From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 316.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


GEORGE HEIL

George Heil, assistant secretary of the city board of gas trustees, 
was born at Wheeling, August 25, 1853.  He is a son of Casper Heil, a 
well-known retail dealer in groceries of Wheeling, who was born in 
Germany about 1828, and came to America near the year 1847, settling 
at once at Wheeling.  By his wife, Mary Hungermann, also a native of 
Germany, he had four sons and one daughter.  Casper Heil is of much 
prominence as a citizen and has served several terms as a member of 
the city council.  He and wife are members of the St. Alphonsus 
Catholic church.  George Heil was reared at Wheeling, and received a 
liberal and classical education at St. Vincent's college. Though a 
young man he has had opportunities to prove his fidelity to public 
trusts, and is one of the popular men of the city.  Under Sheriff R. 
S. Brown, now deceased, he served as deputy sheriff of Ohio county, 
and in 1881 he was appointed assistant secretary of the gas board, a 
position he held until he was appointed secretary, as which he served 
the board two years.  In October, 1889, he was chosen assistant 
secretary for the term of two years.  Mr. Heil was married January 
22, 1884, to Miss Annie Yeager, daughter of N. Yeager, deceased, and 
by this union has two sons, William and Louis.  He and wife are 
members of St. Alphonsus Catholic church. 


(Linda Fluharty)