Lewis Heft

1878 - 1963  (85 years)

• Name	Lewis Heft
  Born	16 Jun 1878	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 1963	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [7, 8]
  Buried	16 Jul 1963	Friendship Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I35299	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Ludwig Heft,   b. 29 Jan 1845, Dimbach, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 20 May 1938, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Elisabetha Schäfer,   b. 19 Apr 1853, Oberweiler Im Tal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 5 Dec 1935, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	23 May 1875	St John's German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
  Family ID	F17115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Salomea Christman,   b. 3 May 1883, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1981, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	6 May 1906	Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Theodore Heft,   b. 1908, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1931, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 23 years)   2. Bessie E. Heft,   b. 31 Jan 1910, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1981, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)   3. Francis J. Heft,   b. 11 Oct 1911, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 May 1999, Ohio, USA  (Age 87 years)   4. Melba Freda Heft,   b. 29 Aug 1913, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 2003, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 89 years)   5. William F. Heft,   b. 29 Oct 1915, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 2008, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA  (Age 92 years)   6. Stanley John Heft,   b. 2 Dec 1917, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 2006, Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, USA  (Age 88 years)   7. Heft,   b. 8 Feb 1920, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1920, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 0 years)   8. Paul Robert Heft,   b. 14 Dec 1922, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1989, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, USA  (Age 66 years)   9. Charles E. Heft,   b. 18 Oct 1924, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 2001  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F17117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Mr and Mrs Lewis HEFT and Family Observe 50th Anniversary Photo....Front row, left to right--Melba REICH, of Jerusalem; Mr and Mrs Lewis HEFT; Bessie SUTHERLAND, of Woodsfield. Second row -- Charles HEFT, of Cleveland; Paul HEFT, of Cleveland; Francis HEFT, of Lewisville; Stanley HEFT, of Woodsfield, and William HEFT, of Newton Falls. ------Mr and Mrs Lewis HEFT celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 6th, at their home at Lewisville. Mr and Mrs HEFT had their family of seven children and eighteen of their nineteen grandchildren at home for the occassion.The entire family group worshipped together at the St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church at Lewisville Sunday morning.At noon the entire party of about fifty in number, including close relatives and friends, enjoyed a delicious anniversary dinner at the Columbia Hotel in Woodsfield."Open house" was held during the afternoon and evening.A large number of friends and relataives from as far as New Jersey, Cleveland, Huntington, and Wheeling called throughout the day. Many others who were unable to be present for the occassion sent flowers and greetings. Telegrams were received from Washington D.C., as well as from Edinburgh, Scotland, where their grandson is stationed in the U S Airforce.Mr and Mrs HEFT are very grateful for these expressions of friendship and wish to thank all who called or sent greetings or gifts.The friendship and good wishes of each and every one is highly prized and will be gratefully remembered.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Louis Heft Home in 1880: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: Louis Father's birthplace: Germany Mother's name: Elizabeth Mother's birthplace: Germany Neighbors: View others on page Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1900: Name: Lewis Heft Home in 1900: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: New York Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Louis Heft Jr.[Louis Jr Heft Jr.] Age in 1910: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Germany Spouse's name: Minnie Home in 1910: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Louis Heft Jr.[Lauis Heft Jr.] Home in 1920: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 41 years Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Minnie S Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Germany Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 868 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Lewis Heft Home in 1930: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 51 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Minnie Race: White [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Lewis Heft Jr. City: Not Stated County: Monroe State: Ohio Birth Date: 16 Jun 1878 Race: White Roll: 1832620 DraftBoard: 0 [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Social Security Death Index Record about Lewis Heft Name: Lewis Heft SSN: 269-18-7419 Last Residence: Ohio Born: 16 Jun 1878 Died: Jul 1963 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 [S329] West Virginia Deaths. Name: Lewis Heft Death date: 13 Jul 1963 Death place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia Gender: Male Age at death: 85 years Birth date: 16 Jun 1878 Birth place: New Jersey Marital status: Married Spouse name: Father name: Lewis Heft Sr. Father birth place: Mother name: Elizabeth Schafer Mother birth place: Occupation: Carpenter & Farmer Street address: Residence: Lewisville, Monroe Co., Ohio Cemetery name: Friendship Burial place: Lewisville, Ohio Burial date: 16 Jul 1963 Film number: 857655 Digital GS number: 4229950 Image number: 506 Reference number: v Source: County Records Collection: West Virginia Deaths 1853-1970 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Lewis Heft Birth: 16 Jun 1878 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA Death: 13 Jul 1963 (aged 85) Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Memorial #: 9722400 Family Members Parents Louis Heft 1845-1938 Elizabeth Shafer Heft 1853-1935 Spouse Minnie Saloma Christman Heft 1883-1981 Siblings Amelia Heft Schaaf 1876-1928 Catherina Heft Widmer 1879-1976 Anna Elizabeth Heft Brandau 1881-1972 John Heft 1882-1973 Christina Heft Schaller 1886-1968 Children Theodore Lewis Heft 1907-1931 Bessie E. Heft Sutherland 1910-1981 Francis Jacob Heft 1911-1999 Melba Freda Heft Reich 1913-2003 William Frederick Heft 1915-2008 Stanley John Heft 1917-2006 Infant Son Heft 1920-1920 Created by: Ohio River Valley Families (46528272) Added: 28 Oct 2004 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9722400/lewis-heft Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9722400/lewis-heft : accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Lewis Heft (16 Jun 1878?13 Jul 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9722400, citing Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Ohio River Valley Families (contributor 46528272) .