Lieutenant John D. Heslep enlisted on 7 Aug 1861 in Company "K" 7th West Virginia Infantry. He served as a Sergeant in Companies "C" and "E" and received his commission as 1st Lieutenant in Company "E" on 2 May 1865. He fought at Antietam, The Battle of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and others.
Lt. Heslep is buried next to his wife, Elizabeth Sturgeon, and his daughter, Gloria Victoria Heslep Bolen, in the Stender Cemetery north of Paden City, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The children of John D. and Elizabeth were: Gloria Victoria, b. 5 Oct 1881; Seth Flavius, b. 2 Mar 1884; Pharoh Vitellius, b. 31 Dec 1885; Myrtle Naomi, b. 1 Mar 1888; Darius Antiochus, b. 4 Apr 1890; Dewitt Rolfe, b. 3 Jun 1892; Paul McKinley, b. 13 Jun 1896.
Lt. Heslep was the great-grandfather of Richelle Champion Blankenship, wife of Tim Blankenship.
Lt. Heslep is buried next to his wife, Elizabeth Sturgeon, and his daughter, Gloria Victoria Heslep Bolen, in the Stender Cemetery north of Paden City, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The children of John D. and Elizabeth were: Gloria Victoria, b. 5 Oct 1881; Seth Flavius, b. 2 Mar 1884; Pharoh Vitellius, b. 31 Dec 1885; Myrtle Naomi, b. 1 Mar 1888; Darius Antiochus, b. 4 Apr 1890; Dewitt Rolfe, b. 3 Jun 1892; Paul McKinley, b. 13 Jun 1896.
Lt. Heslep was the great-grandfather of Richelle Champion Blankenship, wife of Tim Blankenship.
Lieutenant John D. Heslep enlisted on 7 Aug 1861 in Company "K" 7th West Virginia Infantry. He served as a Sergeant in Companies "C" and "E" and received his commission as 1st Lieutenant in Company "E" on 2 May 1865. He fought at Antietam, The Battle of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and others.
Lt. Heslep is buried next to his wife, Elizabeth Sturgeon, and his daughter, Gloria Victoria Heslep Bolen, in the Stender Cemetery north of Paden City, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The children of John D. and Elizabeth were: Gloria Victoria, b. 5 Oct 1881; Seth Flavius, b. 2 Mar 1884; Pharoh Vitellius, b. 31 Dec 1885; Myrtle Naomi, b. 1 Mar 1888; Darius Antiochus, b. 4 Apr 1890; Dewitt Rolfe, b. 3 Jun 1892; Paul McKinley, b. 13 Jun 1896.
Lt. Heslep was the great-grandfather of Richelle Champion Blankenship, wife of Tim Blankenship.
Lt. Heslep is buried next to his wife, Elizabeth Sturgeon, and his daughter, Gloria Victoria Heslep Bolen, in the Stender Cemetery north of Paden City, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The children of John D. and Elizabeth were: Gloria Victoria, b. 5 Oct 1881; Seth Flavius, b. 2 Mar 1884; Pharoh Vitellius, b. 31 Dec 1885; Myrtle Naomi, b. 1 Mar 1888; Darius Antiochus, b. 4 Apr 1890; Dewitt Rolfe, b. 3 Jun 1892; Paul McKinley, b. 13 Jun 1896.
Lt. Heslep was the great-grandfather of Richelle Champion Blankenship, wife of Tim Blankenship.
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John D. Heslep
1st LT 7 W VA INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
MARCH 6 1844 APRIL 9 1922
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