Peter Wagner (Wagler)

1861 - 1939  (78 years)

• Name	Peter Wagner (Wagler)  [1]
  Birth	28 Mar 1861	Woodford Co., IL
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Nov 1939
  Person ID	I16591	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wagner (Wagler),   b. 17 Jul 1835, Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 7 Feb 1894, Woodford Co., IL (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Schertz,   b. 2 Sep 1836, Aingeville, Vosges, Lorraine, FR d. 2 Nov 1899, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1859	Woodford Co., IL   [2]
  Family ID	F3187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Schrock,   b. 17 Sep 1866, Alsace, FR d. 2 Aug 1916, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F11300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

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• Notes

  Obit: Metamora Herald, Dec. 1, 1939 Peter Wagner, 78, retired farmer died at 2 o'clock Monday morning at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garber, east of Eureka. His death was due to a paralytic stroke, which he suffered sometime during the evening. When the family returned from attending church he was found slumped over in a chair. He had been in his usual health until stricken. Mr. Wagner, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner, was born on a farm four miles east of Eureka March 28, 1861, and all his life had been spent in the vicinity of Eureka. He was united in marriage May 27, 1881, with Miss Lena Schrock. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1916, and three sons and two daughters also preceded him. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Matilda Garber, and three brothers, Christian and Joseph Wagner of Eureka, and David Wagner of Metamora. Funeral services were held Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m. at the residence and at 2 o'clock at the Roanoke township Mennonite church, with the Rev. Ezra Yordy in charge. Interment was in the church cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co. [S1080] Sharon Schertz, Two Immigrant Family Tragedies and the Rest of the Story.