Husband Hon. William Graham Heiner 1
Born: 16 Apr 1845 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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Father: Daniel Brodhead Heiner (1807-1882) 3 4 5
Mother: Mary Graham ( - ) 5 6
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Wife Florence Ulan 2
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Father: John Ulan ( - ) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Harris ( - ) 2
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Graham Heiner
His education was received under private tutors and at Dayton Academy, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and in early manhood he became interested in the lines which thereafter engaged his attention. In 1864 he started the lumber and oil business, being one of the early operators in the oil fields of Venango, Butler and Armstrong counties. Then for many years he followed general contracting on an extensive scale, erecting the glass works and doing much more in the building up of Ford City, Armstrong County, as well as putting up many houses at Valley Point, Arnold and New Kensington, PA. The brass bedstead works at Butler, PA, were also of his construction. Naturally his various transactions led him to interest himself in local financial institutions, and he maintained a connection with several banks, even when practically retired from active business. In 1898 he assisted in organizing the First National Bank of Ford City, and was the first president of the institution. After this he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and built the town of Valley Park, in that state. After his return, in 1908, he organized the First National Bank of Bruin, Butler County, and he was a director of that bank and of the First National Bank of Parkers Landing. His landed investments in Butler and Armstrong counties comprised several hundred acres. He took sufficient interest in the public affairs of his county to represent his district in the Legislature, in which he served two terms, having been first elected in 1876, and re-elected at the close of his first term. He discharged the duties of his office with the precision and insight into the needs of his constituents which they expected of one of his experience, and did his share in the enactment of general laws affecting State issues in the most commendable manner. He and his wife attended the Methodist Church, and he maintained social connection with the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Heptasophs and Elks.