John Thomas Waggoner (1832 - 1900)

Born 7 Feb 1832 in Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Moore) Waggoner — married 20 Jun 1855 in Hopkins County, Texas

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1900 at age 68 in Wise County, Texas

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Biography

John was born in 1832, the son of Solomon and Martha Elizabeth (McGaugh) Waggoner, in Missouri. At some point the family moved south into Wise County, Texas, and took up livestock ranching.

in 1855 John married Sarah Ann Moore in Hopkins County, Texas. They would set up housekeeping in Wise County and have the following children:

Mary Ella (Waggoner) Babb (1858–1944)

Thomas Jefferson Waggoner (1861–1943)

Martha Waggoner (1864– )

Robert Martin Waggoner (1867–1947)

John Luther Waggoner (1870–1948)

Ida L. (Waggoner) Crabtree (1874–1968)

Buena Vista (Waggoner) Walker (1876–1964)

Edgar Augustus Waggoner (1878–1922)

John continued ranching up until his death in 1900 when he passed at 68 years of age. His body is buried in what once was the Waggoner Cemetery but after the family donated the property to the county it became the Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur, Wise County, Texas. Sarah and several other Waggoners are buried there as well.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-NZD : 23 December 2020), John Wagoner in household of Martha Wagoner, Hopkins, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGD-X2F : 10 March 2021), John T Wagoner and Sarah Ann Moore, 20 Jun 1855; citing Hopkins, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,298,847.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFG-9LB : 18 February 2021), John T Waggoner, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ2-NB1 : 1 December 2021), J T Waggoner, Precinct 1, Wise, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 114C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,333.

• Find A Grave Memorial for John Thomas Waggoner [1]

• Family Search Profile on John Thomas Waggoner [2]