Jake’s fifth great grandfather was Mike Heffron, one of the first white men to enter Deadwood Gulch back in 1875. In 1879, he married Mary Manning, she was the youngest sister of John Manning who was the first elected Sheriff of Lawrence County (beating Seth Bullock in a landslide election). John Manning owned the Senate Saloon in 1876 and dealt cards there to Wild Bill. Since Uncle John and Grandma Manning’s mother, Julia Manning, came in on the stage in 1878 this makes Jake a sixth generation Deadwood resident. His ancestors really played cards with Wild Bill Hickok.


Deadwood Alive – Bringing the Old West Alive – https://www.deadwoodalive.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadwoodAlive/