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- 2. George, born February 9, 1838, mentioned at length in the following paragraph.
GEORGE HEYL. a miller and retired farmer of Lafargeville, town of Orleans, New York, was born February 9, 1838, a son of Henry and Kate M. (Heldt) Heyl, and grandson of Philip Heyl, who was born in Grosszimern, Germany, whence he emigrated to America, first locating in the town of Orleans, and subsequently at Evans Mills, where he died aged about seventy-five years. His wife died in Ger- many. Their cliildren were : Henry, Peter, Wendle, Mary, and Catherine Heyl.
George Heyl, second son of Henry and Kate M. (Heldt) Heyl, worked on the farm summers and attended school winters until he was eighteen years of age. He then removed to Clayton and resided there six years. In 1864, at the age of twenty-six years, he married Ruah H. Snell, born in Manheim, Herkimer county, New York, daughter of John A. Snell. of Lafargeville. They resided on and conducted the farmof Mr. Snell up to 1892, and in addition to this operated a farm of two hundred and sixty acres which he purchased in conjunction with his brother, Henry Heyl. In 1900 he purchased his present customgrinding mill at Lafargeville, New York, and a steel contrition mill for custom grinding, which he conducts successfully, in addition to looking after his real estate interests in the town. Mr. Heyl is a member of the Lutheran church, an adherent of Democratic principles, and a member of the Grange.
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- [S216] Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York; (1905), Oakes, Rensselaer Allston, 1835-1904, [from old catalog] ed; Lewis publishing co., Chicago, pub. [from old catalog], (Name: New York, Chicago, The Lewis publishing company;), vol. 1, pg 249 (Reliability: 3).
- [S216] Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York; (1905), Oakes, Rensselaer Allston, 1835-1904, [from old catalog] ed; Lewis publishing co., Chicago, pub. [from old catalog], (Name: New York, Chicago, The Lewis publishing company;), vol. 1, pg 250 (Reliability: 3).
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