When Joshua Wagers was born on 5 October 1837, in Willshire Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, his father, John Wagers, was 31 and his mother, Anna Johnson, was 29. He married Almira Medaugh on 19 October 1858, in Van Wert, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Willshire, Willshire Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Ohio, United States in 1925. He died on 8 January 1925, in Willshire Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Wren, Willshire Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.