Adair County IA Archives Biographies.....Heaton, Daniel 1842 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1896)

DANIEL HEATON, who is a worthy representative of the monetary interests of
southwestern Iowa, and a capable financier, is now proprietor of the Adair
County Bank, of Greenfield. This bank was organized in 1875 and opened its doors
for business on the 1st of January, 1876. The original stockholders were Daniel
Heaton, S. Lyons, William Heaton and James P. Heaton, and the organization was
effected under the name which is still retained. It was the first bank in the
county, and supplied a long-felt want. Our subject became its sole proprietor in
1887, and then built for its accommodation the present fine building which it
now occupies. He conducts the largest banking business in the county, for the
firm financial basis on which the institution is established and the known
reliability and integrity of the proprietor have secured a very liberal patronage.

   Mr. Heaton is a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, born May 10, 1842, and
is a son of William and Mary (Hedge) Heaton, who were also natives of the
Keystone State. The father was born August 24, 1815, was reared as a farmer, and
carried on agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life. In 1862 he removed
to Douglas county, Illinois, where he became the owner of 1,600 acres of rich
land, most of which was purchased from the Government. This he improved, making
it a valuable property, and later acquired a large tract in Madison county,
Iowa, on which he resided for some ten years. He then sold his Iowa home, and
returned to Illinois, where he now resides, his home being near Newman, Douglas
county. He has been very liberal to his children, giving them most of his land
and thus enabling them to start well on life's journey, but still retaining a
fine home for himself. He has always carried on farming and land speculating and
has been very successful in his undertakings, working his way upward from a
position of limited circumstances to one of affluence. He and his wife are
connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he was a
Democrat, but is now independent. His wife was called to the home beyond in 1886.

   Mr. and Mrs. Heaton became the parents of eleven children: Samuel, who was
engaged in sheep-raising in Kansas until his death; Daniel, of this notice;
Abigail, wife of R. N. Wiley, of Rogersville, Pennsylvania; James P., who
carries on farming in Douglas county, Illinois; Maggie J., wife of Samuel Lyons,
also a farmer of Douglas county; Morgan, a retired farmer now living in Norton,
Kansas; Abner, a resident farmer of Madison county, Iowa; Jester H., who is
living in Enid, Oklahoma Territory; Mary A., wife of Eli J. Daines, of Illinois;
and three now deceased.

   Daniel Heaton spent the days of his childhood and youth in the usual manner
of farmer lads, and acquired his education in the common schools of Clarksville,
Pennsylvania. He came West to Illinois in 1860, two years prior to the removal
of his parents to that State. He was married April 29, 1869, to Ella M. Hoover,
a native of Attica, Indiana, and a daughter of James Hoover, who still resides
in Attica, where he has been prominently identified with public affairs for many
years. Three children have been born to our subject and his wife: Erne M., now
the wife of E. H. Bickford, cashier of the Adair County Bank; William E., who is
also connected with the bank; and Elmer Ray.

   Mr. Heaton and his wife began their domestic life upon a farm in Douglas
county, Illinois, where he owned 240 acres of land. He also engaged in business
as a dealer in agricultural implements, and continued his residence there until
1875, when he came to Iowa and engaged in the banking business, as before
stated. His public spirit, progressiveness and liberality have been manifest in
his life here, and his efforts toward advancing the material interests of
Greenfield are widely recognized. By promoting individual prosperity he has
advanced the city's upbuilding, and is one of her most valued residents. He now
owns eight buildings around the public square in Greenfield, and about a dozen
residence properties in the city, and also has valuable farming lands in Kansas
and Nebraska. When he became sole proprietor of the bank he erected a fine
block, the first floor of which is occupied by two stores and the bank, while
the second floor is used for office and dwelling purposes. The building is steam
heated, lighted by electricity, supplied with waterworks, and is a modern brick
structure, erected of the best material, and no expense was spared to secure
excellent workmanship. It is without exception the finest business building in
the State, and would be a credit to any city of the West. Mr. Heaton was also
one of the organizers of the Exchange Bank of Fontanelle, and is its president.
He is the inventor and patentee of "Heaton's note case and tickler," which is
now manufactured in Omaha, Nebraska, and is a valuable aid to any bank. He has
been signally fortunate in all his ventures, and is a shrewd, capable business
man, whose advancement has been rapid and steady, and whose present high
position is due to his industrious habits and strict business integrity.

   Mr. Heaton is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine, and
belongs to the subordinate lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is
fond of travel, which proves his chief source of recreation. He now has in his
possession a cane made from the vertebrae of a shark which he captured in Tampa
bay, Florida, while on one of his excursions. He also assisted in the capture of
a sawfish fifteen feet in length and weighing 870 pounds, the body of which is
mounted and preserved in the historical rooms at Des Moines, Iowa. He is a
pleasant, genial gentleman, of broad and liberal opinions on all subjects. He
has hosts of friends who delight to do him honor, and his kindly nature and his
strict fairness in all business transactions are constantly making additions to
the list.

   January 29, 1896, Mr. and Mrs. Heaton sailed for Italy, spent most of the
winter in Rome, but visited many places of interest in Europe.


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A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF IOWA

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CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1896

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