Bernard Garrett Wagher (1836 - 1902)

Born May 1836 in New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Crouch) Wagher — married 5 Jan 1862 in Copley, Knox, Illinois, USA

Husband of Sara Lisa (Persdotter) Wagher — married 5 Jan 1872 in Knox, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died Apr 1902 at age 65 in Copley, Knox, Illinois, USA

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Biography

At the time of the US census 1850 Barrent Wagher, 14 years old, lived in the household of his widowed father Philip Wagher in Knox County. He was born in New York like all his brothers and sisters, apart from the youngest, Francis (7), who was born in Illinois.^[1]

Barney Wagher married "Percella" Croach 5 January 1862 in Knox County.^[2][3]

At the time of the census 1870 Barney Wagher was a widower in Copley, Knox. He had three children: Mary H (7), ?Francis A (5) and Rebecca J (3). His father, Phillip Wagher also lived in the household.^[4]

Barney B Wagher married Sary E Hedberg in Knox, Illinois, 5 January 1872.^[5]

Sarah and Barney both had children from previous marriages. At the time of the census 1880 they lived in Copley, Knox with Barney's children Mary S (17), Francis A (16) and Janie (15); their children in common: Bertis (7), Victor (3), and Mandena (2) and Sarah's son Lambert Hedberg (14). Barney's father was also in the household.^[6]

Barney and Sarah still lived in Copley, Knox, in 1900. Two of their sons still lived at home.^[7]

Bernard Garrett Wagher died in 1902.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RM-4S8 : 4 April 2020), Barrent Wagher in household of Philip Wagher, Knox county, part of, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing family 2216, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL8-JJ8 : 4 November 2017), Barney Wagher and Percella Croach, 05 Jan 1862; citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,404,969.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL8-VKL : 4 November 2017), Barney Wagher and Percella Crouch, 05 Jan 1862; citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,411,915.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64T-6YB : 19 March 2020), Barney Wagher, 1870.
5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-F4RJ : 4 November 2017), Barney B Wagher and Sary E Hedberg, 05 Jan 1872; citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,404,970.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVQ-FXC : 19 July 2020), Sarah Wagher in household of Barney Wagher, Copley, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 43C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,220.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWP-JPZ : accessed 22 July 2020), Barney Wagher, Copley Township Victoria vill., Knox, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,313.
8. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HP3Q-3GW2 : 5 February 2020), Garret Barney Wagher, 1902.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, databas och bilder (https://sv.findagrave.com : nåddes 22 juli 2020), äreminnessida för Bernard Garrett “Barney” Wagher (1835–1902), Find a Grave-äreminne Find A Grave: Memorial #5545193, citera Westfall Cemetery, Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, USA ; Underhålls av Find A Grave (bidragsgivare 8) .