[74-80.1] CHARLES HEEBNER, d Feb. 8, 1867; s Jacob and Catherine (Young) Heebner [74-19]; m MARY LOUISE PETERS, d Jan. 28, 1870. Charles Heebner was a hotel keeper and millwright at Trappe, Pa. He went to Lee, Mass., about 1850; bought land there and opened and developed the Lee Marble Works. He furnished the marble for the wings of the Capitol building at Washington, D. C.., for the City Hall of Philadelphia, and for many other public buildings in various parts of the country.
Children (2):
Charles Heebner died Feb. 8, 1867; his will was probated March 6, 1867. He held inter alia with William Heebner, Catharine Gross and Ann M. Garber real estate in Trappe consisting of 30 acres, 141 perches. He gave his estate to his widow, Mary L. Heebner. Children givenare: Samuel Y. Heebner, Julia C. Heebner. Mary L. Heebner and Charles H. Gross were named executors. The said William Heebner died in November, 1867, intestate, unmarried, and without issue, leaving as his heirs two sisters, Catharine Gross and Anna M. Garber, and a nephew and niece, Samuel Y. and Julia Heebner.
Mary L. Heebner died Jan. 28, 1870; Robert Cressel was executor and guardian of the children and her sister, Kate A. Comley, was to be housekeeper. Part of the tract was sold to Abel Rambo. [Monig. Co. Court Records, 74:45.]
Parents’ family: [74-19] Jacob Heebner and Catherine Young
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