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John Wagner

Male 1840 - 1915  (75 years)


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  • Name John Wagner 
    Born 2 Jun 1840  , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Name John Wagener  [6] 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1864  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1874  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    moulder 
    Occupation 1901  Proton Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-105239 
    Died 3 Nov 1915  Cedarville, Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause: heart disease (some years) Heart failure (a few hours) 
    Buried Walkers Cemetery, Proton Township, Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I105239  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Justus "Jost" Wagner,   b. 1810, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margretha "Margaret" Schwartz,   b. CALC 9 Jan 1811, Wurzenburg, Hesse Cassel, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F23977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Saloma Bresch,   b. 31 May 1845, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1927, Proton Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Henry Wagner,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Salome "Sarah" Wagner,   b. 1867, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Wagner,   b. 9 Sep 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William H. Wagner,   b. 10 Feb 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Charles Andrew Wagner,   b. 14 Mar 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1860
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F7318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 28.

    2. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 32.

    3. [S2434] Census - Canada - 1901, Census Place: Proton, Grey (east/est), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 25.
      John Wagner b. 2 Jun 1860 Germany, Farmer
      Saloma 31 May 1844 Germany
      Charles 14 Mar 1874 Ontario

    4. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 14209 (1915), John Wagner.
      John Wagner, d. 3 Nov 1915 Cedarville, Grey Co., Ontario. aged 74 y, 10 mos., b. Germany, s/o Justice Wagner, cause: heart disease (some years) Heart failure (a few hours)

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Wagner, 23 , res. Preston, b. Kurhessen, s/o Jost Wagner, and Mary Schwarz, married Salome Presch, 20, res. Waterloo Tp., b. Frances, d/o Andw Presch and Salome Gerling, 18 Dec 1864

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Elizabeth Biehl Born: Mildmay Age: 21 Father: Frederick Biehl Mother: Anna Martha Diebel Born: abt 1875 Spouse: William H Wagner Age: 24 born: Preston Ont Father: John Wagner Mother: Salome Bresch married 20 May 1896 married: Bruce, Mildmay

    7. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 10894 (1874), Margarent Wagner.
      Margaret Wagner, d. 1 Apr 1874 Preston, b. Wurzenburg, Hesse Cassel, informant John Wanger, moulder of Preston, "cause of death not given in by Doctor Swan as he lives in Hespeler Division. " (other death registration gives place of birth as Werzenburg, Germany, cause of death enlargement of liver (1 month)

    8. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 24768 (1874), Charles Andrew Wagner.
      Charles Andrew Wagner b. 14 Mar 1874 Preston, s/o of John Wagner (moulder of Preston) & Salome Bresch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1840 - , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Dec 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - moulder - 1874 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1901 - Proton Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart disease (some years) Heart failure (a few hours) - 3 Nov 1915 - Cedarville, Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Walkers Cemetery, Proton Township, Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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