinbaugh resided in Youngstown, OH in the 1973-1990s timeframe.

• Grandson James O. Heinbaugh (1954-1973) was born on Dec. 14, 1954 in Duluth, MN. He moved with his family to Alabama where he was a 1973 graduate of Tuscaloosa City High School. Sadly, at the age of 18, he died in Tuscaloosa's Druid City Hospital on Aug. 11, 1973. The remains were shipped to Pennsylvania for interment in the Rockwood Odd Fellows Cemetery, with Rev. C. Cooper French leading the funeral services. An obituary was published in the Somerset Daily American.

• Grandson Ronald W. Heinbaugh made his home in 1981 in Youngstown, OH and in 1992 in Warren, OH.

• Granddaughter Susan Heinbaugh (1958- ? ) was born in about 1958. She is an alumna of Philip Barbour High School and a 1985 graduate of Alderson Broaddus University. Susan first was married to Tony Spotloe ( ? - ? ). They established a dwelling-place in Philippi. Together the couple bore two offspring -- Jarrod Spotloe and Ashley Spotloe. By 1992, Susan had wed again to David Anglin ( ? - ? ) and made a residence in Philippi. Over the years, she has been employed by the Barbour County Board of Education.

• Granddaughter Lisa Heinbaugh ( ? - ? ) grew up in Philippi, WV. She entered into marriage with Jeffrey A. Byrne (May 7, 1962-2004), son of Robert Allen and Maryann M. (Simcock) Byrne. Two children of their union were Chase Aaron Byrne and Paige Suzanne Byrne. Jeffrey was an alumna of Notre Dame High School and studied at Marshall University. In 1984, he came back to his hometown of Philippi to join the family-owned company, Barbour Publishing Company, Inc., as bookkeeper and photographer. He also was business manager and sports editor of the Barbour Democrat newspaper. In the community, he belonged to the Philippi Volunteer Fire Department and held the posts of secretary and captain -- was a 1993 appointee to the Barbour County Parks and Recreation Commission -- was elected president for two years with the Philippi Youth Soccer -- vice president and board director of the Philippi Little League -- Barbour County Babe Ruth League coach and president -- certified basketball official of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission -- ski instructor at the Canaan Valley resort -- vice president of the Barbour County Board of Education and delegate to the county Extension Service Committee -- board director of the RESA VIII childhood initiatives organization -- chair of the public relations committee of the West Virginia School Board Association -- and legislative committee of the West Virginia School Board Association. Sadly, at the age of 42, Jeffrey died unexpectedly in Broaddus Hospital on Valentine's Day 2004. Jointly officiating his funeral were Rev. Dr. Dan Unger and Robert "Buck" True. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins, WV. His obituary was published in the Wilmington (DE) News-Journal.

Son Wayne R. Heinbaugh (1931-2005) was born in about 1931. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and in July 1952-October 1953 was stationed in Portsmouth, NH. He married Donna Jean Sisson (April 10, 1933-2001) and produced these known sons -- Randy Heinbaugh, Richard "Dick" Heinbaugh and John Heinbaugh. They resided in Lakewood, OH circa 1959, Cortland, OH in 1965 and later in Macedonia, OH. Sadly, Donna Jean passed away on April 1, 2001. After her death, Wayne kept company with Elaine Kartisek. Tragically, on May 27, 2005 while on vacation in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wayne drowned in a hotel swimming pool. The Virgin Islands Daily News reported that "a 79-year-old woman said that ... she saw Heinbaugh disappear under the water in the deep end of the pool. She said she rushed over to try to pull him out, but could not, so she called out for help. She said several residents attempted to resuscitate the man while emergency dispatchers were called. Velazquez said emergency medical technicians took the ferry to the cay and also attempted to revive the man." A death notice was printed in the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, stating that his survivors included six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

• Grandson Randy Heinbaugh married Pam.

• Grandson Richard "Dick" Heinbaugh was wedded to Mary Helen.

• Grandson John Heinbaugh was joined in matrimony with Barb.

Son Bernard Heinbaugh (1923-1981) was born on May 18, 1923 in Rockwood. He married Elaine A. "Kate" Bush (1924-2011), the daughter of Reggie L. and Ruth (Coughenour) Bush. Together, the couple produced two daughters -- Bonnie Marie Sechler and Debbie Wagner. Bernard seerved in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Rockwood School Board for six years. He attended the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Rockwood, and she belonged to the Rockwood United Methodist Church. Sadly, Bernard died in Somerset Community Hospital at the age of 58 on Dec. 8, 1981. An obituary was published in the Somerset Daily American. Jointly leading his funeral rites were Rev. Steven Forsythe and Rev. Byron Conners. Kate outlived him by three decades. She passed away at Somerset Hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 87. Interment was in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Rockwood.

• Granddaughter Bonnie Marie Heinbaugh was born on (?). She is a 1965 graduate of Rockwood Area High School and went to on employment by Wheeler Brothers Inc. of Somerset as an IBM computer operator. On May 6, 1967, Bonnie wed distant double cousin Eugene Walter Sechler ( ? - ? ), son of Earle Joshua and Ella (Gindlesperger) Sechler of the family of Rev. Herman and Susanna (Faidley) Younkin. Their ceremony was held in the Christ Evangelical United Brethren Church of Rockwood, led by Rev. Merle Leventry. Bonnie's bridal portrait was published in an announcement in the Somerset Daily American, which said that she wore "a slim line gown of silk organza featuring a bodice of Venician lace with a wide scoop neckline, and a removable train. Her fingertip bouffant veil was attached to a matching floral headpiece. She carried a bouquet of white mums and carnations accented with green ivy." Eugene is a 1964 Rockwood Area graduate and, at the time of marriage, worked as a cost accountant for Rockwood Manufacturing Company. Their two sons are Scott Sechler and Jason Sechler. Circa 2011, their home was in nearby New Centerville. Bonnie has been active with her high school class reunions over the years.

  Great-grandson Scott Sechler received his bachelor of science in business economics and finance at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. On June 20, 1992, he exchanged marital vows with Karyn Sue Peterson ( ? - ? ), daughter of Daniel L. Peterson of East Main Street in Rockwood. Rev. Wayne Sautter led the exchange of vows in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Rockwood. Karyn also is a UPJ graduate and also earned a bachelor of science in accounting and finance, and at the time of their wedding was employed in Somerset by First Philson Bank, N.A. They made a home in 2011 in New Centerville, PA. As with his brother Jason, Scott is an "On Your Side" Farm certified agent representing Nationwide Agribusiness in the family-owned business, Sechler Insurance Company. 

  Great-grandson Jason Eugene Sechler ( ? - ? ) is an alumnus of Rockwood Area High School and the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown. He then became part of the family-owned business, Sechler Insurance Agency. In 2003, Jason joined hands in marriage with Kathleen Diane Parkin ( ? - ? ), daughter of William and Linda Parkin of Harrisburg. The wedding was conducted in the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg. Kathleen was a graduate of Central Dauphin High School and Pennsylvania State University's Harrisburg campus and at the time of marriage was employed as a claims adjuster with Rockwood Casualty Insurance in Somerset. The smiling couple was pictured in a wedding announcement in the Harrisburg Patriot News. As of 2011, they were in Rockwood.

• Granddaughter Debra "Debbie" Heinbaugh tied the marital cord with Jay Wagner ( ? - ? ). They are believed to be the parents of Lindsey Shroyer. Circa 2011, Debra was in Rockwood and a companion of Mark Sipe, son of Edward B. and Faye Arlene (Marker) Sipe.

  Great-granddaughter Lindsey Wagner ( ? - ? ) wed (?) Shroyer and moved to Pittsburgh.

Son Lloyd "Van" Heinbaugh ( ? -2024) was born on (?). He was married and circa 1966 lived in Lakewood, OH. Their four known children were Leann Heinbaugh, David Heinbaugh, Carol Joy Heinbaugh and Jenifer Heinbaugh. Van was a longtime purchasing manager for the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, retiring a yearend 2004. He attended our 2007 reunion with a daughter. In August 2007, he formed a reunion of the Jacob Lloyd Heinbaugh family, held at the Farmers and Threshers Jubilee Building in New Centerville, Somerset County. A total of 36 attended the reunion, and a treasury was formed with the net proceeds. Sue Ellen Martin agreed to be the family memorabilia collector, such as photographs or keepsakes to be preserved and shared with future generations. Sadly, Lloyd passed away in Cleveland on Nov. 27, 2024.

• Granddaughter Leann Heinbaugh ( ? - ? )

• Grandson David Heinbaugh ( ? - ? )

• Granddaughter Carol Joy Heinbaugh ( ? - ? )

• Granddaughter Jenifer Heinbaugh ( ? - ? )

~ Grandson Oren Charles Vough ~

Oren Charles Vough (1905-1944) was born in about 1905 in Somerset County. 

He spent his early years as a schoolboy in Junction City, KS, but returned with his widowed father and sisters to their native Pennsylvania. He then dwelled with his father and grandmother Swarner in rural Black Township near Rockwood, Somerset County.

Perhaps still relishing the memory of his childhood in Kansas, Oren relocated in the mid-1920s to Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. There, he was employed as a fireman with the local terminal association.

Oren was united in holy matrimony with a distant quadruple cousin, Dorothy Almedia Younkin (March 4, 1906-1942), a native of Junction City, KS. She was the daughter of Fred and Anna Belle "Annie" (Dushane) Younkin of the family of Benjamin Franklin and Cora Etta (Swarner) Younkin. The couple did not reproduce.

Their address in 1926 was at 2448 North Market Street and in the 1940s was at 1111 Munnell in Wichita. They held memberships in the First Baptist Church, and he belonged to the Bestor G. Brown lodge of the Masons. Dorothy is known to have been an eyewitness to a 1926 drunk driving accident in which a credit manager for J.C. Penney Company was killed.

Sadly, at the age of 36, Dorothy was gathered away by the angel of death in a Wichita hospital on Dec. 16, 1942. The Wichita Eagle published an obituary naming her father.

Oren only outlived his bride by two years. At the age of 39, he passed away in 1944. Burial was in Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, with rites conducted by Rev. G.R. Gross. A death notice was published in the Eagle. [Find-a-Grave]

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