The first and second years of their marriage she gave birth to twins.

For four successive years afterward she gave birth to triplets.

In the seventh year she gave birth to one child and died soon afterward.

Heffner engaged a young woman to look after his large brood of babies, and three months later she became the second Mrs.Heffner.She presented her husband with 2 children in the first two years of her wedded life.

Five years later she had added 10 more to the family, having twins 5 times.