Milo G. Wagoner (abt. 1853 - 1898)

Born about 1853 in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York

Husband of Charlotte (Pugsley) Wagoner — married before 1875 in Tompkins County, New York

Died 4 Oct 1898 at about age 45 in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York

Biography

Milo G. Wagoner was born about 1853 in Dryden, New York. He was the son of William and Agnes (Coleman) Wagoner. In 1870, at the age of 17, Milo was a farm laborer on the Andrew Lenner farm in Dryden, New York. ^[1]

He married Charlotte “Lottie” Pugsley sometime before 1875. She was the daughter of Albert and Sarah (Auringer) Pugsley of Dryden, New York. In 1875, Milo was in the Pugsley household in Dryden, working as a Stone Mason. ^[2]

In 1880, Milo was working at a Woolen mill and they were living on their own in Dryden, New York. ^[3] Lotto died the following year, on October 10, 1881.

In 1883, Milo’s occupation was Engineer and he was boarding with his brother Marquis at 15 Utica Street in Ithaca, New York. In subsequent years he was listed as an Engineer, boarding on S. Geneva, at Perry’s mill. ^[4]

Milo Wagoner died October 4, 1898 in Dryden, New York. He is buried in Green Hills Cemetery, Dryden, Tompkins County, NY. ^[5]

Milo G. Wagoner, 46, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Hyde. He left seven brothers and sisters. – Dryden Herald, October 5, 1898 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1870, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
2. ↑ New York State Census: 1875, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York; “Wagner”
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1880, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
4. ↑ U. S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Ithaca, New York, City Directories; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 91122687; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91122687
6. ↑ Reprinted as “Thirty-Five Years Ago” in The Cortland Democrat, Cortland, N.Y., Friday, October 6, 1933