Eva Maria Wagner

Eva Maria Wagner

• Father: Adam Wagner b. circa 1846, d. circa 1882
• Mother: Magdalena Heitz b. April 1846, d. 28 November 1935

• Eva Maria Wagner was born circa 1878 in Wendelville, Niagara County, New York.
• Adam Wagner and Magdalena Heitz appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Amherst, Erie County, New York. Other members of the household included Eva Maria Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner and Caroline L. Wagner. Also in the household was servant Philip Wagner (age 22), likely Adam's nephew.
• She married Edmund Shipston, son of Thomas Shipston and Hannah Eliza Clark, circa 1901.
• The following appeared on 12 May 1903 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Ellen [sic] Louise Shipston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Shipston of No. 1601 Eighth Street, corner Linwood Avenue, died this morning at 1 o'clock. The child was 3 months and 21 days old.
       The funeral will be observed tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. The Rev. Dr. James Roy, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, will officiate and the interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery.
• Edmund Shipston and Eva Maria Wagner appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 713 Spruce Avenue. Other members of the household included Howard Thomas Shipston and Grace Shipston.
• Edmund Shipston and Eva Maria Wagner appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 936 Cleveland Avenue. Other members of the household included Howard Thomas Shipston and Grace Shipston.
• The following appeared on 3 August 1928 in the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: (Wendelville) The third annual Wagner reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shipston, of Youngstown, last Sunday. Dinner and supper were served on tables on the lawn.
       After dinner the business meeting was held. It was opened by a song, "America," followed by prayer. Then came roll call showing fifty-six present. During the year there were two marriages, one birth and one death.
       The oldest member was Mrs. Lena Wagner, of Bear Ridge, and the youngest member, Jack D. Crow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crow, of Youngstown.
       The following officers were re-elected: Philip Wagner, president; Martin Wagner, vice president; Mrs. Frank Phillips, secretary; Jacob Wagner, treasurer; Miss Edna Cutler, historian.
       The afternoon was spent in playing games, prizes going to the winners. Next year the reunion will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Graff, of Wendelsville. . . . Mrs. Lena Wagner, of Bear Ridge, is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Shipston, of Youngtown.
• The following appeared on 28 July 1932 in the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal.
• The following appeared on 28 July 1933 in The Evening News: (Wendelville) The eighth annual reunion of the Adam Wagner family will be held Sunday, July 30, in the Getzville Fire hall. Mrs. Carrie Cutler and Mrs. Wesley Bush will be hostesses.
• The following appeared on 29 November 1935 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (Buffalo, Nov. 29) Mrs. Lena Wagner, 89 years old, widow of Adam Wagner, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carie Cutler, Campbell boulevard, town of Amherst. She was born in Germany, but had spent most of her life in the town of Pendleton. She was a member of St. Paul's church, Wendelville.
       Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Cutler of Amherst, Mrs. Emanuel Bush of Pendleton, Mrs. Edmund Shipston of Youngstown and Mrs. John W. Bush of North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home and at 2:30 o'clock at St. Paul's church. Burial will be in Bear Ridge cemetery.
• Edmund Shipston became a widower at her death.
• Eva Maria Wagner died on 28 October 1944 in Youngstown, Niagara County, New York.
• She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 30 October 1944 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (Youngstown) Mrs. Eva M. Shipston, 66, wife of Edmund Shipston, died late Saturday at the family home, Chestnut street, after an illness of several months. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. David Henry Weeks will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery, Niagara Falls.
       Mrs. Shipston was born at Wendelville, N. Y., a daughter of the late Jacob and Lena Wagner. With her family she moved to this village from Niagara Falls 23 years ago and had resided here ever since. She was an active member of St. John's Episcopal church, the guild and other church organizations. She was a past noble grand of Youngstown Rebekah Lodge No. 459.
       Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Howard T. Shipston, of this village; two daughters, Mrs. George Donohue, of Youngstown, and Mrs. Douglas Crow, of Niagara Falls, and three sisters, Mrs. Nathan Culter, of Gettsville, N. Y; Mrs. Emanuel Bush, of Pendleton, N. Y., and Mrs. John W. Bush, of North Tonawanda.
• A single grave marker identifies the graves of Edmund Shipston and Eva Maria Wagner.

• Last Edited: 28 Jun 2016