James McGinnis Heap (1863 - 1922)

Born 31 Jul 1863 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Jul 1922 at age 58 in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States

Biography

James McGinnis Heap was born on July 31, 1863 in Missouri, United States, son of Joseph Kerr Heap (1832–1878) and Margaret McGinnis (1824–1908).^[1] James' family relocated from Missouri to Louisiana by the time he was seven. ^[2] When he was fifteen, his father was lost at sea, he was further raised by his widowed mother in New Orleans where he worked as a store clerk to help make ends meet. ^[3] When his sister's father-in-law died in 1892, he served as a pall-bearer. ^[4]

Married: Louise M Opdenweyer, 13 Dec 1893. ^[5] Their children:

1. Mary M. Turnbull
2. Amy Turnbull
3. infant - died young

The family lived in New Orleans. ^[6] At 1312 Antoine St, sharing a residential plot with two homes, the second occupied by Mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Sophia, in 1910. Wife reports of 3 children, 2 living. Mary and Amy are still censused in household. His occupation-Secretary for Lumber Co. ^[7]

Moved to Georgia, sometime after his daughter Mary married in New Orleans in 1916. ^[8]

Died: James died July 13, 1922 in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, aged 58. Burial: Westview Cemetery, Fulton, Georgia. ^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1870
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87X-SQ4 : 12 April 2016), James Heap in household of Joseph R Heap, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 75, family 743, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,024.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXH-6GS : 15 August 2017), James Heap in household of Margaret Heap, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 89, sheet 401B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0464; FHL microfilm 1,254,464.
4. ↑ "Obsequies of Thos. Turnbull." Notice of Funeral: Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana 04 Feb 1896, Tue. p. 10
5. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-NZT2 : 12 March 2018), James McGinnis Heap and Louise M Opdenweyer, 13 Dec 1893; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 912,033.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS5R-V3V : accessed 21 September 2018), James Heap, 2nd Precinct New Orleans city Ward 15, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 8A, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,575. (notes: Living at 424 Seguin St, New Orleans with wife (fa. b. Prussia, mo. b. France) and daughters Mary M. and Amy in 1900, next door to his wife's widowed mother, Mary L Opendenwyer (ae 44, born France) and 18y old sister-in-law, "Sokka"; occupation-Clerk G---nt.)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPY2-VTR : accessed 21 September 2018), James M Heap, New Orleans Ward 12, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 10A, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 524; FHL microfilm 1,374,537.
8. ↑ Marriage of dau. Mary: "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJD-33K9 : 13 March 2018), James M Heap in entry for William Henry Mansfield and Mary Margaret Heap, 16 Dec 1916; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,319,972.
9. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDVZ-PRP : 9 March 2018), James Mcgimess Heap, 13 Jul 1922, Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; citing reference 17351, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2297342.
10. ↑ "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG2-BP99 : 16 March 2018), J M Heap, 1922; citing Burial, 1922, 13 Jul 1922, Atlanta History Center, Georgia.