Johann Martin Heiner was born in Waldorf, Sax Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany on 17 March, 1818.  Adelgunda Dietzel was born in Wasungen, Sax Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany on 11 June 1815.  Martin met Adelgunda while he was employed as a journeyman weaver by Adelgunda's father, Michael Dietzel.

Martin and Adelgunda married in Germany.  Their first four children were born there before the family immigrated to the United States in 1845.  They arrived in the US (Baltimore) on 24 June 1845.  They eventually made their way to Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, where they lived for several years before moving to Utah.  There, the family settled in Morgan, Morgan Co., Utah.

In addition to the four children born in Germany, Martin and Adelgunda had seven children after arriving in America.  They passed a great heritage from their ancestors to their posterity.

This site, dedicated to the memory of Martin and Adelgunda Heiner, is devoted to sharing information among the descendants of these wonderful people.  If you are a descendant of Martin and Adelgunda, you are invited to submit your information to be included on the site.  Click here for details.