Charles William Heiple1,2

Family Chart
ID# 3597, (1904 - 1998)
FatherWilliam Augustus Heiple3,4,5 (Feb 1871 - 1961)
MotherMatilda Christina Glabe6,7,5 (7 Jan 1878 - 24 Dec 1958)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Feb 1904, Washington, Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 25 Mar 1927, Joliet, Illinois, Elizabeth Grace Mills (22 Dec 1906 - 3 Jan 1991)11,12,13
Death: 22 Jan 199814,15
Burial: 24 Jan 1998, Bement Cemetery, Bement, Illinois16
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Charles William Heiple was born on 1 Feb 1904 in Washington, Illinois.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, William Augustus Heiple and Matilda Christina Glabe.3 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.4
     Charles married Elizabeth Grace Mills, daughter of Henry Harry Mills and Sarah Jane Hallam, on 25 Mar 1927 in Joliet, Illinois.11,12,13
     Charles and Elizabeth appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Orland Park, Cook Co., Illinois, on Second St., enumerated 18 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, and owned a radio. Their son Charles was listed as living with them.17
     Charles and Elizabeth moved to rural Will Co. between 1930 and 1935.18 They moved to town before 1940.18 They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Manhattan, Will Co., Illinois, enumerated 4 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their home, for $30 per month. Their two children were listed as living with them.19
     He was a telegrapher for the Wabash and Norfolk & Western railroads.20,21,22 He registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Feb 1942, while living at Ivesdale, Champaign Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed by Wabash Railroad, in Decature, Illinois.2 He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week.
     Charles and Elizabeth moved to Bement, where they lived the rest of their lives, before 1950.23 They appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois, at 148 E Sprague, enumerated 14 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm, and living in the same county a year before. Their children Charles and Joan were listed as living with them.24
     His wife died on 3 Jan 1991.25
     Charles died on 22 Jan 1998 at age 93.14,15 He was buried on 24 Jan 1998 in Bement Cemetery, Bement, Illinois.16

Children:
     Children with Elizabeth Grace Mills:

  • Charles William Heiple Jr.17,19,24 (22 May 1928 - 10 Jun 2015)
  • Joan M. Heiple19,24,26 (24 Aug 1930 - 31 Mar 2022)

Citations

  1. [S3640] William A. Heiple household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Charles Heiple.
  2. [S13140] Charles William Heiple, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S3640] William A. Heiple household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  4. [S3641] William Heiple household, 1920 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  5. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Charles William Heiple, Soc. Sec. No. 344-05-0928.
  6. [S3640] William A. Heiple household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S3631] Obituary: Mrs. Matila Heipie, Chatsworth Plaindealer, 31 Dec 1958.
  8. [S3640] William A. Heiple household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 6 and state.
  9. [S13140] Charles William Heiple, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, county, and state.
  10. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Charles William Heiple, Soc. Sec. No. 344-05-0928, shows date, town, and state.
  11. [S8207] Charles W. Heiple, Sr. household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 23 and hers at 22.
  12. [S8208] Charles W. Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Will Co., Illinois, shows married.
  13. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 19, shows date, town, and state.
  14. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Charles W. Heiple, Soc. Sec. No. 344-05-0928, shows date.
  15. [S8211] Charles W. Heiple obituary, Herald & Review, shows date.
  16. [S8211] Charles W. Heiple obituary, Herald & Review.
  17. [S8207] Charles W. Heiple, Sr. household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  18. [S8208] Charles W. Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Will Co., Illinois, shows they lived in rural Will Co. in 1935.
  19. [S8208] Charles W. Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Will Co., Illinois.
  20. [S8207] Charles W. Heiple, Sr. household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as telegraph operator, industry as steam railroad.
  21. [S8208] Charles W. Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Will Co., Illinois, shows occupation as telegrapher, industry as railroad.
  22. [S8211] Charles W. Heiple obituary, Herald & Review, shows telegrapher and railroads.
  23. [S8202] Harold B. Heiple obituary, The Pantagraph, shows him in Bement.
  24. [S13141] Charles W. Heiple household, 1950 U.S. Census, Piatt Co., Illinois.
  25. [S8212] E. Grace Mills Heiple obituary, Herald & Review.
  26. [S13139] Joan M. Hendrix obituary, Herald and Review.