Nell O'Connel

Female15 January 1896–22 January 1961

Brief Life History of Nell

Nell O'Connel was born on 15 January 1896, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States. She married Emanuel Evan Wagler on 29 May 1918, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1940 and Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1950. She died on 22 January 1961, in English Neighborhood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Emanuel Evan Wagler
1897–1957
Nell O'Connel
1896–1961
Marriage: 29 May 1918
Shirley Elizabeth Wagler
1920–1984

Sources (4)

  • Nell Wagler, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Nell O'Connell Wagler, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nell Wagler, "United States Census, 1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 May 1918Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

    • Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    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.

    1903

    Age 7

    The Public Service Corporation (PSC) was formed on May 6, 1903. The company began as a merger of a power company with four different trolley companies. PSC would ultimately combine with over 400 other companies.

    1916

    Age 20

    "During a deadly heat wave, thousands of residents were at the seaside resorts of Jersey Shore. Between July 1 and July 2 of 1916, five different people were attacked by sharks, and four of them ultimately died. Scientific knowledge about sharks was limited at this time, so these tragic incidents started a wave of ""shark panic"" that was spread by telephone calls, letters, newspapers, and other media."

    Name Meaning

    Irish: variant of O'Donnell .

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

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