Joshua Wagers

5 October 1837–8 January 1925 (Age 87)
Willshire Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Joshua

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.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Wagers
1837–1925
Almira Medaugh
1837–1894
Marriage: 19 October 1858
Willis Byron Wagers
1860–1911
Anna J. Wagers
1862–1965
Mary Sabrina Wagers
1864–1954
Ephraim Johnson Wagers
1867–1938
Charity Alice Wagers
1872–1961
Minnie Rosina Wagers
1878–1922

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1858Van Wert, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1846
    Age 9
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
    Age 23
    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
    1863
    Age 26
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English and German: variant of Wager .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Wager

    Story Highlight

    Joshua Wagers, Van Wert County, Ohio - Biographical sketch

    Biographical Sketch: Joshua Wagers, who is now serving his eighth term as a justice of the peace, in Willshire township, resides on his well improved farm of 160 acres . . . He belongs to one of the …

    Sources (28)

    • Joshua Wagers in entry for Minnie R. Wagers, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
    • Joshua Wagers in household of John Wagers, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Joshua Wagers in entry for Ephrium J Wagers and Ida M. Meyers, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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