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Christian Hegnauer

Born at Igis in 1858 and died at Columbus in 1926.

born 8 Apr 1858 at Igis, Graubünden died 17 Feb 1926 at Columbus, Franklin

Also written Chris Hegnauer, Christen Hegnauer

Igis from the air, 1 Sep 1947. Werner Friedli, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz, LBS_H1-010091, CC BY-SA 4.0

Life story

Igis

Christian Hegnauer was born at Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland, on 8 April 1858 and baptised on 18 April, the thirteenth and youngest child of Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berri. His mother was then in her forties. He was given the name of a brother, Christian, who had died as a toddler six years before.1 He was fourteen when his father emigrated to America in 1872, and probably went with his parents.

Marriage and a moving family

On 1 May 1884 Christian married Nellie (Cornelia) Conzett in Cook County, Illinois, the county of Chicago. She had been born in Iowa, of a family whose name, Conzett, is itself from Graubünden.2–3 The young family moved often. Their daughter Ruth Anna was born about 1886, and Alma was born on 21 September 1887 at Portsmouth, on the Ohio River in Scioto County, Ohio.4–5 By the early 1890s they were at Columbus: a son, Walter Norman, born in July 1891, was buried there in Green Lawn Cemetery that December, and Wilbur Conzett was born at Columbus on 3 April 1893.6–8

Mansfield

By 1906 the Hegnauers had settled in Richland County, where Ruth Anna married Clinton Clyde Balliett that March.4 In 1910 the census found Christian, about fifty-two, at Mansfield with Cornelia and their two younger children, Alma and Wilbur.3 Alma married Rufus K. Esselburn in Richland County in November 1917; both daughters' marriage records name their parents as Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett.9

Christian died at Columbus on 17 February 1926, aged sixty-seven. His death record names his parents as Peter Hegnauer and [Anna] Berry. Two days later he was buried in Mansfield Cemetery, where Cornelia was also buried in 1943.10–12

What we know

Proven

  • Birth at Igis, 1858
  • Baptism at Igis, 1858
  • Marriage to Cornelia Conzett at Cook County, 1884
  • Death at Columbus, 1926
  • Burial at Mansfield Cemetery, 1926
  • 3 homes, from the census and other records

What's still open

  • Emigration. Not found. He was fourteen in 1872, when his father left Igis (see his father's profile).

Sources

Source 1

1 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1858

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Christian Hegnauer, 18 April 1858, Igis, Graubünden; born 8 April 1858; parents Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berrÿ [Berry]. FamilySearch record 6F8C-1FV1; also FamilySearch record 6F8C-T1W2 and FamilySearch record 6F8Z-MJW7

Sources 2–3

2 Illinois, Marriages, 1884

"Illinois, Marriages, 1815–1935," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Christian Hegnauer and Nellie Conzett, 1 May 1884, Cook County, Illinois. FamilySearch record V2LG-K7C (index entry)

3 United States, Census, 1910, 1858

"United States, Census, 1910," database, FamilySearch, household of Christian Hegnauer, Mansfield Ward 1, Richland County, Ohio: Christian, born about 1858, Switzerland; wife Cornelia M., born about 1865, Iowa; children Alma L., born about 1888, Ohio, and Wibur [Wilbur] C., born about 1893, Ohio. FamilySearch record ML66-FDV; FamilySearch record ML66-FDK; FamilySearch record ML66-FD2; FamilySearch record ML66-FDL (index entries; the image has not been read)

Sources 4–5

4 Ohio, County Marriages, 1906

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Clinton Clyde Balliett and Ruth Anna Hegnauer, 28 March 1906, Richland County, Ohio [place indexed as "Runners, Cass Township"]; bride born 1886 [computed]; bride's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia M. Coucett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record Z8W6-FDT2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record Z8W6-F6W2)

5 Ohio, County Births, 1887

"Ohio, County Births, 1841–2003," database, FamilySearch, Alma Hegnauer, born 21 September 1887, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; parents Chris Hegnauer and Nellie Boudett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record XDR7-VR2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record XDR7-VRL)

Sources 6–8

6 Find a Grave, memorial 70004109, 1891

Find a Grave, memorial 70004109, Walter Norman Hegnauer (17 July 1891 – 9 December 1891), Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (findagrave.com/memorial/70004109) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record QVJ1-12SR

7 Indiana, Marriages, 1929

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811–2019," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Wilbur C. Hegnauer and Frieda C. Hipp, 9 March 1929, La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana; groom born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; groom's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett. FamilySearch record DXPK-V26Z (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record DXPK-V2N2)

8 Ohio, Deaths, 1948

"Ohio, Deaths, 1908–1953," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, died 22 October 1948, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; parents Christen [Christian] Hegnauer and Cornelia Couzett [Conzett]; spouse Ina Hegnauer. FamilySearch record X6KC-86L (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record X6KC-86G)

Source 9

9 Ohio, County Marriages, 1917

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Rufus K. Esselburn and Alma L. Hegnauer, 10 November 1917, Richland County, Ohio [place indexed as Planktown, Cass Township]; bride born 21 October 1887, Portsmouth, Ohio; bride's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett. FamilySearch record ZZBD-CQW2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record ZZBD-CQN2)

Sources 10–12

10 Ohio, County Death Records, 1926

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840–2001," database, FamilySearch, Christian Hegnauer, died 17 February 1926, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; born 7 August 1858, Switzerland; burial 19 February 1926, Mansfield, Ohio; parents Peter Hegnauer and Berry; spouse Cornelia Couzett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record F62K-Z8Z (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record F62K-Z88)

11 Ohio, Death Index, 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007, 1926

"Ohio, Death Index, 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007," database, FamilySearch, Christi [Christian] Hegnauer, died 17 February 1926, Franklin County, Ohio. FamilySearch record VK1S-K4M (index entry)

12 Find a Grave, memorial 186245765, 1858

Find a Grave, memorial 186245765, Christian Hegnauer (7 April 1858 – February 1926), Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio (findagrave.com/memorial/186245765) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record DMKX-CPT2; and memorial 186245769, Cornelia "Nellie" Conzett Hegnauer, in the same cemetery

Life in time

8 Apr 1858

Birth , Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland

proven Sources 1, 10, 12

How we know

The date of birth in the Igis baptism indexes. Find a Grave gives 7 Apr 1858 and his Ohio death record 7 Aug 1858 (see Research Notes).

The Igis baptism register (three FamilySearch index entries) gives Christian Hegnauer, born 8 Apr 1858 and baptised 18 Apr 1858, son of Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berrÿ [Berry]. His Ohio death record names his parents as Peter Hegnauer and Berry and his birthplace as Switzerland. The contemporary baptism register is preferred to the later dates.

  1. 1858 Birth 8 Apr 1858 · Igis, Graubünden · proven

    The date of birth in the Igis baptism indexes. Find a Grave gives 7 Apr 1858 and his Ohio death record 7 Aug 1858 (see Research Notes).

    The Igis baptism register (three FamilySearch index entries) gives Christian Hegnauer, born 8 Apr 1858 and baptised 18 Apr 1858, son of Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berrÿ [Berry]. His Ohio death record names his parents as Peter Hegnauer and Berry and his birthplace as Switzerland. The contemporary baptism register is preferred to the later dates.

    Sources 1, 10, 12

  2. 1858 Baptism 18 Apr 1858 · Igis, Graubünden · proven

    Igis Reformed parish register (FamilySearch index; the image has not been viewed). Parents Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berrÿ [Berry].

    The three indexes agree on the dates and the parents.

    Source 1

  3. 1884 Marriage, with Cornelia Conzett 1 May 1884 · Cook County, Illinois · proven

    FamilySearch index of Illinois marriages; the image has not been viewed. The bride indexed as Nellie Conzett.

    The Illinois marriage index gives Christian Hegnauer and Nellie Conzett, 1 May 1884, Cook County. His wife is Cornelia (Nellie) Conzett in the Ohio birth, marriage and death records of their children and in his own death record, and her Find a Grave memorial is headed Cornelia "Nellie" Conzett Hegnauer.

    Source 2

  4. 1886 Daughter born: Ruth Anna Hegnauer family event
  5. 1887 Residence 21 Sep 1887 · Portsmouth, Scioto · proven

    Birth of his daughter Alma.

    The Ohio county birth index gives Alma Hegnauer, born 21 Sep 1887 at Portsmouth, daughter of Chris Hegnauer and Nellie "Boudett" [Conzett].

    Source 5

  6. 1887 Daughter born: Alma L. Hegnauer family event
  7. 1891 Son born: Walter Norman Hegnauer family event
  8. 1893 Residence 3 Apr 1893 · Columbus, Franklin · proven

    Birth of his son Wilbur.

    His son Wilbur C. Hegnauer's Indiana marriage record (1929) and Ohio death record (1948) both give Wilbur's birth as 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus and name his parents as Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett.

    Sources 7, 8

  9. 1893 Son born: Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer family event
  10. 1910 Residence Mansfield, Richland · proven

    Ward 1. With his wife Cornelia M. and their children Alma L. and Wilbur C.

    The 1910 census index gives Christian Hegnauer, born about 1858 in Switzerland, with his wife Cornelia M. (born about 1865, Iowa) and children Alma L. and Wibur [Wilbur] C.

    Source 3

  11. 1926 Death 17 Feb 1926 · Columbus, Franklin · proven

    His Ohio county death record gives Christian Hegnauer, died 17 Feb 1926 at Columbus, born in Switzerland, parents Peter Hegnauer and Berry, spouse Cornelia Couzett [Conzett]; the Ohio death index gives the same date in Franklin County.

    Sources 10, 11

  12. 1926 Burial 19 Feb 1926 · Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield · proven

    His death record gives burial on 19 Feb 1926 at Mansfield; Find a Grave records his grave in Mansfield Cemetery, the cemetery where his wife Cornelia (Nellie) Conzett Hegnauer was buried in 1943.

    Sources 10, 12

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Places in this life

6 places, in order
1 2 3 4 5 6
  1. 1 Igis, Graubünden Birth 8 Apr 1858 · Baptism 18 Apr 1858
  2. 2 Cook County, Illinois Marriage 1 May 1884
  3. 3 Portsmouth, Scioto County Residence 21 Sep 1887
  4. 4 Columbus, Franklin County Residence 3 Apr 1893 · Death 17 Feb 1926
  5. 5 Mansfield, Richland County Residence 1910
  6. 6 Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield Burial 19 Feb 1926

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The evidence 8 facts with their grades, 12 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth 8 Apr 1858 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland proven 1 , 10 , 12
Baptism 18 Apr 1858 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland proven 1
Marriage with Cornelia Conzett 1 May 1884 Cook County, Illinois, United States proven 2
Residence 21 Sep 1887 Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States proven 5
Residence 3 Apr 1893 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States proven 7 , 8
Residence 1910 Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States proven 3
Death 17 Feb 1926 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States proven 10 , 11
Burial 19 Feb 1926 Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States proven 10 , 12

Research notes

  • Sources: The Igis records are from FamilySearch's index of the Reformed parish registers; the American records are FamilySearch and Find a Grave index entries. No images have been viewed.
  • Birth date: 8 Apr 1858 in the Igis baptism indexes; 7 Apr 1858 on Find a Grave; 7 Aug 1858 in the Ohio death record index, probably a slip or misreading for April.1, 12, 10 The contemporary register is preferred.
  • Wife's name: Nellie Conzett at the marriage (1884); Nellie "Boudett" at Alma's birth (1887); Cornelia M. "Coucett" (1906), Cornelia Conzett (1917, 1929) and Cornelia "Couzett" (1926, 1948) in the children's and his own records. Boudett, Coucett and Couzett are misreadings of Conzett.
  • Walter Norman (probable son): Find a Grave's Walter Norman Hegnauer (17 Jul – 9 Dec 1891, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus) is taken to be a son of Christian and Cornelia: they are the only Hegnauer family known in Columbus at the time, their son Wilbur was born there in 1893, and the birth falls between Alma (1887) and Wilbur. No record naming his parents has been seen.6
  • Emigration: Not found. He was fourteen in 1872, when his father left Igis (see his father's profile).
  • Leads: the 1900 census (probably Columbus or Mansfield); Franklin County, Ohio, death register of 1891 for Walter Norman; Mansfield city directories; naturalization records; the Illinois marriage record itself (ages, residences).
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study.

Working notes

  • Bapt. 18 Apr 1858; m. Nellie Conzett 1 May 1884 Cook Co., Ill.; Mansfield 1910; bur. Mansfield Cemetery (FaG 186245765); death record birth 7 Aug 1858 is a slip
  • Printed biography (Ohio, c.1914): b. 7 Apr 1858 (baptism record: 8 Apr), son of Peter and Anna (Berry), emigrated 1872, printing apprenticeship at Fountain City, Wis., from 15 Jan 1873; trustee of the First German Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Apr 1883; secretary of the Courier Publishing Co., Mansfield; probate (Richland Co.): died 17 Feb 1926 "a resident of the Township of Madison", Richland Co. - the death record's place Columbus may be where he died rather than where he lived; check the certificate (FamilySearch full text)

Sources

  1. 1

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Christian Hegnauer, 18 April 1858, Igis, Graubünden; born 8 April 1858; parents Peter Hegnauer and Anna Berrÿ [Berry]. FamilySearch record 6F8C-1FV1; also FamilySearch record 6F8C-T1W2 and FamilySearch record 6F8Z-MJW7

  2. 2

    "Illinois, Marriages, 1815–1935," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Christian Hegnauer and Nellie Conzett, 1 May 1884, Cook County, Illinois. FamilySearch record V2LG-K7C (index entry)

  3. 3

    "United States, Census, 1910," database, FamilySearch, household of Christian Hegnauer, Mansfield Ward 1, Richland County, Ohio: Christian, born about 1858, Switzerland; wife Cornelia M., born about 1865, Iowa; children Alma L., born about 1888, Ohio, and Wibur [Wilbur] C., born about 1893, Ohio. FamilySearch record ML66-FDV; FamilySearch record ML66-FDK; FamilySearch record ML66-FD2; FamilySearch record ML66-FDL (index entries; the image has not been read)

  4. 4

    "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Clinton Clyde Balliett and Ruth Anna Hegnauer, 28 March 1906, Richland County, Ohio [place indexed as "Runners, Cass Township"]; bride born 1886 [computed]; bride's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia M. Coucett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record Z8W6-FDT2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record Z8W6-F6W2)

  5. 5

    "Ohio, County Births, 1841–2003," database, FamilySearch, Alma Hegnauer, born 21 September 1887, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; parents Chris Hegnauer and Nellie Boudett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record XDR7-VR2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record XDR7-VRL)

  6. 6

    Find a Grave, memorial 70004109, Walter Norman Hegnauer (17 July 1891 – 9 December 1891), Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (findagrave.com/memorial/70004109) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record QVJ1-12SR

  7. 7

    "Indiana, Marriages, 1811–2019," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Wilbur C. Hegnauer and Frieda C. Hipp, 9 March 1929, La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana; groom born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; groom's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett. FamilySearch record DXPK-V26Z (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record DXPK-V2N2)

  8. 8

    "Ohio, Deaths, 1908–1953," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, died 22 October 1948, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; parents Christen [Christian] Hegnauer and Cornelia Couzett [Conzett]; spouse Ina Hegnauer. FamilySearch record X6KC-86L (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record X6KC-86G)

  9. 9

    "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Rufus K. Esselburn and Alma L. Hegnauer, 10 November 1917, Richland County, Ohio [place indexed as Planktown, Cass Township]; bride born 21 October 1887, Portsmouth, Ohio; bride's parents Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett. FamilySearch record ZZBD-CQW2 (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record ZZBD-CQN2)

  10. 10

    "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840–2001," database, FamilySearch, Christian Hegnauer, died 17 February 1926, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; born 7 August 1858, Switzerland; burial 19 February 1926, Mansfield, Ohio; parents Peter Hegnauer and Berry; spouse Cornelia Couzett [Conzett]. FamilySearch record F62K-Z8Z (index entry; the father's line FamilySearch record F62K-Z88)

  11. 11

    "Ohio, Death Index, 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007," database, FamilySearch, Christi [Christian] Hegnauer, died 17 February 1926, Franklin County, Ohio. FamilySearch record VK1S-K4M (index entry)

  12. 12

    Find a Grave, memorial 186245765, Christian Hegnauer (7 April 1858 – February 1926), Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio (findagrave.com/memorial/186245765) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record DMKX-CPT2; and memorial 186245769, Cornelia "Nellie" Conzett Hegnauer, in the same cemetery