Joseph Wagner (Wagler) b. 17 Jul 1835 Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 7 Feb 1894 Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Wagner (Wagler)

Male 1835 - 1894  (58 years)


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  • Name Joseph Wagner (Wagler)  [1] 
    Birth 17 Jul 1835  Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • farmer (Lewis-incorrect) Wagner, 35; Magdaline, 34; farm laborer Peter, 11; Joseph 4;-David, 4; Christian, six months; all born in Illinois; and domestic servant Mary Bates, 13, Hanover.
    Census 1880  Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1880 census of Roanoke has farmer Joseph-Wagner, 45, Elsance [Ger. Elsasse, Alsace]; Magdaleine, 44, Lodering [Ger. Lothringen, Lorraine]; farmer Peter,-19; Joseph, 14; David, 14; Christ, 10; and mother-in-law Catherine Schertz [born Catherine Schrag], 73.
    Occupation Farmer 
    Religion Mennonite 
    USR1 Influenza  [1] 
    Death 7 Feb 1894  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15565  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 

    Father Joseph Wagler (Wagner),   b. 19 Feb 1802, Belfort, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1854, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Röschli (Roeschly),   b. 18 Jul 1807, Mussig, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1854, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1830  Reppe, Territoire de Belfort Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • At the time of the marriage she was a cultivator at Marckolsheim.
    Family ID F260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalena Schertz,   b. 2 Sep 1836, Aingeville, Vosges, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1899, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1859  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Peter Wagner (Wagler),   b. 28 Mar 1861, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1939 (Age 78 years)
     2. Joseph Wagner (Wagler),   b. 10 Feb 1866   d. 30 Dec 1946 (Age 80 years)
     3. David Wagner (Wagler),   b. 19 Feb 1866, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1946, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     4. Christian Wagner (Wagler),   b. 13 Mar 1870, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1958, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F3187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jul 1835 - Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 May 1859 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Feb 1894 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, March 1894

      On the 7th of February 1894, in Woodford Co., Ill., from the effects of la
      grippe, died Bro. Joseph Wagner, aged 58 years, 5 months, 8 days. Bro. Wagner suffered for several months. He was a minister in the Amish Mennonite congregation at Roanoke. He was beloved and esteemed by all, a kind and
      affectionate husband and father, and charitable never closing his hand from the poor or the door against the beggar.
      He is sadly missed in his family, consisting of his widow and four sons, as well as in the church, but we believe that our loss is his gain. The remains were interred on the 9th in the Roanoke cemetery. Funeral services by D. Orendorf, Christian Reasor and John Smith. J.S.

      (Note that the age count given in this obituary by minister John Smith would equate to a birth date of Aug. 30, 1835. Joseph was actually born July 17 according to his civil birth entry.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1080] Sharon Schertz, Two Immigrant Family Tragedies and the Rest of the Story.

    2. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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