Roy Family Genealogy

1890 - 1969 (79 years)

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Name Walter R. Heffernan

Birth 5 Jan 1890 Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [1, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Census 1900 (9 years) Deer Park, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [1]

In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 10, living in Deer Park, New York with his mother and step-father.

Residence 1909 (18 years) Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [10]

In 1909, he was living on 30 Canal Street, Middletown, New York working as a cigar maker in the City Directory. He is listed as Walter Travis.

Census 1910 (19 years) Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [2]

In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 22, living on Canal Street, Middletown, New York with his mother and step-father. He was working as a cigar maker.

Census 1917 (26 years) Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. [6]

In the 1917 Connecticut Military Census he was recorded, age 27, living on 322 Third Avenue, Orange, Connecticut. He was a cigar maker with a heart condition. He also could not drive an automobile.

Military Census Record for Walter Heffernan

Draft Reg 5 Jun 1917 (27 years) West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. [13]

On 5 June 1917, Walter registered for the draft, giving his age as 27, his address as 322 Third Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut, and his employer as Lewis Ostemore & Son, cigar markers.

World War I Draft Registration Card of Walter Hefferman

Census 1930 (39 years) West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. [3]

In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 40, living on 147 White Street, West Haven, Connecticut. He was a clerk for the railroad.

Census 1940 (49 years) West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. [4]

In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 50, living on 147 White Street, West Haven, Connecticut. He was a yard clerk for the railroad.

Draft Reg 1942 (51 years) West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. [14]

In 1942 he registered for the draft giving his age as 52, his address as 147 White Street, West Haven, Connecticut, and his employer as N.Y.M.H. & H. Railroad.

World War II Draft Registration Card of Walter Heffernan

Death 5 Jan 1969 Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [5, 7, 11]

Burial

Aft 5 Jan 1969

Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.

[7]

Heffernan Memorial
Plot: H-397-1

Half siblings 3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of George William Travis and Margaret E. Sexton)

+	1. Andrew Alphonse Travis, b. 22 Nov 1891, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 1 Oct 1955, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 63 years) ▻ Alma Agnes Peterson, m. 31 Oct 1910 ; Mary Josephine Burke
>	2. George Joseph Travis, b. 12 Jan 1895, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 25 Mar 1958, Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 63 years) ▻ Florence Margaret Miller, m. 5 Feb 1914
>	3. Anne Theresa Travis, b. 23 Jul 1896, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1982, Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 85 years) ▻ Charles Wilkin Sweet, m. 5 Nov 1913 ; William J. Kelleher, m. 26 Jan 1946
>	4. Thomas Charles Travis, b. 7 Feb 1898, Sparrow Bush, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 14 Sep 1946, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 48 years) ▻ Elnora Cole, m. 4 Aug 1917

Patriarch & Matriarch

John Heffernan, b. 1865, New York State, U.S.A.

(Father)

Ann McCaffery, b. 1824, Ireland

(Great Grandmother)

Person ID, Branch I11369

Last Modified 15 Jul 2025

Father	John Heffernan, b. 1865, New York State, U.S.A.
Mother	Margaret E. Sexton, b. 28 May 1869, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 19 Mar 1952, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
Family ID	F4729	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Spouse / Partner	Mary Bernice Malochleb, b. 24 Apr 1893, Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 27 Jun 1978, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
Marriage License	4 Jun 1912	Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [3, 9]
Marriage	12 Jun 1912	Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. [9]
	Marriage Record of Mary Malochleb and Walter Heffernan
Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 2 months.
Children	1920 to 1929 [3]
1. Joyce Heffernan (1920-____) 2. Walter Heffernan Jr. (1929-2019)
Family ID	F6850	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 May 2025

Pedigree

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Jan 1890 - Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Census - 1900 - Deer Park, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Residence - 1909 - Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Census - 1910 - Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Marriage License - 4 Jun 1912 - Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Marriage - 12 Jun 1912 - Middletown, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Census - 1917 - Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
	Draft Reg - 5 Jun 1917 - West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
	Census - 1930 - West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
	Census - 1940 - West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
	Draft Reg - 1942 - West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
	Death - 5 Jan 1969 - Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.
	Burial - Aft 5 Jan 1969 - Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Sources

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🔴 Unreliable Evidence

[S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Deerpart, Orange, New York; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241140.
[S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Middletown Ward 3, Orange, New York; Roll: T624_1059; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375072.
[S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0279; FHL microfilm: 2340016.
[S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00522; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 5-290.
[S171] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003).
[S2175] Connecticut, U.S., Military Census, 1917, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
[S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current^® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 17794556 Walter Heffernan.
[S2044] New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018).
[S2182] New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Marriage Record of Mary Malochleb and Walter Heffernan .
[S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Middletown, New York, City Directory, 1909 .
[S2223] Railroad Retirement Board, U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017).
[S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
[S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration Card of Walter Hefferman.
[S38] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Draft Registration Card of Walter Heffernan.

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Walter R. Heffernan

Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, Connecticut