Why did the Heiden (and Rambow and Milhan) family choose to settle here? It turns out that some compelling evidence for a story came from a visit to this cemetery around the year 2000.

People of interest buried in this cemetery

  1. Christian Heiden (1857-1936) **
  2. Johann F. "John" Heiden (1833-1904) **
  3. Meta F.H. Heiden (1870-1873)
  4. Sophia Dorothea (Yens) Heiden (1834-1903) **
  5. Mina M. Laas (1869-1869)
  6. Wilhelm Laas (1874-1879)
  1. Elsie (Heiden) Klatt (1905 -1992)
  2. Otto L. Klatt (1901-1989)
  3. Wanda Mae Klatt (1940-1945)
  4. Donald Klatt (1925-1978)
  5. Margaret Klatt (1931-2004)

** We are not certain that these Heidens are related to our branch of the family. We will keep looking into it.

Shown above is the headstone for August and Rika Heiden's daughter, Meta. Below is an image of that stone which has been Photoshoped to bring out the details

Elsie Klatt was a daughter of Heinrich Heiden and granddaughter of August Heiden. Elsie's son, Donald and his wife, Margaret, are also buried nearby.