Person:William Heffelfinger (1)

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William P. Heffelfinger
 
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Name William P. Heffelfinger
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Mar 1841 Newburgh, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Marriage 21 Sep 1865 to Elizabeth Anna Byers

was a school teacher between 1866 and 1886. Moved to Kansas in 1886 (Effingham?) also worked as a tailor was drafted during the Civil War, was mustered on Nov 5, 1862 served three days in Camp and was discharged Nov 7 the same year to reutrn to his home to continue his work as teacher of his district school. After beign drafted for the second time, his mother insisted he return to operate the little farm for her, and bought his exemption with a bounty payment for a substitute.