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Francis Asbury Heflin 1851 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1851

Birth Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1914

Death Location: Fresno, California, USA

Father: Rufus Heflin

Mother: Lucy McCraw

Spouse(s): Claramon Strother

Children(s): William Heflin, Rufus Heflin, Francis Heflin, Theodore Heflin, Clarence Heflin

In 1851, Francis Asbury Heflin entered the world in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, born to Rufus Turner Heflin and Lucy Ann McCraw. In 1860, Francis Asbury Heflin resided in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United State. In 1875, Francis Asbury Heflin resided in Santa Rosa. Francis Asbury Heflin married Claramon Rebecca Strother, and had children including William Strother Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Francis Asbury Heflin, Theodore Turner Heflin, Clarence Leslie Heflin. Francis Asbury Heflin passed away in 1914 in Fresno, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Francis Asbury Heflin entered the world in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, born to Rufus Turner Heflin and Lucy Ann McCraw.
  • In 1860, Francis Asbury Heflin resided in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United State.
  • In 1875, Francis Asbury Heflin resided in Santa Rosa.
  • Francis Asbury Heflin married Claramon Rebecca Strother, and had children including William Strother Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Francis Asbury Heflin, Theodore Turner Heflin, Clarence Leslie Heflin.
  • Francis Asbury Heflin passed away in 1914 in Fresno, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Heflin
1819 – 1867
Birth Location: Ft Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
RH
Lucy McCraw
1825 – 1861
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
LM

Spouses(s)

Claramon Strother
1853 – 1939
Birth Location: Durant, Mississippi, USA
CS

Children(s)

William Heflin
1873 – 1952
Birth Location: Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
WH
Rufus Heflin
1876 – 1963
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
RH
Francis Heflin
1878 – 1942
Birth Location: Texas
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Theodore Heflin
1881 – 1969
Birth Location: Texas
TH
Clarence Heflin
1885 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas
CH

Francis Heflin's Ancestors

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Francis Heflin
1851 – 1914
Birth Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rufus Turner Heflin
1819 – 1867
Ft Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Lucy (Ann) McCraw
1825 – 1861
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lewis (Charles) Heflin
1794 – 1870
Wilton, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Hariett Pullen
1799 – 1886
North Carolina, United States
Francis (M) Mccraw
1798 – 1866
Virginia
Sally Coghill
1808 – 1850
NC
Great-Grandparents
Charles Heflin
1753 – 1841
Elizabeth Cooke
1755 – 1840
John Pullen
1775 – 1852
Elizabeth High
1772 – 1856
William McCraw
1764 –
Winifred Hill
1769 – 1799
Thomas Coghill
1766 – 1842
Lucy Coghill
1777 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Heflin
1720 – 1800
Susanna Tourner
1720 – 1786
John Pullen
1735 – 1808
Ann Turner
1752 – 1812
Mark High
1742 – 1803
Winifred
1746 – 1777
Francis McCraw
1723 – 1778
Mary Woodson
1738 – 1810
John Hill
– 1774
Winifred Lockett
1725 – 1807
Zachariah Coghill
Damsel Vaughn

Francis Heflin's Descendants

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Francis (Asbury) Heflin (4 Nov 1851 – 8 Feb 1914) m. Claramon (Rebecca) Strother (28 Dec 1853 – 29 Jul 1939)
  1. 1. William (Strother) Heflin (15 Aug 1873 – 09 Nov 1952) m. Ina (Grace) Porter (19 Oct 1875 – 24 May 1970)
    1. 1. Frank (Porter) Heflin (29 Sep 1897 – 04 Jan 1989) m. Katherine (S.) Sexton (abt 1902 – )
      1. 1. Porter (Sexton) Heflin (02 Apr 1919 – 30 Sep 1974) m. Laura Henry
    2. 2. Richard (Strother "Dick") Heflin (25 Dec 1898 – 06 Feb 1962) m. Opal Madden (abt 1909 – ) m. Mildred Heflin
      1. 1. Betty (K) Heflin (abt 1927 – )
      2. 2. Lila (Lou "Cookie") Heflin (9 Aug 1928 – ) m. Frank (E. L.) Conter (28 Mar 1925 – 30 Jan 2005)
        1. 1. Robin Conter m. Domeratzky
        2. 2. Cindy Conter
        3. 3. Kenneth Conter
    3. 3. Clarence (W) Heflin (05 Nov 1905 – 08 Dec 1985) m. Thelma Fisher (29 Jan 1904 – Apr 1980)
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Heflin (abt 1928 – ) m. George (R) Hager (abt 1907 – )
    4. 4. Harry (Rufus) Heflin (16 Sep 1914 – 8 Jan 2007) m. Vivian Stephenson (abt 1915 – )
      1. 1. Nancy (Heflin) Parkey (abt 1946 – ) m. John Parkey
        1. 1. Brian Parkey m. Gina
        2. 2. Kevin Parkey m. Tricia
  2. 2. Rufus (Leigh) Heflin (23 Jun 1876 – 1 Aug 1963) m. Charlotte (Belle) Justis (1 Mar 1884 – 17 Sep 1959)
    1. 1. William (Morton) Heflin (17 Aug 1905 – 09 Dec 1990) m. Florence (Mary) Nolan (21 May 1904 – 6 Mar 1987)
      1. 1. Rosemary Heflin (21 Dec 1927 – 26 Apr 2017) m. Alexander Besyk (08 Mar 1922 – 25 Apr 2006)
        1. 1. Debra (Jane) Besyk (17 Feb 1955 – )
        2. 2. Mark (Allen) Besyk (26 Nov 1956 – )
        3. 3. Michael (Alexander) Besyk (27 Jun 1959 – )
        4. 4. Amber (Catherine) Besyk (08 Nov 1961 – ) m. Phil Emmert
      2. 2. Laurajane Heflin (07 May 1929 – 25 Sep 2022) m. George (F) Merrithew (21 Jan 1932 – 07 Nov 1989)
        1. 1. Denise (Marie) Merrithew (14 Sep 1955 – )
        2. 2. George (Joseph) Merrithew (26 Jan 1957 – )
        3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Merrithew (13 Jun 1959 – )
        4. 4. Daniel (John) Merrithew (13 May 1961 – )
      3. 3. William (Morton) Heflin (10 Jul 1930 – ) m. Arlene (Josephine) Szumski (12 Feb 1937 – 27 Jul 2008) m. Arlene (D) Citek (10 Feb 1941 – )
        1. 1. Joseph (Michael) Heflin (05 June 1958 – ) m. Mary (Helen) McCarthy (27 Aug 1961 – )
        2. 2. Peter (J) Heflin (15 June 1959 – )
        3. 3. William (Thomas) Heflin (11 Jun 1960 – ) m. Julie Baer (8 Jun 1962 – )
        4. 4. Marie (T) Heflin (Oct 1961 – ) m. Jeff Jobe m. Daniel Penn
        5. 5. Edward (G) Heflin (13 Dec 1962 – )
        6. 6. Paul (Gerard) Heflin (19 Feb 1964 – ) m. Ellen Sweeney
        7. 7. Christopher Heflin (1 Mar 1965 – ) m. Margaret Johnston
        8. 8. Jane Heflin (14 Feb 1966 – )
        9. 9. Michelle (Marie) Heflin (27 Sep 1967 – ) m. Richard Ellis
        10. 10. Marcelle (Marie) Heflin (07 Dec 1968 – ) m. John Slobaszewski
        11. 11. Rachel (Marie) Heflin (13 May 1970 – ) m. Heath Winborn
        12. 12. John Heflin (05 Mar 1972 – ) m. Theresa O'Donnell
        13. 13. Patrick (James) Heflin (06 Oct 1975 – ) m. Caroline Lester
      4. 4. Bertram (Vincent) Heflin (21 Sept 1931 – 2 Jan 2016) m. Mary (Ann) Ronayne (30 Jul 1934 – 30 Aug 1996)
        1. 1. Ronald (Joseph) Heflin (05 Aug 1957 – ) m. Kathleen Marek (11 Sep 1957 – )
        2. 2. Linda (Ann) Heflin (04 Sep 1959 – ) m. Harris Bonnette
        3. 3. Daniel (Thomas) Heflin (7 Feb 1962 – ) m. Ruth
      5. 5. Blythe (Mary) Heflin (02 Oct 1932 – 14 Nov 2017) m. Ralph Sesko (17 Jul 1929 – 6 Oct 2007)
        1. 1. Dennis (Morton) Sesko (20 Jun 1957 – )
        2. 2. Brian (Andrew) Sesko (13 Jun 1958 – )
        3. 3. Cory (Ann) Sesko (03 Jun 1959 – )
        4. 4. Kevin (Lyle) Sesko (08 Jul 1960 – )
        5. 5. Laura (Jane) Sesko (29 Nov 1961 – )
        6. 6. Charlotte (Belle) Sesko (29 Jan 1963 – )
        7. 7. Ralph (Lawrence) Sesko (28 Jan 1964 – )
        8. 8. Keith (Allyn) Sesko (15 May 1965 – )
        9. 9. Larisa (Lynne) Sesko (26 Dec 1967 – )
        10. 10. Sean (Kelly) Sesko (20 Jun 1969 – )
      6. 6. Sherry (Ann) Heflin (11 Oct 1933 – ) m. Donald (Otto) Panec (3 November 1923 – 31 Dec 2021)
        1. 1. Marie (Therese) Panec (17 Mar 1954 – 3 May 2011) m. Alan Roll
        2. 2. Donald (John) Panec (24 Mar 1955 – )
        3. 3. Sherrie (Ann) Panec (29 Feb 1956 – ) m. John (F) Lucas (abt 1951 – )
        4. 4. Joseph (Michael) Panec (30 Mar 1957 – )
        5. 5. Peter (Anthony) Panec (18 Mar 1958 – )
        6. 6. Patrick (James) Panec (27 Oct 1959 – )
        7. 7. Michael (Gerard) Panec (21 Jan 1961 – )
        8. 8. David (Leigh) Panec (03 Apr 1964 – )
        9. 9. Timothy (Morton) Panec (19 May 1965 – )
        10. 10. Jacinta (Marie) Panec (30 Oct 1967 – )
      7. 7. Leigh (James) Heflin (28 Jun 1935 – 19 May 2023) m. Mary (Kathleen "Kitty") Hoffenkamp (27 Feb 1938 – 26 Jul 2019)
        1. 1. Victoria (Anne) Heflin (23 Jan 1960 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (Leigh) Heflin (06 Feb 1962 – )
        3. 3. Robert (Gerard) Heflin (03 Oct 1964 – )
      8. 8. Florence (Belle) Heflin (23 Feb 1937 – )
      9. 9. Amber (Catharine) Heflin (18 Aug 1938 – ) m. Mariano Hernando (08 May 1944 – )
      10. 10. John (Francis) Heflin (31 May 1940 – ) m. Victoria (Maxine) Craig (13 Aug 1942 – 3 Jul 2003) m. Dianne (Elizabeth) Maltese (21 Mar 1949 – )
        1. 1. Kimberly (Lynn) Heflin (06 Jun 1963 – 07 Oct 1996)
        2. 2. Scott (Francis) Heflin (07 Dec 1964 – ) m. Kerri (R) Renders (abt 1968 – )
        3. 3. Monti (William) Heflin (02 Nov 1968 – ) m. Betsy (Lucille) Forsythe (2 Sep 1965 – ) m. Cami (A) Bordner (abt 1974 – )
        4. 4. Tiffani (Louise) Heflin (30 Oct 1969 – )
      11. 11. Suzanne (Lynn) Heflin (14 Dec 1942 – ) m. Edward (Chester) Novak (01 Jan 1930 – 21 Apr 2021)
        1. 1. John (Edward) Novak (28 Sep 1969 – )
        2. 2. Edward (Leigh) Novak (17 Sep 1970 – )
      12. 12. James (Nolan) Heflin (24 Mar 1946 – 18 Jan 2023) m. Peggy (Eleanor) Strawn (11 Dec 1942 – 18 Oct 2010) m. Mercedes (Frances) Deeroff (29 Nov 1937 – )
        1. 1. John (David) Heflin (10 Oct 1966 – )
      13. 13. Gregory (Thomas) Heflin (20 Oct 1947 – )
    2. 2. Helen (Jane) Heflin (23 Jan 1910 – 13 Jan 2006) m. Merle (Kenneth) Good (28 May 1908 – 28 Feb 1990)
      1. 1. Joan (Leigh) Good (18 Apr 1935 – ) m. Head
  3. 3. Francis (Asbury) Heflin (19 Dec 1878 – 29 Jul 1942) m. Sarah (Augusta) Trapp (Aug 1886 – 11 Jun 1916) m. Emma (Mary) Schulte (abt 1882 – )
    1. 1. Frank (Claramon) Heflin (17 Mar 1914 – 18 Sep 1948) m. Patricia (Josephine) Nichols (2 Nov 1919 – 1981)
      1. 1. Neal (Tracy) Heflin (28 Mar 1945 – ) m. Kay (F) Peters (1947 – )
      2. 2. Loreen (Raiona) Heflin (7 Feb 1947 – 23 Oct 2004) m. Michel
        1. 1. Troy (Jonathan) Tetreault m. Susan Tetreault
        2. 2. Trina Viramontes
  4. 4. Theodore (Turner) Heflin (25 Jan 1881 – 3 Mar 1969) m. Nellie (May) Walsh (15 May 1883 – 2 Jun 1970)
  5. 5. Clarence (Leslie) Heflin (8 Dec 1885 – 15 Mar 1967) m. Lida (Beatrice) Chapman (22 Oct 1888 – 14 Apr 1966)
    1. 1. Clyde (Claramon) Heflin (31 May 1923 – 20 Feb 2003) m. Hendrix (R) Bull (19 Aug 1923 – )

Francis Heflin's Timeline

7 Records

1851
4 Nov 1851
Birth of Francis Asbury Heflin in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Francis Asbury Heflin resided here in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
1875
1875
Age 24
Francis Asbury Heflin resided here in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
1880
1880
Age 29
Francis Asbury Heflin resided here in Walker, Texas, United States
Walker, Texas, United States
1890
1890
Age 39
Francis Asbury Heflin resided here in Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Francis Asbury Heflin resided here in Tacoma City, Pierce, Washington
Tacoma City, Pierce, Washington
1914
8 Feb 1914
Age 63
Death of Francis Asbury Heflin in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
    [2] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Walker, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 224B; Enumeration District: 152; Image: .
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 3, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T623_1748; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 170.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 424; Image: 428.
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 424; Image: 428.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Santa Rosa
    Record Source: California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Walker, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Walker, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 224B; Enumeration District: 152; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories (Beta)
    [2] Seattle, Washington City Directories, 1888-90

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Tacoma City, Pierce, Washington
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 3, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T623_1748; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 170.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012
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