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In loving memory

Michael Heffernan

History of the Catholic Church in Indiana
Logansport, Ind: A.W.Bowen, 1898. Vol. 2, p 707

Michael Heffernan, a highly respected resident of Daviess County, was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., in 1845,a son of Daniel and Catherine (Mehan) Heffernan, parents of twelve children.

Michael Heffernan was about ten or twelve years of age when brought to Daviess county by his parents, and at the age of sixteen was confirmed by Bishop de St. Palais. He was educated in common and parochial schools, and his religious training was under the venerable Father Piers. He grew to manhood on the home farm, and was first wedded, by Father Piers, to Miss Bridget Eagan to which union was born one child, Bridget, now the wife of Thomas hart, a farmer of Washington, Ind. The second marriage of Mr.Heffernan was to Miss Elizabeth Mullen, a native of Philadelphia,Pa., born in September, 1848, and confirmed in her native city at an early age. This union has been blessed with six sons and one daughter, and of these five are still living, viz: William G. who was confirmed by Bishop Chatard, was educated in the common and parochial schools, and the normal school at Valparaiso, Ind.,and is now a successful teacher in Daviess County; John C. is on the home farm; Michael A. is also at home; Joseph Leo is at school with the Sisters of Providence, and Anna May is the youngest of the family.

For about two years Mr. Heffernan conducted a hotel in Washington,Ind., and then, about 1876, came to his present place of 170 acres, about one mile from St. Peter's church, and he also owns about ninety-two acres east of Montgomery. In politics Mr. Heffernan is a republican, and is a strong supporter of temperance. The family are all devout members of St. Peter's Church, in which they have placed a beautifully illustrated window as a memorial.

Contributed by: John D. McMullen

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