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Otto Henry Wagner
M, #190, born November 10, 1892, died August 19, 1974
| References | Oldest Male Wagner Ancestor Otto and Margaret Wagner |
Parents
| Father | John Wagner (born 30 April 1862, died 14 April 1934) |
| Mother | Anna Marie Herberger (born 17 January 1868, died 12 October 1966) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Margaret Mary Rupp (born 15 April 1895, died 10 May 1986)
| Son | Jack Edward Wagner, Sr. (Papa Jack)+ (born 10 November 1923, died 2 June 2005) |
| Son | Richard Francis Dick Wagner+ (born 28 August 1926, died 24 April 2000) |
| Daughter | Mary Lou Wagner+ |
Otto Henry Wagner
Otto Henry Wagner
Biography
Otto Henry Wagner was born on 10 November 1892 in City of Los Angeles, CA. He married Margaret Mary Rupp on 27 April 1921. He died on 19 August 1974 in City of Van Nuys, CA. He was buried on 23 August 1974 in Holy Cross Cemetary, Culver City, CA.
Otto Henry Wagner had reference number 27. Was born the fourth child in a family of twelve children. He was the first born son of this family of five boys and seven girls. As a very young man of 14, he became "the" man on the farm of some twenty-six hundred acres. By
sixteen, he was foreman, with all of the hiring and firing of the supervising foreman that he was. His early life in
this German speaking family was very difficult and unbelievably hard. His Father was a tough old taskmaster.
No excuses, No alibis, No tears, and No Smart mouth. By the time he was twenty-one, Otto found himself "well trained" by this old Dutchman; however that didn't put any money
into his pockets. He began to "farm" himself out to neighbors, which were mainly his Uncles and Aunts. Machinery was just coming into its own, and with the help of his Uncle Mike, he purchased one of the first Catapiller
Tractors in the County of Los Angeles. Six and twelve horse plow teams would begin to fade out, and Otto began to profit with his talents and equipment. When he was about twenty seven years old, he was the most eligible of bachelors, and although he only made it to the fourth grade, he was very
intelligent without a lazy bone in him. He met the love of his life at a dance at St. Michael's Church. Margaret was a
cute woman of twenty-four, and a long way from home. She was visiting her Aunt in Los Angeles from Hannibal, MO. They were married in Hannibal a year later, and my mother was the
wife he needed. She too was a hard worker. Needles to say, the women from the community lost a real fun guy. In fact there were many in later life that reminded me that "they
could have been my mother" My mom touted me to respond with " Yeh, but you know who got him".
They had three kids, Jack, Dick and Mary Lou. They too were raised with that tough German love, & no one that I ever knew back-talked to my father.
Otto lived to be eighty-two years and past away after suffering a stroke.
- Jack Wagner (Sr.) 04-12-00.
sixteen, he was foreman, with all of the hiring and firing of the supervising foreman that he was. His early life in
this German speaking family was very difficult and unbelievably hard. His Father was a tough old taskmaster.
No excuses, No alibis, No tears, and No Smart mouth. By the time he was twenty-one, Otto found himself "well trained" by this old Dutchman; however that didn't put any money
into his pockets. He began to "farm" himself out to neighbors, which were mainly his Uncles and Aunts. Machinery was just coming into its own, and with the help of his Uncle Mike, he purchased one of the first Catapiller
Tractors in the County of Los Angeles. Six and twelve horse plow teams would begin to fade out, and Otto began to profit with his talents and equipment. When he was about twenty seven years old, he was the most eligible of bachelors, and although he only made it to the fourth grade, he was very
intelligent without a lazy bone in him. He met the love of his life at a dance at St. Michael's Church. Margaret was a
cute woman of twenty-four, and a long way from home. She was visiting her Aunt in Los Angeles from Hannibal, MO. They were married in Hannibal a year later, and my mother was the
wife he needed. She too was a hard worker. Needles to say, the women from the community lost a real fun guy. In fact there were many in later life that reminded me that "they
could have been my mother" My mom touted me to respond with " Yeh, but you know who got him".
They had three kids, Jack, Dick and Mary Lou. They too were raised with that tough German love, & no one that I ever knew back-talked to my father.
Otto lived to be eighty-two years and past away after suffering a stroke.
- Jack Wagner (Sr.) 04-12-00.
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