Cabell County, West Virginia          Biography of George Roberts HEFFLEY

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
pg. 262

George Roberts Heffley.  The first Court of Domestic Relations, formally
created by legislative enactment and organized in West Virginia, was
established in the City of  Huntington, and the judge, appointed by the
governor, who was delegated to open the business of this novel branch of
the judiciary is George Roberts Heffley, who was called from a busy and
successful private law practice to these duties.
	Judge Heffley is a member of an old family of Somerset County,
Pennsylvania.  His ancestors settled in that section of Pennsylvania in
Colonial times, when they came out of Germany.  His grandfather, George
Heffley, spent his life in Somerset County, where he was born in 1807 and
died at Berlin in 1888.  He was a blacksmith by trade.  His wife, Julia
Poorbaugh, was born in 1810 and died in 1900, likewise a life-long resident
of Somerset County.  Henry Heffley, father of Judge Heffley, is still
living at Somerset and was born at Berlin in the same county, June 25,
1842.  He has been a resident of Somerset since the "70's,  and all his
life except for about five years has been spent in that county.  This
period he was in the West, when the Indians dominated to life of the
plains, and was a teamster from Omaha to Salt Lake City.  By appointment of
Governor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania her served as associate judge
of  Somerset County, is a democrat and one of the very prominent members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in his community, being a trustee of the
Church.  Henry Heffley married Eliza Roberts, who was born at Stoyestown,
Somerset County, November 7, 1851.  George Heffley is their oldest child. 
Susan is the wife of Andrew W. Kinzer, auditor for the consolidation Coal
Company and a resident of Somerset.  Carrie is the wife of Robert E.
Sullivan, an asphalt paving contractor at Somerset.  Miss Grace lives with
her parents.
	George Roberts Heffley was born at Somerset, December 3, 1878, graduated
from the high school of his native city in 1895, and subsequently entered
Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, where he took the regular four-year
course and graduated Bachelor of Literature in 1902.  He was a member of
the Theta Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity in university.  In the
spring of 1903 he began his law studies in West Virginia University and
graduated LL. B. in 1904.  Judge Heffley is a member of the Delta Chi law
fraternity.  He was admitted to the bar in 1904 at Morgantown, West
Virginia, and has been a resident of Huntington since January, 1905.
	He has been a member of the Huntington bar since January, 1905, and early
in his career he proved himself the possessor of sound abilities as a
lawyer, and the knowledge and character requisite for success in the
profession.
	The Domestic Relations Court of Cabell County was established by act of
the Legislature, April 19, 1921, and the court was formally organized and
began its work on the 11th of May of the same year.  The appointment of
Judge Heffley was made May 9th by Governor E. F. Morgan. Judge Heffley is a
republican, a trustee of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Huntington, a member of Huntington Lodge No. 313, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, Guyan Country Club, Huntington Chamber of Commerce, the
County and State Bar Associations.  During the World war he performed much
gratuitous service, assisting recruited men of the county in filling out
questionnaires.
	June 6, 1911, at Huntington, he married Miss Sadie Enslow, daughter of Dr.
Corydon R. And Mary (Bloss) Enslow, residents of Huntington, where her
father is a physician and surgeon.  Mrs. Heffley is a graduate of Marshall
College.