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Oscar William Hegwer

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Oscar William Hegwer

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
14 Oct 1899 (aged 21)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 39
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His mother, Katherenah Hornberger, was the first wife of Henry Hegwer.

Sketch of his likeness included in 1899 Denver Evening Post article.

1898 Aug -- San Francisco, San Francisco, California -- there with volunteer company in transit from Denver to Manilla. Sat with brother Bert through illness and was present at burial on Aug 17
1898 -- to Manilla -- by ship, probably shortly after funeral of brother Bert
1899 Jul 18 -- 21st birthday; sailed from Manila to US
1899 Oct -- Denver, Colorado -- "Ever since his return from the Philippines, he has been ailing and was taken very ill at Grand
Junction"....; illness from typhoid pneumonia led to death(Denver Evening Post, 15 Oct 1899, p. 6, col D)
1899 Oct 14 -- 4539 Columbine, Denver, Colorado -- residence; death place
1899 Oct 19 -- Central Christian Church Broadway & 16th St -- funeral services
1899 Oct 19 -- Fairmount Cemetery -- burial

Selected Sources
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 15 Oct 1899; p. 6, col D.
-- Colorado State Archives -- Military Records, Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations
-- Colorado State Archives, State of Colorado - Historical Recrods Index Search, Feb 2008.
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 18 Oct 1899; p. 6, Col C.
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 20 Oct 1899; p. 2, Col A.
His mother, Katherenah Hornberger, was the first wife of Henry Hegwer.

Sketch of his likeness included in 1899 Denver Evening Post article.

1898 Aug -- San Francisco, San Francisco, California -- there with volunteer company in transit from Denver to Manilla. Sat with brother Bert through illness and was present at burial on Aug 17
1898 -- to Manilla -- by ship, probably shortly after funeral of brother Bert
1899 Jul 18 -- 21st birthday; sailed from Manila to US
1899 Oct -- Denver, Colorado -- "Ever since his return from the Philippines, he has been ailing and was taken very ill at Grand
Junction"....; illness from typhoid pneumonia led to death(Denver Evening Post, 15 Oct 1899, p. 6, col D)
1899 Oct 14 -- 4539 Columbine, Denver, Colorado -- residence; death place
1899 Oct 19 -- Central Christian Church Broadway & 16th St -- funeral services
1899 Oct 19 -- Fairmount Cemetery -- burial

Selected Sources
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 15 Oct 1899; p. 6, col D.
-- Colorado State Archives -- Military Records, Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations
-- Colorado State Archives, State of Colorado - Historical Recrods Index Search, Feb 2008.
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 18 Oct 1899; p. 6, Col C.
-- Colorado: Denver Evening Post, 20 Oct 1899; p. 2, Col A.

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