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Old-tree records, triage sections 3a and 3b: transcriptions and verdicts

· 39 min read · 53 people named

Browser pass, 2026-09-27, tab 1013502130. Input: the study's sync notes sections 3a (living flags) and 3b (record-backed facts). Each record was opened on Ancestry and its index read; saves went only to the tree Hegnauer/Putt (206849982) through /merge/tree/206849982/person/<id>?sourceGid=<record>:<collection>, every merge page showing "in your tree: Hegnauer/Putt". Nothing was saved, edited or opened in "Hegnauer (Old)" (165462681); the "This record is saved to 1 person in 1 tree" lines on the record pages are that old tree and were not followed.

Record URL form: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/<record>:<collection>.

3a. Living flags

H0119 Allen Dale Wilson (Ancestry 102707440596)

1. Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960 (collection 60229; the triage called it "Select Death Certificates"), record 1097866:60229. Index only (FamilySearch-derived; FHL film 2033056, reference ID 21157).

  • Name: Allen Dale Wilson; Gender: Male; Age: 0; Estimated birth year: abt 1951
  • Death date: 06 Nov 1951; Death place: Tieton, Yakima, Washington
  • Father: Floyd Perry Wilson; Mother: Cora Laverne Ward

2. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (60525), record 138468518:60525; memorial findagrave.com/memorial/173596138/allen-dale-wilson (has a bio).

  • Name: Allen Dale Wilson; Gender: Male
  • Birth: 1 Oct 1951, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington
  • Death: 6 Nov 1951, Tieton, Yakima County, Washington
  • Cemetery: Tahoma Cemetery; burial place Yakima, Yakima County, Washington
  • Father: Floyd Perry Wilson; Mother: Cora Laverne Harris [her later married name]

Verdict: match. Both parents are named exactly as H0087 Floyd Perry Wilson and H0108 Cora Laverne Ward; age 0 fits the tree's "abt 1951". The two records agree on the death date and place. He died 6 Nov 1951 at Tieton, Yakima Co., Wash., aged about five weeks: living=N is proven. Birth 1 Oct 1951, Yakima (Find a Grave only).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both.

  • Death index → Allen: Name cite; Birth "Abt. 1951" cite; Death 6 Nov 1951 Tieton (already on the tree, unsourced) cite only. Parents included (Floyd Perry Willson, Cora Laverne Ward): Name cite only.
  • Find a Grave → Allen: Birth changed "Abt. 1951" → 1 Oct 1951, "Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA" (cited); Death cite; new Burial "Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA" (cited). Later, on the study's reading of the WA death certificate (Digital Archives, state file 21157: buried Tahoma Cemetery 8 Nov 1951), the Burial was given the date 8 Nov 1951 and the description "Tahoma Cemetery; date from WA death certificate, state file 21157 (Digital Archives)". Parents included with Name cite only; Floyd's own Find a Grave birth/death/burial values (offered from his linked memorial) unticked and uncited.

H0114 Katherine Worek (Ancestry 102706143627, "Kate Worek")

U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current (61843), record 655934627:61843 (AI-extracted index). Page image: Herald News (Joliet, Ill.), Tue 25 Nov 2014, p. 16, newspapers.com/image/182282970 (read on screen).

  • Index: Name Katherine Jankola; Maiden name Worek; Female; Death age 89; Birth abt 1925, Joliet, Will, Illinois; Death 23 Nov 2014; Obituary 25 Nov 2014, Joliet, Herald News; Parents Martin Worek, Margaret Worek; Spouse Joseph Jankola; Siblings Joseph Worek, Stanley, Andrew Worek, Julia Bahor, Mary Farnsworth.
  • Obituary text (abstract of the image): "KATHERINE JANKOLA". Katherine "Kay" Jankola (Worek), 89 years, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Silver Cross Hospital. Survived by one brother, Joseph Worek of Joliet; nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Jankola; her parents, Martin and Margaret Worek; two brothers, Stanley (late Irene) and Andrew (late Helen) Worek; two sisters, Julia (late Frank) Bahor and Mary Farnsworth; one nephew, Dan Bahor. Born in Joliet, lifelong resident; employee of Gerlach & Barklow Printing for 35 years; member of the former SS. Cyril & Methodius Church. Funeral Wednesday [26 Nov 2014] 10:00 a.m. from Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd., to SS. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery Chapel for Mass; interment SS. Cyril's Cemetery.

Verdict: match. Parents Martin and Margaret, brothers Joseph, Stanley and Andrew, sisters Julia Bahor and Mary (Worek) Farnsworth, and husband Joseph Jankola all fit the study family; born Joliet, age 89 fits abt 1925 (1930 and 1940 censuses). The AI index agrees with the image. She died 23 Nov 2014 at Silver Cross Hospital (the hospital has been in New Lenox, Will Co., since 2012; the obituary names no town): living=N is proven. Also from the image: her husband Joseph Jankola (H0333, living=Y in ) died before her, so H0333 is deceased too; Joseph Worek (H0110) was living in Nov 2014; Stanley's wife Irene and Andrew's wife Helen.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Name "Katherine Jankola" added as alternate (Kate Worek stays preferred); Birth "Abt. 1925, Illinois" → "abt 1925, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA" (cited); new Death 23 Nov 2014, description "Silver Cross Hospital (obituary)", cited. Spouse Joseph Jankola was offered as a NEW person (he is not in Hegnauer/Putt) and was left out. Parents were not offered in the panel.

H0115 Vivian Rose Sims (Ancestry 102705347303)

1. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (60525), record 177047222:60525; memorial 212772081 (findagrave.com/memorial/212772081/vivian-rose-putt), read too.

  • Name: Vivian Rose Putt; Maiden name: Sims; Female
  • Birth: 14 Sep 1928, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
  • Death: 13 Apr 2020, Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina
  • Cemetery: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois (memorial: plot 4-0126)
  • Father: Ray Sims; Mother: Edna Lorene Sims; Spouse: Ralph Edward Putt
  • Memorial page: family links Ray Sims (1902–1968), Edna Lorene Cribb Sims (1903–1933), spouse Ralph Edward Putt (1924–2015, m. 1949); inscription "Loving wife mother friend loved the Lord"; obituary courtesy of McLaurin Funeral Home, Clayton, N.C. (abstract): born Davenport, Iowa, 14 Sep 1928 to Ray and Edna Sims; her mother died when she was young and she was raised by Harry and Dagmar Long of Rock Island; Rock Island High School; secretary at Moline Iron Works and John Deere Malleable; married Ralph Edward Putt in 1949; later lived Poughkeepsie N.Y., Florida, Alexandria Va., Florida, and from 2010 Clayton N.C.; died Monday 13 Apr 2020; predeceased by her husband Ralph; survived by two children and grandchildren [living, not named here]; memorial service 18 Jul 2020, McLaurin Funeral Home; to be buried with her husband in Rock Island National Cemetery.

2. 1950 United States Federal Census (62308), record 224170637:62308.

  • Vivian Putt, 22 (b. abt 1928), female, white, born Illinois, married, wife; 211 17 Ave., Moline, Rock Island, Illinois (dwelling 58); stenographer, iron works, 40 hrs, 52 weeks, income 2600; completed 12th grade; same house in 1949; previous marriage no; years since married 1. Household: Ralph Putt 25, head; Vivian Putt 22, wife. (Roll 4079, page 5.)

Verdict: match. The Find a Grave index names her father Ray Sims, mother Edna Lorene (Cribb) Sims and husband Ralph Edward Putt, exactly the study's H0341, H0342 and H0111; the funeral-home obituary adds Moline Iron Works, which matches the 1950 census (stenographer, iron works, Moline, married about a year). She died 13 Apr 2020 at Clayton, Johnston Co., N.C.; buried Rock Island National Cemetery: living=N is proven (Find a Grave index plus the funeral-home obituary it carries; no SSDI exists for 2020). Birth 14 Sep 1928, Davenport, Iowa (obituary and Find a Grave); the 1950 census's "Illinois" birthplace is the weaker value. The obituary also says her husband Ralph died before her (the study has 17 Dec 2015) and that she was raised by Harry and Dagmar Long (Hegnauer/Putt shows Harry Edward Long as her "potential father", i.e. the foster father).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: Find a Grave yes; the 1950 census was already a source on her (Residence 1950 Moline, and her old "abt 1928, Illinois" Birth), so it was not saved again.

  • Find a Grave → Vivian: Name "Vivian Rose Putt" added as alternate (Vivian Rose Sims stays preferred); Birth 14 Sep 1928, "Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA" added and made preferred, the census "abt 1928, Illinois" kept as the alternate; new Death 13 Apr 2020, "Clayton, Johnston, North Carolina, USA"; new Burial "Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA", description "Rock Island National Cemetery"; all cited. Husband Ralph Edward Putt included with Name cite only (his own birth/death/burial values unticked). Ray Sims and Edna Sims were offered as NEW persons and left out.

H0179 Ruth E. Evans (Ancestry 102798794323)

1. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (60901), record 21013746:60901.

  • Name: Ruth Eileen Evans [also indexed as Ruth Eil Wilson; Ruth Windsnes; Ruth Eileen Lefaive]; Female; White
  • Birth: 23 Mar 1919, Portland, Oregon; Death: 23 Sep 2005
  • Father: George I Lefaive; Mother: Edith G Brisco
  • Notes: "Nov 1961: Name listed as Ruth Eileen Evans; Sep 1964: Name listed as Ruth Eil Wilson; Aug 1967: Name listed as Ruth E Windsnes" [SSN not copied here]

2. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (60525), record 83870173:60525; memorial 122323940 (findagrave.com/memorial/122323940/ruth-eileen-windsnes); no bio.

  • Name: Ruth Eileen Windsnes; Maiden name: LeFaive
  • Birth: 23 Mar 1919, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  • Death: 23 Sep 2005, "Grays Harbor City", Grays Harbor County, Washington
  • Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington
  • Father: George I. LeFaive; Spouse: Peder Leonard Windsnes

Verdict: match. The SS claims index ties the names together in date order: Evans in Nov 1961 (her surname at the 1964 marriage), "Ruth Eil Wilson" in Sep 1964, the month she married Woodrow Elgia Wilson (H0101, 24 Sep 1964), and Windsnes from Aug 1967 (after Woodrow's death in Nov 1966). The Find a Grave index has the same birth and death dates and the same father. She died 23 Sep 2005, Grays Harbor Co., Wash. (Find a Grave says "Grays Harbor City"), buried Sunset Memorial Park, Hoquiam: living=N is proven. Maiden name Lefaive / LeFaive (both records; the old tree's "Le Faire" is a misreading); born 23 Mar 1919 Portland, Ore.; parents George I. Lefaive and Edith G. Brisco. Third husband Peder Leonard Windsnes (not in the study). That she is the Ruth Lefaive who married William Evans in 1936 (H0145) rests on the old tree's WA marriage index (2378/365051) and was not re-read here.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both.

  • SS index → Ruth: Name "Ruth E. Evans" → "Ruth Eileen Evans" (cited); new Birth 23 Mar 1919, "Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA"; new Death 23 Sep 2005; all cited. Parents George I Lefaive and Edith G Brisco were offered as NEW persons and left out.
  • Find a Grave → Ruth: Name "Ruth Eileen Windsnes" added as alternate; Birth cite; Death → 23 September 2005, place "Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA" (county only: "Grays Harbor City" is a Find a Grave place that may be a garble); new Burial "Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA", description "Sunset Memorial Park"; all cited. Father and spouse Windsnes (new persons) left out. Not done: an alternate name "Ruth Eileen Lefaive" (the lead may add it, or make it the preferred birth name).

H0145 William D. Evans (Ancestry 102705342217)

Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017 (6716), record 263202:6716. Index only.

  • Name: William D Evans; Male; Residence: Aberdeen, Washington; Death: 31 Oct 1972, Aberdeen, Washington; Certificate number: 022418

The index alone gives no age, spouse or parents. The lead read the certificate itself (Washington State Digital Archives, free): b. 12 Jan 1910, North Dakota; d. 31 Oct 1972, Aberdeen; surviving spouse Mary Worek; parents Leonard Evans and Matilda Mattson.

Verdict: match (on the certificate: the surviving spouse "Mary Worek" is H0103 Mary Ann Worek, whom he married 19 Jan 1965 at Cosmopolis; Aberdeen residence fits). He died 31 Oct 1972 at Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Wash.: living=N is proven. Birth 12 Jan 1910, North Dakota (certificate), which agrees with the old tree's unsourced 12 Jan 1910; FamilySearch's "1916" is wrong.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Index → William: Name cite; new Death 31 Oct 1972, "Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA" (cited); the undated Residence "Aberdeen" row was left out. Birth 12 Jan 1910, "North Dakota, USA" added on the Facts page with the description "WA death certificate no. 022418 (Digital Archives), read by the lead" (no Ancestry citation: the index does not give it).

H0178 Lucille Lorraine Lueck (Ancestry 102798794295)

Old-tree record 1. Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 (2378), record 97735876:2378 ('s "2378/7735876" is a typo for this). Image read (Clark Co. marriage applications, B 7951-9000, image 262).

  • Index: Lorraine L. Wilson, female, application age 45, marriage age 46, born 22 Apr 1922, Park Rapids, Minnesota; application 20 Feb 1968; married 1968, Clark Co., Wash.; spouse Vernon R. Stevenson.
  • Image: affidavit of female applicant, sworn 20 Feb 1968 before the Clark Co. auditor: age 45, birthdate 4-22-22, birthplace Park Rapids, Minn.; divorced 2 [times]; occupation none; residence Longview; signed "Lorraine L. Wilson". The typed caption reads "Vernon A. Stevenson & Lorraine L. Wilson" (the index's "R." is a misreading); the groom was born 4-18-2[?] at Hagerstown, Maryland.

Old-tree record 2. 1940 United States Federal Census (2442), record 67440564:2442.

  • Lorraine Wilson, 18 (b. abt 1922), female, white, born Wisconsin, married, wife; Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash.; same place (Aberdeen) in 1935; high school 2nd year; sheet 5A. Household: Woodrow Wilson 22, head; Lorraine 18, wife; Floyd Wilson 30, brother; Marjorie Wilson 30, "niece". (Already a source on her in Hegnauer/Putt.)

Found by search (not in the old tree), all naming her:

  • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1924 (61482), 848948:61482: Lucile Loraine Lueck, born 30 Sep 1921, Chippewa [County], Wisconsin; mother's residence county Chippewa.
  • Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 (2378), 906041644:2378: Lucille Lorraine Wilson [née Lucille Lorraine Lueck], age 22, born abt 1921 Chippewa Falls, Wis.; married 19 Oct 1943, Chehalis, Lewis Co., Wash., to Merlin Godfrey; father Herbert Lueck, mother Signia [Sigrid] Lueck. (Not saved: it would add a new person.)
  • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index (60901), 49218746:60901: Lorraine L Lawter [also Lorraine L Huff; Lorraine Hildbrand; Lucille Hildbrand; Lorraine L Lueck]; born 30 Sep 1922 [sic], Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; died 2 Feb 2000; father Herbert H Lueck; mother Sigrid Gilbertson; notes: May 1955 Lorraine L Lawter; Jan 1956 Lorraine L Huff; Sep 1969 Lorraine Luc Hildbrand; 9 Feb 2000 Lucille L Hildbrand. (Not saved.)
  • U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), 27578771:3693: Lucille L. Hildbrand, born 30 Sep 1921, died 2 Feb 2000; SSN issued Washington, 1955.
  • Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017 (6716), 2316191:6716: Lucille L Hildbrand, female, age 78 (b. abt 1922), residence Grays Harbor, Wash.; died 2 Feb 2000, Grays Harbor [County], Washington.
  • Also listed in the search, not opened: Find a Grave index 60525/117170442 "Lucille Lorraine Hildbrand", b. 20 Sep 1921 Chippewa Co., Wis., d. 2 Feb 2000 Grays Harbor Co.; Obituary Daily Times index 70050/14551553 "Lucille L Hildbrand [(Lueck) (Gilbertson)]", d. 2000 Aberdeen; WA cemetery records 63133/195930.

Verdicts.

  • 1968 Stevenson marriage (old-tree record): NOT a match. That "Lorraine L. Wilson" was born 22 Apr 1922 at Park Rapids, Minnesota; H0178 was born 30 Sep 1921 in Chippewa Co., Wisconsin (birth record; the 1940 census also says Wisconsin), and by 1955–69 she was Lawter, Huff and then Hildbrand, not Wilson. The triage's "b. 22 Apr 1922 Park Rapids" and "m. (2) Vernon R. Stevenson 1968" must be dropped. Not saved.
  • 1940 census: match (already a source on her).
  • The search finds: match. Chain of identity: the 1943 marriage names "Lucille Lorraine Wilson" née Lueck, 22, born Chippewa Falls (Woodrow's wife was "Mrs. Lucille Lorraine Wilson" on his 1940 draft card and "Lorraine L Lueck" at their 1939 marriage), daughter of Herbert and Sigrid Lueck; the SS claims index has the same parents (Herbert H Lueck, Sigrid Gilbertson), the same birthplace and day, and the later names through Hildbrand; the SSDI and WA death index give Lucille L. Hildbrand, b. 30 Sep 1921, d. 2 Feb 2000 in Grays Harbor Co., age 78. She died 2 Feb 2000, Grays Harbor Co., Wash. (the Obituary Daily Times index says Aberdeen): living=N is proven. Born 30 Sep 1921, Chippewa Co. (Chippewa Falls), Wis.; parents Herbert H. Lueck and Sigrid Gilbertson. Later husbands: Merlin Godfrey (m. 19 Oct 1943, Chehalis), then Lawter (by 1955), Huff (by 1956), Hildbrand (by 1969). Her children are living: nothing about them is recorded here.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: the 1968 marriage no (wrong woman); 1940 census already there.

  • SSDI 27578771:3693 → Lucille: Name "Lucille L. Hildbrand" added as alternate; Birth "Abt. 1921" → 30 Sep 1921; new Death 2 Feb 2000; all cited; the "1955, Washington" residence (SSN issue) left out.
  • WA death index 2316191:6716 → Lucille: Birth cite; Death → 2 Feb 2000, "Grays Harbor, Washington, USA" (cited); Name cite and the undated residence left out.
  • WI birth record 848948:61482 → Lucille: Birth place → "Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA" (cited).
  • Lead for the compiler: Longview Daily News, 6 Mar 1970, p. 15 (Newspapers.com image 575412989; obituary index 61843/718909515) names a "Lorraine Stevenson" in the obituary of William P. Richards; that is the 1968 Stevenson bride, not H0178.

3b. Record-backed facts

H0054 Arthur Garfield Curtis (Ancestry 102705343023)

1. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (1002), record 18248096:1002; image read (Minnesota, Cromwell, Alfred – Curtis, Robert, image 1938 of 2062).

  • Index: Arthur Garfield Curtis, male, age 61, born 20 Oct 1880, Otis, Indiana; residence "Maryland, Minnesota" [index error for Maynard]; next of kin Mrs Arthur Curtis; 5 ft 8, 140 lb, blue eyes, gray hair, light complexion.
  • Card (D.S.S. Form 1, the 1942 "old man's" registration): serial U 1168; Arthur Garfield Curtis; residence Maynard, Chippewa, Minn.; mailing address same; telephone none; age 61; born Oct 20th 1880, Otis, Indiana; person who will always know his address: Mrs. Arthur Curtis, Maynard, Minn.; employer W.P.A., place of employment Clara City; signed "Arthur Garfield Curtis".

2. U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), record 13672228:3693: Arthur Curtis, born 20 Oct 1880, SSN issued Minnesota before 1951, last residence Kelso, Cowlitz, Wash. (98626), died Mar 1966.

3. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017 (6716), record 200472:6716: Arthur G Curtis, male, residence Kelso, Washington; died 8 Mar 1966, Longview, Washington; certificate 004718.

4. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), record 28547012:60525; memorial 80014778 (findagrave.com/memorial/80014778/arthur-garfield-curtis), no bio.

  • Arthur Garfield Curtis, born 20 Oct 1880, Otis, La Porte County, Indiana; died 8 Mar 1966, Washington; Granite Falls City Cemetery, burial place given as Chippewa County, Minnesota; father Nathan Curtis; mother Louisa Curtis; spouse Hazel Lucille Curtis; children Madge Maxine Curtis, Verna Violet Potter, Dorothy Lucille Harbour, Arthur Nathan Curtis.

The lead read the WA death certificate (Digital Archives, free): b. 20 Oct 1880 Valparaiso, Ind.; d. 8 Mar 1966, Cowlitz Valley Nursing Home, Longview, home Kelso; parents Nathan Curtis and Louise Thomas.

Verdict: match (all four). Name, exact birth date, Maynard (his 1930/1940 home), wife Hazel, the four children and father Nathan agree. Proven: born 20 Oct 1880 (draft card in his own hand, SSDI, Find a Grave, certificate); died 8 Mar 1966 at Longview, Cowlitz Co., Wash. (not Kelso, which was his residence); buried Granite Falls City Cemetery, Minn. Birthplace conflict: his own 1942 card and Find a Grave say Otis (La Porte Co., Ind.), the death certificate (informant) says Valparaiso (Porter Co.); Otis is about 12 miles from Valparaiso. Not "Otis County": the triage's reading is wrong.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, all four.

  • Draft card → Arthur: Birth "20 Oct 1880, Otis, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA" added as an alternate Birth (Valparaiso stays preferred, per the certificate; the lead may prefer his own card); new Residence 1942 "Maynard, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA", description "WWII draft registration (4th registration, 1942): Maynard; employer W.P.A., Clara City"; Name cite.
  • WA death index → Arthur: Death place "Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington" → "Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA" (cited); undated Kelso residence left out. Death description (lead's certificate reading): "Cowlitz Valley Nursing Home, Longview; residence Kelso (WA death certificate 004718)".
  • SSDI → Arthur: Name, Birth and Death cites; the SSN-issue residence left out.
  • Find a Grave → Arthur: Name, Birth, Death and Burial cites (no values changed); Burial description "Granite Falls City Cemetery" added. Relatives included and matched (Nathan K Curtis, Hazel Lucile Cook, Madge Maxine, Dorothy Lucille, Verna, Arthur Nathan Curtis): Name cite only, their own facts unticked. Mother Louisa was offered as a NEW person and left out (the tree already has "Louisa Thomas Curtis" as a potential mother).
  • Censuses 1900–1950: the triage gives no record ids; 1920, 1930 and 1940 are already sources on him.

H0082 Tulla Daniel Wilson (Ancestry 102706533364, "Tulla Daniel Willson")

1. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 (5180), record 7983881:5180.

  • Tulla D Wilson, male, born 9 Oct 1906, Missouri; died 20 Mar 1977, San Mateo [County] [SSN not copied].
  • No mother's maiden name or father's surname is indexed on this record, so the triage's check (mother's maiden name Harris) cannot be made from it.

2. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019 (8750), record 3403107:8750.

  • Tulla D Wilson, death age 70, born 9 Oct 1906; died 20 Mar 1977; interred 28 Mar 1977, Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd., Portland, Ore., Section A Site 4330; "M/Sgt US Air Force World War II, Korea"; service dates given as 9 Nov 1960 – 30 Sep 1961 [probably a last enlistment only].

Verdict: match (strong probable). "Tulla" is a very rare given name; the birth year and state (1906, Missouri) agree with the study (abt 1906, McDonald Co.), and the two records agree with each other (same birth day, same death date). No parent is named, so the Harris check stays open. Adopt: born 9 Oct 1906; died 20 Mar 1977, San Mateo Co., Calif.; buried 28 Mar 1977, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; M/Sgt, U.S. Air Force, WWII and Korea. The tree's "Redwood City" is not in either record (the index gives the county only); it fits but stays unproven.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both. The tree already had Birth 9 Oct 1906 (Elk River, McDonald Co.) and Death 20 Mar 1977 (Redwood City): CA index → Name, Birth, Death cites (places kept). Gravesites → Name, Birth, Death cites; new Burial 28 Mar 1977, "Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA", description "Willamette National Cemetery, Section A, Site 4330" (cited). A Military fact was added on the Facts page ("M/Sgt, U.S. Air Force; World War II and Korea (U.S. Veterans' Gravesites index)"), not yet linked to the source.

H0084 Helen Artlea Wilson (Ancestry 102706533365, "Helen Artlea Willson")

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index (60901), record 21035432:60901.

  • Helen A Davies [also Helen A Fulbright; Helen Davies; Helen A Wilson]; female; born 6 May 1908, Noel, Missouri; died 30 Mar 1999; claim 21 May 1970; father James E Wilson; mother Lucy M Harris; notes: 20 May 1970 Helen A Fulbright; 14 Mar 1979 Helen A Davies; 10 Apr 1999 Helen Davies. [SSN not copied.]

Verdict: match. Mother Lucy M. Harris (H0057) exactly; father "James E" for James Israel Wilson (H0056, a one-letter index slip); birth date and Noel agree with the study; the surnames Fulbright and Davies are her two husbands (H0318, H0319). Proven: died 30 Mar 1999 (place not in this record; the tree's Aberdeen stays a lead until the WA death index is seen).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Name "Helen A Davies" added as alternate; Birth (6 May 1908, Noel) and Death (30 Mar 1999, Aberdeen: already on the tree) cited; parents included and matched (James Israel Wilson, Lucy M Harris), Name cite only.

H0104 Millie Mae Wilson (Ancestry 102706533370, "Millie Mae Willson")

U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), record 83265760:3693.

  • Millie M. Pearson; born 22 Apr 1919; SSN issued Washington, 1951; last residence Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash. (98520); died 6 Sep 2008.

Verdict: match (probable-strong). Given name and initial (Millie M.), married surname Pearson (husband Joseph Henry Pearson, H0095, m. 1936 Montesano), and Aberdeen, the family's home, all fit; nothing contradicts. The SSDI gives no birthplace, so the triage's "Oklahoma" is not from this record. Adopt: born 22 Apr 1919; died 6 Sep 2008 (last residence Aberdeen; death place not stated). Note: Hegnauer/Putt has her birth place as "Missouri", as Delaware Co., Okla. (she was in Delaware Co. in 1920): not changed here.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Name "Millie M. Pearson" added as alternate; Birth 22 Apr 1919 and Death 6 Sep 2008 (both already on the tree, tree-only) now cited; SSN-issue residence left out.

H0174 Verna Curtis (Ancestry 102798791569, now "Verna Violet Curtis")

  1. U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), 49675003:3693: Verna Potter, born 20 Apr 1910; SSN issued Minnesota 1955; last residence Montevideo, Chippewa, Minn. (56265); died 26 Jan 2001.
  2. Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 (7316), 2134803:7316: Verna Violet Potter, death age 90, born 20 Apr 1910, Spencer, Iowa; died 26 Jan 2001, Montevideo, Chippewa, Minn.; registered 2001; mother's maiden name Cook; certificate 2001-MN-500802.
  3. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 67024787:60525; memorial 122557771: Verna Violet Potter, maiden name Curtis; born 20 Apr 1910, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; died 26 Jan 2001, Montevideo, Chippewa Co., Minn.; Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Lac qui Parle Co., Minn.; father Arthur Garfield Curtis; mother Hazel Lucille Curtis; spouse Elmer Nelson Potter. (No burial date in the index.)
  4. Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 (2547), 192864:2547: Verna Violet Curtis, born 20 Apr 1910, Clay Co., Iowa; father Arthur Garfield Curtis; mother Hazel Lucile Cook; FHL film 1434998.
  5. Web: Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) (70873), 314603:70873: Elmer N. Potter and Verna V. Curtis, married 28 Apr 1928, Chippewa Co., Minn.; certificate Bk I, p. 78.

Verdict: match (all five). Both parents by full name (birth index, Find a Grave), mother's maiden name Cook (death index), Spencer, Iowa (her 1920 home), Montevideo (her home in 1978 and 1995 per the family obituaries) and husband Potter agree. Proven: born 20 Apr 1910, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa; died 26 Jan 2001, Montevideo, Chippewa Co., Minn.; buried Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Lac qui Parle Co.; married Elmer N. Potter 28 Apr 1928, Chippewa Co. Middle name Violet (birth index, death index, Find a Grave; "Lillian" is wrong). The old tree's burial date 30 Jan 2001 is not in any of these records.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: records 1–4 yes; the MOMS marriage no (Elmer Potter, H0301, is not in Hegnauer/Putt and would be added as a new person).

  • Iowa births → Verna: Name "Verna Curtis" → "Verna Violet Curtis"; Birth "Abt. 1910" → 20 Apr 1910, "Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA"; cited. Parents included (matched to Arthur Garfield Curtis and Hazel Lucile Cook), Name cite only.
  • MN death index → Verna: Name "Verna Violet Potter" added as alternate; Birth cite; new Death 26 Jan 2001, "Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA" (cited).
  • SSDI → Verna: Name, Birth and Death cites; SSN-issue residence left out.
  • Find a Grave → Verna: Birth, Death cites; new Burial "Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, USA", description "Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens" (cited); parents included with Name cite only; spouse Elmer (new person) left out.

H0176 Madge Maxine Curtis (Ancestry 102798791606)

  1. Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 (7316), 506296:7316: Madge Maxine Curtis; death 9 Jun 1931, Chippewa [County], Minnesota; registered 1931; certificate 002305; record number 592723. (No age, birth date or parents in this index.)
  2. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 28547379:60525; memorial 80015187: Madge Maxine Curtis, born 1915, Iowa; died 9 Jun 1931, Maynard, Chippewa Co., Minn.; Granite Falls City Cemetery (burial place given as Chippewa Co.); father Arthur Garfield Curtis; mother Hazel Lucille Curtis.

Verdict: match. The full name Madge Maxine is unusual, Find a Grave names both parents, and Maynard was the family's home in 1930 (she was 14 there); she is buried in the cemetery where her father lies. Proven: died 9 Jun 1931 at Maynard, Chippewa Co., Minn., aged about 15–16; buried Granite Falls City Cemetery. This explains her absence from her mother's 1978 survivors. Not proven: the triage's birth "29 Apr 1915, Spencer" (neither record gives a day or town); keep "abt 1915, Iowa". The MN index certificate 002305 could be ordered for the birth date.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both. Death "Bef. 28 Jan 1978" → 9 Jun 1931, place first "Chippewa County, Minnesota, USA" (MN index), then "Maynard, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA" (Find a Grave); the old description ("... date and place not found") replaced by "Minnesota death index: certificate 002305, registered 1931 (Chippewa Co.); Find a Grave gives Maynard." New Burial "Chippewa County, Minnesota, USA", description "Granite Falls City Cemetery (Find a Grave)". Birth "Abt. 1915, Iowa" cited. Parents included (Arthur Garfield Curtis, Hazel Lucile Cook), Name cite only.

H0164 Alma Krattly (Ancestry 102798746524)

U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), record 42080045:3693.

  • Alma Michel; born 27 Apr 1878; SSN issued Missouri before 1951; last residence Carthage, Jasper Co., Mo. (64836); died 15 Jul 1973.

Verdict: match. Her married name Michel (the SS claims index calls her "Alma Krattly Michel"), the birth year 1878 and Jasper Co., where the Krattly family lived (Marion Twp.), all fit; nothing contradicts. Adopt: born 27 Apr 1878; died 15 Jul 1973 (last residence Carthage; death place not stated). This replaces the SS claims index's impossible 22 Apr 1879 (her sister Flora was born 19 Nov 1879). The SSDI gives no birthplace; the old tree's "Jasper Co." birth is not from this record.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Name "Alma Michel" added as alternate; Birth "1878, Missouri" → 27 Apr 1878, "Missouri, USA"; new Death 15 Jul 1973; all cited. SSN-issue residence left out.

H0013 Bertha Hegnauer (Ancestry 102705957654)

1. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), record 14262584:60525; memorial 61320308 (findagrave.com/memorial/61320308/bertha-h-brown), no bio.

  • Name: Dr Bertha H Brown; maiden name Hegnauer; female
  • Birth: 25 Oct 1878, City of St. Louis, Missouri
  • Death: 24 Jan 1956, Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri
  • Cemetery: Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City
  • Spouse: Troy F Brown; Child: Ramona Arlene Brown

2. Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (1171), record 8282175:1171; image read (Bates Co., record images 1903–1911, image 77, the page's upper-left licence).

  • Index: Froy [Troy] F Brown [also Troy Foster Brown]; married 5 Apr 1905, Butler, Bates Co., Mo.; spouse Bertha Hegnauer.
  • Image: licence issued at Butler 3 Apr 1905 to Troy F. Brown of Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Mo., over 21, and Bertha Hegnauer of Rich Hill, Bates Co., Mo., over 18; certificate: married at Butler on the 5th of April 1905 by the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Butler (signature read as Stanley D. Jewell).

(1900 census: the triage gives no record id; Hegnauer/Putt already has her 1900 residence at Pleasant Gap.)

Verdict: probable, strong (both records). The maiden name Hegnauer, the birth month and year (Oct 1878, exactly her 1900-census birth date) and Bates County (Rich Hill in 1905; the family at Pleasant Gap in 1900) fit H0013, Martin's daughter, and no other Bertha Hegnauer of that age is known in Missouri. Neither record names her parents, so the 1956 Missouri death certificate (free) is still the step that would prove it. Adopt: born 25 Oct 1878; married Troy Foster Brown 5 Apr 1905, Butler; died 24 Jan 1956, Appleton City, St. Clair Co.; buried Appleton City Cemetery. Birthplace: Find a Grave says St. Louis; the study's "Missouri" was kept pending the certificate. She was styled "Dr" on the memorial (profession not yet known).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: Find a Grave yes; the marriage record no (its principal is the groom, and Troy F. Brown, H0253, is not in Hegnauer/Putt).

  • Find a Grave → Bertha: Name "Bertha H Brown" added as alternate; Birth "Oct 1878" → 25 Oct 1878, "Missouri, USA" (St. Louis not adopted); new Death 24 Jan 1956, "Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA"; new Burial "Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA", description "Appleton City Cemetery (Find a Grave)"; all cited. Spouse and child (new persons) left out.

H0207 Bertha Ellen Wilson (not in Hegnauer/Putt: no ancestry_id)

U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), record 14421514:60525; memorial 34338688 (findagrave.com/memorial/34338688/bertha-gatton), no bio.

  • Name: Bertha Gatton; female; born 1891; died 1969; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hiwasse, Benton Co., Arkansas; father a living relative; spouse Claude Gatton; children Calvin Franklin Gatton, Richard Gatton.

Verdict: match (probable-strong). Married name Gatton with husband Claude (H0311, "Claud H. (Claude) Gatton"), father "a living relative" (her father H0046 was Elijah Daniel Wilson), birth year 1891 (she was 8 in 1900), and Hiwasse next to Gravette, her 1920 home. Adopt: died 1969; buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hiwasse, Benton Co., Ark. (year only; a gravestone photo or an Arkansas death index would give the day). Two sons' names are new leads (check their living status before any public use).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: no (she is not in the tree; no person added).

H0012 Leonard Hegnauer (Ancestry 102705476070)

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index (60901), record 9422559:60901.

  • Leonard Hegnauer; male; white; born 22 Mar 1872, Prairie City, Missouri; father Leonard Hegnauer; mother Susanna K Hirsch; notes: Apr 1948, name listed as Leonard Hegnauer. [SSN not copied.]

Verdict: match. Both parents by name (Leonhard Hegnauer, H0003; Susanna Katharina Hirschi, H0038) and Prairie City, the family's home. The record says 22 MARCH 1872, not 22 May as the triage and the note have it. That agrees with the 1900 census's "Mar 1872", so there is no conflict: adopt 22 Mar 1872, Prairie City, Bates Co., Mo. (his own application, 1948), with the 1963 WA death certificate as the check.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Birth "Mar 1872, Missouri, USA" → 22 Mar 1872, "Prairie City, Bates County, Missouri, USA" (cited); Name cite; parents included and matched (Leonhard Hegnauer, Susanna Katharina Hirschi), Name cite only.

H0078 Berenice E. Burger (Ancestry 102706116865)

U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), record 8108001:3693.

  • Berenice E. Burger; born 21 Jun 1903; SSN issued Washington 1956–58; last residence Puyallup, Pierce Co., Wash. (98371); died 7 Jan 1998.

Verdict: match. Exact and unusual spelling of the full name with the middle initial; Washington (Tacoma/Puyallup area, where she lived and is buried); death date already in the study. Age 46 in April 1950 fits 21 Jun 1903. The SSDI gives no birthplace (the triage's "Fullerton, Nance Co." is not from this record; it was already on the tree). Adopt: born 21 Jun 1903.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Birth "Abt. 1904" → 21 Jun 1903 (place Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska kept); Name and Death (7 Jan 1998, Puyallup, already on the tree) cited; SSN-issue residence left out.

H0092 Odis Alfred Wilson (Ancestry 102706533367, "Odis Alfred Willson")

  1. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (2238), 37236801:2238 (index read; image not needed): Odis Alfred Wilson, male, white, age 27, born 8 Oct 1913, McDonald [Co.], Missouri; residence Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash.; registered 16 Oct 1940, Washington; employer W P A Project; 5 ft 7, 140 lb, dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes; next of kin Genevieve Helen Wilson (wife).
  2. U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), 68103659:3693: Odis A. Wilson, born 8 Oct 1913; SSN issued Washington before 1951; last residence Aberdeen (98520); died 22 Feb 1996.
  3. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017 (6716), 6570677:6716: Odis Alfred Wilson, male, white, age 82, born 8 Oct 1913, Noel, Missouri; died 22 Feb 1996, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash.; certificate 6 02929; father James I Wilson; mother Lucy Harris; spouse Genevieve.
  4. Washington, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1850-2012 (63133), 215850:63133: "Odis, Sr. Wilson", death abt 1996, burial 1996, Fern Hill Cemetery, Grays Harbor [Co.], Wash.; section 11/20/10th; funeral home Fern Hill; reference Hrp-Cem-Grh-Fern-Hill_024314.
  5. Find a Grave: the triage gives no record id; not opened.

Verdict: match (all four). Both parents by name on the death record (James I. Wilson, Lucy Harris), wife Genevieve (H0229) on the death record and the draft card, the same birth date on three records, Aberdeen. Proven: born 8 Oct 1913, Noel, McDonald Co., Mo.; died 22 Feb 1996, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Wash.; buried 1996, Fern Hill Cemetery [Aberdeen]; of Aberdeen and working on a W.P.A. project in Oct 1940.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: the WA death record was already a source on him (not saved again); the other three yes.

  • Draft card → Odis: Name "Odis Alfred Wilson" added as alternate (Willson stays preferred); Birth cite; new Residence 16 Oct 1940, "Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA", description "WWII draft registration, 16 Oct 1940; employer W.P.A. project; next of kin his wife Genevieve Helen Wilson".
  • SSDI → Odis: Name, Birth, Death cites; SSN-issue residence left out.
  • Cemetery records → Odis: Name and Death cites; new Burial 1996, "Grays Harbor, Washington, USA", description "Fern Hill Cemetery (Aberdeen), section 11/20/10th (WA cemetery records)".
  • Not changed: his Birth place stays "McDonald County, Missouri, USA" (the death record's Noel could refine it).

H0090 Stanley Worek (Ancestry 102706143623, "Stanly Worek")

  1. U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), 68858066:3693: Stanley Worek, born 13 Aug 1910; SSN issued Illinois before 1951; last residence Joliet, Will Co., Ill. (60435); died 15 Feb 1995.
  2. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 114635479:60525; memorial 139606235: Stanley Worek, born 13 Aug 1910, died 15 Feb 1995; Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, Will Co., Ill.; mother Margaret Worek; spouse Irene M Worek.
  3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index (60901), 806151550:60901: Stanley Worek, male, born 13 Aug 1910, died 15 Feb 1995; claim 9 Oct 1973.

Verdict: match (all three). Exact birth date already in the study (13 Aug 1910, Joliet), mother Margaret, Joliet residence, wife Irene (his sister Katherine's 2014 obituary: "Stanley (late Irene)"). Proven: died 15 Feb 1995 (last residence Joliet; death place not stated); buried Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, all three. Name "Stanley Worek" added as alternate (the census spelling "Stanly" stays preferred for now; the lead may swap); new Death 15 Feb 1995; Birth cited; new Burial "Romeoville, Will, Illinois, USA", description "Resurrection Cemetery (Find a Grave)"; mother included (matched to Margaret Senkowska), Name cite only; spouse Irene (new person) left out; SSN-issue residence left out.

H0110 Joseph Worek (Ancestry 102706143626)

  1. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (2190), 1623510675:2190 (the Fred C. Dames funeral-home obituary index): Joseph Worek, male, death age 96, born 19 Mar 1922; died 2 May 2018, "Willow Falls"; buried 8 May 2018, Romeoville; obituary place Joliet, Ill.; parents Margaret Worek, Martin Worek; spouse Marjorie Ann Peterson; child [one son, living; not named here]; siblings Katherine, Stanley, Jack, Andrew, Mary, Julia.
  2. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 153448933:60525; memorial 189487217 (has a bio): Joseph Worek, born 19 Mar 1922, died 2 May 2018, Crest Hill, Will Co., Ill.; Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville; mother Margaret Worek; spouse Marjorie Worek.

Verdict: match (both). Both parents, wife Marjorie Ann Peterson (H0331), the siblings Katherine, Stanley, Andrew, Mary and Julia, and the exact birth date (his baptism index) all agree. Proven: died 2 May 2018 at Willow Falls [a care facility in Crest Hill], Crest Hill, Will Co., Ill.; buried 8 May 2018, Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville. New: a brother "Jack" in the sibling list (a nickname for one of the known brothers, or an unknown brother: lead).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both. Funeral-home record → new Death 2 May 2018, "Crest Hill, Will, Illinois, USA" (description "Willow Falls [care facility], per the Fred C. Dames funeral-home obituary; Crest Hill per Find a Grave"), new Burial 8 May 2018, "Romeoville, Will, Illinois, USA" (description "Resurrection Cemetery (Find a Grave)"), Name and Birth cites; spouse and son (new persons) left out; parents were not offered. Find a Grave → Name, Birth, Death, Burial cites; mother included (Margaret Senkowska), Name cite only; spouse left out.

H0076 Rose E. (Putt) (Ancestry 102705347633, "Rose E Putt")

U.S., Social Security Death Index (3693), record 50325278:3693.

  • Rose Putt; born 27 Sep 1900; SSN issued Illinois 1952–53; last residence East Moline, Rock Island Co., Ill. (61244); last benefit Moline (61265); died Apr 1981 [month only].

Verdict: probable (strong). The name as indexed is "Rose Putt" (the SSDI carries no middle initial, so the triage's check is answered: plain "Rose Putt", not "Rose E."). Married surname Putt, the birth year (study: abt 1900, Illinois) and the Moline/East Moline area where her husband Lewis E. Putt's family lived all fit; no other Rose Putt of that age was seen. Adopt: born 27 Sep 1900; died April 1981 (last residence East Moline). The SSDI does not give the day or the place: the old tree's "26 Apr 1981, Moline" is not from this record and stays a lead. Maiden name Downing and the 1921 Moline marriage remain tree-only.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. Birth "abt 1900, Illinois" → 27 Sep 1900, "Illinois"; new Death Apr 1981; Name cite; SSN-issue residence left out.

H0132 Derek Mathew Douglass (Ancestry 102707916817)

  1. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 110004198:60525; memorial 133854976: Derek Mathew Douglass, born 1980, died 29 Jul 1980; Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Wash. (No parents linked.)
  2. Washington, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1850-2012 (63133), 190742:63133: Derek Mathew Douglass; death abt 1980; burial 1980; Fern Hill Cemetery, Grays Harbor [Co.]; section C/7/8th, "Babyland"; funeral home Fern Hill; reference Hrp-Cem-Grh-Fern-Hill_005057.

Verdict: match (probable-strong). The exact full name with the unusual spelling "Mathew", Aberdeen, 1980 and the infants' section agree with the study and WikiTree (born and died 29 Jul 1980). Neither record names his parents. Adopt: died 29 Jul 1980; buried 1980, Fern Hill Cemetery (Babyland), Aberdeen; born 1980. The birth day (29 Jul) is not in these records (WikiTree only).

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both. Birth "Abt. 1977" → 1980 (Aberdeen kept); Death "Abt. 1980" → 29 Jul 1980, Aberdeen; Burial place → "Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA" (date stays "Abt. 1980"), description "Fern Hill Cemetery, section C/7/8th, Babyland"; all cited by both records.

H0050 Elizabeth Stadler (Ancestry 102706102302)

  1. U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), 79503087:60525; memorial 29007453: Elizabeth Hegnauer, maiden name Stadler; born 3 Sep 1865 [sic], Switzerland; died 7 Jan 1947, Portland, Multnomah Co., Ore.; Methodist Hill Cemetery, Metolius, Jefferson Co., Ore.; spouse Christian Hegnauer.
  2. Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971 (61675), 64682:61675; index: Elizabeth Hegnauer [Elizabeth Stadler], female, white, age 82, birth 1864, died 7 Jan 1947, Portland; father Stadler; spouse Christian; certificate 88. Certificate image read (Multnomah Co., 1947, image 105; Oregon standard certificate of death, local no. 88):
    • Place of death Portland, Multnomah Co., at 910 S.E. 49th Ave.; stay 1½ days; in the state 55 years; usual residence Metolius, Jefferson Co., Ore.; in the U.S. 68 years.
    • Elizabeth Hegnauer; female, white, widowed; husband Christian; born September 3rd, 1864; age 82 years 4 months 4 days; born Switzerland; occupation at home.
    • Father "unknown Stadler", born Switzerland; mother's maiden name unknown, born Switzerland.
    • Informant Mrs. Catherine Billeter [reading uncertain], Portland; removal 9 Jan 1947 to Redmond, Oregon; funeral directors Miller & Tracey, Portland; filed 9 Jan 1947.
    • Died 7 Jan 1947, 4:45 p.m.; causes coronary occlusion, arteriosclerosis, senility.

Verdict: match (both). Husband Christian (H0007), maiden name Stadler, Metolius, the death date. Birth: 3 Sep 1864 is proven by the certificate (date written out, and the age 82 y 4 m 4 d computes to it); Find a Grave's 1865 is wrong. Also from the certificate: she had been in the U.S. 68 years (arrival about 1878–79) and in Oregon 55 years.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: both records were already sources on her, and her Birth already read 3 Sep 1864. Added from the Find a Grave record (re-merged): new Burial "Metolius, Jefferson, Oregon, USA", description "Methodist Hill Cemetery (Find a Grave); the 1947 death certificate records removal to Redmond, 9 Jan 1947 (Miller & Tracey)", cited; its Birth cite was unticked (the index says 1865). still has "Sep 1864": update to 3 Sep 1864.

H0027 Keith Donnell Hegnauer (Ancestry 102705357531)

U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), record 105635859:60525; memorial 129309646 (has a bio).

  • Keith Donnell Hegnauer, male; born 28 Sep 1945, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minn.; died 31 Mar 2014, Ettrick, Trempealeau Co., Wis.; Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Fort Snelling, Hennepin Co., Minn.; father Leonard Donnell Hegnauer; mother Phyllis Julianna Rupp [her later married name]; spouse Mary Lee Hegnauer.

Verdict: match. Both parents by full name (H0026 Leonard Donnell Hegnauer; H0098 Phyllis Julianna, née Van Buren) and the exact birth date. Adopt (probable, Find a Grave only): died 31 Mar 2014 at Ettrick, Trempealeau Co., Wis.; born at Fergus Falls; buried Fort Snelling National Cemetery (the triage's "Minneapolis" is the cemetery's area). A veterans' gravesite record or an obituary would firm up the death place.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes. The tree already carried all these values (birth Fergus Falls, death Ettrick, burial Fort Snelling): Name, Birth, Death and Burial now cited. Parents included (matched to Leonard Donnell Hegnauer and Phyllis Julianna Van Buren), Name cite only; spouse Mary Lee (new person) left out.

H0065 Blanche Estelle Isherwood (Ancestry 102706146670)

  1. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index (60901), 7998879:60901: Blanche Estelle Hegnauer, born 18 Dec 1892; claim 26 Oct 1956; note: 24 Oct 1956 name listed as Blanche Estelle Hegnauer. No birthplace and no parents are indexed.
  2. Web: Minnesota Official Marriage System (70873), 92698766:70873 ('s "70873/2698766" is a typo for this): Blanche Estelle Isherwood and George John Hack, married 19 Oct 1911, Wadena, Minn.; certificate M7-156.

Verdict: both match (the SS index: her full name as Mrs Hegnauer and the study's exact birth date; the MOMS record: the same unusual full maiden name, in Minnesota, at 18). Adopt: first marriage to George John Hack, 19 Oct 1911, Wadena, Minn. Contradiction with the triage: the SS claims index gives no birthplace, so "Jackson Co., Minn." is not from it. And Hegnauer/Putt has her Birth place as "Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA", which conflicts with the study's Minnesota: not changed here; it needs a source.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: SS index yes: Name "Blanche Estelle Hegnauer" added as alternate; Birth 18 Dec 1892 cited (place left as it was). MOMS marriage no (George John Hack is not in the tree and would be added as a new person).

H0229 Genevieve Helen Valancourt (not in Hegnauer/Putt: no ancestry_id)

U.S., Find a Grave Index (60525), record 131437195:60525; memorial 160724504 (findagrave.com/memorial/160724504/genevieve-helen-valancourt), no bio.

  • Genevieve Helen Valancourt; "maiden name" Wilson [the index has maiden and married names swapped]; born 23 Jun 1918, South Bend, Pacific Co., Wash.; died 1999, King County, Wash.; Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen; spouse Odis Alfred Wilson.
  • 1940 and 1950 censuses: the triage gives no record ids; not opened.

Verdict: match. Husband Odis Alfred Wilson (H0092), South Bend, and burial in the Fern Hill Cemetery where Odis lies. Contradiction with the triage: Find a Grave gives 23 Jun 1918, the study's (WikiTree's) date, not 22 Jun (the old tree's day is not supported). Death: 1999, King Co. per Find a Grave, where the study has 11 Feb 1999 at Aberdeen (WikiTree, unsourced): the place disagrees and needs the WA death index. Buried Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: no (not in the tree).

H0231 James Harrison Cook (not in Hegnauer/Putt: no ancestry_id)

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census (7602), 55283686:7602; image read (Julian, Nemaha Co., Neb., ED 92, sheet 2, dwelling 224, family 229):
    • James [H.?] Cook, head, white, male, born Sept 1864, age 35, married 15 years; born Nebraska; father born England, mother born New Jersey; lumberman; owns house free.
    • Addie M., wife, born Oct 1865, 34, married 15 years, 7 children / 6 living; born Nebraska; father England, mother Illinois.
    • Arthur [J.], son, Mar 1888, 12; Lena E., daughter, Feb 1890, 10; Hazel T. [L.?], daughter, Sept 1891, 8; Blanche, daughter, Mar 1895, 5; Chas H., son, Feb 1897, 3; Calixte C., son, May 1899, 1; all born Nebraska.
  2. Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908 (61335), 237021:61335: James A. [sic] Cook, white, male, age 21, born abt 1864, Nebraska; married 2 Apr 1885, Auburn, Nemaha Co.; father John Cook; mother Lena Cook; spouse Addie M. Haywood. (Image not read.)
  3. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index (61843), 855518079:61843 (AI index: James Harrison Cook, age 54, born 12 Sep 1865, Otoe, Neb.; residence Julian; obituary 13 Nov 1919, Nemaha County Republican, Auburn; spouse Addie M Heywood; children John F, Charles C, James A, Calixte C, "Curtis"). Page image read: Nemaha County Republican (Auburn, Neb.), Thu 13 Nov 1919, p. 3, newspapers.com/image/673590510 ("DIED IN WASHINGTON. James Harrison Cook Passes Away At His Home In Spokane Washington"). Abstract: born in Otoe County, September 12, 1865; died November 1, 1919 at his home in Spokane; farmed in Nebraska, then in business at Julian; moved with his family to Spokane about eight years before and was in real estate there; married Addie M. Heywood, April 2, 1885; nine children, all living but one son; services at home in Spokane (Rev. Hugh Jones), then the body, with his mother and widow, was taken to Nebraska for services in the M. E. Church at Julian (Rev. Swearingen) and burial in Camp Creek cemetery; survived by his wife, five sons (John F. and Charles C. of Copeland, Idaho; James A. and Calixte C. of Omaha) and daughters "Mrs. Curtis of Spencer, Iowa" and "Mrs. Shiffer of Spokane"; his mother and four sisters survive.

Verdict: match (all three). Same wife (Addie M. Heywood/Haywood), same marriage date, Julian, and the same children in the 1900 census and the obituary. Proven: married 2 Apr 1885, Auburn; died 1 Nov 1919 at Spokane; buried Camp Creek cemetery, Nemaha Co., Neb.; parents John and Lena Cook (marriage index). Hazel's parentage: the 1900 census has Hazel, born Sept 1891, in his household, and the obituary names a daughter Mrs. Curtis of Spencer, Iowa, which is H0064 Hazel (Cook) Curtis's home in 1920: H0231 and H0232 are proven as Hazel's parents (upgrade from "possible"). Birth: the month is September in both the census and the obituary, so the study's (WikiTree's) "12 Nov 1865" is wrong; the day and year are 12 Sep 1865 (obituary), while the census age gives Sep 1864; adopt 12 Sep 1865 with 1864 as the alternative. Contradiction with the triage: the obituary says he was born in Otoe County; "Camp Creek" is his burial place, not his birthplace.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: no (he is not in the tree).

H0106 Roy Kenneth Wilson (Ancestry 102706145738)

  1. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960 (1208), 671972:1208: Roy Kenneth Wilson, male, born abt 1921, died 4 Feb 1937, age 16, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash.; father Jas I Wilson; mother Lucy Harris.
  2. Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960 (60229; the triage's "death cert"), 2486275:60229: the same: age 16, est. birth abt 1921, died 04 Feb 1937, Aberdeen; father Jas. I. Wilson; mother Lucy Harris; FHL film 2023444, reference ID 20.

Neither index gives a birthplace. The lead read the certificate itself (Digital Archives): born 12 Sep 1920, Bernice, Oklahoma.

Verdict: match (both). Both parents by name (H0056 James Israel Wilson, H0057 Lucy M. Harris), Aberdeen, age 16 fits 1920. Proven: died 4 Feb 1937, Aberdeen; born 12 Sep 1920 at Bernice, Delaware Co., Okla. (certificate), so the triage's "Oklahoma" is right and the tree's "Missouri" wrong.

Saved to Hegnauer/Putt: yes, both. Name, Birth and Death cited by both (the tree already had 12 Sep 1920 and 4 Feb 1937, Aberdeen); parents included from the index (James Israel Wilson, Lucy M Harris), Name cite only. On the Facts page a new Birth 12 Sep 1920, "Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA" was added and made preferred (description "Bernice, Delaware Co., Okla., per his WA death certificate (Digital Archives), read by the lead; the tree's Missouri is kept as the alternate"); "12 Sep 1920, Missouri, USA" is now the alternate.

Summary for integration

  • Living flags, all six now proven deceased: H0119 d. 6 Nov 1951 Tieton; H0114 d. 23 Nov 2014 (Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox/Joliet area); H0115 d. 13 Apr 2020 Clayton, N.C.; H0179 d. 23 Sep 2005 Grays Harbor Co.; H0145 d. 31 Oct 1972 Aberdeen (certificate, via the lead); H0178 d. 2 Feb 2000 Grays Harbor Co. (SSDI + WA death index, found by search). Also H0333 Joseph Jankola died before Nov 2014 (his wife's obituary).
  • Where the triage is wrong: H0178's old-tree records (b. 22 Apr 1922 Park Rapids; m. Vernon Stevenson 1968) are a different woman: she was b. 30 Sep 1921, Chippewa Co., Wis., daughter of Herbert H. Lueck and Sigrid Gilbertson. H0012 was b. 22 Mar 1872 (not May). H0229's Find a Grave says 23 Jun 1918 (not 22), death place King Co. H0231's "Camp Creek" is his burial place; born Otoe Co.; the month is September (not November). H0065's SS claims index has no birthplace (Jackson Co. is unsupported; Hegnauer/Putt even says Jackson, Michigan). H0082's CA death index has no mother's maiden name. H0076's SSDI gives only "Apr 1981", no day or place. H0176's birth day (29 Apr 1915, Spencer) is in neither record. H0050's Find a Grave "1865" is wrong: the certificate gives 3 Sep 1864.
  • Upgrades: H0231/H0232 proven as Hazel's (H0064) parents (1900 census + obituary "Mrs. Curtis of Spencer, Iowa"). H0174 middle name Violet. H0054 birthplace Otis (own card) vs Valparaiso (certificate).
  • Not saved because the other party is not in Hegnauer/Putt: H0174's 1928 marriage (Elmer N. Potter), H0065's 1911 marriage (George John Hack), H0013's 1905 marriage (Troy F. Brown), H0178's 1943 marriage (Merlin Godfrey).
  • People not in Hegnauer/Putt (transcribed only): H0207, H0229, H0231.

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