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H0437 The study's number for this person. Cite it and it will always lead here, whatever the spelling.
· From the index

Henry Hegnauer

Born in Switzerland in 1818.

born Oct 1818 in Switzerland

Henry Hegnauer was born in October 1818 in Switzerland. The land records of Calaveras County, California, name him in 1863. Records probably place him in Calaveras County in 1880 and 1900, at West Point, Calaveras County, in 1896 and in Mokelumne Hill Judicial Township in 1900.

No biography has been written yet; this is put together from the study's index and records.

What we know

Proven

  • Great Registers; mining claims; deed (as mentioned) in Calaveras County, 1863
  • Census in Calaveras County, 1880
  • Voter registration at West Point, 1896

Probable

  • Census in Mokelumne Hill Judicial Township, 1900
  • Voter registration in Calaveras County, 1900

Recorded, not yet graded

  • Birth in Switzerland, 1818

What's still open

  • Parents. Not yet identified.

Life in time

Oct 1818

Birth, Switzerland

not graded
  1. 1818 Birth Oct 1818 · Switzerland · not graded

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  2. 1863 Great Registers; mining claims; deed 1863–1900 · Calaveras County, California · confirmed

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  3. 1880 Census Calaveras County, California · confirmed

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  4. 1896 Voter registration from 1896 to 1898 · West Point, Calaveras County · confirmed

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  5. 1900 Census Mokelumne Hill Judicial Township, Calaveras County · probable

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  6. 1900 Voter registration Calaveras County, California · probable

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  • probable
  • not graded

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Places in this life

5 places, in order
1 2 3 4 5
  1. 1 Switzerland Birth Oct 1818
  2. 2 Calaveras County, California Great Registers; mining claims; deed 1863–1900
  3. 3 Calaveras County, California Census 1880 · Voter registration 1900
  4. 4 West Point, Calaveras County Voter registration from 1896 to 1898
  5. 5 Mokelumne Hill Judicial Township, Calaveras County Census 1900

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Records

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Census, land and residence 5 records · 1863–1900
  • 1863–1900 proven Great Registers; mining claims; deed “Hegnauer”, mentioned Calaveras County, California FamilySearch Full-Text · O04145
  • 1880 proven Census “Henry Hegnaur” Calaveras County, California FamilySearch · O05700
  • from 1896 to 1898 proven Voter registration “Henry Hegnaner” West Point, Calaveras County FamilySearch · O05824
  • 1900 probable Census “Henry Hegnauer” Mokelumne Hill Judicial Township, Calaveras County FamilySearch · O02916
  • 1900 probable Voter registration “Henry Hegnauer” Calaveras County, California FamilySearch · O03435
The evidence 1 facts with their grades

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth Oct 1818 Switzerland not graded

Working notes

  • Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Calif., 1900 (census and Great Register)
  • Calaveras Co. Great Registers 1867-1900: miner at West Point; 1888 "66, Switzerland, Miner"; 1896 age 78, 5 ft 7¼ in, light complexion, grey eyes; mining claims with Otto Mentzel 1882-87 ("Swiss Boy" lode) (FamilySearch full text)
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Evidence Explained

Hegnauer One-Name Study, “Henry Hegnauer (H0437, b. 1818),” hegnauer.family (https://hegnauer.family/people/h0437-henry-hegnauer/ : accessed 28 September 2026).

Chicago (notes)

“Henry Hegnauer (H0437, b. 1818),” hegnauer.family, Hegnauer One-Name Study, accessed September 28, 2026, https://hegnauer.family/people/h0437-henry-hegnauer/.

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