Michael Joseph HEFFERNAN

1873 - 1941  (68 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph HEFFERNAN  [1, 2]
  Born	18 Sep 1873	Cahir, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 @ FamilySearch.org Name: Michael Heffernan Gender: Male Christening Place: Tullamaine, Tipp, Ire Birth Date: 18 Oct 1873 Birthplace: Tullamaine, Tipp, Ire Father's Name: Michael Heffernan Mother's Name: Mary Lonergan
  Christened	30 Sep 1873	New Inn, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
  	Address: New Inn & Knockgraffon Parish County Tipperary New Inn, Munster Ireland
  	Baptism Sponsors: John Lonergan & Maria Hennessy
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	18 Oct 1873	Cahir, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland   [7]
  Immigration	1889	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [8]
  	from Ireland
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 114, pg 6A
  Precinct 1, 412-12th St HEFFERNAN, Michael head 9/1873 26 Ireland Na Annie wife 6/1876 26 Louisiana Joseph M. son 4/1896 4 Texas Patrick J. son 12/1897 2 Texas MURPHY, Morris boarder 7/1871 28 Ireland Na This house is no longer standing. Michael was a cotton screwman.
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 42, pg 1A
  Ward 7, 3608 Ave K HEFFERNAN, Mike head 36 Ireland Annie wife 35 LA Joseph M. son 14 Patrick F. son 12 Frank W. son 9 Mary A. dau 7 Thomas E. son 5 Philip H. son 2 James F. son 2/12 It looks like the enumerator got Thomas (Emmitt), Phillip and James's names mixed up. It should have been James, Thomas, then Phillip.
  Residence	12 May 1919	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [9]
  	3110 Avenue N
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 48, pg 11B
  Ward 7, 1609-34th St. HEFFERNAN, Mike head 46 Ireland 1889-Na 1897 Fanny wife 31 Tennessee Na Joseph son 24 John son 22 Frank W. son 19 Mary dau 17 James son 15 Emmett son 12 Philip son ?? 9 or 6? Elizabeth dau 8/12 Michael is a laborer on the wharf. (This house is still there, but no longer "on the beach".]
  Census	Apr 1930	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 84-23, 11B
  4303 Ave O1/2 HEFFERNAN, Michael O head 56 Irish Free State IFS IFS Emmett T son 22 Texas IFS IFS Phillip W son 20 Michael was a cotton screwman
  Census	1940	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 84-34, pg 6A
  Ward 7, Precinct 1, 5327 Avenue K Michael Heffernan Head M 66 Ireland Mathilda Heffernan Wife F 58 Indiana Michael is the proprietor of a retail grocery and Mathilda is a clerk at same.
  Occupation	1941	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  	grocer
  death certificate	23 Nov 1941	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  	James Heffernan
  Died	23 Nov 1941	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [10, 11, 12]
  	Cause: Coronary thrombosis
  Buried	24 Nov 1941	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  	Address: Calvary Catholic Cemetery Galveston County Galveston County, Texas
  Person ID	I1549	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Michael HEFFERNAN,   b. 24 Mar 1839, Ballylanders, Limerick, Munster, Ireland ,   d. Aft 1910, , , , Ireland  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary LONERGAN,   b. 1846, Ballylanders, Limerick, Munster, Ireland ,   d. Aft 1910, , , , Ireland  (Age 65 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1872	New Inn, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland   [13]
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Elizabeth FORREY,   b. 13 Jun 1873, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1912, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1895	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [14, 15]
  	Saint Patrick Catholic Church
  Children	1. Joseph Michael HEFFERNAN,   b. 20 Apr 1896, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 16 Nov 1972, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. John Patrick HEFFERNAN,   b. 17 Dec 1897, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1988, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)   3. Frank Willis HEFFERNAN,   b. 8 Sep 1900, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1938, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 37 years)   4. Mary Agnes HEFFERNAN,   b. 3 Dec 1902, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 5 Sep 1979, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)   5. James Forrey HEFFERNAN,   b. 7 Mar 1905, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 May 1967, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 62 years)   6. Thomas Emmett HEFFERNAN,   b. 15 Jan 1908, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 19 Feb 1954, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 46 years)   7. Philip William HEFFERNAN,   b. 9 Feb 1910, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1970, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 60 years)   8. HEFFERNAN,   b. 27 Aug 1912, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1912, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Photos		Heffernan, Michael, Annie Forrey, Joseph, John and Frank. Family portrait
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frances ALLEN,   b. 1889, , , Tennessee, USA ,   d. Bef Nov 1924  (Age 35 years)
  Married	Abt 1918	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Elizabeth HEFFERNAN,   b. 12 May 1919, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1920, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Henrietta HORTON,   b. 15 Jun 1879, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1932, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1924	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [16]
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Matilda M ASCHERMAN,   b. 1882, , , Indiana, USA ,   d. Deceased
  Married	2 Mar 1935	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [17]
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Heffernan home in Ireland This is the house where Michael was born and raised.

  
  

• Notes

  The family lore on Michael has him jumping ship in Galveston; we have never found any record of him legally entering country, although he was eventually naturalized. He worked on the docks in Galveston as a cotton screwman, so-called because the tool they used to handle the bales was called a screw, a bit like a corkscrew. The bale was lifted to the shoulder and carried to where it needed to be. He retired from the docks in the 30s and bought a small, neighborhood grocery store. Annie bore her first 7 children at home and elected to deliver the last at St Mary's. Michael reportedly told her that if she went to the hospital she would come out "feet first" and, unfortunately, this proved to be true. Both Annie and her baby died. Michael put the other children in an orphange for a while but they were back with him by the 1920 census, possibly because of his marriage. Michael's second wife, Fanny disappeared from public records after the death of theiir baby daughter, Elizabeth. I don't know if she died or they divorced. He married twice more but neither of the marriages lasted long as Henrietta died after 7 years and Michael died 6 years after marrying Matilda.

  
  

• Sources

  [S346] Heffernan, John J, Michael Heffernan. [S539] St Patrick's Catholic Church Marriage Records, (Galveston, Texas), pg 104. Groom's name: Michael Joseph Heffernan. [S138] Baptismal Record, Heffernan, Michael #3891. Michael Heffernan 30/9/1873; Heffernan, Michael - Lonergan, Mary; Sponsors: Lonergan, John - Hennessy Maria; New Inn/1 [S275] Death Certificate, Heffernan, Michael #50320. September 29, 1873, Ireland [S187] Cemetery, Calvary Catholic, Galveston Co, TX, Michael Heffernan. 1873 [S2571] Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, ((FamilySearch.org)), Heffernan, Michael. 18 Oct 1873, Tipperary, Parents: Michael Heffernan and Mary Lonergan. [S502] Registrar General, Dublin, Ireland, Vol. 18, p. 473. [S109] 1920 Galveston TX, ED 48, pg 11B. [S1108] Birth Certificate, Heffernan, baby #22131. 3110 N, Galveston, Galveston, Texas [S558] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, (FamilySearch.org), Heffernan, Michael. [S275] Death Certificate, Heffernan, Michael #50320. Michael Heffernan, died 23 Nov 1941 buried 24 Nov 1941 Cause of death: Heart Attack. He was 68 yrs. old. Source: Record of Interments-St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas [S187] Cemetery, Calvary Catholic, Galveston Co, TX, Michael Heffernan. 1941 [S347] Heffernan, Kris, Heffernan, Michael. to Mary Lonergan, 14 Nov 1872, New Inn, Tipperary [S539] St Patrick's Catholic Church Marriage Records, (Galveston, Texas), pg 104. Michael Heffernan to Annie Forrey Bride's parents Mary (Grace) Forrey Groom's parents Michael and Mary (Lonergan) Heffernan [S316] Galveston Co, Texas Marriage Book, book M. pg. 48 no. 975. [S316] Galveston Co, Texas Marriage Book, Bk 9, pg 394. [S316] Galveston Co, Texas Marriage Book, Bk 16, pg 119. Michael Heffernan to Matilda Scofelia