"Charles Milton Heiner" On February 13, 1901, my Grandfather Charles Milton Heiner was born in Armstrong Co., PA. His parents were George Baublitz Heiner & Mary Ann Stengle of Pigeon Hill, York Co., PA. His mother passed away when he was about 1 1/2 years of on August 19, 1902, and is buried at Roth's Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Grove, York Co., PA. Then his father married Lydia Snyder. George Heiner started the family "Heiner" genealogy. *George Baublitz Heiner(father)-Mary Ann Stengle(mother)-Charles Milton Heiner(son) *George Baublitz Heiner(father)-Lydia Snyder(step-mother) My Grandfather(Charles)in his younger days spent a lot of time in jail for Larceny. At age 13 he left home. He spent 4 years in public school and 2 years in private school. As a boy he was convicted of larceny and sent to Glen Mills boy's private school for 26 months. Then he was convicted of attempted larceny and was sent to York Co., PA jail for 1 year. He then was convicted of C.C.D.W., Felonious Breaking or entering cars, larceny, & receiving stolen goods, he was sentenced to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA for 5 to 13 years at the age of 18 years old, on August 27, 1919. He was single and had no children at that time. His prisoner number was #B9896. His occupation at that time was a laborer. He was then transferred to York County Prison on October 15, 1923. He then escaped by jumping the rails and rode the rails to Washington State. I would guess he went to Port Orchard, WA., where he met David William Golding & Alice Minerva (Wade) Golding. They had a daughter named Merry Minerva Golding who was born on August 20, 1917. Her grandparents were Pastor Benjamin Franklin Wade, Sr. and Edith Harriet (Dimock) Wade of Ocean Park, WA. Grandpa(Charles) took Merry to see a picture show in Seattle, by way of the ferry. They missed the last ferry home, so they spent the night in Seattle. Mind you Grandpa(Charles) was 31 years of age and Merry was 15 years of age. *Pastor Benjamin Franklin Wade, Sr.(father)-Edith Harriet(Dimock)Wade(mother)-Alice Minerva(Wade)Golding(daughter) *Alice Minerva Wade Golding (mother)-David Williams Golding(father)-Merry Minerva Golding(daughter) They got the ferry back to Port Orchard in the morning, where Alice was waiting for them. Alice told him he had to marry Merry. But Grandpa had 2 motel receipts for 2 separate rooms. Alice didn't buy it & insisted that they get married. So Merry is my Grandmother. I guess the date could be May 22, 1932. Since he was on the run from the law they got married under the name of Milton, which is his middle name. They lived in Port Townsend, Jefferson Co., WA. They had 3 children there Carlos Larue Heiner, Helena Jean Heiner, & Betty Elaine Heiner. *Charles Milton Heiner(father)-Merry Minerva (Golding)Heiner(mother)-Carlos Larue (Milton, changed to) Heiner(son)-Helena Jean Heiner(daughter)-Betty Elaine Heiner(daughter) Betty is my mother. My Grandmother(Merry) wanted to name her first son Charles after Grandpa, but he wouldn't let her. Don't know why, but I think it was because he was on the run. So Grandma named him Carlos, which is Spanish for 'Charles'. Carlos & Helena were born under the name of Milton, but Betty was born under Heiner. I guess the statues of limitation ran out & they could now use the name 'Heiner'. Grandpa then packed up his family & moved them to PA, where he was originally from. He saved up enough money to buy a small farm in East Berlin, Adams Co., PA. They had a son there named Michael Lloyal Heiner. Mom (Betty) had gotten the mumps & became deaf through the disease. She was then sent to the Philadelphia School for the Deaf. Where she resided most of the time, coming home for visits. *Charles Milton Heiner(father)-Merry Minerva (Golding)Heiner(mother)-Carlos Larue (Milton, changed to) Heiner(son)-Helena Jean Heiner(daughter)-Betty Elaine Heiner(daughter)-Michael Lloyal Heiner(son) At sometime in their life they resumed the genealogy from his(Charles') father 'George Heiner'. They spent their lives doing research on the family name. At first Grandpa's(Charles') hand wrote the information until my Grandmother(Merry) saved enough money to buy him a typewriter & microfilm machine. Grandma(Merry) was like his secretary, when she wasn't busy tending to the farm & her family. On June 19, 1952 they were bringing the last of the hay of the season. They always had a celebration, picnic like, to celebrate the end of the work. (My)Aunt Helena & (My)Uncle Mike were playing in the hay wagon. Grandpa(Charles) told (My)Aunt Helena to bring the horses in. Grandma(Merry) said, "No, I will do it." So she went to get them out of the field to bring them in. They were hooked up to a hay rake. There were 2 of them. 1 was named King & I don't know what the other one's name was. But he was temperamental. There was a serious storm brewing with lighting & high winds. This storm was so serious that it broke out about 4:30 and lasted only 10 minutes. It grew dark then terrific wind and severe lightning. It cleared rather quickly and the sun shone. Trees were uprooted and it blew the steeple off of the St. John's Catholic Church, in Westminster, PA. The storm spooked the one nameless horse & bolted. Of course Grandma(Merry) was in the seat of the rake. When Grandma(Merry) came over the hill, (my)Aunt Helena could see the look on her face as she tried to control the spooked horses. There was total fear in her eyes, as she knew she had no control of the horses. I would guess at that point she knew she wasn't going to get control of them. The wagon was hooked up to the tractor which was on the road blocking their way so the unnamed horse tried to squeeze through the tractor and the brim of the road. Unnamed tried to push King out of his way which was impossible since they were hooked up together. A part of the rake caught in the tractor wheels throwing Grandma(Merry) to the ground, where she hit her head on a rock. She was pulled along the ground for a short distance under the rake. The horses took off & ran towards the barn. (My)Aunt Helena went to see Grandma(Merry) & there was blood coming out of her ears, she knew it was bad. (My)Aunt Helena wanted to be nurse all of her life & she sometimes worked for the town Doctor. Grandpa's(Charles') main concern at that time was to get the wagon off of the road because it was blocking the road. After they did that (My)Aunt Helena told (My)Mom(Betty), they had to go & get the doctor & Mom(Betty) was to put the horses away. (Mom(Betty)had been back at the house taking a nap with Sandy, Aunt Helena's daughter) The horses were in the barn. Mom(Betty) said that the horses were easy to put away. Which made sense to me, because when horses get spooked they take off running & won't stop until they arrive back at their barn. Then they began to calm down. Grandpa's(Charles) car was in the shop, so they had to take the tractor into town. Grandpa took (my)Aunt Helena & they drove that tractor around 60 mph to town. She told me, she didn't think a tractor could go that fast. She was scared, because it was dangerous. They arrived at the Doctor's house & she(Helena) ran in there & said, "Mother(Merry) needs an ambulance. She is hurt bad." Now she was 16 years of, so the doctor thought she was overreacting. He didn't call the ambulance until he saw her for himself. Back then ambulances had to come from a distance & to call them it had to be a serious emergency. He drove to the farm to see Grandma(Merry). When he saw her condition. He said she needs an ambulance. It took an hour for the ambulance to arrive & they took her to the Annie M. Warner Hospital in Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA, with a fractured skull and severe lacerations of the scalp. She also had contusions of a arm and hand. She was in a coma which she never recovered from. She(Merry) died from a fractured skull on June 22, 1952. No inquest would be held. She is buried at Roth's Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Grove, York Co., PA. When Grandpa (Charles) came home he shot King & he then tied up the nameless one to a tree & beat him badly. When he was finished, he said, "Now you suffer like she did." He then left him to die. When Grandma(Merry) passed away, Grandpa(Charles) continued his passion for the genealogy. He of course had to do the typing & letter writing himself. Grandpa(Charles) & Grandma(Merry) were members of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Berlin, Adams Co., PA. Grandma(Merry) made sure in March of 1952 that (my Aunt)Helena and (my mom)Betty were baptized and confirmed through the church. A couple of years later he lost the farm & (my)Aunt Helena, (my)Mom & (my)Uncle Mike went into foster care. (My)Uncle Larue met and married Dorothy Shultz and had 3 children together. Glenn Henry Heiner, Mary Ellen Heiner, & Larue Eugene Heiner. All of their children reside in WA. He then married Toddy. He didn't live on the farm when the accident happened. When he graduated he went to FL, then he came back when she(Merry) died and then went to Washington where Grandma's family was from & learned how to roof. He still resides there today. He has a passion for hunting. *Carlos Larue Heiner(father)-Dorothy Shultz(mother)-Glenn Henry Heiner(son)-Mary Ellen Heiner(daughter)-Larue Eugene Heiner(son) *Carlos Larue Heiner(father)-Toddy(step-mother) (My)Aunt Helena met & married Tiny Short, they had 5 children Sandra Sue Heiner, Marcia Lynn Heiner, Smokey David Short, Mark Leon Short, William Rusty Short. She then met & married Jimmy Albert Godwin, they had 2 children, Jimmy Albert Godwin & Angela Jean Godwin. Sandra lives in Tennessee, Marcia passed away on September 17, 1982 in Longview, WA, leaving behind 2 daughters. Smokey, Rusty, & Jimmy reside in WA. Mark & Angela reside in Arizona. She then met & married Richard Sherman. When she married Tiny she moved to Grass Valley, Nevada Co., CA where her grandparents lived (David & Alice Golding). *Helena Jean Heiner(mother)-Tiny Short(father)-Sandra Sue Heiner(daughter)-Marcia Lynn Heiner(daughter-deceased)-Smokey David Short(son)-Mark Leon Short(son)-William Rusty Short(son) *Helena Jean Heiner(mother)-Jimmy Albert Godwin(father)-Jimmy Albert Godwin(son)-Angela Jean Godwin(daughter) *Helena Jean Heiner(wife)-Richard Sherman(husband (My)Aunt Helena now resides in WA and she successfully put herself through nursing school, plus raised a family. She is now a head nurse for a nursing home. (My)Aunt Helena tries to keep in contact with the family all around. She was the one that told me alot of these stories, for which I am very grateful to her for. I really enjoyed listening to the history and I know and understand that some of it was very painful for her to retell. Thanks again Aunt Jean. I love you!! (My)Mom(Betty) was in foster care with several families. One was Bossermans of Dillsburg, Adams Co.,PA, and another was the Helwigs of Gettysburg, Adams Co.,PA. Mom(Betty) met Dad, Ronald Franklin Wotring. His parents were Donald Blake Wotring and Elizabeth Agnes (Bodenhorn) Wotring of Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.,PA. They (Betty and Ronald) met at school and married on May 21, 1960 at Zion Lutheran Church, Penbrook, Dauphin Co.,PA. They had 5 children, Merry Elizabeth Wotring (me), Ronald Franklin Wotring, Barbara Ann Wotring, Kerry Ned Wotring, and Thomas Allen Wotring. All of the children reside in PA except for Ronald, Jr., who passed away on July 20, 1974 and is buried in Woodlawn Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.,PA. *Donald Blake Wotring(father)-Elizabeth Agnes(Bodenhorn)Wotring(mother)-Ronald Franklin Wotring(son) *Ronald Franklin Wotring(father)-Betty Elaine Heiner(mother)-Merry Elizabeth Wotring(daughter)-Ronald Franklin Wotring Jr.(son, deceased)-Barbara Ann Wotring(daughter)-Kerry Ned Wotring(son)-Thomas Allen Wotring(son) When I was about 11 years old Mom & Dad packed us up and moved us to Grass Valley, CA. That is when I first met my Aunt Helena. We then moved to a farm in Auburn, Nevada Co., CA .We lived there for almost 2 years. We then moved back to Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA. Mom worked at the state most of her life & then retired. She still resides in PA, but travels back to WA to visit her family. Uncle Mike(Heiner) stayed at the Loper's (a neighbor of the farm) for the summer they sent him to Milton Hershey School for boys at Hershey, Dauphin Co., PA. He then ran away from there and went to live with Uncle Larue(Heiner) in WA where he stayed. He met & married a female and they had one child, Bobbi Jo Heiner. He then met and married Sherrie and they had 5 children. Mary Annette Heiner,Lena Kathryn Heiner, Michael David Heiner, Sean Heiner, & Matthew Heiner. All of the children still reside in WA. He had lost his leg due to a motorcycle accident. They then bought a farm in Winlock, WA. He loved to grow fruit trees & worked on engines. He passed away at home on October 8, 2002 due to cancer. *Michael Loyall Heiner(father,deceased)-Female(mother)-Bobbi Jo Heiner(daughter) *Michael Loyall Heiner(father,deceased)-Sherrie(mother)-Mary Annette Heiner(daughter)-Lena Kathryn Heiner(daughter)-Michael David Heiner(son)-Sean Heiner(son)-Matthew Heiner(son) Grandpa(Charles) then lived at the Hotel on the square in East Berlin, Adams Co., PA & then got an apartment caddy corner from the Hotel. I guess he wanted to stay close to the pub because he liked his beer. This apartment is where he worked on his family genealogy. He just loved doing that. When I was little he would take me to the cemeteries & tell me who was who. He then fallen ill & then Mom(Betty) took him to live with her at 4 East Pine Street, Enola, Cumberland Co., PA until he passed away on December 7, 1977 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland Co., PA. He is also buried right next to Grandma(Merry) at Roth's Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Grove, York Co., PA I wished I paid more attention then, cause I sure do have a lot of questions now that I can't ask because he is gone. About 20 years after his death, I was looking for something in my mother's (Betty) attic & I came across all of his books of genealogy in storage. I said, "What are you doing with these books?" I asked if I could take them & put the information on the internet , she said I could. If Grandpa knew about the internet it would have made him a happy man, for it would have made his search easier. But one thing I do know he has compiled this information the of fashioned way. RESEARCH, a lot of travel & letter writing. I hope I will be able to put all of his information out for all genealogists to research. I also, hope to make a book from his information, because that is what my grandparents were working towards. Written by: Merry Fetterolf Date: February 28, 2003 I would like to thank my Aunt Helena and my Mother for helping me with the history of Grandpa. Also, I want to thank my sister Amy Berkheimer for helping me with writing this biography. Without them there would be no story, thanks again and I love you all very much.