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1850 United States Census
Eagle, La Salle County, Illinois
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Timothy Coffee M 39 Ireland
Wife Mary Coffee F 40 Ireland
.Dau Catharine Coffee F 14 New Jersey
.Dau Maria Coffee F 9 Illinois
.Dau Margaret Coffee F 7 Illinois
.Son Thomas Coffee M 7 Illinois
.Dau Eliza Coffee F 3 Illinois
.Son Timothy Coffee M 1 Illinois

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Margaret and Thomas were twins.

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United States Census, 1860
Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois
Edward S Hobert M 31 N. Y.
Mary E Hobert F 24 N. Y.
Carrance Hobert F 4 N. Y.
Arthur Hobert M 3 Illinois
Fred Hobert M 0 Illinois
Elizabeth Phillips F 45 N. J.
W Lewis Phillips M 22 N. Y.
Lewis Archambau M 24 Canada
Margaret Coffee F 17 Illinois
Margaret was living with the Hobart Family...
1860 Census
name: Margaret Coffee
residence: , La Salle, Illinois
ward: The Town Of Ottawa
age: 17 years
estimated birth year: 1843
birthplace: Illinois
gender: Female

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Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935
Name: William Heffaran
Spouse's Name: Margaret Coffey
Event Date: 13 Jan 1863
Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois

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After William died, Mary moved
back to Illinois and she and their children
lived with her brothers, Thomas and
Timothy for a short time.
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1870 US Census
La Salle County, Illinois
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Thomas J Coffee M 27y IL
Sis .Margret Heffron F 27y IL
Bro .Timothy Coffee M 21y IL
Neph Francis Heffron M 5y MA
Neph Edward Heffron M 3y IL
Niec Margret Heffron F 6m Iowa
.....John Wagan M 18y IL

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The Heffaran surname was changed to
Hevern sometime between
1869 and 1872.

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The 'family story' is that when Frank and Edward started school ~ The teacher felt that Heffaran was too difficult to spell ~ So she changed their surname to Hevern.

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Patrick Langan married
Margaret Coffey Hevern
20 Jan 1872
La Salle County, Illinois

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1880 United States Census
Census Place Sunbury, Livingston, Illinois
Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age Bp
Self Patrick LANGAN M W 39 IRE Farmer
Wife Margret LANGAN F W 37 IL Keeping House
Dau Mary E. LANGAN F W 5 IL
Dau Clora E. LANGAN F W 4 IL
Dau Katie I. LANGAN F W 1 IL
SSon Frank HEFRON M W 14 MA
SSon Edward HEFRON M W 13 IL
SDau Dasey M. HEFRON F W 10 IA

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Mrs. Patrick Langan passed away Wednesday night at the hour of eleven, after eight months of illness of hardening of the arteries and after fourteen weeks confinement to her bed.

Mrs Langan was born at Xenia, Illinois, Jan 22, 1843, where she spent her girlhood days.

She was united in marriage to Mr. Hevern and after his death she was united in marriage to Patrick Langan. The family lived in Sioux County for many years, residing at Boyden and moving to Rock Valley in 1905.

Eight children mourn her passing; Frank (Jennie)Hevern, Edward (Mollie) Hevern, Mrs. Daisy (Joseph) Barry , Mrs. Mary (Lawrence) Murphy, Della Langan, Gertie Langan, all of Rock Valley, Iowa, Mrs. Clara (Thomas) Gunther of Canby Minn. and Joseph (Francis) Langan of Clara City, Minn. She passed away at her home in Rock Valley, Jan. 5th, 1927 and her husband passed away Sept. 30, 1925.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s church, Saturday morning and burial took place in St. Mary’s Cemetery. – Rock Valley Bee,

Boyden Reporter
Boyden, Iowa January 1927

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*** PLEASE SEE *** Hevern Relatives!!!
For verification of information!!!

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gentle3&id=I8498#s3

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