This section will be of interest to the descendants of Arthur and Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden. Mildred's mother was Adeline "Addie" (Getty) Roggerman pictured to the left. In 1852, George Kilpatrick Getty came to America from the small town of Portglenone in County Antrim which is now in what is called Northern Ireland. It is on the River Bann about 8 miles from Ballymena, 34 miles from Belfast and 135 miles from Dublin. Portglenone had a population of about 1,200 in 2011.

In March of 1985, Monita Fergus published a book on the history of the Getty Family. It has wonderful, extensive coverage of the Gettys back to John Getty, Sr who was born in Ireland in 1788. Much of the information included in this section is from this book.

The Getty Family has at least two connections to the Heiden Family. As mentioned above Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden's mother's maiden name was Getty. Another connection, however, is through Mildred's cousin, Florence (Roggeman) Toburen whose mother, Flossie (Getty) Roggeman, was the sister of Mildred's mother. Florence's son, Gordon Toburen, married Carol Jean Heiden who is the daughter of William Frank Heiden.

Click on the name on the Ancestors chart below for more information on individuals or click on the A Bit O' Yesterday to see the book.