Walter was born on the 28th of March 1906.[1] He was the son of Charles Heath and Grace Cobb. Walter married Alice Leona Schlegel on the 22nd of October 1927 in Steele County, Minnesota.[2][3]
Walter died at the age of twenty-three in Faribault, Minnesota after being involved in a car accident.[4][5]His son Eugene was born just three months before. Walter was laid to rest in the Forest Hill cemetery.[6]
↑ "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (Minnesota Births : accessed 15 April 2018), Heath, 28 Mar 1906; citing Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, reference p 82 cn 1033; FHL microfilm 1,769,908.
↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (County Marriages : accessed 15 April 2018), Walter E Heath and Alice Schlegel, 22 Oct 1927, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing p. , local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 1,888,518.
↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (County Marriages : accessed 15 April 2018), Walter E Heath and Alice Schlegel, 25 Oct 1927, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 477, local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 1,888,518.
↑ "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (Minnesota Deaths : accessed 15 April 2018), Walter E. Heath, 01 May 1929; citing Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, reference 13012; FHL microfilm 2,242,277.
↑ "Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (Steele County Obituaries : accessed 15 April 2018), Walter Heath, 1929; citing local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 4,137,848.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2018), memorial page for Walter Everett Heath (28 Mar 1906–1 May 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #89459175, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 15 April 2018), Charley H Heath, Owatonna Ward 5, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 12A, family 213, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 696; FHL microfilm 1,374,709.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 15 April 2018), Charley H Heath, Owatonna Ward 5, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 138, sheet 12B, line 65, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 863; FHL microfilm 1,820,863.
Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Mindy Silva and a child of Eugene Walter Heath, third cousins. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd - 4th cousins based on sharing 120 centimorgans shared across 5 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Maternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Mindy Silva and a child of Eugene Walter Heath, third cousins. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd - 4th cousins based on sharing 120 centimorgans shared across 5 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
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