1917 - 1990 (72 years)
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Name |
Jed Benson HEFFRON |
Birth |
8 Jul 1917 |
Ellis County, OK |
Gender |
Male |
Social Security No. |
445-01-8089 |
Name |
Jed Benson "Jake" HEFFRON |
Death |
13 Feb 1990 |
Enid, Garfield County, OK |
Burial |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Garfield County, OK |
Notes |
- (1) Source: Ford, Hannibal C., Ford Family Geneology [sic], Great Neck, NY: 1950, p. 4-227.
(2) Jed B. HEFFRON is listed in a household headed by his father, Jed L. HEFFRON, in the 1920 census of Parkman Township, Ellis County, OK.
Jed B. is listed in the 1920 census as a person who was then 2-6/12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1917. According to the 1920 census, he was born in OK, his father was born in KS, and his mother was born in TX.
(3) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online], Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005:
Name: Jed B Heffron
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State: Oklahoma
County or City: Major [County]
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: Oklahoma
Enlistment City: Oklahoma City
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 68
Weight: 164
(4) New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database online], Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006:
Name: Jed B Heffron
Arrival Date: 21 Aug 1945
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Search Ship Database: Search the Queen Mary in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 9
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6994
Page Number: 401
[Note by compiler: The passenger list contains the information set forth below.]
Passenger List Btry A 118th F A Bn
List Number: 65
Name: HEFFRON, JED B.
Grade or Rank: Pfc
ASR: 54
ASN: 38149573
Arm or Service: FA
IDS: 844
(5) Obituary, Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK, February 15, 1990, p. A-8:
JED "JAKE" HEFFRON
The funeral for Jed B. "Jake" Heffron, 72, who died Tuesday [February 13, 1990] Enid Memorial Hospital after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Henninger-Allen Funeral Home. The Rev. T. Arnold Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born July 8, 1917, in Parkman to Joseph and Lydia Heffron and was raised in that area. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. In 1945, he and Alys A. Barkley were married. They lived in Enid. She died in 1972. He later married Linda Vinton. She died in 1977.
He was employed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, for a few years and then at Vance Air Force Base for 26 years. After 30 years of service, he retired from Civil Service. He also was active as a coach in Little League and a leader in Boy Scouts and was a member of the Moose Lodge and the VFW.
Surviving are three daughters, Catherine Sipe of Odessa, Texas, Goldie Welty of Enid and Janice Gambill of Tulsa; five sons, Jaybee of Enid, Ray of Fort Worth, Texas, Tom of Oklahoma City, Mike of Midwest City and Don Cash of Santa Fe, N.M.; two sisters, Phyllis Hamen of Cleo Springs and Opel Jaco of Fairview; one brother, Alvin of Brookings, Ore.; 20 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter and two brothers. Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Garfield County Hospice.
(6) Social Security Death Index:
Name: Jed B. Heffron
SSN: 445-01-8089
Last Residence: 73701 Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 8 Jul 1917
Died: 13 Feb 1990
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
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Person ID |
I851 |
Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families |
Last Modified |
26 Mar 2024 |
Family 2 |
Linda M. VINSON, b. 10 May 1929, Reydon, Roger Mills County, OK d. 10 Jun 1977, Enid, Garfield County, OK (Age 48 years) |
Marriage |
21 Sep 1973 |
Benton, Saline County, AR |
Family ID |
F8404 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Mar 2024 |
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