According to Vera Mae Ward and Mildred Cagle in The Henderson County Heritage Book, Volume 1, Jacob Summey Hefner was born May 10, 1854 and died in January 22,1945. He was the son of George Hefner and Charlotte Allison. Jacob married Mary Painter and lived in the Pleasant Hill Community. They later moved to the North Rugby and Highway 191 intersection at Mill Pond. There Jacob operated a mill and general store and was a farmer.According to Vera Mae Ward and Mildred Cagle in The Heritage of Henderson County, Volume II, “Jacob Summey Hefner (10 May 1854 – 22 January 1945) was the son of George Hefner and Charlotte Allison. Jacob married Mary Painter (23-June 1854 – 21 September 1935). Jacob and Mary made their home in the Pleasant Hill section of Henderson County until they moved to the North Rugby and Highway 191 intersection at Mill Pond. At the Rugby location, Jacob operated a mill and general store. He also farmed. Jacob and his family were members and leaders in the French Broad Baptist Church…. Jacob Summey Hefner and Mary Painter Hefner are buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.”
Photo of Jacob Summery Hefner and Mary Griselda Painter Hefner with their children.
1st row (left to right) – Rachel Hefner (married Devine Capps), Catherine Hefner (married James Edward Marks) and Rosa Hefner (married Ira Anderson)
2nd row (left to right) – Annie Hefner (married John Cook), Jacob Summey Hefner, Mary Griselda Hefner, and Dorothy “Dolly” Hefner (married to Perry Drake)
3rd Row (left to right) – Walter Hefner, Albert Hefner, Harriet Hefner Drake (married to Nathan A Drake), Samuel Hefner and John Hefner.