Early Life, Family and Training Julius Heffner was born on February 19, 1877, in Bretzingen, Germany. He was the second son born from the second marriage of his father, Gustav Adolf Heffner, a farmer. His mother was Theresia Seubert. He grew up in a large family, born into a household that included eight siblings and two step-siblings. The family lived on a farm where the parents worked the difficult Muschelkalk soil. His early years were shaped by the rhythms of this agricultural life. He learned the value of labor through the work of his parents. After his schooling, he went to study at th…