Obituary
The Hooper Sentinel
November 1, 1900

George Wagner was born in Germany, June 12, 1836, and died at his
home near Hooper, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1900 of cancer of the stomach.
The news of Mr. Wagner's death was a painful surprise to his
friends, many of whom were not aware of his sickness, which only
lasted about a week.

George Wagner came to the United States with his parents when but 15
years of age. The family first settled near Cleveland, Ohio,
removing from there to Wisconsin. In 1861 Mr. Wagner came to
Nebraska and filed on a piece of government land and which is now a
part of his old homestead. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. A 2d Nebraska
Cavalry and with his regiment was sent northwest to guard the
frontier settlements against the Indians. After eleven months
service the regiment was mustered out of service and he returned to
his Dodge County farm.

As one of the pioneer settlers he experienced the vicissitudes and
privations of the early days of the country, but his confidence in
the state of his adoption never failed. In 1864 he was married to
Miss Rosa Uehling. To them were born nine children, eight of whom
are now living. They are Edmund and John, of Oklahoma City, Rosa,
now Mrs. John Pueppka, of Somerville, Albert, Louis, George, Frank
and Charles. In his family Mr. Wagner was a kind husband and an
indulgent father, while as a friend and neighbor the was ever loyal
and accommodating.

He was a member of the Logan German Lutheran church, and the funeral
services will be conducted from that church at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, Rev. Walter officiating. The interment will be in the
cemetery near the church.hhw
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George Wagner Jr.
History of the Elkhorn Valley 1892
Page 671

George Wagner, Jr., one of the highly respected citizens of Hooper
township, residing on Section 11, came to Dodge County in June,
1861, over three decades ago. He first located on the place he now
occupies. He filed on Government land, and at once commenced
improving it; he built a log house 16x20 feet, in which he lived for
thirteen years, and then built his present residence. His farm is
supplied with a good class of buildings through out, it also has a
fine orchard of two hundred trees, and a good grove, which he
planted at an early day. He now has six hundred and forty acres of
land, one-half of which is under cultivation. He has lived on this
place continually, since he effected his settlement in 1861. In
October, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Second Nebraska Cavalry
under Captain Peter S. Reed, and was mustered in at Florence; served
in the Border campaign eleven months and was discharged at Omaha,
after eleven months. It was his ill fortune to live in the country
during the grasshopper years, and as a consequence saw many
hardships.

George, Jr., was born in Germany, in June, 1836; his parents were
George and Christena Wagner, natives of Germany, whose five children
were: Christena (deceased), George Jr., William, August, Rosa. He of
whom we write remained in Germany until fifteen years of age, when
he in company with his parents came to America. They landed in New
York, and from there went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at the
carpenter's trade. In 1856 the family moved to Wisconsin, and
remained there until they moved to Dodge County, Nebraska. He
received a common school education.

He was united in marriage in August, 1864, to Rosa Uehling, daughter
of John and Eliza, Uehling, natives of Germany, whose fourteen
children were: Margaret, Andrew, Eliza, Odelia (deceased), Oswald,
Barbara, Christena, Rosa, John, Martin, Elizabeth, Frederick,
Henrietta (deceased), Catharine. Our subject and his wife have the
following children: Eliza (deceased), born May 8, 1865; Edmund, born
June 12, 1867; Rosa, born August 21, 1869; John, born April 7, 1872;
Albert, born October 3, 1874; Louis, born January 12, 1877; George,
born October 7, 1879; Franklin, born March 6, 1882; Charles, born
December 6, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are members of the Lutheran
Church and politically he believes in the principles of the
Democratic party.hhw
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George Wagner Jr. Family History Compiled from the
1876-1976 Centennial History of Hooper Page 216
and other sources

George Wagner Jr., the son of George Wagner Sr. and Christina Seitz,
was born in Millelschefflenz, Baden, Germany on June 3, 1836 and
died at Hooper, Nebraska on October 10, 1900. He emigrated with his
parents and his brothers and sister to America on the ship "Col.
Colts" which sailed from Havre, France and arrived in New York City
on April 23, 1852. George Jr. was 15 years old when he left Germany
with the family to come to America. They went from New York to
Cleveland, Ohio where he worked at the carpenter trade. In 1856 the
family moved to Wisconsin. In 1861 the George Wagner Sr. and Henry
Schwab Sr. families moved from Wisconsin to Nebraska(1).

In October of 1862 he enlisted in Company A Second Nebraska Cavalry
under Captain Peter S. Reed and was mustered in at Florence. He
served eleven months in the border campaign fighting Indians in the
Dakotas and was discharged at Omaha at the age of 26.

He purchased land in Hooper Township, some of which is still owned
by his great grandchildren. He was united in marriage in August,
1864 to Rosena Uehling and they had nine children; Eliza, Edmond,
Rosa, John, Albert, Louis, George, Franklin and Charles. Rosena
Uehling, daughter of Johannes (John) Uehling and Condala Elizabeth
Trautvetter, was born in Saxony Germany on February 28, 1843 and
died on July 13, 1913 at Hooper, Nebraska. Both George and Rosena
are buried at Logan Cemetery.hhw (1) For more information on this
journey see the item by Rosa Wagner Stecher, in a "Historical Sketch
of Logan Mills Community" in the Hooper Nebraska Sentinel, dated
October 2, 1930.hhw