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February 12, 2008
From DILLS HISTORY OF PREBLE COUNTY (1881)
NATHAN HEYWOOD was born in Concord, Massachusetts, September 8, 1807. When four years of age, in he winter of 1811-12, his parents moved to Genesee County, New York, making the journey with a sled. When about eleven years of age, the family moved to Allegany county, in the same State, and in 1819 to Clermont County, Ohio, by way of Cincinnati; the journey to that city being made with a raft. Nathan Heywood was united in the holy bonds of matrimony March 5, 1829, to Margaret Frey, who was born near Middletown, Maryland, January 12, 1808. After his marriage he settled near Goshen, in Clermont County. In 1833 he removed to Preble County, and settled in Gratis Township, but only remained two years, when he returned to Clermont County. He resided there until 1856, when he removed to Knox County, Illinois. A combination of circumstances, however, caused him to again move back to Clermont County in 1858. In 1865 he removed to Madison County, Indiana, and after a residence there of some eighteen months, he came to Preble County, Ohio, where he has since lived. His occupation has maily been that of a farmer, but he formerly worked for about seven years at the trade of wagon making. Mr. Heywood many years ago united with the German Baptist church, and in 1838 or 1839 was elected by the church in Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio, to its ministry, and has filled that office from that time to this, and for the last thirty years as an ordained elder. He is now the senior bishop or elder of this, the Upper Twin district. He is a man of deep piety and earnest religious zeal, and his labors have been greatly blessed.
There have been born to Nathan and Margaret Heywood eight children, two of whom are deceased. All of them were born in Clermont County, Ohio, except Anna, who was born in this county. The following are thier names in the order of their birth: Mary, born Febary 5, 1830, married for her first husband Edward Harris, of Clermont County, and for her second husband Joseph Radall, in Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio. They now reside in West Alexandria. Lydia, born June 9, 1831, married Job Randall; she is now a widow and resides in Eaton. Anna, born January 21, 1833, married William Jones, of Clermont County; he is deceased and Mrs. Jones has since lived with her parents. David, born May 1, 1835, died in Eaton; Nathan, jr., born June 17, 1837, is now living near Eaton; John, born October 12, 1839, died in Illinois; Alfred, born January 20, 1842, is living in Clermont County, Ohio; Isaac, born March 8, 1844, is living in the same county.
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