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James Nelson Waggoner 1902–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1902

Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 12 February 1979

Death Location: Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Waggoner

Mother: Emma Coates

Spouse(s): Elsie Fitch

Children(s): Elise Waggoner

James Nelson Waggoner was born in 1902 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas George Waggoner And Emma Latitia Coates. James Nelson Waggoner married Elsie Ellen Fitch, and had children including Elise Faith Waggoner. James Nelson Waggoner passed away in 1979 in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Nelson Waggoner was born in 1902 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas George Waggoner And Emma Latitia Coates.
  • James Nelson Waggoner married Elsie Ellen Fitch, and had children including Elise Faith Waggoner.
  • James Nelson Waggoner passed away in 1979 in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Waggoner's Ancestors

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James Waggoner
1902–1979
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Parents
Thomas George Waggoner
1875–1962
Salt Creek, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Emma (Latitia) Coates
1877–1962
Indiana
Grandparents
James (A.) Waggoner
1853–1933
Salt Creek, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Pruitt
1856–1909
Jackson, Indiana, USA
Nelson (S) Coates
1842–
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
George Waggoner
1828–1901
Mary Vance
1833–1855
Thomas Pruitt
1825–1904
Jemima Cummings
1830–1888
Steward Coats
1806–1898
Rachel Arnold
1815–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fredrick Coats
1770–1813
Eleanor Robinson
1788–

James Waggoner's Descendants

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James (Nelson) Waggoner (30 September 1902–12 February 1979) m. Elsie (Ellen) Fitch (19 June 1909–4 August 1971)
  1. 1. Elise (Faith) Waggoner 1932–1996 m. Jean (Paul Artz) Jr 1928–2008

James Waggoner's Timeline

2 Records

1902
30 September 1902
Birth of James Nelson Waggoner in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1979
12 February 1979
Age 77
Death of James Nelson Waggoner in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1902
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1979
    Event Place: Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

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