Joseph Wagner (1813 - 1890)

Born 4 Feb 1813 in near Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany

Husband of Theresa (Huber) Wagner — married 20 Dec 1853 in Dodge County, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1890 at age 77 in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1813. He passed away in 1890.

From, "Dodge Cty Past & Present" "R-977.5_Dodge_H86, vol2, pg170" at Dodge County Genealogical Society in Watertown, Wisconsin. "JOSEPH WAGNER. Joseph Wagner (the son) has been successfully engaged in business as florist in Beaver Dam for the past thirty-seven years. He is numbered among the worthy native sons of Dodge county, his birth having here occurred on the 22d of December, 1855. His parents were Joseph (the father) and Theresa ("Trauguer") Wagner. The father, who was born in Germany in 1813, emigrated to America in 1851, settling in Dodge county, Wisconsin. He was a stone mason by trade and worked at that occupation throughout his entire life, passing away on the 2d of September, 1890. To him and his wife were born the following children: Theresa, who is the wife of S. J. Schafer, of Colby, Wisconsin; Joseph, of this review; William, living in Thorp, Wisconsin; Mary, who is the wife of Dr. Carl von Neupert and resides at Stevens Point; and Barbara, the wife of John Hankey, of Aurora, Illinois. Joseph Wagner (the son) attended the public and parochial schools of Beaver Dam until about fifteen years of age and subsequently continued his studies in Wayland Academy during one winter term. About 1875 he embarked in business at Beaver Dam as a florist and dealer in seeds on the present site of the public library and in 1881 sold the property to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, from which corporation the city later purchased it for a library site. As above stated, he has here been engaged in business as a florist for the past thirty-seven years and has enjoyed continued and growing success. On the 15th of August, 1880, Mr. Wagner was united in marriage to Miss Anna Waldeck, a daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina (Donges) . Waldeck, of Milwaukee. Their son, Clarence H. Wagner, who was born on the 4th of July, 1881, is a graduate of the graded and high schools and also pursued a course of study in Wayland Academy, leaving that institution in 1898. Going to the western metropolis, he entered the Chicago Musical College and following his graduation in 1902 pursued a post-graduate course as a violinist for three years. On the 26th of June, 1911, he wedded Ha Harvey, a daughter of Jervis Harvey, of East Pleasant Plain, Iowa. Mr. Wagner is a democrat in politics and has ably served as member of the school board for several terms. In former years he was a member of Company K, the Wisconsin National Guard. In the community where his entire life has been spent he enjoys the regard and esteem of an extensive circle of friends."

Sources

• Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911. Film #1266948, Digital folder #007714177, Image #00331.
• Arrived at Ellis Island aboard the Ship "Mercury" from the Havre, France with 535 fellow passengers on 26 Sep 1853. "National Archives Microfilm Publications, microcopy 237, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-1897, Roll 132, September 20 - October 21, 1853 (List Nos. 989-1078".
• U.S. Citizenship Record, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, 5 Nov 1853.
• No death record. They were not required in Wisconsin until 1907. Date of death obtained from tombstone.
• FindAGrave: (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73836983/joseph-wagner).

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Baebenroth-2 I Robert Walker Baebenroth and Ancestry user J.W., sharing 100cM across 2 segments. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA is 3rd cousin. Known genealogy relationship from Ancestry records is 3rd cousin. Most recent common ancestors are the g-g grandparents Wagner-12662 I Joseph Wagner and Huber-3820 I Theresa Huber, great grandparents of Baebenroth-3 I Robert Frederick Baebenroth, grandparents of von Neupert-1 I Frances Marie von Neupert and parents of Wagner-12654 I Mary L Wagner.