Detail View: Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files: WPA Bio 984

Title: 
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Henry Wagner
Collection Name: 
WPA Collection
Collection Number: 
WPA Bio 984
Item Description: 
Wagner, Henry - Biographical information for Henry Albert "Bert" Wagner; "Early Day Experiences of H. A. (Bert) Wagner", interviewed by Mrs. Hallie S. Croco for "Stories of Pioneer Life";
Creator: 
Rex G. Lewis
Location: 
Casper (Wyo.)
Date: 
1938 November 10
Link to Finding Aid: 
https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
Notes: 
born: Sep. 18, 1864, at St. Louis (Mo.)
Notes: 
Richards and Cunningham Co. clothing store, manager and buyer for Men's Clothing Dept. (15 years)
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played piano at dances with Abe Daniels, fiddler (Douglas, Wyo.)
Notes: 
children: Elsie R.
Notes: 
". . . first real thrill was riding broncos on the Laramie Plains"
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". . . first investment in Wyoming was when I bought Ten Shares of Stock in the Laramie Building and Load Association"
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Wagner, Mrs. Florence M. Richman (1st wife, born: Feb. 27, 1885, at Chicago, Ill. - married: 1888 - died: Aug. 8, 1923 - buried: Oak Woods Cemetery at Chicago, Ill.)
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Wagner, Mrs. Sylvia R. Walgren (2nd wife, born: unknown - married: ? - died: Sep. 16, 1958 - buried: Highland Cemetery at Casper, Wyo.)
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Laramie (Wyo. Terr. - 1868 [or May 1869?)
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children: Elsie R. and Adele M.
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died: Oct. 27, 1939 (age: 75), at Casper (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
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worked i several clothing store (Denver, Colo., 1900 - 1917)
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buried: Highland Cemetery (Plot: Block 53, Lot 1, Plot 92 - Memorial ID: 158170696) at Casper
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Casper (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
Notes: 
Douglas (Wyo.)
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salesman and clothing store keeper (Laramie, Wyo.)
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St. Louis University (Mo. - 2 years)
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Order of the Moose Lodge, member (Casper, Wyo.)
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Episcopalian
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public school, student (Laramie, Wyo., 1870 - 1881)
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opened clothing store in a tent (Douglas, Wyo. - 1886) - rented half to Charles Clay for grocery store
Notes: 
worked for C. H. Townsend's store (Casper, Wyo. - several years)
Rights: 
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Type: 
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