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Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer

Born at Columbus in 1893 and died at Cleveland in 1948.

born 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus, Franklin died 22 Oct 1948 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga

Also written Wilbur C. Hegnauer, Wilber C. Hegnauer

Life story

Columbus and Mansfield

Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer was born at Columbus, Ohio, on 3 April 1893, the youngest child of Christian Hegnauer, an emigrant from Igis, Switzerland, and Cornelia (Nellie) Conzett, whose maiden name he carried as his middle name.1–2 In 1910 he was about seventeen and living with his parents and his sister Alma at Mansfield, Richland County.3

The First World War

Wilbur registered for the draft in 1917, giving his birth as 3 April 1893 at Columbus.1 He entered service at Franklinton, Columbus, on 25 May 1918, appears on monthly muster rolls through the winter of 1918–1919, and left the service in the spring of 1919; Ohio's record of its World War I servicemen gives the dates 25 May 1918 and 2 April 1919.4–5 The Veterans Administration later kept a file for him.6

Two marriages

On 26 August 1920 he married Ina M. Fisher in Richland County.7 Their daughter Margery was born about 1925.8 In March 1929, at La Porte, Indiana, a Wilbur C. Hegnauer born at Columbus on 3 April 1893, son of Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett, married Frieda C. Hipp: the details leave no doubt that the groom was Wilbur.9 A son, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer, was born to Frieda Hipp at Chesterton, Indiana, on 27 March 1929, and was probably his; Wilbur Morris died in Minnesota in 1995 and was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.10 How Wilbur's first marriage stood at the time has not been found. By 1940 he was living again at Mansfield with Ina and their daughter Margery, then fifteen.8

Last years

In 1942, at forty-nine, Wilbur registered for the draft again at Mansfield.11 He died at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, on 22 October 1948, aged fifty-five; his death record names his parents, Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett, and his wife, Ina.2 He was cremated.12–13 His daughter Margery, later Mrs. Koroknay, also died in Ohio.14

What we know

Proven

  • Birth at Columbus, 1893
  • Military service, 1917
  • Military service, 25 May 1918 and 2 Apr 1919
  • Marriage to Ina M. Fisher at Richland County, 1920
  • Marriage to Frieda C. Hipp at La Porte, 1929
  • Military service at Mansfield, 1942
  • and 2 more
  • 2 homes, from the census and other records

What's still open

  • The 1929 marriage. The Indiana record's details (birth date, birthplace, both parents) identify the groom.

Sources

Sources 1–2

1 United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1893

"United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio [registration place standardized as "Richland District, Ohio, West Virginia"]. FamilySearch record K6NQ-9M6; also FamilySearch record 7VLT-PW6Z (index entries)

2 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 (the father's line FamilySearch record X6KC-86G, the spouse's FamilySearch record X6KC-865); also FamilySearch record X6KC-86R (index entries)

Source 3

3 United States, Census, 1910, 1893

"United States, Census, 1910," database, FamilySearch, Wibur [Wilbur] C. Hegnauer, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio; born about 1893, Ohio; parents Christian and Cornelia M. Hegnauer. FamilySearch record ML66-FDL (index entry; the image has not been read)

Sources 4–5

4 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1893

"Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914–1920," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; military service 25 May 1918, Franklinton, Columbus, Franklin County (FamilySearch record QR6M-WMMM); and Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, military service 2 April 1919 (FamilySearch record QRDB-F1PZ) (index entries; the cards have not been read).

5 United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1918

"United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916–1939," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, entries dated 25 May 1918 (FamilySearch record 4DLK-MNZM), 31 July 1918 (FamilySearch record 4J8Y-X33Z), 31 August 1918 (FamilySearch record 4JZJ-DK6Z), 31 October 1918 (FamilySearch record 4JZV-W7W2), 31 January 1919 (FamilySearch record 4VFQ-GQ2M), 28 February 1919 (FamilySearch record 4VXT-DSPZ), March [year not indexed] (FamilySearch record 4JFY-ZZZM) and 31 December 1916 [probably a misreading of 1918] (FamilySearch record 4KCC-SST2); and an undated entry giving his birthplace as Columbus, Ohio (FamilySearch record 6D3C-M7CG) (index entries; the rolls have not been read).

Source 6

6 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1893

"United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–1940," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, died 22 October 1948; an entry dated 30 September 1919 (FamilySearch record 7ZSF-H32M; also FamilySearch record QPR1-7N8Z, place given as Niagara Falls, New York) (index entries).

Source 7

7 Ohio, County Marriages, 1920

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Wilber C. Hegnauer and Ina M. Fisher, 26 August 1920, Richland County, Ohio; groom born 1893 [computed]. FamilySearch record Z8MJ-PDPZ (index entry)

Source 8

8 United States, Census, 1940, 1893

"United States, Census, 1940," database, FamilySearch, household of Wilbur C. Hegnauer, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio: Wilbur C., born about 1893, Ohio; wife Ina M., born about 1894, Ohio; daughter Margery, born about 1925, Ohio. FamilySearch record KWLZ-2PG; FamilySearch record KWLZ-2PP; FamilySearch record KWLZ-2P5 (index entries; the image has not been read)

Source 9

9 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 (the father's line FamilySearch record DXPK-V2N2); a second index of the same marriage gives the groom as Wilbur E. Hegnauer and the bride as Freida C. Hipp, FamilySearch record 8TGX-C5T2 (index entries)

Source 10

10 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification, 1929

"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936–2007," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer, born 27 March 1929, Chesterton, Indiana; died 1 May 1995; parents William Hegnauer and Frieda Hipp (FamilySearch record 6K35-G7LB; the father's line FamilySearch record 6K35-G7G9); "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908–2002," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer, died 1 May 1995, Hennepin County, mother's maiden name Hipp (FamilySearch record V4CZ-PJQ); and Find a Grave, memorial 774120, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer (27 March 1929 – 1 May 1995), Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota (index entries).

Source 11

11 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, 1893

"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. FamilySearch record X5XG-LPR (index entry; the card has not been read)

Sources 12–13

12 Find a Grave, memorial 176641800, 1893

Find a Grave, memorial 176641800, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer (3 April 1893 – 22 October 1948), cremated, ashes given to family or friend (findagrave.com/memorial/176641800) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record Q2BT-PFJJ

13 Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1948

"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854–1997," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, burial 1948, Ohio. FamilySearch record F686-4XQ (index entry)

Source 14

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

"Ohio, Death Index, 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007," database, FamilySearch, death of Margery M. Koroknay, parents [Wilbur C.] Hegnauer and [Ina M.] Fisher: father's index entry FamilySearch record V2SJ-8Z6 (her own entry, with the date, is not in the study's extract).

Life in time

with the history around it

3 Apr 1893

Birth , Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

proven Sources 1, 2, 4, 9, 12

How we know

The date and place are given alike in his World War I draft registration, his Ohio World War I service record, his Indiana marriage record (1929) and his Ohio death record (1948); Find a Grave and the Veterans Administration index give the same date.

  1. 1893 Birth 3 Apr 1893 · Columbus, Franklin · proven

    The date and place are given alike in his World War I draft registration, his Ohio World War I service record, his Indiana marriage record (1929) and his Ohio death record (1948); Find a Grave and the Veterans Administration index give the same date.

    Sources 1, 2, 4, 9, 12

  2. 1910 Residence Mansfield, Richland · proven

    Ward 1, in his parents' household; indexed as "Wibur C."

    The 1910 census index gives Wibur C. Hegnauer, born about 1893 in Ohio, son of Christian and Cornelia M. Hegnauer.

    Source 3

  3. First World War, 1914–18
  4. 1917 Military service proven

    World War I draft registration (FamilySearch index; the card has not been read). FamilySearch standardizes the place as "Richland District, Ohio, West Virginia", probably Richland County, Ohio.

    Two index entries of the registration give Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus, Ohio.

    Source 1

  5. 1918 Military service between 25 May 1918 and 2 Apr 1919 · proven

    World War I service: entered at Franklinton, Columbus, on 25 May 1918 (Ohio service record index); monthly muster rolls and rosters from May 1918 to early 1919 (see Research Notes). The branch and unit are not in the index extract.

    The Ohio World War I service record index gives Wilbur C. (Wilbur Conzett) Hegnauer, born 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus, with the dates 25 May 1918 and 2 Apr 1919. The muster-roll index entries for Wilbur C. Hegnauer run from 25 May 1918 to Feb 1919, and the Veterans Administration master index has a file for Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 Apr 1893, died 22 Oct 1948.

    Sources 4, 5, 6

  6. 1920 Marriage, with Ina M. Fisher 26 Aug 1920 · Richland County, Ohio · proven

    Index entry; the image has not been viewed.

    The Ohio county marriage index gives Wilber C. Hegnauer, born 1893, and Ina M. Fisher, 26 Aug 1920, Richland County. Ina Hegnauer is named as his wife in the 1940 census and in his death record (1948).

    Source 7

  7. 1925 Daughter born: Margery Hegnauer family event
  8. 1925 Daughter born: Marjorie M. Hegnauer family event
  9. 1929 Marriage, with Frieda C. Hipp 9 Mar 1929 · La Porte, LaPorte · proven

    Two index entries; the images have not been viewed (see Research Notes).

    The Indiana marriage index gives Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus, Ohio, son of Christian Hegnauer and Cornelia Conzett, and Frieda C. Hipp, 9 Mar 1929, La Porte. The birth date, birthplace and parents identify the groom. A second index of the same marriage reads the groom as Wilbur E. Hegnauer.

    Source 9

  10. 1929 Son born: Wilbur Morris Hegnauer family event
  11. Second World War, 1939–45
  12. 1940 Residence Mansfield, Richland · proven

    With his wife Ina M. and their daughter Margery, 15.

    The 1940 census index gives Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born about 1893 in Ohio, with his wife Ina M. (born about 1894, Ohio) and daughter Margery (born about 1925, Ohio).

    Source 8

  13. 1942 Military service Mansfield, Richland · proven

    World War II draft registration of older men (FamilySearch index; the card has not been read).

    The index gives Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 Apr 1893, registered at Mansfield in 1942.

    Source 11

  14. 1948 Cremation proven

    Cremated; the ashes were given to family or friends (Find a Grave). An Ohio burial index also has an entry for him in 1948.

    Find a Grave memorial 176641800 records him as cremated; FamilySearch's "Ohio, Deaths and Burials" index has a 1948 entry for Wilbur C. Hegnauer.

    Sources 12, 13

  15. 1948 Death 22 Oct 1948 · Cleveland, Cuyahoga · proven

    The Ohio death record index gives Wilbur C. Hegnauer, died 22 Oct 1948 at Cleveland, born 3 Apr 1893 at Columbus, son of Christen [Christian] Hegnauer and Cornelia Couzett [Conzett], spouse Ina Hegnauer. Find a Grave and the Veterans Administration index give the same date.

    Sources 2, 6, 12

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Places in this life

5 places, in order
1 2 3 4 5
  1. 1 Columbus, Franklin County Birth 3 Apr 1893
  2. 2 Mansfield, Richland County Residence 1910 · Residence 1940 · Military service 1942
  3. 3 Richland County, Ohio Marriage 26 Aug 1920
  4. 4 La Porte, LaPorte County Marriage 9 Mar 1929
  5. 5 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Death 22 Oct 1948

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The evidence 10 facts with their grades, 15 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth 3 Apr 1893 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States proven 1 , 2 , 4 , 9 , 12
Residence 1910 Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States proven 3
Military service 1917 proven 1
Military service between 25 May 1918 and 2 Apr 1919 proven 4 , 5 , 6
Marriage with Ina M. Fisher 26 Aug 1920 Richland County, Ohio, United States proven 7
Marriage with Frieda C. Hipp 9 Mar 1929 La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States proven 9
Residence 1940 Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States proven 8
Military service 1942 Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States proven 11
Cremation 1948 proven 12 , 13
Death 22 Oct 1948 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States proven 2 , 6 , 12

Research notes

  • Sources: FamilySearch and Find a Grave index entries only; none of the cards, rolls, certificates or census images has been read.
  • Military service: The muster-roll collection ("United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916–1939") does not name the branch in the index extract; read the rolls for his branch, unit and rank. One muster-roll entry is dated 31 Dec 1916, probably a misreading of 1918, since his service began on 25 May 1918.5 The VA index entry dated 30 Sep 1919 at Niagara Falls, New York, may record a later enlistment or a claim.6 An Ohio grave registration of soldiers indexes a death on 1 May 1905 in Carroll County, which cannot be his and is probably a misreading of the card.15
  • The 1929 marriage: The Indiana record's details (birth date, birthplace, both parents) identify the groom. Whether he had divorced Ina and later returned to her, or the Indiana marriage was irregular, is not known; the county divorce records of Richland County, Ohio, and LaPorte County, Indiana, should be searched. The 1940 census and his death record both name Ina as his wife.9, 8, 2
  • Wilbur Morris Hegnauer (probable son): Born 27 Mar 1929 at Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, to Frieda Hipp and a father indexed as "William" Hegnauer; died 1 May 1995, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The mother's name and the timing (eighteen days after the La Porte marriage) point to Wilbur; the father's given name in the Social Security index does not match. A Wilbur Hegnauer born about 1929 in Indiana was living at Schneider, Lake County, Indiana, in 1940 (census index). He is a great-grandson of Peter Hegnauer and has no H-ID yet; his children (born in the 1950s) are living.10
  • Margery (daughter): Margery Hegnauer, 15, in the 1940 census; Margery M. Koroknay's Ohio death index entry names her parents as Hegnauer and Fisher (Ina M. Fisher). The date of her death is not in the study's extract.8, 14
  • His wife Ina: Ina M. Fisher, born 30 Jan or 30 Jul 1894 at Mansfield, daughter of John W. Fisher and Kate Mengert (Social Security index), died 9 Dec 1988 at Mansfield and was buried in Mansfield Memorial Park (Find a Grave 143529337). She has no H-ID yet.
  • Leads: his Ohio death certificate (cause, informant, residence); the 1920 and 1930 censuses; Cleveland and Mansfield newspapers of Oct 1948.
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study, as a grandson of Peter Hegnauer.

Working notes

  • WWI service 25 May 1918-2 Apr 1919; m. Ina M. Fisher 26 Aug 1920 Richland Co.; m. Frieda C. Hipp 9 Mar 1929 La Porte, Ind.; FaG 176641800 (cremated)

Sources

  1. 1

    "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio [registration place standardized as "Richland District, Ohio, West Virginia"]. FamilySearch record K6NQ-9M6; also FamilySearch record 7VLT-PW6Z (index entries)

  2. 2

    "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 (the father's line FamilySearch record X6KC-86G, the spouse's FamilySearch record X6KC-865); also FamilySearch record X6KC-86R (index entries)

  3. 3

    "United States, Census, 1910," database, FamilySearch, Wibur [Wilbur] C. Hegnauer, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio; born about 1893, Ohio; parents Christian and Cornelia M. Hegnauer. FamilySearch record ML66-FDL (index entry; the image has not been read)

  4. 4

    "Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914–1920," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, Ohio; military service 25 May 1918, Franklinton, Columbus, Franklin County (FamilySearch record QR6M-WMMM); and Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Columbus, military service 2 April 1919 (FamilySearch record QRDB-F1PZ) (index entries; the cards have not been read).

  5. 5

    "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916–1939," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, entries dated 25 May 1918 (FamilySearch record 4DLK-MNZM), 31 July 1918 (FamilySearch record 4J8Y-X33Z), 31 August 1918 (FamilySearch record 4JZJ-DK6Z), 31 October 1918 (FamilySearch record 4JZV-W7W2), 31 January 1919 (FamilySearch record 4VFQ-GQ2M), 28 February 1919 (FamilySearch record 4VXT-DSPZ), March [year not indexed] (FamilySearch record 4JFY-ZZZM) and 31 December 1916 [probably a misreading of 1918] (FamilySearch record 4KCC-SST2); and an undated entry giving his birthplace as Columbus, Ohio (FamilySearch record 6D3C-M7CG) (index entries; the rolls have not been read).

  6. 6

    "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–1940," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, died 22 October 1948; an entry dated 30 September 1919 (FamilySearch record 7ZSF-H32M; also FamilySearch record QPR1-7N8Z, place given as Niagara Falls, New York) (index entries).

  7. 7

    "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–2016," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Wilber C. Hegnauer and Ina M. Fisher, 26 August 1920, Richland County, Ohio; groom born 1893 [computed]. FamilySearch record Z8MJ-PDPZ (index entry)

  8. 8

    "United States, Census, 1940," database, FamilySearch, household of Wilbur C. Hegnauer, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio: Wilbur C., born about 1893, Ohio; wife Ina M., born about 1894, Ohio; daughter Margery, born about 1925, Ohio. FamilySearch record KWLZ-2PG; FamilySearch record KWLZ-2PP; FamilySearch record KWLZ-2P5 (index entries; the image has not been read)

  9. 9

    "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 (the father's line FamilySearch record DXPK-V2N2); a second index of the same marriage gives the groom as Wilbur E. Hegnauer and the bride as Freida C. Hipp, FamilySearch record 8TGX-C5T2 (index entries)

  10. 10

    "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936–2007," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer, born 27 March 1929, Chesterton, Indiana; died 1 May 1995; parents William Hegnauer and Frieda Hipp (FamilySearch record 6K35-G7LB; the father's line FamilySearch record 6K35-G7G9); "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908–2002," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer, died 1 May 1995, Hennepin County, mother's maiden name Hipp (FamilySearch record V4CZ-PJQ); and Find a Grave, memorial 774120, Wilbur Morris Hegnauer (27 March 1929 – 1 May 1995), Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota (index entries).

  11. 11

    "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer, born 3 April 1893, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. FamilySearch record X5XG-LPR (index entry; the card has not been read)

  12. 12

    Find a Grave, memorial 176641800, Wilbur Conzett Hegnauer (3 April 1893 – 22 October 1948), cremated, ashes given to family or friend (findagrave.com/memorial/176641800) (index line; the memorial page has not been read); also "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch record Q2BT-PFJJ

  13. 13

    "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854–1997," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, burial 1948, Ohio. FamilySearch record F686-4XQ (index entry)

  14. 14

    "Ohio, Death Index, 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007," database, FamilySearch, death of Margery M. Koroknay, parents [Wilbur C.] Hegnauer and [Ina M.] Fisher: father's index entry FamilySearch record V2SJ-8Z6 (her own entry, with the date, is not in the study's extract).

  15. 15

    "Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810–1958," database, FamilySearch, Wilbur C. Hegnauer, with a death date indexed as 1 May 1905 and the place as Carroll County, Ohio [both probably misreadings]. FamilySearch record D6R9-SWMM (index entry; the card has not been read)