1,636 documented Wagner ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
German occupational surname for a wagon-maker or wagoner.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,629 Wagner records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, William, Mary, Charles and Edward.
Of the 1,623 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 79 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Jacob D. Wagner, born 1814 in Virginia.
Documented Wagner families on this page come from History of Richland County, Ohio, History of Washington County, Iowa, vol 2 and A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio.
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Deceased Wagner ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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German occupational surname for a wagon-maker or wagoner.
The documented line here reaches back to 1814. Most Wagner lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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