1820 census, Chester District SC

Mich'l Hefley

3 males under 10 (William, James & Henry)

1 male 26-45 (Michael)

1 female under 10 (see below)

3 females 10-16 (see below)

1 female 26-45 (Peggy)

daughters should've been Mary-19, Nancy-16, Sarah-14, Elizabeth-12. It's possible the three 10-16 are Nancy, Sarah and Elizabeth, with Mary out of the household already, and some girl who did not survive in the under 10 category, or it's just census error)

1830 census, Chester County SC

 M Hefley

1 male age 50-60

1 female age 50-60

1 male 10-15 (Henry)

2 males 15-20 (William, James)

1840 census, Chester County SC

JM Hefley household

1 male 30-40

1 female under 5

1 female 20-30

1 female slave 36-55

(next to James Hamilton household

one male 70-80, one female 50-60

3 male slaves under 5, 1 male slave 24-35, 1 female under five, 2 females 5-10)

(one away from William Hefley household

1 male under 5, one male 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-30

1 female slave 10-24)

first wife exits the picture between 1840 and 1850

1850 census Chester County SC

JM Hefley, age 37, farmer, born SC

Sarah J, age 11

Margaret, age 9

Mary, age 7

James H, age 3

1850 slave schedule (on the same page as Ira Ferguson)

JM Hefley listed with females ages 31, 20, 10, 4, and 2; males 15, 13, 12, 8, 2 (all black, no mulatto)

1860 census Chester County SC (next to William Hamilton)

JM Hefley, age 46, farmer

Mary, age 16

James H, age 14

1860 slave schedule Wm Hamilton has one female, age 50

JM Hefley has females age 38, 26, 18, 8, 8 again, 14 or 1/4; males 24, 22, 20, 16, 12, 6, 4

# of slave houses: 3

(and in 1861 the Civil War freed them)

1870 Chester County SC, Lewisville

J Madison Hefley, age 57, farmer, real estate value $1000, pers estate 365, born SC

Rebecca, age 31, keeping house (check mark at 'cannot write' but not at 'cannot read')

Hyden (male), age 9

John, age 7

William, age 3

Nancy, age 1

1880 census, Chester County SC, Lewisville District 42

J Madison Hefley, age 68, farmer, born SC of parents born SC

wife Rebecca, age 42, keeping house, born SC of parents born SC

son William, age 13, labor on farm, born SC (as are all the kids)

daughter Nancy, age 11, laborer

son Madison, age 9

son Maynardie?, age 7

daughter Flora, age 6

son Wade Hampton, age 4

son Elijah, age 2

stepson John Ferguson, age 18

1900 census, Chester County SC, Lewisville District 14

Rebecca Hefley, age 62, born Oct 1838, widow, farmer, mother of 12, 6 living, born SC, mother born VA

son Boyd, age 28, born Sept 1871, single, laborer (farm), born SC of parents born SC

son Wade, age 25, born May 1875, single, laborer (farm), born SC etc

son Elija, age 22, born Apr 1878, single, laborer (farm), etc

1910 census, Chester County SC, Lewisville District 28

Rebecca B. Hefley, age 72, widowed, manager/farm, mother of 12, 6 surviving, born SC, mother born VA

son Boyd, age 28, single, farmer, born SC

son Wade, age 32, single, farmer, born SC

son Elijah, age 30, single, farmer, born SC

(next household is her son, I believe, as follows:

John Ferguson, age 47, in 1st marriage 19 yrs, born SC of parents born SC, carpenter/working out

wife Hazeltine, age 40, born SC of parents born SC

son Brice, age 16, farm laborer/house farm

son Gates M, age 11

daughter Annie L, age 7

son Hida, age 5 (compare to 1870 Hyden Hefley)

daughter Hattie, age 2

James Hefley born 1812-1816 (listed on commemorative stone in RC) married Rebecca Hamilton and Rebecca Ferguson (both on stone in RC)