According to Going Rogue Chuck Heath Sr was the son of Orville Wayne and Bessie Coleman Heath. here is a little bit of the family tree
Also according to Going Rogue Chuck was virtually adopted by the Mooney family in Sandpoint.
I did some googling and found Orville's obituary:
Note that Chuck was not listed as a survivor. Chuck's brother Louis passed away earlier this year.
He is survived by his wife Edna of Sagle, his son Kirk (Barbara) of Aurora Oregon, his daughter Mona Scouller of Hope, his son Karl (Donna) Spade of Careywood, son Denis (Darlene) Spade of Sandpoint, son Neil Spade of Sandpoint and daughter Cindy Aase (Eric Ridgway), 13 grandkids, 17 great grandkids, and 7 great-great grand kids, 6 sisters, Dixie (Bob) Seybolt, of Sagle, Evelyn (Roy) Anderson, of Clark Fork, Shirley (Gary) Duke, of Wenatchee, Irene (Tom) Henderson, of Sagle, Edith “Duke” (Don) Stolley of Bonners Ferry, Lavina “Babe” Laverdure (Bill Kendt)and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
Chuck is not listed as a survivor either.
In The Rogue and Going Rogue Chuck was adopted by the Mooney family in Sandpoint ID. He is even mentioned in Dorothy Mooney's obituary.
I wonder why even though Chuck was 16 when he was adopted by the Mooneys, wasn't mentioned as a survivor of his father and brother. You would think he would have stayed in contact with his siblings even after the adoption, especially the ones close to his age. It's like he never existed.
In the Lies of Sarah Palin Chuck's mother is listed as Nellie Brandt. Who is she? Was she a mistress of Orville's or did Geoffrey Dunn get that wrong? If Orville did have Nellie on the side was that the reason Chuck moved in with the Mooneys? In Going Rogue Sarah said Chuck's childhood was painful and lonely.
I found on the Freepages Genealogy website this:
I also found this
Update-OK I went to a website that has the 1940 census and found Chuck was leaving with Charles and Nellie in 1940. You can view it here.
And I found a 1940 census record for Orville and Bessie Heath here. No Chuck Jr living with them.
So it looks like Joe McGinniss was incorrect in naming Skanky's grandparents. I do not know if it was an error on his part, was given false info, or was lying. Anyway it does not make him look good and damages his credibility.
When The Rogue came out Sarah and Todd denounced it as lies. Since the grandparents names were wrong, Sarah could have easily refuted that. Why didn't she.
I will probably do more research into Chuck's past sometime in the future. Thanks to all who offered links.
