James Hancock Heslet

1865 - 1951  (85 years)

• Name	James Hancock Heslet
  Born	5 Oct 1865	Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Feb 1951	Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
  Person ID	I4289	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Jacob Heslet,   b. 27 Apr 1814,   d. 7 Apr 1873  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Smith Heslet,   b. 7 Jun 1830, Miami, Miami County, Ohio ,   d. 7 Oct 1910, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1852	Indiana
  Family ID	F2545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Longshore Knowles Heslet
  Married	Oct 1894
  Children	1. Mary R Heslet   2. Florence Heslet Smith
  Documents		Anniversary- Heslet, James and Bertha HESLET’S GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Washington, D.C., Oct. 2 – One of the high spots for Senator Capper in Washington this year came yesterday (Sun., Oct. 1) when he and 300 others attended the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Heslet at the Admiral Club here. 50 years ago Arthur Capper was best man at the Heslet wedding in Topeka. He and Mr. Heslet had come to Topeka at about the same time ten years before, were both printers on the Daily Capital, and then published by Maj. J.K. Hudson. Jim Heslet and Arthur Capper roomed together at the home of Dr. Deborah Longshore while they were in the composing room of The Capital, continued roommates after the present Senator had left the composing room to become a reporter – at a decrease in salary. Mr. Heslet and Miss Bertha Longshore, niece of Doctor Deborah were married in 1894; soon afterward came to Washington, where Mr. Heslet was in the government printing office until he retired ten years ago at the age of 69; at retirement he was chief of the printing branch of the Library of Congress. Mr. and Mrs. Heslet have two daughters, Mrs. E. Paul (Florence) Smith of Bourbon, Ind., and Miss Mary E. Heslet, secretary to the chief of the legislative reference branch of the Library of Congress. “It was a most pleasant occasion said Senator Capper, “to see Jim and Bertha celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with 300 good friends they have made during the years.” –Cliff Stratton, Topeka Capital’s Washington Correspondent ------------- Mr. Heslet is a brother of Mrs. M. S. McElvain of this city; himself a former Rossville printer, under the late Leroy Sedgwick. He also is an uncle of Bert Heslet. –12 October 1944 Mrs. M.S. McElvain received an announcement this week of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heslet of Silver Springs, Md., which occurred on Monday, Oct. 25. –28 September 1944
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2017 15:12:53
  Family ID	F2553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Heslet, James James H. Heslet Word has been received in Topeka, of the death of James Hancock Heslet, 85, early-day Topeka and Rossville printer, in Silver Lake Spring, Md., Sunday. Services were held in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. Mr. Heslet the last surviving brother of John Heslet, Jake, Joe, and Charles Heslet and Mrs. Delia Heslet Swearingen and Mrs. Mina Wax, now deceased, but early day residents of Rossville. The old home place is now owned by the Reporter editor. He roomed with former Senator Arthur Capper when both were printers on the Topeka Capital in the late 80s. He also served as freeman on the Capital for a time. He married Miss Bertha L. Knowles of Philadelphia in 1894, and a year later they moved to Washington where he became a compositor in the government printing office. When he retired after 36 years, he was chief of the brach government printing office in the Library of Congress. Mr. Heslet was born in Zionsville, Ind., October 5, 1865, and three years later the family came to Shawnee county locating at Rossville. Survivors are his wife: two daughters, Mrs. E. Paul Smith of Bourbon, Ind., and Miss Mary R. Heslet of Washington; a sister, Mrs. Josephine McElvain of Denver, and a number of nieces and nephews, including Bert Heslet, Guy Startup, Della Startup and Walter Startup of Rossville.