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Celesta Electa (Tilton) Wager (abt. 1835 - abt. 1861)

Celesta Electa Wager formerly Tilton
Born about in Ohio, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 23 Dec 1852 in Pulaski, Indiana, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 26 [location unknown]
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Biography

Celesta Electa Tilton was born in ~1835 in Ohio, USA. Her parents were Jacob Spencer Tilton (~1801 - 1854) and Adelia Reynolds (1808 - 1894)[1].

Her siblings were...

  1. Emileson (Tilton) Folks (1828 - 1898)
  2. Rosella C (Tilton) Clark (1830 - 1906)
  3. Roswell Spencer Tilton (1831 - 1900)
  4. Elizabeth (Tilton) Asher (~1833 - 1897)
  5. Jacob S. Tilton (1839 - 1854)

Celesta married John Purdy Wager (1826 - 1910) on December 23, 1852 in Pulaski, Indiana[2]

Celesta died on ~December 29, 1861 aged ~26[3].

Sources

  1. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019. Citing: The Seneca Tribune; Publication Date: 3/ Feb/ 1910; Publication Place: Seneca, Kansas, United States of America; URL: [1] Link: [2] (accessed 17 March 2021)
  2. Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; NOTEIndiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Citing: Link: [3] (accessed 17 March 2021)
  3. Civil War Letters of Roswell Tilton NOTESource Medium: Book. Citing: letter written from Lebanon-Laclede Co, Missouri, Feb. 9th 1862. (accessed 17 March 2021)

See also:

  • 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009. Citing: Year: 1850; Census Place:
  • 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009. Citing: Year: 1860; Census Place: Watkins, Dent, Missouri; Page: 708; Family History Library Film: 803618 (accessed 17 March 2021)




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