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George Adank

died at Burlington Township in 1923.

died 11 Nov 1923 at Burlington Township, Des Moines

From Igis to the Pacific

George Adank was a son of Adam Adank and Maria Hegnauer, Swiss immigrants to Burlington, Iowa. He died in Burlington Township, Des Moines County, on 11 November 1923, and his death record names his parents as Adam Adank and Mary ("Marj") Hegnauer.1 His mother had died there the year before.

What we know

Proven

  • Death at Burlington Township, 1923

What's still open

  • Sources. FamilySearch index entries of his Iowa death record; the image has not been viewed.
  • Birth. Not found. WikiTree's profile of his mother gives him the years 1874–1923 without a source; if right, he was born after the family left Switzerland, probably in Wisconsin or Iowa.

Sources

Source 1

1 Iowa, Death Records, 1923

"Iowa, Death Records, 1904–1951," database, FamilySearch, George Adank, died 11 November 1923, Burlington Township, Des Moines County, Iowa; parents Adam Adank and Marj [Mary] Hegnauer. FamilySearch record Q24Z-TTLC; also FamilySearch record 68CT-9LQ2 (index entries; the mother's lines FamilySearch record Q24Z-TTL2 and FamilySearch record 68CT-9LQG)

In the archive: O03008 , O01175

Places in this life

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  1. 1 Burlington Township, Des Moines County Death 11 Nov 1923

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Family

Father Adam Adank Mother Maria Hegnauer 1841–1922
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Also cited as evidence: 2 records filed under relatives
The evidence 1 facts with their grades, 2 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Death 11 Nov 1923 Burlington Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States proven 1

Research notes

  • Sources: FamilySearch index entries of his Iowa death record; the image has not been viewed.1
  • Birth: Not found. WikiTree's profile of his mother gives him the years 1874–1923 without a source; if right, he was born after the family left Switzerland, probably in Wisconsin or Iowa.2 The death record should give his age and birthplace.
  • Living rule: He died in 1923, so he is deceased.
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study, as a grandson of Peter Hegnauer.

Working notes

  • Iowa death record: parents Adam Adank and Marj [Mary] Hegnauer; born 1874 per WikiTree (lead)

Sources

  1. 1

    "Iowa, Death Records, 1904–1951," database, FamilySearch, George Adank, died 11 November 1923, Burlington Township, Des Moines County, Iowa; parents Adam Adank and Marj [Mary] Hegnauer. FamilySearch record Q24Z-TTLC; also FamilySearch record 68CT-9LQ2 (index entries; the mother's lines FamilySearch record Q24Z-TTL2 and FamilySearch record 68CT-9LQG)

    In the archive: O03008 , O01175

  2. 2

    WikiTree, profile Hegnauer-3, Marie May (Hegnauer) Adank (1841–1922); the biography (as harvested by the study, 25 September 2026) lists among her children George Adank, 1874–1923, without a source for the birth year. wikitree.com/wiki/Hegnauer-3