Person:Homer Wardwell (3)

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Homer E. Wardwell
b.11 Aug 1846 Wisconsin
d.15 Aug 1921 Owatonna, Steele. MN
Parents and Siblings
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m. 15 Nov 1829
  1. Harriet WardwellAbt 1831 -
  2. Clarence WardwellAbt 1838 -
  3. Amelia WardwellAbt 1842 -
  4. Homer E. Wardwell1846 - 1921
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Dec 1868
  1. Minnie E. WardwellAbt 1871 -
  2. Marnie WardwellAbt 1873 -
  3. Wilson Bonnifred Wardwell1885 - 1973
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Facts and Events
Name Homer E. Wardwell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Aug 1846 Wisconsin
Marriage 26 Dec 1868 Dane County, WIto Eliza A. Wilson
Occupation? Blacksmith in 1880 & 1900
Death[2] 15 Aug 1921 Owatonna, Steele. MN
Burial? Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, MN

Living Owatonna, Minnesota at 1880 & 1900 census, where he is living on North Grove Street. 1850 census lists his place of birth as Pennsylvania. In 1910, he and his wife are perhaps separated. He is boarding in Hennepin, MN and listed as single. She is living with her daughter Minnie in Owatonna and listed as married. By 1920, they are living together again in Owatonna.

Civil War Service:

Enlisted as a Private on 13 August 1862 Enlisted in Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 13 August 1862. Mustered out Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 04 July 1865 in Mobile, AL

"Owatonna- Home Wardwell, a Blacksmith of this place, has instituted a suit against the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company for damages. Wardwell was put off of a train for refusing to pay the 10 cents extra demanded by the conductor because he had not purchased a ticket." -Mitchell (South Dakota) Republican 26 March 1890

Cemetery Inscription: VET. 6 WISC ART. SP. ELIZA A. WILSON. MAR. 1868. OWA. 17-19/AUG/1921.

References
  1. ↑ Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties Ancestry.com.

    1900 United States Census for Owatonna Ward 2, Steele, Minnesota; Roll: T623 793; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 134.

  2. ↑ Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties Ancestry.com.

    Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties Ancestry.com

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