Homer Heathman was born in Miami county, Ohio, in the year 1841 and died August 16, 1903, aged 72 years, 9 months, 27 days. He emigrated to Kansas in the early sixties, where he was married to Sarah Woolheater, who died in the year of 1884. To this union were born ten children; six boys and four girls. In 1885 he was married to Miss Anna Brown. To them were born two children. He was one of the first settlers of Circleville and helped build the town. He and Kit Carson were great friends and were together on many scouting expeditions. The author of the latest edition of Kit Carson's life work interviewed Mr. Heathman last spring relative to the many early exploits and memories of hostile days. He lived on a farm east of Circleville and run the first saw and flour mill this side of Leavenworth. He used to haul all of his mill stuffs and lumber with oxen to the old government post at Fort Leavenworth, and Indians being very hostile in those days, it was a very dangerous business. This was where he met Kit Carson. In 1867 he moved from the farm into Circleville where he ran a grain elevator until he was stricken down .... cared for by a wife and devoted children. He was buried by the side of his first wife in the Holton cemetery.

Circleville. Aug. 24, 1903. Mr. Henry Heathman and family, of Havensville, attended his uncle's funeral here last Sunday.
The Holton Weekly Signal, August 26, 1903.

Homer Heathman died at his home in this city, Saturday morning, August 15, 1903. He was buried in the Holton cemetery Sunday afternoon. The subject of our sketch was born in Medina county, Ohio, October 18, 1831. He spent his boyhood days under the parental roof on the old homestead in Ohio, and when twenty-one years old started out for himself and began operating on rented land in Hancock county, that state, being thus occupied four years. He then removed to Whitley county, Ind., where he farmed one year on rented land, then coming to Kansas preempted land in Jefferson township, Jackson county. Two years later he rented a mill of Rufus Oursler, which he operated until 1868, and which was the first mill in the county. There came to this mill people from a hundred miles away. When withdrawing from the milling business he returned to his farm upon which he lived until 1872. Removing then to Holton he operated a mill there for six years after which he returned to this city and operated the Augusta Windsor Hotel, and operated it until it burned down several years since .... He was first married February 10, 1852, in Hancock county, Ohio, to Miss Sarah A. Woolheater, a native of that county. They became the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. Mrs. Sarah Heathman departed this life in 1883. Mr. Heathman in 1885 contracted a second marriage, with Miss Anna D. Brown, and to them were born two children, Laura and Vaden, who with their mother, survive him. He took an active part in politics, and held several minor offices and served in the state militia during the civil war .... Circleville News.
The Ho/ton Recorder, August 27, 1903.

Circleville .... Those of his immediate family who survived him are his widow Mrs. Annie Heathman their two children, Mrs. C. C. Beltnap and Vaden Heathman. Those by his first marriage are George Heathman of Blue Rapids Kans., Mrs. James Cooper of Clifton Kans., Mrs. Ella Newell of Clifton, Ed Heathman of Enid, Okla., Mrs. Flora Konnforts of Kansas City, Will Heathman of Holton and Frank Heathman of Circleville .... The Tribune, September 4, 1903.

.... He had been confined to his bed three months to the day with a diseased limb caused by a bruise while working on the railroad .... Wm. Heathman was not able to attend the funeral.
The Kansas Sun /lower, August 20, 1903.