The Descendants of Henry & Almeda Wagner

Lucy Maria Wagner

(August 12, 1870 - January 15, 1953)

1888 October 11: Marriner Allen Cook married Lucy Marie Wagner. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas L. Bellem of Golden. [Colorado Marriage Record]

[Note: The 1900 Census indicated that M. Allen Cook was married to Lelon Peabody's wife, Mabel (Lelon died in 1898).

1900 Federal Census: Colorado, Jefferson Co. (ED 219, sheet 18, line 60)
Name
Relation
Born
Occupation
BawolskiJulius Head1865, CO
Lucy Wife1870, CO
CookHenry Step Son1889, CO
Leslie Step Son1893, CO

1906 June: In the CITATION TO HEIRS in regard to Henry's estate, she was listed as Lucy M. Jewell of Como, Colorado.

1920 Federal Census: Colorado, Denver, Denver Co. (ED 193, sheet 1, line 64)
Name
Relation
Age - Born
Occupation
CookLeslie Head26 - Colorado Machinist
Hazel Wife21 - Colorado
Hazel Daughter1-6/12 - Colorado
Note: both of Leslie's parent and Hazel's father were born in Colorado, and Hazel's mother was born in Iowa.

Henry and Leslie are mentioned in a letter (date unknown - probably 1950s) from Beatrice Wagner to Helen Wagner (John's daughter) in reference to the two men "gathering up her belongs" from "her cupboard in San Diego".

The following was obtained from a very helpful lady in San Diego:

Death Record: Leslie L. Cook died 5 Feb 1966 San Diego County, CA

> male, white, born Colorado Mar 26, 1893 died aged 72

> father: Allan Cook birthplace unknown

> mother: Rhea Wagner, birthplace Colorado

> Citizen SS # 553 10 1106

> Last occupation: Owner for 15 yrs : Merchant Collection Bureau

> Type business: Personal service bureau

> Spouse: Hazel A Cook (also informant)

> Death occurred at Hillside Hospi6tal

> Last usual residence: 4462 25th St. San Diego

> Length stay Co 45 yrs Ca: 45 yrs

> Cremation 2/8/66 Cypress View Cemetery

> Fun Dir : Lewis Colonial Mortuary

> Cause death: Congestive Heart Failure

> ____________________________________________

> Lewis Colonial/Benbough Mortuary

> 3051 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego

> (619) 283-7211

>

> Cypress View Cemetery ?? Cypress View- Bonham Bro Mortuary Crematory,

> Mausoleum; 3953 Imperial Ave. 264--3168


John Adam Wagner

(November 17, 1872 - March 28, 1909)

John Adam Wagner married Flora Juchem (born in 1874) on June 12, 1895

1900 Federal Census: Colorado, Jefferson Co.
Name
Relation
Born
Occupation
WagnerJohn A. Head1872, CO Farmer
Flora B. Wife1874, CO
Glenn Lelon Son1897, CO
Willard E. Son1899, CO

Flora's father, John Juchem, came from Germany where he was a gardener for Kaiser Wilhelm. He designed certain formal gardens at the Ludwigsburg Castle in Stuttgart.

1906 June: In the CITATION TO HEIRS in regard to Henry's estate, he was living in Edgewater, Colorado

According to Pat Wagner, Flora and John were shot coming out a church on July 15, 1906, by a young boy who was playing with a shotgun. Flora was mortally wounded, and John injured (his injuries may have contributed to his death three years later). Bill Wagner has the Bible Flora was carrying, and it has a shotgun pellet hole in it.

In 1909 John died, leaving his three orphaned children who were raised by Flora's sisters.

[from an unknown Golden, Colorado, newspaper
John A Wagoner [sic]
  An injury, received eighteen years ago by being thrown from a horse, caused the death of John A. Wagoner, which occurred Sunday morning at 2 o'clock at Park Avenue hospital in Denver. From the time of the accident up until death Mr. Wagoner suffered more or less at all times and during the past two years has had three surgical operations.
  Mr. Wagoner was 36 years of age and the son of Mrs. Almeda Wagoner of this place. He leaves three children, Glen, Willard, and Helen, his wife having been killed two years ago while going home from church, being shot by a young man dropping a loaded gun that was discharged in the fall. He leaves one brother, Lelon of Mesa, Colo., and three sisters, Mrs. L. M. Jewell and Mrs. B. L. Rafferty of Berkeley, and Mrs. Grace Bawolski of this place. Mr. Wagoner was a good citizen, pleasant neighbor, an industrious man and earnest church worker. He was a member of the Jefferson Avenue Methodist church.
  The funeral occurred at the John Juchem residence near Arvada, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Nat Friend officiating. The burial was at the Arvada cemetery.

John's children:

1920 Federal Census: Colorado, Jefferson Co., College Ave.
Name
Relation
Age
Occupation
Born
JuchemAnna E. Head52 noneColorado
PutnamJohn W. brother-in-law51 farm managerVermont
Paulena sister50 noneColorado
WagnerWillard H. nephew20 farm laborerColorado
Helen E. niece16 noneColorado
McWilliamsIra M. servant19 farm laborerIndiana

Willard H. Wagner married and had one daughter by marriage. She and her husband were professional ice skaters and were associated with Sonja Heine. [Bill Wagner]

Helen E. Wagner married Mr. Maloney, but they had no children. She wrote some family material for Colorado Old-timers (?), a copy of which is owned by Bill Wagner.

1920 Federal Census: Colorado, Denver Co.
Name
Relation
Age
Occupation
Born
MuserGeorge Head49 printer, magazine Missouri
Augusta wife45 noneMissouri
WagnerGlenn L. son-in-law22 mechanic, elevator co. Colorado
Marie daughter22 school stenographer Missouri
MuserGeorge B. son20 RR clerkMissouri
Rosa A. daughter17 bank clerkMissouri
Margaret L. daughter16 ?, drygoods co. Missouri
Lawrence J. son13 noneColorado
Agnes L. daughter11 noneColorado
Joseph A. son8 noneColorado

[note: the census record was very faint; data in above table may be wrong.]

Joseph A. Muser is still alive and resides at 3495 Teller St., Wheatridge, CO; (303)-233-2069. I talked to him 7/27/96. He is the only survivor of his generation and knows very little of the Wagners. He gave me the name and phone number of Bill Wagner (below) and was agreeable to future phone calls.

Glenn Wagner married Marie Muser before 1920. Their children included Bill Wagner, who married Patricia Antoinette Day, who was born and raised in Denver. They live at 15 Flower St, Lakewood, CO; (303) 232-3499. They have some family stuff and invited me to visit them and see it. Pat said something about a Wagner being a gardener for King Wilhelm in Germany and that she, while on a trip to Germany, had taken some photographs which might be of gardens he (Wagner) had created.


Lelon P. Wagner

(February 17, 1875 - June, 1955)

1900 Federal Census: Colorado, Arapahoe Co., Denver
Name
Relation
Born
Occupation
Wagner
Lelon
Head
1874, CO
RR office clerk
Lizzie
Wife
1875, NY
Catherine
Daughter
1897, CO

1906 June: In the CITATION TO HEIRS in regard to Henry's estate, he was living in Clayton, New Mexico.


Grace Genevieve Wagner

(February 25, 1878 - June 9, 1949)

She married Albert Bawolski in 1896.

1900 Federal Census: Colorado, Jefferson Co. (ED 219, sheet 7, line 1)
Name
Relation
Born
Occupation
BawolskiAlbert A. Head1862, NE City herder
Grace G. Wife1878, CO
Charles A. Son1897, CO

1906 June: In the CITATION TO HEIRS in regard to Henry's estate, she was listed as Grace G. Bawolski, Fort Collins, Colorado.


Beatrice Lulu Wagner

(January 25, 1884 - ?)

1906 June: In the CITATION TO HEIRS in regard to Henry's estate, she was living in Golden, Colorado.

1920 Federal Census: California, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles (ED 334, Sheet 4, Line 87)
Name
RelationAge BornFather b. Mother b.Occupation
Rafferty
N. J.
Head
40
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
carpenter
Beatrice
Wife
35
Colorado
Germany
New York
none
Arthur
Son
11
Colorado
Wisconsin
Colorado
none
Mabel
Daughter
8
Colorado
Wisconsin
Colorado
none

She lived at 2801 Second Ave. [The 1996 Zip Code is probably around 90033 or 90057, depending on whether the street was East or West Second.]

[At some time after 1955 and at an age of at least 71, Beatrice wrote a narrative about Henry Wagner and his family. A copy of this was found by Bill and Pat Wagner (Bill is Henry and Almeda's great grandson and consequently my third cousin), who made a copy for me.]