Charles Everett Waggoner

28 October 1897–29 May 1956 (Age 58)
Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States

The Life of Charles Everett

When Charles Everett Waggoner was born on 28 October 1897, in Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, his father, James Wesley Waggoner, was 29 and his mother, Ida May Reed, was 23. He married Lelah May Marshall on 22 February 1919, in Greene, Indiana, United States. He lived in Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Wright Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died on 29 May 1956, at the age of 58, and was buried in Dugger Cemetery, Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Everett Waggoner
1897–1956
Lelah May Marshall
1900–1919
Marriage: 22 February 1919

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
22 February 1919
Greene, Indiana, United States

Parents and Siblings

    James Wesley Waggoner

    Male1868–1924Male

    Ida May Reed

    Female1874–1927Female

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

Age 9

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 16

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant of Wagoner .2 Americanized form of German Wagner .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Charley E Waggoner in household of James W Waggoner, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Charles Waggoner in household of James Waggoner, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Charles Waggoner in household of James Waggoner, "United States Census, 1920"

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