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Mary Lucetta “Cet” Waggener

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Mary Lucetta “Cet” Waggener

Birth
Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Death
3 Aug 1968 (aged 79)
Atlantis, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section P, Plot 163
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Here are my notes for Cet, from her entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:

From Ancestry.com. Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives:

Name: Lulu Waggener
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1889
Birth County: Jefferson
Birth Location: Rush Tower, Mo.
Gender: F (Female)
Mother's Name: Anna Waggener
Mother's Age: 27
Maiden Name: Anna Kenner
Mother's residence: Rush Tower, Mo.
Father's Name: Jesse D Waggener
Father's Age: 37
Occupation: farmer
Doctor: L. T. Bradfield; Rush Tower, Mo.

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From the book "Genealogy of the Swink Family of Missouri" by Robert A. Swink; The Star-News Publishing Co., Pasadena, California, 1940:

Mary Lucetta is a teacher by profession, teaching in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan. She enjoys the distinction of being the highest paid teacher of any in her grade in the state of Michigan.

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From the 1900 Federal Census of St. Francois County, Missouri, Perry Township, (not a city), taken June 4, 1900, District #95, page 4A; ancestory.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Cet is listed in the household of her parents:

Household #67, family #70, no address listed;

----- Cetta M; daughter, female, born- January 1889; age- 11, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, 8 months in school, r/w's

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From the 1910 Federal Census of the City of Festus, Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 33, sheet 26a, page 136, taken May 12, 1910, household 552; from genealogy.com. Mary is listed in the household of her parents:

------ Mary L.; daughter, female, age- 21, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ school, r/w's

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From the Jefferson County Record; Hillsboro, Missouri; dated June 19, 1913; posted on-line by Barb Lynn:

****** TWENTY-THREE FOR JEFFERSON
The summer term of the Cape Girardeau Normal School is starting out with excellent prospects. The enrollment to date is 535 and will, no doubt, reach a total of more than 600, which will be the banner attendance for the Southeast Missouri Institution...... The following students enrolled from Jefferson County: .... Lucetta WAGGENER.....

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From Country Schools; Jefferson County, Missouri; 1806-1952; by Della Lang:

On page 68, there is a story about the Crystal City School, Distric #47. It mentions that in 1917 Mary was teaching at this school.

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From Volunteer transcription - part 3; Linda Reichert in MO; Jefferson County Record, Hillsboro, Mo; January 25, 1917:

****** Miss BREHM of Herculaneum spent Sunday with Miss Lucetta WAGGENER.


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From the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit City, District 14 (part of), 4th Ward (part of), Wayne County, Michigan, district 147, sheet 8A, taken January 19-20, 1920, household 164, address- 208 Bethune Ave. West; from ancestry.com, image 15 of 17. Cet is listed in the household of her parents:

------ Lucetta M.; daughter, age- 31, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ School

(This record and the one above it would seem to show that Cet moved from Missouri to Michigan around 1918-1919. I believe that she spent the rest of her career working as a teacher in Michigan.-RW)

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From the Polk's City Directory for Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 1920-21, page 2241:

Waggener, M Lucetta; teacher, boards 201 Farrand Ave., Highland Park

(Also listed as living there are Dorothy, George, Harry, Jesse, and Minnie.-RW)

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From the Polk's City Directory for Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 1921-22, page 1973:

Waggener, Lucetta, teacher, boards 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park

(Also listed as living there are Minnie, George, Harry, Jesse, and Dorothy.-RW)

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From the Polk's City Directory of Royal Oak, Clawson and Ferndale, Directory, 1922;

Waggener, Lucetta M.; teacher Berkley School, resides in Detroit, Mich.

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From the 1930 Federal Census of Detroit City, Ward 1, Precinct 26, Wayne County, Michigan, district 82-30, sheet 20b, taken April 14, 1930, household 45, the Cerera Apartments, addess 435 Holbrook Avenue; from ancestry.com, image 40 of 78:

Waggener, Lucetta; head of household, rents home/ $50 a month, radio in home, female, age- 41, single, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ Public School, wage worker, currently employed

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From the 1940 Federal Census of Highland Park City, Wayne County, Michigan, district 82-155, sheet 16b, taken April 23, 1940, household 71, address- 201 Farrand Ave. Lucetta is listed in the household of her sister Minnie and her husband Weldon Dillman:

Waggner, Lucetta; sister-in-law, female, age- 52, single, highest school grade completed- 4th year college, not working last week of March, occupation- teacher/ Public School, government (sector) worker, worked 40 weeks in 1939/ earned $2600

(This is the same house purchased by Cet and her siblings in the early 1920's and where most of them lived with their parents, at least until they died.- RW)

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From the Social Security Death Index at ancestry.com:

LUCETTA WAGGENER
SSN 371-46-2542
Residence: 33460 Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL
Born 10 Jan 1889
Died Aug 1968
Issued: MI (1962)

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Lucetta's death certificate:

Palm Beach County Health Department
Certificate of Death
Florida
Reg no. 238
Place of Death: John F. Kennedy Mem. Hospital, Atlantis, Palm Beach Co., Florida
Usual Residence: 717 - 2nd Ave. South, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida
Name: Lucetta Waggener
Date of death: Aug. 3, 1968
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: never married
Date of birth: Jan. 10, 1889
Age: 79
Occupation: retired teacher
Kind of business: public schools
Birthplace: Rushtower, Missouri
Father's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Mother's maiden name: Anna E. Kenner
Social security no.: 371-46-2542
Informant: Dorothy Waldsmith; 1708 North L. Street, Lake Worth, Florida
Cause of death: ventricular fibrillation, myocardial labartion, coronory atherobrosis
Other significant conditions: Inter-truchentern- fractured right hip; carcinoma of breast- metestaces
Accident, fell at home, Aug. 2 1968
Burial: Aug. 5, 1968; Pinecrest Cemtery, Atlantis, Florida

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Here are my notes for Cet, from her entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:

From Ancestry.com. Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives:

Name: Lulu Waggener
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1889
Birth County: Jefferson
Birth Location: Rush Tower, Mo.
Gender: F (Female)
Mother's Name: Anna Waggener
Mother's Age: 27
Maiden Name: Anna Kenner
Mother's residence: Rush Tower, Mo.
Father's Name: Jesse D Waggener
Father's Age: 37
Occupation: farmer
Doctor: L. T. Bradfield; Rush Tower, Mo.

=================

From the book "Genealogy of the Swink Family of Missouri" by Robert A. Swink; The Star-News Publishing Co., Pasadena, California, 1940:

Mary Lucetta is a teacher by profession, teaching in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan. She enjoys the distinction of being the highest paid teacher of any in her grade in the state of Michigan.

===================

From the 1900 Federal Census of St. Francois County, Missouri, Perry Township, (not a city), taken June 4, 1900, District #95, page 4A; ancestory.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Cet is listed in the household of her parents:

Household #67, family #70, no address listed;

----- Cetta M; daughter, female, born- January 1889; age- 11, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, 8 months in school, r/w's

===================

From the 1910 Federal Census of the City of Festus, Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 33, sheet 26a, page 136, taken May 12, 1910, household 552; from genealogy.com. Mary is listed in the household of her parents:

------ Mary L.; daughter, female, age- 21, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ school, r/w's

===================

From the Jefferson County Record; Hillsboro, Missouri; dated June 19, 1913; posted on-line by Barb Lynn:

****** TWENTY-THREE FOR JEFFERSON
The summer term of the Cape Girardeau Normal School is starting out with excellent prospects. The enrollment to date is 535 and will, no doubt, reach a total of more than 600, which will be the banner attendance for the Southeast Missouri Institution...... The following students enrolled from Jefferson County: .... Lucetta WAGGENER.....

==================

From Country Schools; Jefferson County, Missouri; 1806-1952; by Della Lang:

On page 68, there is a story about the Crystal City School, Distric #47. It mentions that in 1917 Mary was teaching at this school.

===================

From Volunteer transcription - part 3; Linda Reichert in MO; Jefferson County Record, Hillsboro, Mo; January 25, 1917:

****** Miss BREHM of Herculaneum spent Sunday with Miss Lucetta WAGGENER.


===================

From the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit City, District 14 (part of), 4th Ward (part of), Wayne County, Michigan, district 147, sheet 8A, taken January 19-20, 1920, household 164, address- 208 Bethune Ave. West; from ancestry.com, image 15 of 17. Cet is listed in the household of her parents:

------ Lucetta M.; daughter, age- 31, single, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ School

(This record and the one above it would seem to show that Cet moved from Missouri to Michigan around 1918-1919. I believe that she spent the rest of her career working as a teacher in Michigan.-RW)

===================

From the Polk's City Directory for Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 1920-21, page 2241:

Waggener, M Lucetta; teacher, boards 201 Farrand Ave., Highland Park

(Also listed as living there are Dorothy, George, Harry, Jesse, and Minnie.-RW)

===================

From the Polk's City Directory for Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 1921-22, page 1973:

Waggener, Lucetta, teacher, boards 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park

(Also listed as living there are Minnie, George, Harry, Jesse, and Dorothy.-RW)

==================

From the Polk's City Directory of Royal Oak, Clawson and Ferndale, Directory, 1922;

Waggener, Lucetta M.; teacher Berkley School, resides in Detroit, Mich.

==================

From the 1930 Federal Census of Detroit City, Ward 1, Precinct 26, Wayne County, Michigan, district 82-30, sheet 20b, taken April 14, 1930, household 45, the Cerera Apartments, addess 435 Holbrook Avenue; from ancestry.com, image 40 of 78:

Waggener, Lucetta; head of household, rents home/ $50 a month, radio in home, female, age- 41, single, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- Teacher/ Public School, wage worker, currently employed

=============

From the 1940 Federal Census of Highland Park City, Wayne County, Michigan, district 82-155, sheet 16b, taken April 23, 1940, household 71, address- 201 Farrand Ave. Lucetta is listed in the household of her sister Minnie and her husband Weldon Dillman:

Waggner, Lucetta; sister-in-law, female, age- 52, single, highest school grade completed- 4th year college, not working last week of March, occupation- teacher/ Public School, government (sector) worker, worked 40 weeks in 1939/ earned $2600

(This is the same house purchased by Cet and her siblings in the early 1920's and where most of them lived with their parents, at least until they died.- RW)

=============

From the Social Security Death Index at ancestry.com:

LUCETTA WAGGENER
SSN 371-46-2542
Residence: 33460 Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL
Born 10 Jan 1889
Died Aug 1968
Issued: MI (1962)

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Lucetta's death certificate:

Palm Beach County Health Department
Certificate of Death
Florida
Reg no. 238
Place of Death: John F. Kennedy Mem. Hospital, Atlantis, Palm Beach Co., Florida
Usual Residence: 717 - 2nd Ave. South, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida
Name: Lucetta Waggener
Date of death: Aug. 3, 1968
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: never married
Date of birth: Jan. 10, 1889
Age: 79
Occupation: retired teacher
Kind of business: public schools
Birthplace: Rushtower, Missouri
Father's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Mother's maiden name: Anna E. Kenner
Social security no.: 371-46-2542
Informant: Dorothy Waldsmith; 1708 North L. Street, Lake Worth, Florida
Cause of death: ventricular fibrillation, myocardial labartion, coronory atherobrosis
Other significant conditions: Inter-truchentern- fractured right hip; carcinoma of breast- metestaces
Accident, fell at home, Aug. 2 1968
Burial: Aug. 5, 1968; Pinecrest Cemtery, Atlantis, Florida

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