Wagner, William U.

Posted By: Carol Eddleman
Date: 24 July 2004

William U. Wagner was born in Darke County, Ohio, on October 21, 1872, to Daniel J. and Catherine Baker Wagner.

He came into the church when sixteen, was elected to the ministry in 1910, and was ordained an elder in 1917. He took some work at Bethany Seminary.

His marriage to Mollie Firedline took place at Hillgrove, Ohio, on February 24, 1895. Three children are living: Ralph, Rullel, and Donald.

Brother Wagner served in the ministry at Alvin, Texas; Alvo, Nebraska; Lennox, Iowa; Lena, Illinois; Mound City, Missouri; and Poplar Grove in this district.

His health failing, he retired following his ministry in the latter church.

(Source: Church of the Brethren in Southern Ohio, H. H. Helman, Editor, Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Ill., 1955, p. 428.)

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