Ethel was the twin sister of Edith May (Hiatt) Connor. They were the 2nd and 3rd daughters born to Roscoe Duzan & Rosanna Diamond (Willoughby) Hiatt, who had a total of 9 children - six girls and 3 boys.
She was the second wife of Ervin Little Renegar. When she was 39 and he was 45 they married in New Castle, IN, on 6 Nov 1928. Ethel and Ervin had no children. He predeceased her on 22 Apr 1958 in Carthage, Rush Co, IN, where he is buried at Riverside Cemetery, with his first wife, Grace A. Renegar, who died in 1924.
Note from HERITAGE HAPPENINGS, The News Republican, New Castle, Thursday, July 3, 1975:
"Most people enjoy music, but few people have made music the major part of their life that Ethel Renegar has. Born in 1889 as Ethel Hiatt, Ethel grew up in a musical family where each of the children played one to several instruments each. All of the Hiatt children began music lessons at an early age from their musically talented mother, Rosanna, who Ethel says, "could play almost any instrument." Ethel herself learned to play the trumpet, violin, clarinet, saxophopne and drums while yet a young girl. Ethel began traveling with her family as "The Hiatt Family Orchestra" playing at concerts across the nation.
As a young woman attending school in Chicago, Ethel encountered another performing musical family whose daughter, the trumpet player in the group, had recently passed away. Ethel played trumpet with this family for 11 years as they performed throughout the United States.
She was my Grand Aunt.
She was the second wife of Ervin Little Renegar. When she was 39 and he was 45 they married in New Castle, IN, on 6 Nov 1928. Ethel and Ervin had no children. He predeceased her on 22 Apr 1958 in Carthage, Rush Co, IN, where he is buried at Riverside Cemetery, with his first wife, Grace A. Renegar, who died in 1924.
Note from HERITAGE HAPPENINGS, The News Republican, New Castle, Thursday, July 3, 1975:
"Most people enjoy music, but few people have made music the major part of their life that Ethel Renegar has. Born in 1889 as Ethel Hiatt, Ethel grew up in a musical family where each of the children played one to several instruments each. All of the Hiatt children began music lessons at an early age from their musically talented mother, Rosanna, who Ethel says, "could play almost any instrument." Ethel herself learned to play the trumpet, violin, clarinet, saxophopne and drums while yet a young girl. Ethel began traveling with her family as "The Hiatt Family Orchestra" playing at concerts across the nation.
As a young woman attending school in Chicago, Ethel encountered another performing musical family whose daughter, the trumpet player in the group, had recently passed away. Ethel played trumpet with this family for 11 years as they performed throughout the United States.
She was my Grand Aunt.
Ethel was the twin sister of Edith May (Hiatt) Connor. They were the 2nd and 3rd daughters born to Roscoe Duzan & Rosanna Diamond (Willoughby) Hiatt, who had a total of 9 children - six girls and 3 boys.
She was the second wife of Ervin Little Renegar. When she was 39 and he was 45 they married in New Castle, IN, on 6 Nov 1928. Ethel and Ervin had no children. He predeceased her on 22 Apr 1958 in Carthage, Rush Co, IN, where he is buried at Riverside Cemetery, with his first wife, Grace A. Renegar, who died in 1924.
Note from HERITAGE HAPPENINGS, The News Republican, New Castle, Thursday, July 3, 1975:
"Most people enjoy music, but few people have made music the major part of their life that Ethel Renegar has. Born in 1889 as Ethel Hiatt, Ethel grew up in a musical family where each of the children played one to several instruments each. All of the Hiatt children began music lessons at an early age from their musically talented mother, Rosanna, who Ethel says, "could play almost any instrument." Ethel herself learned to play the trumpet, violin, clarinet, saxophopne and drums while yet a young girl. Ethel began traveling with her family as "The Hiatt Family Orchestra" playing at concerts across the nation.
As a young woman attending school in Chicago, Ethel encountered another performing musical family whose daughter, the trumpet player in the group, had recently passed away. Ethel played trumpet with this family for 11 years as they performed throughout the United States.
She was my Grand Aunt.
She was the second wife of Ervin Little Renegar. When she was 39 and he was 45 they married in New Castle, IN, on 6 Nov 1928. Ethel and Ervin had no children. He predeceased her on 22 Apr 1958 in Carthage, Rush Co, IN, where he is buried at Riverside Cemetery, with his first wife, Grace A. Renegar, who died in 1924.
Note from HERITAGE HAPPENINGS, The News Republican, New Castle, Thursday, July 3, 1975:
"Most people enjoy music, but few people have made music the major part of their life that Ethel Renegar has. Born in 1889 as Ethel Hiatt, Ethel grew up in a musical family where each of the children played one to several instruments each. All of the Hiatt children began music lessons at an early age from their musically talented mother, Rosanna, who Ethel says, "could play almost any instrument." Ethel herself learned to play the trumpet, violin, clarinet, saxophopne and drums while yet a young girl. Ethel began traveling with her family as "The Hiatt Family Orchestra" playing at concerts across the nation.
As a young woman attending school in Chicago, Ethel encountered another performing musical family whose daughter, the trumpet player in the group, had recently passed away. Ethel played trumpet with this family for 11 years as they performed throughout the United States.
She was my Grand Aunt.
