Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray

Heiden, Charles W.

Male 1895 - 1975  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Heiden, Charles W. was born on 1 Dec 1895; died on 4 Mar 1975; was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.C001
    • _FGRAVE: 184303817

    Family/Spouse: Bergman, Louise K.. Louise was born in 1896; died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Heiden, Norman H.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1919; died on 28 Sep 1944 in Groesbeek, Holland; was buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
    2. 3. Heiden, Donald J.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1920; died on 21 Dec 2004; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Heiden, Howard John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1923; died on 1 Oct 2002; was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Heiden, Mabel Johanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1924; died in 2019.
    5. 6. Heiden, Bonnie Julia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1927; died in 1999.
    6. 7. Heiden, Dale  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1935; died in 2020.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Heiden, Norman H.Heiden, Norman H. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 10 Jan 1919; died on 28 Sep 1944 in Groesbeek, Holland; was buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.N001
    • _FGRAVE: 56299643
    • Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as a draftee on June 10, 1941. After basic training, stationed in the U.S. at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Camp Cooke, California and Fort Benning, Georgia where he graduated as a qualified paratrooper. Departed the Continental U.S. on May 8, 1943 en route to North Africa. Fought with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division through the invasions of Sicily, Italy, Normandy (D-Day) and Holland. Was killed in action on September 28, 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 5 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with military honors at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Honored also at the WWII Memorial at Flora, Illinois.


    (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)

    Source :https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1876599

    Buried:
    Plot: G Row: 5 Grave: 6

    A memorial headstone is also located at Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery , Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois.
    Findagrave memorial 184303540


  2. 3.  Heiden, Donald J.Heiden, Donald J. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 12 Dec 1920; died on 21 Dec 2004; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.D001
    • _FGRAVE: 18125857
    • Military Service: World War II, United States Army Air Forces

    Notes:

    Donald Heiden, 84, of Flora, IL formerly of Louisville, died December 21, 2004 in Effingham.

    He was born December 12, 1920 in Clay County, the son of Carl W. and Louise K. Bergman Heiden. He married Irma V. Stacey July 25, 1942.

    He was an oil field pumper, a member of First Christian Church of Grayville, and a World War II veteran.

    Survivors include his wife; a son, Norman Heiden; two daughters, Connie Lewis and Mary Waller; a brother, Dale Heiden; three sisters, Mabel Traub, Florenc Griffy, and Dorothy Heiden; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

    Preceding him in death were his parents, an infant son, two brothers, Howard and Norman, and a sister Bonnie McKinney.

    Funeral services were held at Neal Funeral Home with burial in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

    Military rites were given at the funeral home.

    Donald married Stacey, Irma Violet on 25 Jul 1942. Irma was born on 9 Aug 1922 in Illinois; died on 6 Sep 2010 in Illinois; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Heiden, Howard JohnHeiden, Howard John Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 31 Jan 1923; died on 1 Oct 2002; was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.H001
    • _FGRAVE: 30583557
    • Military Service: World War II, United States Army

    Family/Spouse: Kincaid, Mildred Marjorie. Mildred (daughter of Kincaid, Everett and Denton, Margaret Acrebelle) was born on 6 Oct 1923 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 2017 in Burge House, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Heiden, Mabel Johanna Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born in 1924; died in 2019.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.M001

    Family/Spouse: Traub, Victor Otto. Victor was born in 1920; died in 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Heiden, Bonnie Julia Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born in 1927; died in 1999.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.B001

    Bonnie married McKinney, Willard Lee in 1947. Willard was born in 1924; died in 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Heiden, Dale Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born in 1935; died in 2020.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEID.D002




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