STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, Wednesday, May 4, 1892, pg. 5, col. 3

	Near Lake Gage, Ind., April 25, 1892, Mary Jane Heath, 
aged 62 years.

	Deceased was born in Chenango County, N. Y., in 1830, 
and came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Twichell, to 
this county in 1836. She was married to Lyman J. Heath in 
1852, who, together with one son and one daughter, are left to 
survive her. A loving wife and mother, a kind and helpful 
friend, is gone to her eternal rest. The funeral was held 
April 27, Rev. D. Q. Travis, officiating.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Mary Jane (Twichell) Heath, 19 Feb 1830 - 25 Apr 1892, married 
Joseph Lyman Heath (J.L.) on 12 Aug 1852. The marriage license 
published in the article "The Tie That binds" in the Steuben 
Republican, Wednesday, March 4, 1891, page 8, column 3, listed 
his name as Joseph L. Heath opposed to the obituary listing 
him as Lyman J. Heath.

Mary's parents were pioneer settlers of Steuben County: 
Benjamin Smith Twichell (04 Jul 1806 - 05 Aug 1868) and Sabra 
C. (Rodgers) Twichell (08 May 1806 -05 May 1874). Joseph Lyman 
Heath was born 28 Mar 1827, no date of death cut on tombstone.

"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Ind., 1990" by Audree Siebel 
Lewis, Vol. I, pages 865, 866, lists the deaths of two infant 
sons of Mary and Joseph:
	Henry T. Heath, died 29 Jun 1874, age 1 y. 6 m. 20 d.
	James A. Heath, died 14 Aug 1855, age 1 y, 6 m.
All are buried at Lake Gage Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.


Submitted By: Mona Hilden-Beckwith
E-mail: hilbeck123@att.net