Brief Life History of Bernard F
When Bernard F Wagner Sr was born on 6 April 1893, in Belknap Township, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States, his father, August Wilhelm Wagner, was 33 and his mother, Caroline Wilhelmine Viegelahn, was 23. He married Irene Friederike Emilie Froelich on 1 January 1917, in Rogers Township, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Belknap, Belknap Township, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Rogers Township, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 29 May 1961, in Rogers City, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Rogers Township Cemetery, Rogers City, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States.
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- Bernhard Wagener, "United States Census, 1920"
- Benhard Wagner, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Bernard Wagner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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