Jacob Heil and Elisabeth
Like so many other immigrants, Jacob Heil came to American from Germany in 1871, during the second wave of immigration. In a census record, other members of his household are listed as being Marie, Jacob, Adam, and two other individuals with female names. Jacob Heil was born in 1823 in Germany. He married Elisabeth (1825). They had at least four children: Frederick (1852), Jacob (1856), Charles (1861), and Adam (1870). Departing from Bremen, Germany they arrived to North America in 1871, landing in New York. Jacob died in Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1899.
Jacob Heil and Anna BrillJacob (1856), the son of Jacob and Elisabeth married Anna (1860). They had six children: Charles (1881), Clara (1883), Louis (1887), George (1889), and Mary (1891). He died in 1892 in Pennsylvania.
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The Wylie’s lived in Pennsylvania only a short time, when they, with the help of their friends, established Wylie Pennsylvania, a farming community. The Wylie’s lived on their farm called “The Wylie Farm” where they produced vegetables. During the years of growth and development of Wylie, my grandfather, Samuel John Wylie, married a girl of Dutch descent. They lived on the farm where they reared four children: two boys, Jim and John, and two girls, Mary and Katherine. In 1928, the railroad came to Wylie. Yards were established for the Carnegie Steel Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Company. The Wylie community continued to prosper.1
Samuel John Wylie and Clara Heil
Samuel John Wylie married Clara Emma Heil - the daughter of Jacob and Anna. They had four children, which they raised on their farm in Wylie, Pennsylvania: James (1901-1962), Anna Kathryn (1907-2009), Mary Heil (1909-2004), and Samuel John (1914-2004). Samuel spent most of his life on the Wylie farm. His children helped him with his crops and produce.
Figures
Fig. 1 - "Anna Brill Heil" - contributed by Heather Wylie
Fig. 2 - "Clara Heil Wylie" - contributed by Heather Wylie
Fig. 2 - "Clara Heil Wylie" - contributed by Heather Wylie
Sources
1. Wylie, Samuel John. "Meet the Wylies." Personal Publication. Date unknown.