Court Records
Hegner Probate Records
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin


William and Mary Hegner Estate

William Hegner died in 1867, in Elmore,
Town of Ashford, Fond du Lac Co. WI
His death occurred only one week after the birth of his youngest child.
His estate was inventoried by Jacob Haessly, Administrator,
dated 17th day of August 1867

The following is a listing of the household furniture at the time of his death.
One Cook Stove pipe and trimmings 17.00
One Table 1.00
One clock 1.50
Two Beads and bedsteads 9.00 each 18.00
one single bed and stead 2.00
thre chairs .75
one chest .50
one wash tub .20
four barrel 25 cts. Each
one ..? .10
cubbard .50
one Kerosine Lamp .50
one looking glass .12
a lot of crockery dresswe ware 2.50
one Iron Kittle 2.00
one wheel 1.50
  49.17
Other personal Selected by the widow
two cows, 25.00 each 50.00
five head of sheep, 2.00 each 10.00
four hogs, 2.00 each 8.00
one fanning mill 5.00
one drag 4.00
one plow chain 1.00
one cradle 1.00
one axe .25
one hoe .25
one grind stone .50
one read heifer 15.00
one cant hook .30
27 chickens 2.00
7 geese 2.00
about 3 ton of hey at 8.00 per ton 24.00
two fifths of ten acres of wheat on the ground 40.00
  163.36
  49.17
[total estate]   212.47

Mary Hegner, widow of William, survived her husband by only a few years.
She died in 1872, leaving 7 children to survive her.
Of those 7 children, only one, Elizabeth, was over 18.
The rest of the children were minors,
and the probate records concern the 6 minor children,
with no mention of the oldest - Elizabeth.
Personal Estate - Undivided 6/7
Inventoried by Jacob Haessly, Jonathan Haessly
and Benedict Mauch
Dated July Third, 1873
Administered by Andrew Dieringer
6 acres of grass on the ground 27.08
5 acres of wheat 31.42
2 acres of Corn 14.85
1/4 acres of Bodados 3.71
gardin 1.71
2 Yarlin Haffers 15.42
2 Hors & 8 Picks 7.22
1 Goostooth(?) Dragg 2.85
1 Cookingstove & trimmings 7.56
1 Clock .78
1 Carsain Lamp .68
Table .71
7 Chairse 2.14
1 ? 3.42
2 pork barles 1.57
1 Washtub .52
1 Wellbucket .64
8 Bl Salt .98
1 Grindstone .56
1 Stonehook .56
1 Grubenhow .85
1 ? .51
1 Cack .18
1 Churne .75
2 Badstates 3.28
1 Clothsbar .71
Federbad 4.14
1 Wool wheil 1.71
1 Spinenwhiel .28
1 Cabert 1.42
Crockryware 2.54
Dishes & Tinwar 2.42
2 Pales .39
1 Sugarpale .33
1 Caple Chaine 1.50
12 Tirkes 1.60
20 Chickens 1.98
2 Scheep & 2 Lamps 2.34
1 Corne hoe .48
1 Bucksaw .13
1 Hayfork & a rack .71
1 Axe .21
2 Augers .53
A lot of scrapiron 1.12
1 Flatiron .25
[total] 154.74