Ernest Heflin (1874-1940)

Ernest Heflin was born on August 26, 1874 in Graves County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Allen S. Heflin and Susan Taylor.  Ernest’s parents separated not long after his birth and in 1880, he and his mother were living with her father, Burrell Jackson Taylor, in Graves County, Kentucky.  His father, Allen, married Ophelia Collier around 1875.

In 1910, Ernest was living in Shelby County, Tennessee, where he found work repairing cars at a railroad yard.  He was living his half-sister, Mrs. Daisy Gammon, and her husband and children. 

On September 12, 1915, Ernest registered for the draft for the First World War.  At that time, he was living on Scott Avenue in Binghamton, Shelby County, Tennessee, and working as a laborer for the Nicky Brothers.  Ernest was described as of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.  Mrs. Daisy Gammon was listed as his nearest living relative.  Ernest did not serve in the war.

Ernest was working as a machine operator for Vamer Mill in 1920.  He was still living on Scott Avenue in Binghamton, with his sister, Mrs. Margarett Caldwell, and her husband, Russell.  They lived next door to Daisy Gammon and her family.

Ernest married Ida M. Tiffin sometime between 1920 and 1930.  Ida was born in 1887 in Tennessee.  Ida had one child from a previous marriage

Ira Ensley Tiffin           born September 1, 1915 in Arkansas

In 1930, Ernest and his wife and stepson were renting a home on Carroll Avenue in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.  Ernest was employed as a machine operator in a lumber mill.

Ernest Heflin died on September 5, 1940 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.  He was buried in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was 66 years old at his death.

Notes for Ernest Heflin

Birth & Death:  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 9.  Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1375533.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Military:  Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Shelby; Roll: 1877692; Draft Board: 2. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Residence in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 1056.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2273; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 839.0; FHL microfilm: 2342007.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Residence in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3960; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 98-3.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Ida M. Tiffin

Birth:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2273; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 839.0; FHL microfilm: 2342007.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.