Floyd Wilmington Heald (1862 - 1947)

Born 3 Dec 1862 in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1947 at age 84 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Floyd was born in 1862. He was the son of Perry Heald and Permelia C. (Montgomery) Heald.

He married Nettie L. Miller (1877-1929). They gave birth to two (2) children: Thelma Helen (Heald) Figgins (1901-1963) and Grace Minnie Heald (1903–1989).

Floyd received his college education at the Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Normal College by teaching boxing. He was also a skilled ice skater. After college he worked in his father's sawmill, then worked as a baggage handler at Chautauqua, New York.

In 1882, he came to Jerry City, Ohio, where he worked at a boat oar factory as a boat oar finisher. He then attended The Fostoria Normal Academy and took a business course. In 1884, he was mayor of Jerry City and also served 4 years as deputy sheriff.

He married Nettle L. Miller in 1898. They moved to Standish, Michigan and operated a hotel. In 1908, they moved to Bowling Green, Ohio and worked at the Forney and Company Store there.

In 1910, Floyd was elected Sheriff of Wood County as a Democrat and held that office for two terms. He also held other offices in Wood County.

(Biography information contributed by Dr. Cynthia Mahaffey.)

Floyd passed away in 1947 and was laid to rest in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA.

Floyd was mentioned on a memorial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, United States with a death date of 2 December 1947.^[1]

Floyd's Memorial Page^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #55717689 (accessed 19 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Floyd Wilmington Heald (3 Dec 1862-2 Dec 1947), citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA (plot: sec. 7, row 13); Maintained by: Find a Grave.
2. ↑ Memorial Page: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55717689/floyd-wilmington-heald: accessed 19 December 2023), memorial page for Floyd Wilmington Heald (3 Dec 1862–2 Dec 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55717689, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.