David Wagner
b. 17 November 1862, d. 10 January 1904
- Father: Jacob Wagner b. 18 March 1827, d. 11 August 1882
- Mother: Angelica (?) b. 1 May 1827, d. 4 April 1911
- David Wagner was born on 17 November 1862 in New York.
- He was baptized/christened on 14 December 1862 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York. Sponsors were Walburga Burkhardt and Conrad Soell.
- He was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Julianna Christina Kilberer on 27 August 1871 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara, Niagara County, New York.
- He was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Maria Kilberer on 25 July 1880 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara, New York.
- He married Anna Maria Seitz, daughter of Johann Georg Seitz and Julianna Söll.
- David Wagner died on 10 January 1904 at age 41 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at Buffalo General Hospital.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
- The following appeared on 11 January 1904 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: David Wagner of No. 1544 Eighth Street, died last night at 10:30 o'clock at the General Hospital in Buffalo of stomach trouble. The remains were brought to this city this morning by Undertaker John Seitz of Seitz & Col, arriving here over the Central at 11:18 o'clock.
Deceased has been ailing for some time and was taken to the General Hospital a short time ago to be operated upon, but the operation was not performed.
Mr. Wagner was 42 years of age and was a well-known and highly respected citizen. He was a mason by trade and was a member of Niagara Falls Lodge No. 81, I.O.O.F., and of Electric City Legion No. 20, Select Knights.
A mother, four brothers, John, Jacob, Philip and Conrad, a wife and four children survive.
The funeral will be observed on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home on Eighth Street, and later from the German Zion's Lutheran Chu8rch. The pastor, Rev. F. R. Hoffman, will officiate and the interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery. The services at the grave will be conducted under the auspices of the Odd Fellows and Select Knights.
- Last Edited: 15 Mar 2014