Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Heflin
Birthabt 1799, Virden, Powell Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1860, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Other spousesSusan Ambrose
Marriage2 Feb 1845, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary “Polly” Ann Royse
Birthabt 1829, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Deathaft 1880
Children
Birth13 Aug 1846, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Birth8 Sep 1849, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jan 1929, Petersburg, Menard Co., Illinois
Birth2 Apr 1852, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Birth9 Feb 1854, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death6 Aug 1936, Bondurant, Polk Co., Iowa
SpouseCassandra Ann Link , 3C4R
Notes for Mary “Polly” Ann Royse
Many online family trees connect her as a daughter of Aaron Royse and Rebecca Hunt, probably based on Ancestry.com “hints”. But that Mary Ann Royse was recorded with her parents in the 1850 census as age 19, when this one had already been married 5 years and was recorded with her husband as age 21.
Census Notes for William & Mary “Polly” Ann (Family)
1850 census of Fleming Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 26 Aug, lists on p. 37 as family #250:
William Heflin, 51, shoe and boot maker, b. Va; Mary Ann, 21, b. Ky; William, 16; Julian (f), 14; Coleman, 12; Elzira (f), 9; James M., 2; Andrew, 8/12. All children born in Kentucky.
The older children are from William’s previous marriage.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 15 Aug, lists on p. 47 as family #376:
B. T. Hayden, 33, farmer; Emily, 32; William, 9; Mary, 6; James Heflin, 15, serving; Andy, 11; Lewis, 10. All born in Kentucky
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 29 June, lists on p. 10 as family #69:
Heflin, Polly, 42; Lewis, 19; Wallace, 16; Commodore, 10; Richard, 10/12. Grayson, John, 78, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
Richard is probably a grandson; this census does not list relationships.
In 1880 Mary Heflin, age 51, mother, b. Ky Ky Ky, was enumerated in Morehead with her son Wallace. She may have moved with him to Illinois.
William Heflin, 51, shoe and boot maker, b. Va; Mary Ann, 21, b. Ky; William, 16; Julian (f), 14; Coleman, 12; Elzira (f), 9; James M., 2; Andrew, 8/12. All children born in Kentucky.
The older children are from William’s previous marriage.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 15 Aug, lists on p. 47 as family #376:
B. T. Hayden, 33, farmer; Emily, 32; William, 9; Mary, 6; James Heflin, 15, serving; Andy, 11; Lewis, 10. All born in Kentucky
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 29 June, lists on p. 10 as family #69:
Heflin, Polly, 42; Lewis, 19; Wallace, 16; Commodore, 10; Richard, 10/12. Grayson, John, 78, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
Richard is probably a grandson; this census does not list relationships.
In 1880 Mary Heflin, age 51, mother, b. Ky Ky Ky, was enumerated in Morehead with her son Wallace. She may have moved with him to Illinois.
