John E. Heston
John E. Heston, Farmer; P. O., Sidney.
Mr. Heston is a native of Adams County, Pennsylvania, born January 22, 1826. When he had attained the age of eleven years, or in 1837, he came to Ohio with his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Heston, and located in Northampton, Clarke County, remaining three years, or until 1840, when they moved to Springfield, where Elizabeth Heston, mother of John E. Heston, died in the fall of 1841. Some time during the winter of 1841-’2 he began working at the cooper trade on Mad River, six miles north of Dayton, where he remained about three months, when he came to Piqua, Miami County, where he followed the business of coopering. for a number of years. In November, 1848, he married Miss Eliza J. Clark, of Piqua, Ohio, born July 24, 1824, daughter of Isaac and Margaret Clark. By this union he has three children, Dora L., Clara A., and Charles E. Mr. Heston remained in Piqua until 1859, when he moved to Shelby County with his family, and purchased the farm in section 32, Turtle Creek Township, on which he has since resided. Since coming to this county Mr. H. has given a part of his time to his trade in connection with farming, until 1881, when he gave up his business of coopering, and has since that time given his entire attention to farming, which he is now conducting with success. He filled the office of justice of the peace three years.
History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883