John Henry Heyer, the seven-year-old son of William S. Heyer of Middletown, died on Monday night at the home of his grandfather, William Irwin, who lives on the William H. Sherman farm near Morrisville. Death was caused by rheumatism of the heart. The funeral will be held on Friday morning at eleven o’clock from the boy’s home at Middletown. The burial will be at the Holmdel cemetery.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, January 18, 1899