John Phillip and Elizabeth had nine children altogether. Three of them died at very young age. The other six: Mary, Clement, Henry, Abram, Ira, and Verna. Mary A. Hey was born March 14, 1880, Clement was born March 8, 1882, and Henry March 8, 1884. Two sons born between March 1884 and September 1889 lived just a short time. Then Abram was born September 25, 1889, Ira was born January 31, 1893, and Verna born April 29, 1896. Those born before 1890 were born one mile south of Penrose, and Ira and Verna were born three-quarters of a mile south of Penrose. None were born in the hospital, but grandmother Mary Herr Baer usually came to help when they were born. (Great Great Grandson James Hey)
Elizabeth Baer Hey
"Mother often said, 'It is a sin to steal a pin, and a greater to steal a tater.' "Once Father sent me out in the field to bring a cow and calf into the barn. When nearly there the cow turned on me, knocked me down and the short horns raised bumps on my body. Pa saw me climb over the fence and run to the house. He said nothing happened, but Mother told him of the bumps on my body from that rolling and bunting." (from "Our Family," by Mary Hey Harshman) "Grandma Hey died before I was born. Gene Harshman said his mother (Verna Hey Harshman) relates that his mother (Verna) said Grandma Hey was very shy and quiet, rarely spoke when people came." (recollection by Janna Hey Dean)
