Son of
Ferdinand and Mary Wagner
both born in Austria

Brother of
Ella
Anna
Martha
Joe

Information provided by census - 1910

Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
Name: Fred Wagoner
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1906
Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1927
Marriage Place: Nowata, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse: Ruby Poor
Film Number: 001305668

Fred worked as a mechanic building race cars, called Junk Race Cars. He also raced these cars. On 14 Aug. 1932, while racing, he was involved in an accident & died the next day with puncture wound to the chest & lung when he went through a fence.

Grandfather of
Fredrick Raymond "Fred"
Jeffrey Lee "Jeff"
Bradley Dean "Brad"

Great Grandchildren
Laurie Ann
Shawn Eric
Shannon Marie
Ryan Ellen
Tiffany Ann
Stacy Renee
Chad Raymond
Johnathan Lee

Great Great Grandchildren
Colton Eric
Shelby Ashton Marble
Chrisian Michael Cones
Nadia Latice Cones
Alexander Howard Russell
Anessa Marie Sein
Brooklynn Lilly
Sydnie Rebecca
Michael Lee

Information provided by Ruby's aunt Mary [my great aunt Mary] and Charles and Johnathan

Fred Wagoner

Complete name: Fred Wagoner
Birth date: ??.???.190?
Birth Place: unknown - see Notes, United States
Death date: 15.Aug.1932
Death Place: Pawhuska, OK, United States
Nationality: United States
Gender: male
Age at death: 27

Event date: 14.Aug.1932
Series: unknown
Race:
Event type: race
Country: United States (Oklahoma)
Venue: Pawhuska
Variant: -

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Notes:
Two fatalities happened in the first (and probably only) races held at the fairgrounds in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on 14 August 1932.

Fred Wagoner, age 27, of Oklahoma City, driving a vehicle described as a "stock model car", crashed through a fence and died at a Pawhuska hospital the next day from a crushed chest.

The Census reports show Fred to be born in Oklahoma or Missouri. The race track is not listed in "America's Speedways - probably because this was a one-off event. The two fatalities did not lead to any enthusiasm to repeat the tragedies. (No additional information about Fred Wagoner has been found as of this date. Any information about him would be appreciated.)

Minutes later, Allen Vandevier, 28, of Chandler, Oklahoma, crashed near the same section of the track. He never regained consciousness and died at 12:30 am from internal injuries in the same hospital as Wagoner.

Allen Vandevier was the son of Flavius J. and Irene C. Vandevier. Flavius was a farmer by trade, and was born in Arkansas. Irene was born in Tennessee. Allen was survived by his wife, Vernie, a native of Missouri, and (as of the 1930 U. S. Census) three children, daughters Lamis and Evelyn, and son, Joseph E. Vandevier, all born in Oklahoma. Allen also had two sisters, Violet and Ida. In 1930 Allen was employed as an automobile salesman.


Sources:
1910 United States Federal Census.
1930 United States Federal Census.
Newspaper The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK, United States), issue of Monday, 15 August 1932, page 2, Associated Press wire service, article "City Racer Injured In Pawhuska Crash" [Allen Vandevier's name misspelled as Allan Vandiver].
Newspaper The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX, United States), issue of Monday, 15 August 1932, sports section, page 1, Associated Press wire service, article "One Driver Killed, One Hurt in Race".
Newspaper The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX, United States), issue of Tuesday, 16 August 1932, page 5-B, Associated Press wire service, article "Second Race Driver Dies in Pawhuska".
Newspaper The Helena Daily Independent (Helena, MT, United States), issue of Tuesday, 16 August 1932, page 10, Associated Press wire service, article "Two Fatal Car Crashes".
E-mail by Galen Kurth, dated 16 October 2007.

Researched and updated by E. R. Kelly on 26 November 2007.