In March of 1985, Monita Fergus published a book 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.

Mildred was the daughter of Ralph and Addie (Getty) Roggerman. Gordon was married to the former Carol Heiden who is the daughter of William Frank Heiden. Gordon's mother, Florence, was the daughter of George and Flossie (Getty) Roggeman. Although they spelled their surnames differently, Ralph and George were brothers.

This great book 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.

George and Naomi's youngest son, Ervin Leonidas Getty (left) was born in Michigan in 1871. He was married to Lena Oliver and they had six children. Their eldest daughter, Adeline "Addie", married Ralph Raymond Roggerman and they had five children included Mildred.

We have digitized the entire book and included it in this website. Lower on the page is the Table of Contents for "A Bit O' Yesterday.