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Born 1834, Adams township
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881)
WAGONER JOHN, Franklin township; farmer; P. 0. Coshocton, Ohio; born June 21, 1834, in Adams township, Muskingum county; son of John and Barbara (Shurtz) Wagoner, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. John remained with his father on the farm until he be- came twenty one years of age, when he began teaching school in the winter ai.d working on the farm in the summer seasons, In 1859 he located on the Robinson farm in Tuscarawas township, and remained four years. He came to Franklin township in 1863, and to his present residence in 1859. Mr. Wagoner was married August 18, 1858, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Valentine and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Zimmer, natives of Alsace, France. They became the parents of six children: Ada Alice, married to Andrew Brannon; Henry H.; Elizabeth F., deceased; Judson E.,William A. and Alta Theodosia. Mr. Wagoner was elected Justice of the Peace of Franklin township, in April 1870, and was reelected three times, now serving his fourth temi
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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