BIO: George W. Heagy, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER LVIII.

    SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS.

553  SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP.

  GEORGE W. HEAGY, farmer and stock-grower, P. O. Carlisle, was born 
near Newville, Cumberland Co., Penn., September 24, 1837, son of John 
and Mary (Hemminger) Heagy.  The former a native of Adams County, of 
English origin, was a farmer; the latter, born in Cumberland County, 
was of German lineage.  George W. is the youngest in a family of seven 
children.  His father died in 1856 in Cumberland County, where he had 
resided since he was a young man.  Our subject attended common school 
and farmed until 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, third 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served as a non-commissioned officer; was in 
several hard-fought battles, had two horses shot from under him, and 
was wounded while charging a rebel battery at the battle of Gettysburg, 
but served his full time, and was honorably discharged.  Since the war 
Mr. Heagy has followed agricultural pursuits, and now owns 118 acres of 
land.  He was married, in 1866, to Annie E. Stuart, of English descent, 
daughter of John Stuart, a farmer.  The children born to this union are 
Mary, John, Robert, Minnie, Clark, Bessie, Florence, Maud and Annie.  
Mr. Heagy is a member of the Reformed Church, and his wife of the 
Presbyterian denomination.  Mr. Heagy is a Democrat in politics; has 
served three years as county auditor and three years as overseer of the 
poor, and several years as school director.