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Alexander Jackson Heflin 1834 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 Jan 1918

Death Location: Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States

Father: William Heflin

Mother: Isabella Morris

Spouse(s): Virginia Scott, Melissa Kendrick

Children(s): Mary Heflin, William Heflin, John Heflin, George Heflin, James Heflin, Joseph Heflin, Sarah Heflin, Lorenzo Heflin, Samuel Heflin, Noah Heflin, Ida Heflin

In 1834, Alexander Jackson Heflin entered the world in Hardin, Tennessee, United States, born to William Buck Heflin and Isabella Morris. In 1880, Alexander Jackson Heflin resided in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA. Alexander Jackson Heflin married Virginia Hill Scott, Melissa Parilee Kendrick, and had children including Mary Ann Heflin, William H. Heflin, John Henry Heflin, George W. Heflin, James P. Heflin, Joseph Alexander Heflin, Sarah Arabella Heflin, Lorenzo Dowell Heflin, Samuel Jackson Heflin, Noah Heflin, Ida Heflin. Alexander Jackson Heflin passed away in 1918 in Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Alexander Jackson Heflin entered the world in Hardin, Tennessee, United States, born to William Buck Heflin and Isabella Morris.
  • In 1880, Alexander Jackson Heflin resided in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • Alexander Jackson Heflin married Virginia Hill Scott, Melissa Parilee Kendrick, and had children including Mary Ann Heflin, William H. Heflin, John Henry Heflin, George W. Heflin, James P. Heflin, Joseph Alexander Heflin, Sarah Arabella Heflin, Lorenzo Dowell Heflin, Samuel Jackson Heflin, Noah Heflin, Ida Heflin.
  • Alexander Jackson Heflin passed away in 1918 in Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Heflin
1798 – 1870
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
WH
Isabella Morris
1804 – 1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
IM

Spouses(s)

Virginia Scott
1841 – 1880
Birth Location: Fairfield ,Wayne Co. ILL.
VS
Melissa Kendrick
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: Arkansas
MK

Children(s)

Mary Heflin
1861 – 1884
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
MH
William Heflin
1861 – 1957
Birth Location: Pope, Arkansas, USA
WH
John Heflin
1864 – 1947
Birth Location: Bear Creek Township, Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas
JH
George Heflin
1868 –
Birth Location: –
GH
James Heflin
1869 –
Birth Location: Ark.
JH
Joseph Heflin
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Pope Co. Akkansas
JH
Sarah Heflin
1873 –
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
SH
Lorenzo Heflin
1876 – 1952
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
LH
Samuel Heflin
1881 –
Birth Location: pope co. Arkansas
SH
Noah Heflin
1892 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
NH
Ida Heflin
1894 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
IH

Alexander Heflin's Ancestors

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Alexander Heflin
1834 – 1918
Birth Place: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Buck Heflin
1798 – 1870
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Isabella Morris
1804 – 1870
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Martin) Heflin
1773 – 1823
Beaverdam Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Chatman) Davis
1782 – 1877
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Heflin
1740 – 1803
Susan Heflin
1746 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Heffernon
1715 – 1803
Sarah Martin
1715 – 1760

Alexander Heflin's Descendants

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Alexander (Jackson) Heflin (17 Oct 1834 – 22 Jan 1918) m. Virginia (Hill) Scott (16 Aug.1841 – 1880-85) m. Melissa (Parilee) Kendrick (1852 – 1915)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Heflin (1861 – 1884) m. James (Carroll) Blackburn (1854 – 1885)
    1. 1. William (Wesley Henry Alonzo) Blackburn (5 Aug 1876 – 22 Feb 1961) m. Mary (Ella) Hightower (3 Jan 1887 – 18 Jan 1983)
      1. 1. Edith (Ethel) Blackburn (20 Dec 1904 – 19 Apr 2000)
      2. 2. Sherman (Alonzo) Blackburn (14 Dec 1906 – 5 Feb 1996) m. Patricia (Belle) Downs (18 Oct 1917 – Jan 1978)
        1. 1. Terrell (Dean) Blackburn (6 May 1933 – 22 March 2010) m. Darlene (Dee) Blackburn (7 June 1936 – 30 September 2010)
        2. 2. Jame (W) Blackburn (abt 1935 – )
        3. 3. Chas (D) Blackburn (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. John (Paul) Blackburn (abt 1912 – 19 Oct 2003)
      4. 4. Ruth (Bernice) Blackburn (5 January 1925 – 21 February 2013)
    2. 2. Sarah (A) Blackburn (Jan 1880 – 1906)
    3. 3. Dicey (Elizabeth) Blackburn (12 Feb 1881 – 29 May 1974)
    4. 4. John (Green) Blackburn (29 February 1883 – 30 Oct 1918)
  2. 2. William (H.) Heflin (29 Oct 1861 – 24 Feb 1957)
  3. 3. John (Henry) Heflin (20 February 1864 – 30 Jan 1947) m. Narcissa (Melinda) Morphis (15 Nov 1867 – 15 Aug 1937)
    1. 1. George (Henry) Heflin (10 Jan 1887 – 13 Sep 1919)
    2. 2. J. (B.) Heflin (30 Apr 1888 – 25 Jul 1993)
    3. 3. Oda (L.) Heflin (22 Sep 1890 – 25 AUG 1893)
    4. 4. Oliver (Ernest) Heflin (01 Jan 1893 – 05 Mar 1969)
    5. 5. Jett (Earl) Heflin (2 Sep 1895 – 23 Nov 1964) m. Tempie (Lois) Scott (20 Jan 1899 – 28 Jan 1988)
      1. 1. Grady (Earl) Heflin (15 Jul 1915 – Jan 1985)
      2. 2. Robert (Aubrey) Heflin (12 Oct 1921 – 16 Jul 1990) m. Helen (Sophia) Cousar (11 Aug 1921 – 09 Apr 2006)
        1. 1. Charles Heflin (08 Aug 1942 – 10 Aug 1942)
        2. 2. James (Cousar) Heflin (7 Nov 1950 – ) m. Brenda (Sue) Powell (12 Oct 1952 – )
        3. 3. Janie (Ruth) Heflin m. Ernie Sharp
        4. 4. Robert (Aubrey) Heflin m. Barbara
      3. 3. Dale (Hubert) Heflin (31 Jan 1928 – 23 Nov 1992)
      4. 4. La (Rue) Heflin (abt 1933 – )
    6. 6. Wallace Heflin (15 Nov 1897 – 25 May 1970)
    7. 7. Carl (H) Heflin (15 Sep 1900 – 27 Jul 1958)
    8. 8. Etta Heflin (4 Feb 1903 – 26 Feb 1981)
    9. 9. Huston (Dee) Heflin (15 Apr 1905 – 1 Jun 1991)
    10. 10. Retha Heflin (11 Oct 1910 – 23 Aug 1984)
  4. 4. George (W.) Heflin (1868 – )
  5. 5. James (P.) Heflin (1869 – )
  6. 6. Joseph (Alexander) Heflin (20 Feb 1872 – 04 Feb 1956) m. Ella (May) Norris (20 Oct 1874 – 20 Jun 1960)
    1. 1. Jesse Heflin (27 Oct 1894 – 27 Jun 1972)
    2. 2. Jetty (Ernest) Heflin (29 Nov 1896 – Mar 1984)
    3. 3. Columbus (Aubron) Heflin (23 Dec 1898 – 25 Dec 1984)
    4. 4. Naomi (Lee) Heflin (20 Feb 1901 – 26 May 1967)
    5. 5. Roy Heflin (1 Oct 1903 – 25 Dec 1988)
    6. 6. Archie (Othan) Heflin (10 Oct 1905 – 4 Oct 1995)
    7. 7. Minnie (Ora) Heflin (15 Jul 1908 – 7 Mar 1990)
    8. 8. Virgil (Olen) Heflin (12 Jun 1911 – 2 Sep 1991)
  7. 7. Sarah (Arabella) Heflin (1873 – )
  8. 8. Lorenzo (Dowell) Heflin (25 Nov 1876 – 4 Jul 1952)
  9. 9. Samuel (Jackson) Heflin (12 Jan.1881 – 1 Sept1976)
  10. 10. Noah Heflin (abt 1892 – )
  11. 11. Ida Heflin (abt 1894 – )

Alexander Heflin's Timeline

3 Records

1834
17 Oct 1834
Birth of Alexander Jackson Heflin in Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Hardin, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 46
Alexander Jackson Heflin resided here in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1918
22 Jan 1918
Age 84
Death of Alexander Jackson Heflin in Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Family History Film: 1254054; Page: 114A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0346

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Family History Film: 1254054; Page: 114A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0346

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1918
    Event Place: Hector, Pope, Arkansas, United States
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