According to the 1900 U.S. Census, Herman Heiden (1876-1957) and his wife, Rika (1880-1954), lived on Cass Street in Dundee, Michigan prior to moving north to Isabella County, Michigan in 1915.

They must have been newlyweds at the time since their marriage was on February 22, 1900. By the time they moved north, they had two children, Lewis Heiden (1901-1975) and Nellie (Heiden) Ayris (1907-1993).