In March of 1985, Monita Fergus published a booklet on the history of the Getty Family. The Gettys are related to the Heiden Family through Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden (right) and Florence and Gordon Toburen.

This great study follows the Getty Family starting with John Getty, Sr. (right) who was born about 1788 in The Parish of Portglenone, in what is now Northern Ireland. It then goes to his son, James Getty Sr. born in 1810 in Ireland. His son, George Kilpatrick Getty and his wife, Naomi Russell, came to America in 1852 and eventually settled in Ridgeway Township in Lenawee County, Michigan.

Listed below by generation are the direct i.e. share DNA, descendants of John Getty, Sr. Since the author of this website, Ralph Heiden, is the great grandson of one of John's grandchildren, Ervin Leonidas Getty (left), this branch is covered in greater detail. However, we are also gathering information on Ervin's four siblings, Bettie, Matilda McCaughey, George a

The people listed below only represent a small sample of the total family as it exists now in the 21st century. If you have names of individuals that should be shown on the lists in these later generations, please provide the full name of the person, the decade of his or her birth and the parents' names. If they are still living their name alone will be added to the lists with no inclusion of other specific dates or data.

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