Magdalena Winger

30 January 1828–11 May 1863 (Age 35)
Roanoke, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Magdalena

When Magdalena Winger was born on 30 January 1828, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, her father, Martin Winger, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Frantz, was 37. She married Daniel Halderman Showalter on 17 May 1855, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Waltz Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 11 May 1863, in Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Roann, Paw Paw Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Halderman Showalter
1813–1863
Magdalena Winger
1828–1863
Marriage: 17 May 1855
Catharine Showalter
1857–1926
Daniel H. Showalter Jr.
1858–1937
Dora Ellen Showalter
1862–1943
Joseph Showalter
1863–1935

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 May 1855Grant, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 2
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1832
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries 1832: Wabash, Indiana, United States
    1840
    Age 12
    Historical Boundaries 1840: Wabash, Indiana, United States

    Name Meaning

    English (Essex): from the Middle English personal name Wingar (Old English Winegār, from wine ‘friend’ + gār ‘spear’).German: habitational name for someone from any of several places in Alsace (now part of France) named Wingen.Norwegian: variant of Vinger . This surname is also found in Sweden, where it is very rare.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Vinger
    Wingo

    Sources (3)

    • Magdalene Showalter in household of Daniel H Showalter, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Magdalene Wenger in household of Martin Wenger, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Magdalena Winger Showalter, "Find A Grave Index"

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