Brief Life History of Ross D
When Ross D Wagner was born on 13 June 1882, in Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United States, his father, James Wesley Wagner, was 23 and his mother, Inez Amelia Whitney, was 22. He married Cora Luella Beckman on 16 April 1907, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Magnolia, Rock, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Bernadotte Township, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 21 August 1947, in Orange, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Ross D Wagner, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Ross D Wagner, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Ross D Wagner, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
1882–1947 Male
1886–1982 Female
Children (5)
1909–1989 Male
1910– Male
1910–2004 Female
1915–2002 Male
1918–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1859–1938 Male
1860–1945 Female
Siblings (4)
1882–1947 Male
1885–1911 Male
1889–1972 Female
1892–1975 Female
World Events (8)
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 2
1886
Age 4
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 18
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Wägner): occupational name for a carter and (in some dialects) a cartwright, from an agent derivative of Middle High German wagen ‘cart, wagon’, German Wagen. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Britain, Poland, and Denmark. In Hungary it is mostly spelled Wágner and Vágner. In Russia, Czechia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia it is also found in the Slavicized form Vagner . Compare Wagener , Waggener , and Wagoner .
Dutch and perhaps also English: occupational name from Middle Dutch waghenaer ‘carter’ (compare 1 above). The Dutch word is not known to have been borrowed into English before 1600 but the surname Wagner is recorded in Norfolk (England) from 1379, perhaps a substitution of the Dutch word for Middle English wainer. Compare Waggoner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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