William Rufus Heath, b: 1869

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}


			^Rufus Heath^{b.1814 Northampton, VA d.1842 Northampton, VA}

		^{James Elliott Heath}^{b.1840 Northampton, VA d.1904 Northampton, VA}	^{Susan T Brickhouse}^{b.1820 d.1860}

	^{William Rufus Heath}^{b.1869 Northampton, VA d.1930 Norfolk, VA}

^{William Rufus Heath}^{b.1898 d.1968 Portsmouth, VA}		^{Indiana Amanda Nottingham}^{b.1847 Northampton, VA d.1919 Norfolk, VA}

^{Bruce Elliot Heath}^{b.1900 Portsmouth, VA d.1946 Norfolk, VA}

^{Harry Williams Heath}^{b.1901 Norfolk, VA d.1977 Boca Raton, FL}

	^{Jennie Bruce Blamire}^{b.1869 Norfolk, VA d.1904 Norfolk, VA}