Haen, William

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 17 Feb 1873
• 1920 Census: 1920, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
• News Mention: 2 Sep 1924
• Obituary: 2 Sep 1924; Evening State Journal & Lincoln Daily News

Notes:

Birth - Civil Record:
William Haen 17 Feb 1873 White Not Stated, Sheboygan, WI

1920 Census:
William Haen 46
Anna Haen 31
William Haen 13
Raymond Haen 11
Loratia Haen 10
Clara Haen 8
Vernicka Haen 4
Lucile Haen 2

News Mention:
Haen / Koene Accident - The New York Times - September 2, 1924
Scott Graykowski shared this information, Train Kills Six In Auto. Boy, Only Survivor of Wisconsin Crash, May Die
Special to The New York Times, New London, Wis. - Sept. 1. - Six persons were killed and a seventh probably fatally injured this afternoon when a southbound Chicago & North Western passenger train crashed into an automobile on a county grade one mile north of here. The car was carried 100 yards down the track. William Haen was driving.
The dead are:
Haen, William, 40 years old, of Sheboygan, Wis.
Haen, Mrs. William, his wife.
Haen, Raymond, 16 years old, a son.
Haen, Ruth, 3 years old, a daughter.
Koene, Peter, 35 years old, of Sheboygan.
Koene, Mrs. Peter, 33 years old, his wife.
The injured person is William Haen, 18 years old, fifth member of the Haen family. According to policemen of this city who rushed to the scene, all but two of the dead had expired when the ambulances arrived. These two were Mrs. Haen and Peter Koene. They were taking the last sacrament from a priest who was a passenger on the train. Within an hour after the accident they died.
William Haen was taken to a hospital in Appleton, 12 miles south of here. Physicians said there was little hope for his life.
Note: I was told of this incident by my mother. During the course of my research of the Haen/Rammer/Thiel families Sheboygan County, I decided to find out the facts. It took me a while to locate this because no one recalled the location of this incident! Of all sources, I located this in The New York Times, apparently an often over-looked source for genealogists. William Haen, Sr. & Mrs. Peter Dorothea Koene were siblings. They were going to Eland, Jct., Wis. to visit thier brothers, Frank & John. It has been said that William Haen, Jr. was driving the car.

Obituary:
Six Killed At Crossing, Husband, Wife, Two Children and Another Couple Victims Near New London, Wis.
New London, Wis., Sept. 2 - Six persons were killed near here last night when their automobile was demolished by a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train southbound.
The dead: William Haen, forty; Mrs. William Haen, their children, Raymond, sixteen, and Ruth, three, Peter Poene, thirty-five and his wife, all of Sheboygan, Wis.
- Evening State Journal & Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln, Nebraska - September 2, 1924

William married Oldenberg, Ana Bef 1906. Ana was born 25 Apr 1888; died 1 Sep 1924; was buried , Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Wilson, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 2 Sep 1924

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Obituary:
Six Killed At Crossing, Husband, Wife, Two Children and Another Couple Victims Near New London, Wis.
New London, Wis., Sept. 2 - Six persons were killed near here last night when their automobile was demolished by a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train southbound.
The dead: William Haen, forty; Mrs. William Haen, their children, Raymond, sixteen, and Ruth, three, Peter Poene, thirty-five and his wife, all of Sheboygan, Wis.
- Evening State Journal & Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln, Nebraska - September 2, 1924

Other Events:

• Obituary: 2 Sep 1924

Notes:

Obituary:
Six Killed At Crossing, Husband, Wife, Two Children and Another Couple Victims Near New London, Wis.
New London, Wis., Sept. 2 - Six persons were killed near here last night when their automobile was demolished by a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train southbound.
The dead: William Haen, forty; Mrs. William Haen, their children, Raymond, sixteen, and Ruth, three, Peter Poene, thirty-five and his wife, all of Sheboygan, Wis.
- Evening State Journal & Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln, Nebraska - September 2, 1924