Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Gen 4: Wagner - Laubscher

John Wagner [????-1851-55]: John's birth and death are steeped in mystery at this point. He was born in Baden, probably between 1800 and 1810. He arrived in Philadelphia prior to 1841. He married Catherine Laubscher on 21 July of that year at the German Reformed Church. By 1845, the Wagners and son Henry were in Madison Co., MO. John was probably involved in the lead mining operations in that region. Son William was born in 1845 and daughter Louisa was born in 1849. John left his wife and children in the care of brother-in-law, George Laubscher and ventured to Lafayette Co., WI, probably to investigate land and lead mining opportunities there. The Wagners were in Lafayette Co. in 1851 and acquired land in cooperation with George. By 1855, Catherine was listed as head of household with three children. John apparently died during those four years.

Catherine Laubscher [1808-c1882]: Like her husband, Catharina Laubscher was a native of Baden, specifically Weingarten, Karlsruh. She probably arrived in Pennsylvania with younger brothers, Carl [Charles], Georg [George] and Ludwig [Louis]. Catharine married John Wagner in 1841. The family then lived in Missouri and Wisconsin. Catharine was widowed by 1855. Catherine lived out her life in Lafayette Co., WI. The last record of her was the 1880 census. A deposition from 1892 stated that Catharine had died "ten or more years ago" and John "many years ago." That would place Catharine's death between 1880 and 1882.

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