Son of Gašper Hegler and Jera Vidrih Hegler. From the Uršen farm. Born in Potiskavec, lived in Podtabor. Died at Kompolje, buried in Videm. The SiStory website gives his birth date as December 27, 1873. Source: http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev/?id=38437