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Jonathan Renax “Jon” Heath

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Jonathan Renax “Jon” Heath

Birth
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Death
29 Nov 1963 (aged 81)
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Jonathan was one of six children of Jonathan R. and Mary Susan Orndorff Heath. His parents and four of his siblings are buried at Olivet Cemetery in their native Moorefield, West Virginia. One sister, Mary Jane Heath (1878-1953), is buried at Springfield Hill Cemetery in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

He did not serve in the military, but his father and two of his mother's brothers were Confederate soldiers. His father, Jonathan R. Heath (1831-1906), survived and was awarded the Cross of Honor by Daughters of the Confederacy for Confederate Service shortly before his death in 1906. His uncles, Morgan H. (1840-1864) and William Harrison died during the Civil War.

A native of Hardy County, West Virginia, Jonathan and wife Rachel relocated to her birthplace of Preston County, West Virginia in the fall of 1934, where they spent the remainder of their lives.

Of his four children, only William Floyd is not buried Preston County. Jonathan and Rachel's three daughters are buried in the same cemetery as their parents.
Jonathan was one of six children of Jonathan R. and Mary Susan Orndorff Heath. His parents and four of his siblings are buried at Olivet Cemetery in their native Moorefield, West Virginia. One sister, Mary Jane Heath (1878-1953), is buried at Springfield Hill Cemetery in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

He did not serve in the military, but his father and two of his mother's brothers were Confederate soldiers. His father, Jonathan R. Heath (1831-1906), survived and was awarded the Cross of Honor by Daughters of the Confederacy for Confederate Service shortly before his death in 1906. His uncles, Morgan H. (1840-1864) and William Harrison died during the Civil War.

A native of Hardy County, West Virginia, Jonathan and wife Rachel relocated to her birthplace of Preston County, West Virginia in the fall of 1934, where they spent the remainder of their lives.

Of his four children, only William Floyd is not buried Preston County. Jonathan and Rachel's three daughters are buried in the same cemetery as their parents.


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  • Added: Jul 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94339022/jonathan_renax-heath: accessed ), memorial page for Jonathan Renax “Jon” Heath (29 Apr 1882–29 Nov 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94339022, citing Shady Grove Union Cemetery, Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by BBowers (contributor 47553494).