The family of this name, long and favorably known in Rush and Shelby Counties, is of southern origin. Milton L Wagoner, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, in 1809, came with his parents to Indiana when he was 17 years old. His father entered land in Rush County, near Moscow, when the whole region was covered with primeval forest and entirely destitute of the appliances of civilization. The nearest cabin was seven miles away, the mill so distant that the trip for meal or grain was quite an undertaking, and little to console the incomer, except for the abundance of game and the fine fish that wriggled in the clear, pure water of the unpolluted streams. The older Wagoner, assisted by his boys, had to cut a trail through the forest from St Omer back to his newly entered land.
After he reached his majority, Milton L Wagoner began branching out for himself and soon displayed talents of a high order, in different pursuits. Being devoutly religious from youth, he figured conspicuously for years in all matters of church government and development. He was instrumental in establishing the Ebenezer church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Orange Twp, Rush County, and for 42 years was superintendent of the Sunday school. Having a good education and a natural talent for oratory, he gained local fame as a public speaker and was always in demand when an address was needed. As an exhorter, the Methodist church could show few equals to this backwoods master of eloquence.
He was also successful as a school teacher and followed this profession for 23 years. He was fond of out-of-door life, an excellent shot with a rifle and a game hunter that ranked with the best of his time. On 8 Sep 1831, he married Lavina M McDuffee, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, 29 Jun 1813, and came with her people to Rush County in company with the Wagoners. The families located in a mile or two of each other, the children grew up together and there was always the greatest intimacy and neighborly exchange between them during all the years that followed their settlement.
(www.shelbycountyindiana.org) (biographies)
After he reached his majority, Milton L Wagoner began branching out for himself and soon displayed talents of a high order, in different pursuits. Being devoutly religious from youth, he figured conspicuously for years in all matters of church government and development. He was instrumental in establishing the Ebenezer church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Orange Twp, Rush County, and for 42 years was superintendent of the Sunday school. Having a good education and a natural talent for oratory, he gained local fame as a public speaker and was always in demand when an address was needed. As an exhorter, the Methodist church could show few equals to this backwoods master of eloquence.
He was also successful as a school teacher and followed this profession for 23 years. He was fond of out-of-door life, an excellent shot with a rifle and a game hunter that ranked with the best of his time. On 8 Sep 1831, he married Lavina M McDuffee, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, 29 Jun 1813, and came with her people to Rush County in company with the Wagoners. The families located in a mile or two of each other, the children grew up together and there was always the greatest intimacy and neighborly exchange between them during all the years that followed their settlement.
(www.shelbycountyindiana.org) (biographies)
The family of this name, long and favorably known in Rush and Shelby Counties, is of southern origin. Milton L Wagoner, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, in 1809, came with his parents to Indiana when he was 17 years old. His father entered land in Rush County, near Moscow, when the whole region was covered with primeval forest and entirely destitute of the appliances of civilization. The nearest cabin was seven miles away, the mill so distant that the trip for meal or grain was quite an undertaking, and little to console the incomer, except for the abundance of game and the fine fish that wriggled in the clear, pure water of the unpolluted streams. The older Wagoner, assisted by his boys, had to cut a trail through the forest from St Omer back to his newly entered land.
After he reached his majority, Milton L Wagoner began branching out for himself and soon displayed talents of a high order, in different pursuits. Being devoutly religious from youth, he figured conspicuously for years in all matters of church government and development. He was instrumental in establishing the Ebenezer church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Orange Twp, Rush County, and for 42 years was superintendent of the Sunday school. Having a good education and a natural talent for oratory, he gained local fame as a public speaker and was always in demand when an address was needed. As an exhorter, the Methodist church could show few equals to this backwoods master of eloquence.
He was also successful as a school teacher and followed this profession for 23 years. He was fond of out-of-door life, an excellent shot with a rifle and a game hunter that ranked with the best of his time. On 8 Sep 1831, he married Lavina M McDuffee, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, 29 Jun 1813, and came with her people to Rush County in company with the Wagoners. The families located in a mile or two of each other, the children grew up together and there was always the greatest intimacy and neighborly exchange between them during all the years that followed their settlement.
(www.shelbycountyindiana.org) (biographies)
After he reached his majority, Milton L Wagoner began branching out for himself and soon displayed talents of a high order, in different pursuits. Being devoutly religious from youth, he figured conspicuously for years in all matters of church government and development. He was instrumental in establishing the Ebenezer church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Orange Twp, Rush County, and for 42 years was superintendent of the Sunday school. Having a good education and a natural talent for oratory, he gained local fame as a public speaker and was always in demand when an address was needed. As an exhorter, the Methodist church could show few equals to this backwoods master of eloquence.
He was also successful as a school teacher and followed this profession for 23 years. He was fond of out-of-door life, an excellent shot with a rifle and a game hunter that ranked with the best of his time. On 8 Sep 1831, he married Lavina M McDuffee, who was born in Harrison Co, KY, 29 Jun 1813, and came with her people to Rush County in company with the Wagoners. The families located in a mile or two of each other, the children grew up together and there was always the greatest intimacy and neighborly exchange between them during all the years that followed their settlement.
(www.shelbycountyindiana.org) (biographies)
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