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FAMILIES V-Z: WAGONFIELD ~ Gottlieg Wagonfield
Gottlieb Wagonfield (1838-1905)
Brief chronology of Gottlieb Wagonfield's life...
► 1838, Gottlieb Wagonfield was born.
► 1867, Gottlieb Wagonfield (age 29 years) married Mary (Silvers) Moore of Butler County.
► 1894 - February, Mary (Silvers) Wagonfield died at the age of 66 years.
► 1894 - November, Gottlieb Wagonfield (age 56 years) married Barbara Schwedes of Hamilton.
► 1905 - December, Gottlieb Wagonfield died.
> The "Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio" document is written in present tense; note the phrase, "Mr. Wagonfield IS...a native of Prussia"...which reflects the fact that Gottlieb was alive, when the history text was published in 1905.
> A 1914 map of Milford Township property owners shows Barbara Wagonfield as the owner of 31.85 acres located on the east side of Darrtown pike, opposite the Gottlieb Wagonfield homestead. In the middle of the 20th century, that property was known as the George Long farm.
To see an excerpt from a newsletter, published by the "CHAPS" group, that confirms that William Cooley was a previous owner of the stone house, please visit the Cooley Family page.
Gottlieb Wagonfield is the pioneer of Darrtown's Wagonfield family. Ancestral records related to the descendants of Gottlieb Wagonfield may be seen at the Darrtown Family Tree / Wagonfield. For access to the tree, contact the webmaster.
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GOTTLIEB WAGONFIELD
Images of the Gottlieb Wagonfield Home
Terry Genton, whose family lived in the former Gottlieb Wagonfield home during the 1960's, captured the following two images of the historic structure in July of 2009.
Looking west from Darrtown Pike (State Route 177)
Looking east
toward Darrtown Pike
The two Google images below provide a "bird's eye view" of the old stone house.
Gone forever...
In the summer of 2012, new owners of the property located at 4185 Hamilton-Richmond Road demolished the stone house that was once the home of the Gottlieb Wagonfield family. The following image, taken in August 2012, shows the vacant site.
Information reveals that,
before the Wagonfield era,
...the stone house, cited above,
was the Cooley family home.
Mike Wagonfield, of Hamilton, Ohio, is a great-great-grandson of Gottlieb Wagonfield.
In 2015, Mike contributed nearly 50 images of the Wagonfield family members and friends who lived in or around Darrtown during the 20th century. A composite of Mike's contribution appears at the left. Most of these images appear on the Wagonfield Family page (see link below).
This is another example of how one person's willingness to share artifacts enriches the lives of numerous individuals and families throughout the virtual on-line Darrtown community.
THANKS, MIKE!
Descendants of Gottlieb Wagonfield
Webmaster Note: The following Wagonfield pedigree chart is presented for two reasons:
1. To illustrate Mike Wagonfield's genealogical connection to Darrtown pioneer, Gottlieb Wagonfield.
2. To illustrate how the pedigree view appears in the Darrtown Family Tree at Ancestry.com.
Webmaster Note: IF YOU WISH TO VIEW A FAMILY or BRANCH OF THE DARRTOWN FAMILY TREE, please use the link in the footer at the bottom of this page to contact the Darrtown webmaster and ask for access.
WAGONFIELD
Charles Wagonfield (born 1867) married Hattie Ammerman (born 1869) and they had four children (all boys): Morris, George, Russell, and Arthur Clyde.
BUFLER
Frank Bufler (born 1856) married Ella Bepler (born 1857) and they had six girls (Mary, Anna Mae, Frances, Gertrude, Norma, and Stella) and three boys (Ben, Joseph, and Richard).
The genealogical connectivity that is cited above is reflected in the images that Mike Wagonfield contributed in 2015, as they are a mixture of:
► (1) Wagonfield family members,
► (2) other Darrtown-area family members, and
► (3) images of community events, businesses, and organizations.
Herman Hudson Wagonfield (1872-1951)
LINKS TO OTHER PAGES with images and information about:
Herman Hudson Wagonfield, one of three children born to Gottlieb and Mary Wagonfield, married Sarah Jane Bowman.
Herman Hudson and Sarah had five children: Mary, Myrtle Irene, Herman Gottlieb, Howard, and Lucille.
To view the Wagonfield branch of the Darrtown Family Tree at Ancestry.com, use the link in the footer of this page to contact the webmaster.
Herman H. Wagonfield. While the influence a man exerts in developing his community may not depend upon the length of time that he has spent therein as much as upon the quality of his service, naturally those who have spent longer years in a certain community have been able to contribute in greater degree than the more recent arrivals. Herman H. Wagonfield has indelibly inscribed his name among those who have been identified with the progress of Hanover township in an agricultural way during its greatest period of development, and at this time is the owner of a valuable and well-developed property of 135 acres. Mr. Wagonfield was born at Monroe, Butler county, Ohio, August 21, 1871, a son of Gottlieb and Mary (Silvers) Wagonfield, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Butler county. The father was a young man when he emigrated to the United States, and took up his residence in Butler county, where he met and married Mrs. Mary (Silvers) Moore, widow of Thomas Moore, who had two children, Leander and Anderson, by her first marriage, both of these children now being deceased. After their marriage they located on a farm in Milford township, where they passed the remaining years of their lives, the father dying about 1906 and the mother passing away in 1897. They were the parents of three children : Charles F., who resides near Darrtown ; William, who lives with his brother Herman; and Herman H. Herman H. Wagonfield was educated in the public schools of Darrtown, after leaving which he began to work for his father. He so continued until his marriage to Sarah Jane, daughter of George Bauman, whose other children were: Ella; Kate; Cora, deceased; Frank; George; and Clement, deceased. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wagonfield moved to a farm in Hanover township, a property which Mr. Wagonfield rented for some years. In 1914, he changed his location to his present farm, which he purchased, a tract of 135 acres of fertile and productive land, where he has since been successfully engaged in general farming operations. His land is made more attractive and valuable by the modern improvements thereon, which include a handsome residence, commodious barns and substantial outbuildings, and the equipment is up-to-date throughout, including a complete Delco lighting system. Mr. Wagonfield is a practical farmer, who uses modern methods with intelligence and discretion. and who has an excellent reputation for integrity and good citizenship in his community. He and the members of his family were very active in all war activities during the recent great struggle, and in numerous ways he has evidenced his desire to be of benefit to his community. He is a Democrat in politics, and has served as a member of the board of trustees of Hanover township. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wagonfield : Mary, who married Martin Petry, of Oxford, and has one child, Wilma; and Myrtle, Howard, Herman G. and an infant, who reside with their parents.
H.H. Wagonfield is profiled in the 1919 Memoirs of Miami Valley.
Arthur Clyde Wagonfield (born 1890) married Norma Bufler (born 1899). Clyde's wife, Norma, had six sisters, one of whom, Anna Mae Bufler, married Stanley Alston. So, Clyde Wagonfield was a son-in-law and/or brother-in-law to the Bufler family and a brother-in-law to the Alston family.
The following VIDEO displays a list of KEY EVENTS in the life of Gottlieb Wagonfield.
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The photo at the right was donated by Cathy (Myers) Leffler in December 2022. Cathy believes that the image, handed down through generations of the Myers family, shows Gottlieb Wagonfield, his first wife, Mary, and their three sons.
Click the link below to see a larger view of the Wagonfield family image.
As noted in the link above, it is believed that the following anecdotal notes were contributed by Eugene "Knute" Wagonfield. Click the following links to...
…appear below. These resources were found after the conclusion of the April 18, 2009 Darrtown “Gathering,” at the Hitching Post. Eugene “Knute” Wagonfield was present at that gathering and it seems likely that he donated the info.
A biography of Gottlieb Wagonfield appears at the Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio website. The article is replicated below in three sections. Click the following links to...
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Terry Genton captured and donated the following images of the historic structure in July of 2009. The Genton family lived in the former Gottlieb Wagonfield home during the 1960's,
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Looking east to west
Looking north to south
…which is summarized below.
In 1866, Gottlieb Wagonfield (1838-1905) married Mary (Silvers) Moore (1827-1894).
Mary (Silvers) Moore was previously married to George Moore, who died in 1866. Mary and George had two children (Garrett Moore and Leander Moore).
Thus, when Gottlieb married Mary (Silvers) Moore in 1866, he became a step-father to her two sons.
After their marriage, Gottlieb Wagonfield and Mary (Silvers-Moore) had three sons; William Wagonfield; Charles Wagonfield, and Herman Hudson Wagonfield.
After Mary’s death in February 1894, Gottlieb married Barbara Schwedes (1860-1935) in November, 1894. Gottlieb and Barbara had two children; daughter, Wilhelmina Wagonfield and son, Augustus William Wagonfield.
