William Ernest Hippensteel
1924 - 1949 (24 years)-
Name William Ernest Hippensteel Birth 6 Jul 1924 Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 6 May 1949 Elkhart County, Indiana [2, 3, 4] Burial 8 May 1949 Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana [2, 3, 5] Person ID I1691 McKeown Last Modified 16 Jul 2023
Father William Ernest Hippensteel, b. 14 Mar 1890, Servia, Wabash County, Indiana d. 29 Dec 1924, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Age 34 years) Mother Ruth Weaver, b. 27 Sep 1897, Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana d. 12 Dec 1985, Sebastian County, Arkansas (Age 88 years) Marriage 27 Sep 1916 Indiana [6, 7] Family ID F703 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Betty Lorraine Briggs, b. 7 Mar 1926, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana d. 9 Nov 1998, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Age 72 years) Family ID F704 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Feb 2022
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Birth - 6 Jul 1924 - Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana 
Death - 6 May 1949 - Elkhart County, Indiana 
Burial - 8 May 1949 - Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Driver Dies in Burning Car
Special to the News
Syracuse, Ind., May 6 – A Goshen man was burned to death and another was seriously injured when their car crashed and caught fire late last night a half-mile north of here.
William Hippensteel, 27, the driver, died in the flaming wreckage of the car. George Zellinger, 23, also of Goshen and a passenger in the car, was injured.
State police said Hippensteel apparently lost control of the car on a hill and crashed into a utility pole.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 6 May 1949.
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