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.
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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