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George Waggoner

Birth	:	25 Apr 1846 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	12 Sep 1897 Prairie City, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rorabaugh Cemetery, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6666985, -93.1836014
Description	:	ALSO SPELLED WAGONER OR WAGNER George Waggoner George W. (France) Waggoner The Newton Journal, Wednesday, September 15,1897, Newton Iowa Colfax Cords - Mr. George Wagner died at is home in the western part of town, last friday evening, the result ofa tumorous cancer. He leaves a wife and several small children. George, second son of John and Sarah (McCracken) Waggoner was born April 25, 1846 in Clearfield County Pennsylvania and married about 1875 Abby J. Brown born about 1861 in Ohio. He is found on the 1880 census in Mound Prairie, Jasper County Iowa with a wife Abby age 19 born in... Read More	ALSO SPELLED WAGONER OR WAGNER George Waggoner George W. (France) Waggoner The Newton Journal, Wednesday, September 15,1897, Newton Iowa Colfax Cords - Mr. George Wagner died at is home in the western part of town, last friday evening, the result ofa tumorous cancer. He leaves a wife and several small children. George, second son of John and Sarah (McCracken) Waggoner was born April 25, 1846 in Clearfield County Pennsylvania and married about 1875 Abby J. Brown born about 1861 in Ohio. He is found on the 1880 census in Mound Prairie, Jasper County Iowa with a wife Abby age 19 born in Ohio and two children Laura J. age 5 born in Dakota Territory and Ida age 1 born in Iowa. Abby and George were divorced before 1885 when he is living in Des Moines with his two children. He then married Catherine Arminta Hall and had eight more children. Catherine Hall and George Waggoner are second cousins. Catherine Hall descends from the Robert McCracken family and George Waggoner descends from the William McCracken family. George Waggoner was a Civil War veteran and used the alias of George W. France. He served in Company I of the New Jersey 35th infantry. His Civil War pension records show he applied for an invalid pension on May 25, 1892 from Iowa and Arminta Ward applied as guardian for his dependants on July 10, 1905. It has been reported that George died of a cancerous tumor on September 12, 1897 in Prairie City, Jasper County Iowa and is buried in the Slaughter cemetery in Colfax, Jasper County Iowa. Catherine (Hall) Waggoner is found as a widow on the 1900 census in Colfax, Washington Township, Jasper County Iowa when she reports that she has given birth to eight children with seven still living. She lists her children as Charles L. age 12, Maud V. 10, James L 8, Alvin M. 7, Sarah M. 6, Corbett M. 4 and Hezekiah age 2 all born in Iowa. Her next door neighbors are David and Christina Ward and their family. Catherine and David married after the death of their respective spouses, about 1903. David was born in February 1843 in Ohio. They are found on the 1910 census in Douglas Township, Boone County Iowa with two more children Johnny age 6 and Catherine age 4 surnames Ward and six of her Wagoner children. On the 1910 census she has renamed her youngest son Hezekiah, born ib 1897, to George W Wagoner for his father who died that same year. By 1917 she was a widow again and is found in Des Moines County with two children at home James Wagner and Catherine Ward. By 1925 she had moved in with her son Charles Wagner in Ames, Story County. Before 1930 they have moved to Cedar Rapids in Linn County. Catherine died in 1944 in Marshalltown and is buried in the Rorabough cemetery in Colfax, Jasper County Iowa. The children of George and Abby Waggoner are; Laura J. Waggoner born about 1875 in the Dakota Territory and is living with her grandparents on the 1885 Jasper County Iowa census. Ida May Waggoner born about 1879 in Mound Prairie, Jasper County Iowa and is living with her grandparents on the Jasper County Iowa 1885 census. She married and divorced, Homer B. Greenleif. They had one son, Perry.

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Where is George Waggoner's memorial?
George Waggoner's memorial is located at: Rorabaugh Cemetery, Jasper County, USA.
When did George Waggoner death?
George Waggoner death on 12 Sep 1897 in Prairie City, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the George Waggoner's memorial?
Latitude: 41.6666985
Longitude: -93.1836014

Family Members:

Parent

John Wagoner Sr.

(1820 - 1904)

Sarah “Sallie” McCracken Wagoner

(1822 - 1903)

Spouse

Catherine Arminta Hall Ward

(1866 - 1944)

Siblings

John Christopher Wagoner

(1858 - 1914)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rorabaugh Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6666985, -93.1836014

2. Slaughter Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6869011, -93.2091980

3. Sugar Grove Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6775017, -93.1406021

4. Colfax Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6705704, -93.2432480

5. Mound Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6222000, -93.1546000

6. Shipp Cemetery
Oswalt, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6972108, -93.2668723

7. Waveland Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6048000, -93.2338000

8. McKeever Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7192001, -93.2517014

9. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6879920, -93.0893000

10. Moffitt Family Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7163789, -93.1001995

11. Westview Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6000000, -93.2422000

12. Fisher Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7392006, -93.2508011

13. Greencastle Cemetery
Green Castle, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7431000, -93.2654000

14. Newton Union Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7158012, -93.0598984

15. Thomas Arthur Gravesite
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7069770, -93.0502100

16. Palo Alto Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6500702, -93.0385742

17. Bridges Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7571983, -93.0963974

18. Linder Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7576760, -93.0966490

19. Newton Graveyard (Defunct)
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7011330, -93.0380290

20. Prairie Belle Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5980690, -93.3137360

21. Sams Pioneer Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7472000, -93.3016968

22. Mitchellville Cemetery
Mitchellville, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6724790, -93.3505460

23. Union Chapel Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7869301, -93.2329025

24. Newton Memorial Park
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7005000, -93.0201000