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Henry Michael Hefner (1788 - 1851)

Henry Michael (Michael) Hefner
Born in Brandywine, Pendleton, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 63 in McLean, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Henry Michael Hefner was born 10 Apr 1788 in Brandywine, Pendleton County, Virginia (in what is now West Virginia) to parents John Jacob Heavenor (Hefner) and Anna Marie Mallo. He had eight siblings.

It is possible he is the father of Elizabeth A Hefner (later Wiltfong) (1810-1861).

Michael married Barbara Fleischer on 12 Apr 1812 in Pendelton, West Virginia[1] and they had nine children:

  1. Peter
  2. Katherine (later Bartholomew)
  3. Jerome
  4. Adaline (later Goddard)
  5. Harmon
  6. Henry
  7. Margaret (later Popejoy)
  8. Marion Hefner
  9. Marston

In 1850, he was aged 61 and living in McLean, McLean County, Illinois with his daughter Sallina Goddard (aged 31, born in Ohio), his two sons Marion (18, Illinois) and Marston (14, Illinois), and presumebly Sallina's two children Mary Emma (7, Illinois) and Francis A Goddard (2, Illinois).[2]

He passed away on 1 Jul 1851 in McLean County, Illinois. He was buried in Clarksville Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRX3-W3N : 11 February 2018), Michael Havnor and Barbara Fletcher, 10 Apr 1812; citing Pendleton, West Virginia, p 5, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 818,558.
  2. ↑ 1850: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RQ-W7G : 20 December 2020), Henry Hefner, McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10832142/michael-hefner: accessed 06 May 2023), memorial page for Michael Hefner (9 Apr 1787–1 Jul 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10832142, citing Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Eleanor Gibson (contributor 46601745).
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10832142/michael-hefner: accessed 19 May 2023), memorial page for Michael Hefner (9 Apr 1787–1 Jul 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10832142, citing Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Eleanor Gibson (contributor 46601745).

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Hefner-46 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey.
  • WikiTree profile Hefner-48 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey.
  • WikiTree profile Havener-5 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey.






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Graham-7984 Jack Graham
Hefner-833 and Hefner-46 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same birth and death, same parents, same siblings
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Rejected matches › Heinrich Haefner (1787-)

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