between Israel Heath and Elizabeth Blue. They had 3 children already
when they moved into Cabell Co. WV before 1809 (when 4th child was
born), among the earliest settlers. Heaths Creek, upper and lower, and
the Heath School are named for this family. Israel Heath first settled
at what later became Heaths Creek where it met the Guyandotte River.
Israel Heath was a stonemason by trade. He and his wife Elizabeth
(Blue) Heath had an additional six children all born in Cabell Co WV
after they arrived. The children then numbered nine. Their extended
family grew up in Cabell County, married, and had children of their
own. They lived close to the family of Moses McComas and five of the
original Israel Heath children married five of the children of Moses
McComas. The two strong extended (Methodist) families lived there and
grew for a period of roughly 30 years, being a significant part of the
development of early Cabell County WV. Then around 1839-40 the two
families up and moved into Platte County, Missouri together, taking
most of the extended family with them.
