[p. 802] who carries on general farming on his valuable farm of 100 acres, which is situated in Perry Township, about five miles from Ellwood City, was born April 4, 1831, in Germany, and is a son of Frederick and Hannah Wagner.
The parents of Mr. Wagner came to America in 1840, and located for a short time at Pittsburg, Pa. The father was a man of education, and after he moved to Saxonburg, in Butler County, he engaged in teaching school, and continued to reside there until the close of his life, dying when aged seventy-two years. There were five sons and one daughter in the family, as follows: George; Herman, who died in California; John E. F.; August; Charles, who died in Butler County; and Mary.
John E. F. Wagner was nine years old when his parents came to America, and as their circumstances in life were somewhat straitened, he had few advantages. He went to work while other boys of his age were in school, and continued a laborious life for many years. For twenty-six years he remained at Pittsburg, but in 1876 he turned his attention to farming and purchased his present property in Perry Township. This has constantly increased in value, and here, after Mr. Wagner retires from active life, he will have everything to make easy and comfortable his declining years.
Mr. Wagner married Margaret Getman, who was born and reared in Lawrence County, and they had the following children: George, who married Eva Wright has six children; John, resides in Oklahoma, married Lydia Bauder and has two children; Anna, who married John Wehman, has six children; and Matilda, who is married and resides in Oklahoma. Mr. Wagner and family belong to the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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