Brief Life History of Gilbert A
When Gilbert A Hegwer was born on 9 August 1925, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Ludolf Robert Hegwar, was 31 and his mother, Mary G. Heineman, was 29. He had at least 1 daughter with Marilyn C Hagwer. He lived in Flournoy Township, Thurston, Nebraska, United States in 1940 and Jefferson, Kentucky, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1945. He died on 12 May 1966, in King, Washington, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Thurston, Nebraska, United States.
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- Gilbert A Hagwer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gilbert A Hegwer, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Gilbert A Hegwer, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
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1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Swiss German and South German Hägler (see Hagler ).
South German: from Middle High German hagen ‘breeding bull’, an occupational name for the owner of such an animal.
North German: habitational name for someone from Hegel near Oldenburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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