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Orville Francis Wagner 1912–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1989

Death Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Father: William Wagner

Mother: Dora Godshalk

Spouse(s): Effie Hill

Children(s): Arthur Sr, Ruby Wagner

Orville Francis Wagner was born in 1912 in Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA, the child of William Harrison Wagner And Dora Alice Godshalk. In 1920, Orville Francis Wagner resided in Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Orville Francis Wagner resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Orville Francis Wagner married Effie Elodine Hill, and had children including Arthur Lee Wagner Sr, Betty Lou Wagner, Edna Marie Wagner, Paul Laverne Wagner, Ruby Jean Wagner. Orville Francis Wagner passed away in 1989 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Orville Francis Wagner was born in 1912 in Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA, the child of William Harrison Wagner And Dora Alice Godshalk.
  • In 1920, Orville Francis Wagner resided in Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Orville Francis Wagner resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • Orville Francis Wagner married Effie Elodine Hill, and had children including Arthur Lee Wagner Sr, Betty Lou Wagner, Edna Marie Wagner, Paul Laverne Wagner, Ruby Jean Wagner.
  • Orville Francis Wagner passed away in 1989 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wagner
1879–1946
Birth Location: Sauk City, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
WW
Dora Godshalk
1881–1950
Birth Location: Oswego, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
DG

Spouses(s)

Effie Hill
1912–2010
Birth Location: Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, USA
EH

Children(s)

Arthur Sr
1938–2014
Birth Location: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
AS
Ruby Wagner
1934–1934
Birth Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
RW

Orville Wagner's Ancestors

Self
Orville Wagner
1912–1989
Birth Place: Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Parents
William Harrison Wagner
1879–1946
Sauk City, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
Dora (Alice) Godshalk
1881–1950
Oswego, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Wagner
1850–1933
Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Jane) Holderman
1851–1910
Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wagner
1808–1893
Magdalena Laver
1824–1899
Levi Holderman
1817–
Margaret Strader
1820–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christina Landgrabare
1786–1855
Justus Laver
–1849
Anna Nodler
1800–1878
Jacob Holderman
1788–
Sophia Montel
1789–

Orville Wagner's Descendants

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Orville (Francis) Wagner (06 Jan 1912–20 Jan 1989) m. Effie (Elodine) Hill (06 Mar 1912–22 May 2010)
  1. 1. Arthur (Lee Wagner) Sr 1938–2014
  2. 2. Ruby (Jean) Wagner 1934–1934

Orville Wagner's Timeline

7 Records

1912
06 Jan 1912
Birth of Orville Francis Wagner in Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Orville Francis Wagner resided here in Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Orville Francis Wagner resided here in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Orville Francis Wagner resided here in Concord, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Concord, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1945
1945
Age 33
Orville Francis Wagner resided here in Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1953
1953
Age 41
Orville Francis Wagner resided here in Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1989
20 Jan 1989
Age 77
Death of Orville Francis Wagner in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01041; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 20-33
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 308-03-1872; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1989; Roll: 01

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elkhart Ward 1, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01041; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 20-33

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Muncie Evening Press - 23 Jan 1989 - Page 21, 23 Jan 1989

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Concord, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01041; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 20-33

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 308-03-1872; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1989; Roll: 01

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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