Brief Life History of Belle M.
When Belle M. Waggoner was born on 30 April 1860, in Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States, her father, Michael Waggoner, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Clanford, was 37. She married John C. Naylor on 3 October 1883, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Fairview, Cotton Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Center Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States in 1920. She died on 2 July 1923, at the age of 63, and was buried in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States.
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- Isabell Wagoner in household of Micha Wagoner, "United States Census, 1880"
- Belle M Waggone, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Belle M. Waggoner Naylor, "Find a Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German or Dutch Wagner or its German and Dutch variants Wagener and Wagenaar . Compare Waggener and Wagoner .
Possibly also English: altered form of Waghorn . The surname Waggoner is very rare in Britain.
History: A planter named John Waggener or Waggoner, who came to America c. 1670 and lived in Essex County, VA, is said to have been born in Colchester, Essex (England). No documentary source for this origin is given and an English origin is difficult to establish. The nearest similar English surname is Wagner 2, a very rare Norfolk name, originating in the 14th-century. In 17th-century Kent a number of families named Waghorn alias Wagon were occasionally also known as Waggoner (through false association with that word). Direct derivation from the English word wag(g)on is not possible, since it was borrowed into English only in the 16th century from Dutch, and wag(g)oner is an early Modern English coinage.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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