Emma Miller & Orville Lester Heisey Family, ca. 1925 Standing Left to Right: Susie, Dorthy, Velma, Ruth, Lova Seated Left to Right: Orville, Naomi, Emma View Portrait Full Frame Photograph courtesy of Christopher Clegg Christopher Clegg Family Tree (Subscription to Ancestry.com required)

H5 Emma Miller, born October 10, 1882 near Potsdam, Ohio, died December 9, 1944, married September 28, 1902, Orville Lester Heisey son of Albert Heisey and Susan Kreider, born September 17, 1881 near Phillipsburg, Ohio, died August 30, 1950 in Potsdam, Ohio.

Lester was elected to the ministry in 1908 in the West Milton Church of the Brethren and ordained to the eldership in 1942 in the Potsdam church. He served a time in the Kentucky mission field and there the town of Heisey is named in his honor. The year prior to his death he withdrew membership joining the Dunkard Brethren Church. They are buried Potsdam Cemetery, Union Township, Miami County Ohio.

Children of Emma Miller and Orville Lester Heisey:

I1 Velma May Heisey, born June 3, 1905 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, died June 9, 1960, married April 12, 1930 Miami County, Ohio by her father, Delbert Dewain Shearer son of Charles E. Shearer and Jennie Mote, born April 20, 1901 Miami County, Ohio, died March 7, 1988 Greenville, Ohio. They are buried Potsdam Cemetery.

I2 Dorothy Heisey, born March 22, 1908 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, died June 4, 1990 Englewood, Ohio, married October 7, 1935 Miami County, Ohio Ray Boomershine son of Charles Boomershine and Mary Ann Landis, born January 5, 1908 Clay Township, Miami County, Ohio, died November 9, 1984 Darke County, Ohio. They are buried Parish Cemetery in Arlington, Ohio.

I3 Ruth Heisey, born May 5, 1910 West Milton, Ohio, died December 4, 1990, married June 14, 1930 Miami County, Ohio, Walter Edward Wissinger son of Charles Wissinger and Lannie Myers, born December 29, 1908 Arlington, Montgomery County, Ohio, died in November 1980. They are buried Parish Cemetery in Arlington, Ohio.

I4 Lova E. Heisey, born June 29, 1912 Chillicothe, Ohio, died June 8, 1991 Greenville, Ohio, married April 11, 1936, Orville S. Shuttleworth son of James Shuttleworth and Pearl Beck, born October 2, 1910 Darke County, Ohio, died November 25, 1972, married May 4, 1977, Robert Wyan, born August 2, 1907, died April 22, 1998. They are buried Mote Cemetery.

I5 Susie Caroline Heisey, born November 2, 1914, died March 10, 1991; married July 12, 1938, Albert Russell Clegg, born November 24, 1916, died March 14, 1992. They are buried Arlington Cemetery.

I6 Naomi Heisey, born July 28, 1921, died May 13, 2011 Greenville, Ohio, married June 28, 1943, Alva E. Petry son of Andrew A. Petry and Stella M. Rife, born October 11, 1917 Darke County, Ohio, died December 26, 2002 Greenville, Ohio. Members of the Potsdam Church of the Brethren, they were very active members serving as deacons. Naomi was a pianist, choir member and chorus leader. Alva was a Sunday school teacher and superintendent. There were no children. They are buried Mote Cemetery.

I7 infant Heisey.

I8 infant Heisey.