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  1. Anita Wagers: Death: AFT 18 MAR 1975

  2. Richard Wagers: Death: AFT 18 MAR 1975


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1. Title:   Obituary - Frances A. Carlson (1901)
Text:   Frances A. Wagers LeROY - Frances Amelia Carlson Wagers, 92, or LeRoy, formerly of the Ellsworth area, historian responsible for naming Dawson Lake, died at 3:30 a.m. yesterday (Oct. 26, 1993) at LeRoy Manor, LeRoy. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, LeRoy, the Rev. marvin N. Orewiler officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Wagers was born April 6, 1901, the youngest child of Charles and Jennie Matilda Nelson Carlson. She married Amos J. Wagers May 24, 1930, in Bloomington. He died March 18, 1975. Survivors include one daughter, Anita Wagers, LeRoy; one son, Richard Wagers, LeRoy; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. One sister and four brothers preceeded her in death. Mrs. Wagers attended Lone Oak Grade School and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1918. She received a teaching certificate from Illinois State Normal University in 1923 and taught at Adams School, south of Lexington, from 1923 to 1925; at Lone Oak School from 1925 to 1932 and from 1943 to 1944. For 65 years, Mrs. Wagers lived 3 1/2 miles south of Ellsworth where she and her husband farmed for 35 years until they retired in 1965 and moved to LeRoy. She attended church at the Old Town Chapel and the Asbury Methodist Church at Stumptown. Mrs. Wagers was a member of the First United Methodist Church, LeRoy, and a former member of the Ellsworth Methodist Church. She also was a member of Ellsworth Homemakers Extension Assocication Unit; the United Methodist Women; the LeRoy Mothers Club; the LeRoy Garden Club; the LeRoy Golden Hour Club; and the LeRoy Historical Society. Mrs. Wagers had a lifelong interest in local history and wrote a series for the LeRoy Journal on the early settlers of Dawson Township, life in the Old Town timber and farming in the early 1900s She was responsible for the naming Dawson Lake in honor of John Dawson, one of the early settlers in McLean County. Her articles on the Old Settlers Picnic led to the creation of the annual LeRoy Historic Days, and she was named parade marshal in 1979. Memorials may be made to the LeRoy or Ellsworth United Methodist churches or the LeRoy Ambulance Service.
2. Title:   Obituary - Frances Carlson (1901)
Source:   X131
Text:   Frances A. Wagers LeROY – Frances Amelia Carlson Wagers, 92, of LeRoy, formerly of the Ellsworth area, historian responsible for naming Dawson Lake, died at 3:30 a.m. yesterday (Oct. 26, 1993) at LeRoy Manor, LeRoy.
  Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, LeRoy, the Rev. Marvin N. Orewiler officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy.
  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
  Mrs. Wagers was born April 6, 1901, the youngest child of Charles and Jennie Matilda Nelson Carlson. She married Amos J. Wagers May 24, 1930, in Bloomington. He died March 18, 1975.
  Survivors include one daughter, Anita Wagers, LeRoy; one son, Richard Wagers, LeRoy; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  One sister and four brothers preceded her in death.
  Mrs. Wagers attended Lone Oak Grade School and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1918. She received a teaching certificate from Illinois State Normal University in 1923 and taught at Adams School, south of Lexington, from 1923 to 1925; at Lone Oak School from 1925 to 1932 and from 1943 to 1944.
  For 65 years, Mrs. Wagers lived 3 ½ miles south of Ellsworth where she and her husband farmed for 35 years until they retired in 1965 and moved to LeRoy.
  She attended church at the Old Town Chapel and the Asbury Methodist Church at Stumptown.
  Mrs. Wagers was a member of the First United Methodist Church, LeRoy, and former member of Ellsworth Methodist Church.
  She also was a member of the Ellsworth Homemakers Extension Association Unit; the United Methodist Women; the LeRoy Mothers Club; the LeRoy Garden Club; the LeRoy Golden Hour Club; and the LeRoy Historical Society.
  Mrs. Wagers had a lifelong interest in local history and wrote a series for the LeRoy Journal on the early settlers of Dawson Township, life in the Old Town timber and farming in the early 1900s.
  She was responsible for naming Dawson Lake in honor of John Dawson, one of the early settlers in McLean County.
  Her articles on the Old Settlers Picnic led to the creation of the annual LeRoy Historic Days, and she was named parade marshal in 1979.
  Memorials may be made to the LeRoy or Ellsworth United Methodist churches or the LeRoy Ambulance Service.
3. Title:   Grave Marker - Amos Wagers/Frances Carlson (1902/1901)
Author:   Nick Wagers
Text:   Wagers Frances Amos
 1901 1902
 1993 1975
4. Title:   Obituary - Charles Carlson (1856)
Text:   CHARLES CARLSON DIED AT BROKAW HOSPITAL Came to America From Sweden in 1856
 -Funeral Services Held Thursday
  Charles Carlson, well known farmer living six miles northeast of LeRoy died at 5:20 Tuesday morning at Brokaw hospital, Bloomington. He had been in ill health for some time and had been a patient at the hospital for about four weeks. Death was due to cancer.
  Mr. Carlson was born in Sweden, Feb 11, 1856, and came to America when he was 28 years old. He was married to Jennie Nelson, November 17, 1886, at Sycamore, Ill., and the family lived in the vicinity of LeRoy for a number of years. Besides the widow, who has been an invalid for several years from the effects of a stroke of paralysis, he is survived by five children. They are: Mrs. Jay Cox, Andrew Carlson, Mrs. Amos Wagers and Albert Carlson, all living in this vicinity and August Carlson, of Rankin. The funeral was held at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church in Ellsworth, conducted by the pastor of the church. Burial was made in Oak Grove cemetery.
  The singers were Mrs. Clara Millay, Mrs. Ferne Bartscht, Levi Burges, and _yle Stanger, with Mrs. Olive Thomas at the piano. The pallbearers were Paul _awson, Samuel Crago, Henry Back_nd, Lincoln Builta, Charles Krosbein _a Thomas.
5. Title:   Obituary - Jennie Nelson (1867)
Publication:   LeRoy Journal, November 11, 1932
Text:   Mrs. Jennie Carlson Mrs. Jennie Carlson, 65, long time resident of Dawson Township, died at 7:55 Saturday morning at her home five miles north of LeRoy. Her death followed a three days' illness with pneumonia, although she had been an invalid for six years, due to a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Carlson's maiden name was Nelson. She was born at Urika, Sweden, April 7, 1867, and came to the United States at the age of 16, settling first at Marengo.
  On November 11, 1886 she was married to Charles A. Carlson, who died two years ago. Six children were born to them, five of whom survive: Albert, Andrew, Mrs. Mary Cox and Mrs. Frances Wagers, all living in their home community, and August of Rankin. There are ten grandchildren and two brothers: Andrew Haig, of Ellsworth, and John Peterson, of Portland, Ore.
  The funeral services were held from the Methodist Protestant church at Ellsworth, at 1:30 o'clock, Monday afternoon. Rev. William Cutlipp and Rev. Kenneth McConkey officiated. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. The escorts were: Lincoln Bullita, Ira Thomas, Ray Whitesell, S. H. Rees, Charles Peterson and Clares Kronsbein. Mrs. Cora Crago, Mrs. Ara Dwason, Miss Edna Peterson and Miss Elsie Bane were in charge of the flowers. Mrs. Harry Millay and Mrs. Fred Bartscht sang "Face to Face" and "Abide With Me," accompanied by Mrs. Floyd Thomas at the piano. Relatives and friends from away attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norbeck, Otto Wallis, Nick Anderson, Fred Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert ____ of Bloomington, ____ Charles Coon of Genoa.



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