Sexauer, Hallet Mathew Simpson

Male 1885 - 1958  (73 years)


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  • Name Sexauer, Hallet Mathew Simpson 
    Born 3 Mar 1885  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, Halley [sic] Sexauer, age 26 and working on the family farm in Crocker Township, lived with his parents, Matthew Sexauer (age 63) and Minnie W. Sexauer (age 57), and his brother, Rosco [sic] Sexauer, age 11, attending school. Also in the household was Ella Good, a 31 year old, single, "hired girl."
    Died 21 Nov 1958  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8

    •      The following are transcriptions supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of two obituaries for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the first obituary had appeared on Sunday, 23 November 1958 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.

      Services for H. M. Sexauer, 73, of Ankeny, will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Ankeny Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Sexauer, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, died of a heart attack Friday at his home. He was a life-long resident of Ankeny. Surviving are a son, Harvey R. Sexauer, Des Moines; three daughters, Mrs. Edith Bruce and Miss Myrtle Sexauer of Ankeny and Mrs. Lavonne Klopfenstein of Winfield; a brother Fred J. Sexauer of Ankeny; a sister Mrs. Emily L. Piekenbrock of Ankeny, and six grandchildren.

           Gretchen Leenerts reported that the following obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.

      Hallet M. Sexauer, 73, passed away Friday 21 November 1958, at his home in Ankeny. Death came suddenly and peacefully as a result of a heart attack. Final rites were held at the Methodist Church in Ankeny on Monday 24 November at 2:00 p.m. Services were conducted by the Reverend Floyd Shepherd of Wapello, Iowa, former pastor of the Ankeny Methodist Church. He was assisted by Dr. T. W. Schwartz, present pastor of the church. Two songs, "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown" and "Sometime We'll Understand" were sung by Vernon Smith. Mrs. Mel Harvey accompanied at the organ. Pallbearers were: E. A. Sexauer, Ira Miller, Ralph Brazelton, Vernon Smith, Russell Mowry and Perry Hazelton. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Hallett Matthew Simpson Sexauer, son of Minnie and Mathew Sexauer, was born 3 March 1885 and passed away at his home in Ankeny 21 November 1958 at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 18 days. Death came suddenly and peacefully as a result of a heart attack. Mr. Sexauer, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, lived his entire life in or near Ankeny. He was an early member of the Ankeny Methodist Church. Hal Sexauer was united in marriage to Cora Cornwell 30 August 1910. She preceded him in death on 18 July 1949. To this union were born a son, Harvey R. Sexauer of Des Moines, and three daughters: Edith Bruce and Myrtle L. Sexauer of Ankeny and Lavonne Klopfenstein of Winfield, Iowa, all of whom survive. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Georgiana Sexauer, Corine and Donna Bruce, Steve, Kim and Ned Klopfenstein. A brother, Fred J. Sexauer and a sister, Mrs. Emily L. Pickenbrock of Ankeny. A sister, Rosana McDougal of Tujanga, California and a brother Roscoe C. Sexauer of Ankeny preceded him in death within the past year. Hal Sexauer will be greatly missed by all who knew him. His great zest for living and enjoyment of the world about him reflect the personality that was Hal Sexauer. He never forgot a sick friend or neighbor. Much of his time was spent calling at the hospital bringing laughter and cheer whenever he could. Yet underneath this gaiety that was part of him, was deep seriousness and sincerity that will long be remembered.
    Buried 24 Nov 1958  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • Services were held on Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
    Person ID I416  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Sexauer, Matthew,   b. 24 Sep 1847, Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1928, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Christine Elizabeth,   b. 5 Jul 1853, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1943, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1872  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • Matthew and Wilhelmine were married in her father's home. The settled on a farm one mile west of Ankeny. They lived there until 1902, when they moved to a home a half-mile north of town.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    • "Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Sexauer and son, Roscoe" of Ankeny, Iowa attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Minnie Sexauer's" parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902. The Sexauers were identified as farming near Des Moines and the parents of five children.
    Census (family) 1910  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household on a farm in Crocker Township consisted of Matthew Sexauer, a 63 year old farmer; his wife, Minnie W. Sexauer, age 57; and two of their children: Halley [sic] Sexauer, age 26, working on the farm; and Rosco Sexauer, age 11, attending school. Also in the household was Ella Good, a 31 year old, single, "hired girl."
    Census (family) 1920  Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household in Crocker Township consisted of Matt Sexauer, age 73, his wife, Minnie Sexauer, age 64, and their son, Roscoe, age 22.
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cornwell, Cora Arabelle,   b. 20 Nov 1893, Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1949, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1910  Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22, 23
    Children 
    +1. Sexauer, Harvey Robert,   b. 19 Mar 1911, Herrold, Johnston County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1988, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +2. Sexauer, Edith M.,   b. 14 Dec 1913, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1992  (Age 78 years)
     3. Sexauer, Myrtle Louise,   b. 22 Feb 1917, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 2015, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    +4. Sexauer, LaVonne Christina
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mathew Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 2 April 1928 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.
           "Mr. Sexauer is survived by...three sons...H. M. Sexauer of Ankeny."

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 120.
      Hallet Mathew Simpson Sexauer, child of Mathew Sexauer and Wilhelmine Christine (Minnie) Fiegenbaum, was born on 3 March 1885 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Hallett Matthew Simpson Sexauer, son of Minnie and Mathew Sexauer, was born 3 March 1885.... Mr. Sexauer, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, lived his entire life in or near Ankeny."

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 418, page 8B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 67, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Matthew Sexauer household, dwelling 182, family 182, lines 91-95. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 93) Sexauer, Halley [sic]; son; male; white; age 26; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic].
           By calculation from the information provided, Halley would have been born about 1883-1884. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 418, page 8B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 67, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Matthew Sexauer household, dwelling 182, family 182, lines 91-95. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           The household consisted of: 91) Sexauer, Matthew; head; male; white; age 63; married, first; married for 47 years; born in Penn[sylvania]; father born in Ger[many], German; mother born in Ger[many], German; speaks English; occupation=farmer, general; employment status="emp"; can read; can write; owns home, free of mortgage; home is a farm; #160 on farm schedule. 92) Sexauer, Minnie W.; wife; female; white; age 57; married, first; married for 47 years; mother of 5 children, 5 still living; born in Illinoise [sic]; father born in Ger[many], German; mother born in Ger[many], German; occupation=none; can read; can write. 93) Sexauer, Halley [sic] ; son; male; white; age 26; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic]; occupation=farmer, home farm; employment status="w"; not out of work on 15 April 1910; can read; can write. 94) Sexauer, Rosco [sic] ; son; male; white; age 11; single; born in Iowa; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Illinoise [sic]; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; attended school since 1 September 1909. 95) Good, Ella; hired girl; female; white; age 31; single; born in Penn[sylvania]; father born in Penn[sylvania]; mother born in Penn[sylvania]; speaks English; occupation=servant, house; employment status="w"; not out of work on 15 April 1910; 8? weeks out of work in 1909; can read; can write.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75, 120.
      Hallet Mathew Simpson Sexauer died on 21 November 1958 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for H. M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on Sunday, 23 November 1958 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.
           "Services for H. M. Sexauer, 73, of Ankeny, will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Ankeny Methodist Church...."

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Hallet M. Sexauer, 73, passed away Friday 21 November 1958, at his home in Ankeny. Death came suddenly and peacefully as a result of a heart attack."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for H. M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on Sunday, 23 November 1958 in the Des Moines Register, of Des Moines, Iowa.
           "Services for H. M. Sexauer, 73, of Ankeny, will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Ankeny Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery."

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Final rites were held at the Methodist Church in Ankeny on Monday 24 November at 2:00 p.m. Services were conducted by the Reverand Floyd Shepherd of Wapello, Iowa, former pastor of the Ankeny Methodist Church. He was assisted by Dr. T. W. Schwartz, present pastor of the church. ...Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery."

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 75-76.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mathew Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify exactly when or where the second obituary was published.
           "He lived here with his parents until his marriage 13 June 1872 to Miss Minnie Fiegenbaum. They then moved, as it was termed in those days, to "the prairie," one mile west of Ankeny and settled on the present Sexauer farm. There were born to them five children: Rosanna McDougal, and Emily Pickenbrock of Des Moines, Iowa; Frederick Sexauer, Roscoe Sexauer and Hallet M. Sexauer of Ankeny, Iowa. In 1902 Mr. Sexauer quit active farming and built his present residence one half mile north of Ankeny where he has since resided. This makes a continuous residence of 77 years in Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      Mathew Sexauer and Wilhelmine Christine (Minnie) Fiegenbaum were married on 13 June 1872 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 75.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Wilhelmina Christina Elizabeth Fiegenbaum Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.
           "At the age of 19 she was united in marriage to Matthew Sexauer of Ankeny on 13 June 1872 at her father's home in Ankeny, Iowa. To this union were born five children all of whom are living. They are: Rosanna McDougall of Tujunga, California, F. J. of Ankeny, Emily L. Pickenbrock of Monterey, California, Hal of Ankeny and Roscoe of Ankeny. She had 14 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild."

    14. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 (online database). Sexauer-Fiegenbaum.
      Index compiled by Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research. Accessed in December 2011. Matthew Sexauer and Williamina C. E. Fregenbaum [sic] were married on 13 June 1872 in Polk County, Iowa.

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T624, roll 418, page 8B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 67, census sheet 8B, enumerated on 28 April 1910; Matthew Sexauer household, dwelling 182, family 182, lines 91-95. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 91) Sexauer, Matthew; head; male; white; age 63; married, first; married for 47 years; and, 92) Sexauer, Minnie W.; wife; female; white; age 57; married, first; married for 47 years; mother of 5 children, 5 still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1862-1863. There are clearly problems with the information provided in the enumeration - 57 year old woman who had been married for 47 years would have been about 10 years old at the time of the marriage.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for these individuals.

    16. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 507, page 16B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 71, census sheet 16B, enumerated on 9-10 February 1920; Matt Sexauer household, a farm, dwelling 358, family 361, lines 89-91. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 89) Sexauer, Matt; head; male; white; age 73; married; and, 90) Sexauer, Minnie; wife; female; white; age 64; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    17. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 678, page 3A. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 9, Enumeration District 77-101, census sheet 3A, enumerated on 17-18 April 1930; Minnie Sexauer household, dwelling 56, family 56, lines 11-12. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 11) Sexauer, Minnie; head; female; white; age 77; widow.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    18. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 1,192, page 10B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 77-15, census sheet 10B, enumerated on 26 April 1940; Minnie Sexauer household, household 188; lines 45; home owned, not rented. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1,192, page 10B. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           In the household was: 45) Sexauer, Minnie; head; female; white; age 86; widow.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    19. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 37.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Friedrich William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where this report was published, but it seems likely it appeared in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.
           From a list of the family of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Sexauer and son, Roscoe, Ankeny, Iowa...." At another point in the account, it was mentioned that "...Minnie Sexauer, whose husband is a farmer near Des Moines, Iowa, having five children...."

    20. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 507, page 16B. Iowa, Polk County, Crocker Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 71, census sheet 16B, enumerated on 9-10 February 1920; Matt Sexauer household, a farm, dwelling 358, family 361, lines 89-91. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2014.
           The household consisted of: 89) Sexauer, Matt; head; owns home, free of mortgage; male; white; age 73; married; can read; can write; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Baden, German; mother born in Baden, German; speaks English; occupation=none. 0) Sexauer, Minnie; wife; female; white; age 64; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Baden, German; mother born in Baden, German; speaks English; occupation=none. 91) Sexauer, Roscoe; son; male; white; age 22; single; can read; can write; born in Iowa; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none.

    21. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      Hallet Mathew Simpson Sexauer and Cora Arabelle Cornwell were married on 30 August 1910 at Boone, Boone County, Iowa.

    22. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Hal Sexauer was united in marriage to Cora Cornwell 30 August 1910. ...To this union were born a son...and three daughters...all of whom survive."

    23. [S22] Obituary, for Myrtle L. Sexauer (1917-2015).
      Published in the Des Moines Register on 25 March 2015. ( http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?n=myrtle-l-sexauer&pid=174474189 ). Also posted online at Hamilton's Funeral and After Life Services (605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, Iowa). ( http://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/services/services_detail.aspx?rid=18096 ). Both accessed on 27 March 2015.
           "Myrtle L. Sexauer was born February 22, 1917 in a house on the family farm in Ankeny, Iowa, and lived there while attending Ankeny schools." "Myrtle was preceded in death by her mother and father, Cora and Hallet (H.M.) Sexauer,...."