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Born 1871, Salt Creek township
From History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906)
GORGE W. HEFFNER, M. D., physician and surgeon at Circleville, is a native of this great State, born in 1871, in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, and is a son of the well-known Daniel E. Heffner, of Salt Creek township. whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work.
Probably no family in Pickaway County commands a higher degree of respect than does the old pioneer family of Heffner. It was established here by Abraham Heffner, the paternal great-grandfather of Dr. Heffner, who crossed the mountains of Pennsylvania, and settled in what were then the deep forests of Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, choosing land, as did most of the first settlers, along a water-course. Here Samuel Heffner was born and lived all his life, dying on November 1, 1895. Here Daniel L. Heffner, father of Dr. Heffner, was born June 19, 1853. He became one of the county's large agriculturists.
George W. Heffner was reared on his father's farm and after completing the common-school course in his native county spent one year at Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He then began the study of medicine and also commenced teaching district school and in the course of nine months was prepared to enter Starling Medical College at Columbus, where he was graduated in 1895. The next year was spent as house physician at St. Francis Hospital, after which he located in Circleville and opened an office for the practice of his profession.
In 1899 Dr. Heffner erected a substantial building on East Main street and here he has his office and a private hospital for the treatment of patients requiring special methods. His apartments are thoroughly equipped and his treatments are along modern, scientific methods, including the use of an X-Ray machine. He is one of the enthusiasts of his profession and keeps posted concerning all the advancement made therein. He belongs to the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
In 1897 Dr. Heffner was married to Belle M. Walling, who is a daughter of Hon. A. T. Walling, formerly member of Congress.
Dr. Heffner shows his interest in civic matters by serving on the Board of Education of the city and as secretary of the Library Board. Fraternally he is a Mason.
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As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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