Genealogy Data Page 90 (Notes Pages)

Note: !1910 Census, T. of Kent, 7 yrs. old.
Marriage: Blanche Elida Mead in 1924, and after 20 years, divorced.
Obit: GEORGE W. HEADY, 47, DIES AT HOME HERE: Funeral Held on Wednesday.
Native of Kent had been in Charge of Hickman Feed and Coal Business for Quarter
of a Century. George W. Heady, a life-long resident of this vicinity, died at
his home east of this village early Sunday morning, April 23, 1950, following
an illness of several months. His age was 47. The deceased was a son of the
late Walter J. and Sarah Barrett Heady and was born at Kent Cliffs on January
7, 1903. He attended the district school at Kent Cliffs and assisted with the
home farm work for a few years. Later he was employed by B. R. Kittredge for a
short time and 26 years ago entered the employ of Samuel J. Hickman in his coal
and feed business at Carmel and continued in Mr. Hickman's employ until his
illness. Mr. Heady had charge of the feed and coal business and was widely
known throughout the territory served by the Hickman store, as he visited the
farmers frequently to supply their feed needs. When a young man, Mr. Heady was
united in marriage with Miss Blanche Mead, of Farmers Mills, and several years
ago he purchased a home east of this village where he had since resided and
carried on limited farming operations. Surviving Mr. Heady are a daughter,
Mrs. Charles Gottwald, of Carmel; two sisters, Mrs. D. H. Valden of Brewster,
and Mrs. A.O.Morgan, of Stamford, Conn.' and two brothers, Solomon B. Heady, of
Southeast, and Walter Heady, of Norwalk, Conn. His body was removed to the
Cargain funeral home where many friends called to pay their respects and where
funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock conducted by
the Rev. Joseph J. Allen, pastor of the Kent Cliffs Baptist Church. Interment
was made in the family plot in the Halstead cemetery at Kent Cliffs. The
bearers were S. J. Hickman, Harold Baxter, Briggs Tompkins, Lewis Nichols, Fred
Johnson and Harold Tompkins."

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Peet, Edna (b. , d. ?)

Note: !Daughter of Williametta H. Merritt 1863-1919 and Thomas L. Mead, 1857-1939.
Marriage: Newpaper unnamed, no date: MISS BLANCHE MEAD AND GEO. HEADY WED:
Ceremony performed at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Knapp at Farmers Mills
Wednesday evening, April 23, 1924. A quiet wedding marked the marriage of
these to popular young people, the ceremony being performed by Rev. E. C.
Clark, pastor of the Farmers Mills Baptist church, at the home of the bride's
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Knapp, at Farmers Mills. Mrs.
Heady has been a clek in Mr. Knapp's store at Farmers Mills for the past two
years. Mr. Heady is employed as clerk by Samuel J. Hickman in his general
store, feed and coal business at Carmel. Mr. and Mrs. Heady have started
housekeeping in a part of the J. Q. Nichols' farm house north of this village.
Congratulations of a large circle of friends are extended to the young couple."
Divorce: Bernice Gottwald, "After 20 years of marriage, the union terminated
in divorce."
Obit: "The Reporter Dispatch" of White Plains, NY. 12 Aug. 1965. "Entered
Into Eternal Rest Wed., 14 Aug., 1965" MRS. BLANCH MEAD: Carmel: Mrs. Blance
Elida Mead, 59, of Fair Street, died yesterday in Putnam Community Hospital
after an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Mead was born in Farmers Mills, and was
married in 1924 to George W. Heady, who died many years ago. Her parents were
the late Thomas and Williametta Merritt Mead. Mrs. Mead was a member of the
Farmers Mills Baptist Church. She was a housekeeper at Gipsy Trail Club for
many years. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Bernice Gottwald of Fair Street, two
sisters, Mrs. Louella Smalley of Stormville and Mrs. Hattie Knapp of Poughquag,
and a grandson, PFC Paul Gottwald, of the U.S.Marine Corps in the Pacific
area."
Bernice Heady Gottwald: "After mother's divorce from my father, George, some
of the family were most disapproving, and one was Thelma Tompkins, wife of
Lester. At a chance meeting, Mother greeted Thelma, "Hello, Thelma, how are
you?" This met with a stony silence from the lady, at which Mother commented,
"Not so good, I guess". Mother had a rip of a sense of humor and I am told by
those who knew us both, that I'm surely Mother's girl. I am. Lester was
always cordial and visited Mother at the Bipsy Trail Club where she had gone to
work as Housekeeper after the divorce, earning her daily bread. She received
$10 a week alimony from George, which nearly killed him. She threw her 18K
gold wedding band into a river out in Reno, Nevada. I'm too much like my
father in the respect that I have a healthy regard for money. I'd have pawned
it!"

Reference: 948

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Peet, William (b. , d. ?)

Note: !In 1995, Mrs. Bernice Heady Gottwald at Rt. 9, Fair Street, Carmel, N.Y. 10512,
telephone 914-225-3020. She was given the middle name of MAY, but used MAE.

Reference: 949

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Barrett, Gladys (b. , d. ?)

Note: !Gladys Barrett died young.

Reference: 801

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Barrett, Elizabeth (b. , d. ?)

Note: !Elizabeth Barrett and Joseph Brown evidently had three children (ID 950-952).

Reference: 802