Magdalena was the daughter of Jacob and Susannah Buckwalter Lane Spittler and was born in Beckley, Virginia which is now a part of West Virginia. She married David Heck (born in 1783 in Maryland) in Botetourt, Virginia March 28, 1811. They had eight children: Samuel Montgomery, John D., David L., Anna, Elizabeth, Susannah, Mary Ann and Andrew Jackson Heck.
Magdalena's husband received eighty acres from her father, Jacob Spitler, who had purchased a quarter section in Madison township in Montgomery County, Ohio, but who himself never went there. David Heck had come to Montgomery county in 1811, then, going back to Virginia, married Magdalena there, and, bringing his wife with him to Ohio, he erected a cabin and cleared a small part of his land. He again returned to Virginia after remaining there two months, and was engaged in the war of 1812. After the war was over he lived with his wife's father in Botetourt, Virgina until 1818, when he again came to Montgomery county to remain. By industry and hard labor he prospered and entered a half section of land in Tipton county, Ind., he and six others in 1837 going on horseback from Montgomery county to Indiana, where they all entered land. The price paid by Mr. Heck for his land was $400 for 320 acres.
The Hecks were members of the Regular or Hard Shell Baptist church, but in their later years became a members of the German Baptist church. Politically, David Heck remained a Jackson democrat, and was always strong in the faith, as he was in all his opinions, religious or political. He was for a time a director of the Dayton turnpike company, of which he was a stockholder. He also served for a number of years as treasurer of the company. He served as justice of the peace one term, and was looked upon by all as a straightforward, honorable man.
Magdalena's husband received eighty acres from her father, Jacob Spitler, who had purchased a quarter section in Madison township in Montgomery County, Ohio, but who himself never went there. David Heck had come to Montgomery county in 1811, then, going back to Virginia, married Magdalena there, and, bringing his wife with him to Ohio, he erected a cabin and cleared a small part of his land. He again returned to Virginia after remaining there two months, and was engaged in the war of 1812. After the war was over he lived with his wife's father in Botetourt, Virgina until 1818, when he again came to Montgomery county to remain. By industry and hard labor he prospered and entered a half section of land in Tipton county, Ind., he and six others in 1837 going on horseback from Montgomery county to Indiana, where they all entered land. The price paid by Mr. Heck for his land was $400 for 320 acres.
The Hecks were members of the Regular or Hard Shell Baptist church, but in their later years became a members of the German Baptist church. Politically, David Heck remained a Jackson democrat, and was always strong in the faith, as he was in all his opinions, religious or political. He was for a time a director of the Dayton turnpike company, of which he was a stockholder. He also served for a number of years as treasurer of the company. He served as justice of the peace one term, and was looked upon by all as a straightforward, honorable man.
Magdalena was the daughter of Jacob and Susannah Buckwalter Lane Spittler and was born in Beckley, Virginia which is now a part of West Virginia. She married David Heck (born in 1783 in Maryland) in Botetourt, Virginia March 28, 1811. They had eight children: Samuel Montgomery, John D., David L., Anna, Elizabeth, Susannah, Mary Ann and Andrew Jackson Heck.
Magdalena's husband received eighty acres from her father, Jacob Spitler, who had purchased a quarter section in Madison township in Montgomery County, Ohio, but who himself never went there. David Heck had come to Montgomery county in 1811, then, going back to Virginia, married Magdalena there, and, bringing his wife with him to Ohio, he erected a cabin and cleared a small part of his land. He again returned to Virginia after remaining there two months, and was engaged in the war of 1812. After the war was over he lived with his wife's father in Botetourt, Virgina until 1818, when he again came to Montgomery county to remain. By industry and hard labor he prospered and entered a half section of land in Tipton county, Ind., he and six others in 1837 going on horseback from Montgomery county to Indiana, where they all entered land. The price paid by Mr. Heck for his land was $400 for 320 acres.
The Hecks were members of the Regular or Hard Shell Baptist church, but in their later years became a members of the German Baptist church. Politically, David Heck remained a Jackson democrat, and was always strong in the faith, as he was in all his opinions, religious or political. He was for a time a director of the Dayton turnpike company, of which he was a stockholder. He also served for a number of years as treasurer of the company. He served as justice of the peace one term, and was looked upon by all as a straightforward, honorable man.
Magdalena's husband received eighty acres from her father, Jacob Spitler, who had purchased a quarter section in Madison township in Montgomery County, Ohio, but who himself never went there. David Heck had come to Montgomery county in 1811, then, going back to Virginia, married Magdalena there, and, bringing his wife with him to Ohio, he erected a cabin and cleared a small part of his land. He again returned to Virginia after remaining there two months, and was engaged in the war of 1812. After the war was over he lived with his wife's father in Botetourt, Virgina until 1818, when he again came to Montgomery county to remain. By industry and hard labor he prospered and entered a half section of land in Tipton county, Ind., he and six others in 1837 going on horseback from Montgomery county to Indiana, where they all entered land. The price paid by Mr. Heck for his land was $400 for 320 acres.
The Hecks were members of the Regular or Hard Shell Baptist church, but in their later years became a members of the German Baptist church. Politically, David Heck remained a Jackson democrat, and was always strong in the faith, as he was in all his opinions, religious or political. He was for a time a director of the Dayton turnpike company, of which he was a stockholder. He also served for a number of years as treasurer of the company. He served as justice of the peace one term, and was looked upon by all as a straightforward, honorable man.
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Age 70 yrs, 4 mo, 26 dys. Wife of David Heck
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