My gr. grandfather was Harry Lea Heskett who lived in Oliver Co. while growing up. He managed a pool hall in 1917 in precinct 7, Center as stated on his WW1 draft registration. I know he was also an operator of a ferry at some point and was known for bootlegging and getting into trouble. In 1917 he had a wife and child. In the 1910 census he was living in township 143 with his parents Ambrose and Sarah Heskett. His siblings were Fila, Lina, Larry, William, Clarence, and Harold. I know one of the sisters was a teacher on a nearby reservation. Any information about the Hesketts listed here would be appreciated ! rashelbraun@aol.com

Sarah Heskett and her son Lawrence both died in 1914 and are buried in Community Cemetery in Oliver County, ND. If you would like the URL, let me know.

Ambrose, Harry, and Harold Heskett are found on the 1920 census of Marion County, Illinois. The website below says that Ambrose died there in 1925. One confusing fact on the 1920 census is that Ambrose supposedly was divorved, although Sarah had died in 1914.

Here is the URL for the website on the Heskett and Slevin families.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...


I found a marriage record for Ambrose and Sarah Sleven in Brown County, Indiana. They were married 22 June 1879. They are also on the census record of Brown County, Indiana, in 1880. They have a daughter Nellie who is 11 mos.

His parents were Levi and Elizabeth Poulton Heskett.

Here is a record of their marriage.

Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900
about ELIZABETH Poulton
Name: Heskett, Levi
Spouse: Poulton, ELIZABETH
Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1843
County: Belmont
State: OH

Here is the marriage record for Sarah Slevin's parents.

Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900
about CINDERELLA FORDYCE
Name: Slevin, WILLIAM P.
Spouse: FORDYCE, CINDERELLA
Marriage Date: 4 Nov 1858
County: Belmont
State: OH

Cinderella's parents were Samuel and Hannah FORDYCE. They are found on the 1850 cenus of Belmont County, Ohio. Cinderella is 9 years old.

Here is the marriage record for her parents:

Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900
about Hannah BRISTOR
Name: FORDYCE, SAMUEL
Spouse: BRISTOR, Hannah
Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1837
County: Belmont
State: OH

Here is the URL for a website on the FORDYCE family.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

I am not related to this family. If you do not have access to the census records for this family, I will try to send them to you.

mkparker@consolidated.net