Here are my notes for Annie, from her entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:
Anna Eliza (Kenner) Waggener and her twin sister Emma Mary (Kenner) Gamel were the third and fourth of nine children born to their parents William Bryant Kenner and Mary Malinda Swink. Anna and Emma were born on May 6, 1861 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Anna was known for most of her life as Annie. Annie initially lived with her parents on their farm in Ste. Genevieve, and moved with them to the area near to the just founded town of Festus, in Jefferson County, Missouri, in about 1878. Their home was north of Festus, on the top of what was known as Kenner's Hill. This is near to what is now the north end of North Mill Street.
In a story written (in 1937) as part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Festus, it was mentioned that Annie and a number of relatives were instrumental in the founding of the Christian Church in Festus. I believe that they raised money to build a new church building in 1907, to replace the old building that had burned down, and that Annie's father served as acting minister for the church at times. I think the church was located at 415 N. Mill Street in Festus, but that the stone church building they built in 1907, was torn down in the 1970's or 1980's. It was also written in the 1937 story that the Kenner family was well known for its generosity, hospitality and kindness.
The family story was that one of Jesse's friends had written to Annie when he and Jesse were in South Dakota, and when Jesse came back home, he went and looked Annie up. Reportedly the first time he saw her, she was riding on horseback in some deep woods, on her way to the bank with a bag full of gold coins. On June 11, 1884, Annie married Jesse David Waggener in the St. James Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 24 years old and he was 34 years old. They initially went to Sulphur Springs, Texas, where they were apparently planning to make their home, but returned to Jefferson County in about two months. There were six children born to and raised by Annie and Jesse: George Vest (1885), Mary Lucetta "Cet" (1889), James Richard "Dick" (1891), Minnie "Min" Moore (1894), Dorothy "Dot" Alice (1896) and Harry David (1900).
I believe that before the birth of their first child George Vest, Annie and Jesse started living in the house and on the farm in Rush Tower, where Jesse grew up. I believe that they lived there and farmed the farm until 1896, and that their first four children were born there. In 1896, they moved to Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, where Jesse bought and sold cattle and other livestock. While there were living there, their fifth child, Dorothy Moore was born there. Later he worked in the town as a bartender, which reportedly was not a situation Annie was at all happy with. Reportedly this was probably the main reason that she did not mind when he came home in 1898 and told her he had just enlisted in the army, to serve in the Spanish American War. While he was away in the army, Annie and her children returned to Jefferson County, and lived with her parents on Kenner's Hill.
After Jesse returned from his not too successful army career, they moved to the area of Bonne Terre, in St. Francois County, Missouri, where Jesse worked as a lead miner. While there were there, their youngest child Harry David was born there. I believe that they were only there a couple of years, and that in about 1901 or so, they moved to the town of Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. Reportedly Annie's younger brother Tom, had found a job there working for the American Tin Plate Company, and was able to get Jesse a job. Apparently this did not work out terribly well for them either, as they struggled to get by there, but they were there in Indiana for about five years. Reportedly during this time period their oldest son George returned to Festus to work for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and live with Annie's parents on Kenner's Hill. I also know that some of their other children also spent their summers living with Annie's parents.
In 1907 or 1908, Jesse and Annie returned to live in the Festus area. I believe they rented a home there for a while and also lived with Annie's parents. In September of 1909, Annie's parents gave Jesse and Annie an acre of land on Kenner's Hill, adjacent to their farm. Annie and Jesse reportedly borrowed $3,000 and built a house on that land. Reportedly these were the only two houses in the area at the time, and they could see the Mississippi River from the houses. I have since determined that the house is still there, and the current address of it is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jesse and family lived there in that house until they eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan in about 1918.
According to family lore, while Annie and Jesse moved around and Jesse struggled to find suitable employment, Annie was forced to do a lot of extra stuff to help support their large family. This included earning money by raising chickens and selling eggs, and taking in laundry. She also peddled women's hats, corsets, and brassieres, to rural women, by going door to door in a buggy.
In 1915, Annie and Jesse's son Dick went to Detroit to find work there. Detroit area was experiencing a massive industrial boom at the time, and Dick found work, and within a year or so his sisters Minnie and Dorothy also moved there and also found work there. By 1918 Annie and Jesse and all the rest of the family had also joined them there.
Later in 1920, all the children except apparently Dick, got together and bought a house in Highland Park, at 201 Farrand Park. Jesse and Annie and all the other kids except Dick lived together in that house, at least for a few years. Both Min and Dorothy were married there in 1922. Annie became very much involved in the Central Woodward Christian Church on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, and worked closely with the charismatic preacher there, Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones. Reportedly there was a memorial to Annie in that church, located at 8980 Woodward Avenue, and when Annie passed away, her funeral was held there. I visited the church, which is now the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church in 2012, but was unable to find the memorial.
In about 1928, Jessie and Annie went to live in Lake Worth, Florida, and the family sold the Highland Park house. Reportedly they were in Florida for about seven years. I have located Annie and Jesse there in Lake Worth in the 1930 census, living at 127 N. L Street, with their oldest granddaughter Ruth.
Apparently in 1935, Jesse's health had declined significantly and the family brought him and Annie back to Michigan to live. Reportedly the people who had bought the Highland Park home in 1928, had lost it during the Depression to the bank, and their daughter Dorothy and her husband Pete Dillman had bought it back, and moved there to live. When Annie and Jesse returned to Michigan in 1935, they lived there with them there in that house. Shortly after they returned to Highland Park, on December 13, 1935, Jesse died in the 201 Farrand Park home. The story is he had just gotten up and dressed, and walked across the room to Annie, and dropped dead.
Apparently just before or after Jesse passed away, they learned that Annie had contracted Tuberculosis. She was in a sanitarium for about year, before she died there. Annie lived two and a half years after Jesse died, passing away on June 8, 1938.
Rick Waggener
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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:
Anna and her sister Emma were twins.
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From the 1870 Federal Census of Beauvais township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 498, taken July 8, 1870, household #104; from ancestry.com, image #16 of 218. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
----- Annie; age- 9, female, born- Missouri
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From the 1880 Federal Census of Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 192, page 27/ 73C, taken June 18, 1880, household #244; from ancestry.com, image 27 of 60. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
------ Annie; female, age- 19, daughter, at home, in school, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From the JEFFERSON WATCHMAN; De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri; transcribed by Charlotte Maness:
****** FRIDAY, 13 JUNE 1884- MARRIED - Mr. Jesse WAGGENER of Rush Tower and Miss Anna KENNER of Festus were married in St. Louis, last Wednesday, and have gone to Texas on a bridal tour. Both parties are well known and much esteemed by a large number of friends, whose best wishes will accompany them through their new life.
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From Jefferson Co., Missouri; MARRIAGE VOLUME 1 1881-1885; P. 228:
Jesse D. Waggener of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 21
Annie Kenner of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 18
10 June 1884 license; married on 11 June 1884 by J. H. Smart, MG at St. Louis, Mo.
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From "The Jefferson Democrat" newspaper of Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri; sent to me courtesy of Charlotte Maness:
****** WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER, late deputy Sheriff, and Anna KENNER, daughter of W.B. KENNER of near Crystal City, were married last Wednesday, the 11th inst., at the St. James hotel, St. Louis, Rev. SMART officiated. They left next morning for Sulphur Springs, Tex., where they expect to make their home. Jesse was one of our most popular young men, and we are sorry he has left the county. We wish him and his wife success, wherever they may go.
****** WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER checks back from Sulphur Springs, Texas, for the Jefferson DEMOCRAT. He expresses himself as well pleased with his new home, though he evidently still feels lonesome away from his old friends in this county. Jesse is a young man who will make friends wherever he goes, and we wish him abundant success.
****** AUGUST 20 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER and wife have returned from Texas. They liked the country and people down there, but had such bad health they could not stand it any longer.
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From "History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus, Missouri" by Howard C. Litton; Festus, Missouri; Second Edition, May 1987:
****** Page 36; "CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS PRESENT BEFORE NAMING OF CITY OF FESTUS
The First Christian Church has been a factor in the religious life of Festus and Crystal City since 1882 when a few faithful members of the old Libertyville Christian Church, who lived in the community, met in the McNutt school house for services. Later they assembled in the Crystal City public school for a time. Then having no place to meet, they assembled at the home of William B. Kenner one Sunday and planned for the erection of a church building. William Sherlock gave one-half acre of land on which the church now stands and William Kenner gave the stone for the foundation. Miss Ann Kenner, now Mrs. A. E. Waggener of Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Carrie Swink solicited subscriptions and received hundreds of dollars with which the building was begun."
(I believe this story was from a series of stories put together for the 50th anniversary of Festus, Missouri, in 1937. William B. Kenner was Annie's father and Carrie Swink was her 1st cousin, the daughter of her mother's brother John Swink. William Shearlock was probably a brother-in-law to Annie's older sister Ida Jane Shearlock. The McNutt schoolhouse was built on and with property and materials donated by Annie's uncle, George M. McNutt (married to her aunt Sarah Ann Swink. -RW)
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From the Jefferson Democrat, (Hillsboro, Missouri), 14 Sep 1893, Thu • Page 3:
Mrs. Jesse D. Waggener has been appointed postmistress at Rush Tower, in place of Joseph Griffin.
(This confirms Annie and Jesse were still in Rush Tower in 1893, and shows some of the things Annie did to provide income for the family.- RW)
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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; ancestry.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Annie is listed in the household of her husband and children:
Household #67, family #70, no address listed;
----- Anna E.; wife, female, born- May 1860, age-40, married 16 years, mother of 6 children- all living, born-Missouri, parents born- Missouri, r/w's
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From the Elwood Daily Record (Elwood, Indiana), Monday July 9, 1906. page 4:
Mrs. J. D. Waggener is spending a month with relatives at Festus, Mo.
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From the Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana), Wed. April 17, 1907, page 5:
The first ward Christian church ladies will enjoy a "green tea" at the home of Mrs. J. D. Waggener, at 902 South A street, tomorrow afternoon.
(These two stories show that Annie and Jessie were in Elwood, Indiana in 1906 and 1907, and give one of the addresses that they lived at. -RW)
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The following indenture is located in Jefferson County Deed Book 68, page 7 and is dated September 29, 1909. It is for the sale of one acre of land on Kenner Hill, north of Festus, Missouri. The sale was between "William B. Kenner and Mary M. Kenner, his wife," and "Annie E. Waggener, wife of J. D. Waggener & her heirs." It is described that she paid $100 for the property, but according to family lore, this was a gift from Annie's parents, and the property was just down the hill from the Kenner's house. Also according to family lore, Annie and Jessie subsequently borrowed $3000 from the Farmer's and Merchant Bank of Festus, and build a house there, which they lived in until they left Festus for Detroit in 1918. The description of the property in the indenture is as follows:
"All of Lot number nine (9) in W. B. Kenner Subdivision of N. W. cor. of U.S. Survey No. 160, Township 40 Range 6 E. described as follows to wit: Beginning at the S.E. corner of lot No. 8 in said Subdivision belonging to Charles Jennings, thence N. 16 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet along and wth the East line of said lot 8 to the N. E. thereof, thence N. 74 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 16 degrees E. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 74 degrees W 208 1/2 feet to place of beginning, containing one acre."
(The house still stands, although the front porch as been removed. It is located at 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jessie subsequently sold the house and property in 1924.-RW)
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Anna E.; wife, female, age- 48, married 26 years, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- none/ housework, r/w's
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From the Jefferson County Record; February 13, 1913; posted on-line by the Jefferson County Historical Society:
These two blurbs were from a section on Festus:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER visited in St. Louis last week and while there, visited Dr.
TAYLOR, at the hospital and says she found the Doctor cheerful.
****** A masquerade party will be given by the daughter of Jess WAGGONER at their home on Kenner's Hill, February 14th.
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From the Jefferson County Record; dated Feb. 27, 1913; posted on-line by Fran Vaughn:
From a story from Festus
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER had business in Bonne Terre last week & remained several days
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From JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORD April 10, 1913; posted on-line by Tina Halcomb:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGENER made a business trip to Bonne Terre last week.
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I found a Warranty Deed, in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 85, pages 153-156. It is dated July 3rd, 1918, and involves the sale of a 1.5 acre of property by "Ida J. Sherlock, a widow of the City of St. Louis, Mo., William A. Gamel and Emma his wife of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Jessie D. Waggener and Anna E. Waggener his wife of the city of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Genevieve Baker, a single woman and Mary Kenner, widow of William B. Kenner, deceased, of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri" to "R. W. Wills and Ida E. Wills his wife of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $750. The plot of land was in Township 40, Range Six, East, and I believe it was on Kenner Hill just adjacent to the property where the Kenner house was. There is an easement included in the property for what was apparently the roadway or driveway leading to what was the Kenner house and property on the hill. The Kenners were allowed access on the roadway. It looks like it was just off of what is now North Mill Road. The description of the property mentions that it was adjacent to a piece of property previously owned by Mary Swink Kenner's brother John Edwin Swink and his wife Mariah, which they had sold in 1905. Jesse and Anna Waggener were actually in Detroit, Michigan by this time, and trier names were signed by a Notary Public. I am not sure why Thomas and George Kenner are not included in this document. - RW
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife, female, age- 58, married, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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I found a Warranty Deed in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 97, page 569, and is dated October 22, 1924. It is the sale of the one acre of property originally purchased by Annie (or given to her) from her parents William B. and Mary M. Kenner, on September 29, 1909. (See record above.) This is the location of the family home for Jesse and Annie, until they moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1918. The current address of the house is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. The deed is between "Annie E. Waggener and J.D. Waggener, her husband, of the State of Michigan" and "John Vineyard and Mary Vineyard, of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $3,600. The description of the property was word for word identical to the description given above in the 1909 document. Curiously, the house which was built after the 1909 land purchase, is not mentioned in this document.- RW
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From the 1930 Federal Census of Lake Worth City, Palm Beach County, Florida, district 50-27, sheet 8a, taken April 18, 1930, household 200, address: 127 N. L St.; from ancestry.com image 15 of 37. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife/ head, female, age- 69, married, 23 years old at 1st marriage, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011:
From Polk's West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Lake Worth (Palm Beach County, Florida) City Directory 1935, page 406, Lake Worth City Directory:
Waggener, Jesse D (Annie E) householder 301 North M Street
(This was the year they returned to Michigan due to Jesse's failing health, and in which he died in December.- RW)
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From the Detroit Free Press, (Detroit, Michigan), 03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 23:
Mrs. Anna K. Waggener. The Rev. Edgar DeWitt Jones, D. D., will conduct services at 2 p. m. Saturday at Central Woodward Christian Church. The body will be at the church at noon. Burial In Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Waggener died Wednesday after a long illness. She was born at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., 77 years ago, and had lived at 201 Farrand Ave. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Dillman, Mrs. J. A. Waldsmlth and Lucretta, and three sons, George R., James R. and Harry D. Waggener.
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Annie and her husband Jesse are buried in the Roseland Park Cemetery, located at 29001 N. Woodward Ave., Berkley, Michigan 48072. Their graves are in Section 31, plot 330. This is 4 rows east of the Pieta statue and about 5 plots north. Annie's headstone reads:
Mother
Anna Kenner Waggener
May 4, 1861 - June 1, 1938
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There is an interview with Annie's son Harry David Waggener and his wife Elsie Gregg, conducted in August 1979 by Harry's nephew Phillip Alan Waggener and his wife Elaine. Harry and Elsie talk about his recollections of his parents and their family, and his mother's parents, the Kenners. The interview was recorded and transcribed by Phil. Partial transcripts of the interview are included in the notes for Annie's husband Jesse and her father William Bryant Kenner, and the entire interview is in the notes for Harry.
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Anna's death certificate was posted on-line by the State of Michigan:
Michigan Department of Health
Certificate of Death
Place of death: Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Name: Mrs. Anna E. Waggener
Residence: 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park, Michigan
Length of residence in place where death occurred: 11 months
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: widow
Spouse's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Age: 77 years, 27 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Father's name: William Kenner
Father's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Maiden name of mother: Mary Swink
Mother's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Informant: Lucetta Waggener
Address: 201 Farrand Pk. Ave., Highland Park
Burial: Roseland Park, June 4, 1936
Date of death: June 1, 1938
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis
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Anna Eliza (Kenner) Waggener and her twin sister Emma Mary (Kenner) Gamel were the third and fourth of nine children born to their parents William Bryant Kenner and Mary Malinda Swink. Anna and Emma were born on May 6, 1861 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Anna was known for most of her life as Annie. Annie initially lived with her parents on their farm in Ste. Genevieve, and moved with them to the area near to the just founded town of Festus, in Jefferson County, Missouri, in about 1878. Their home was north of Festus, on the top of what was known as Kenner's Hill. This is near to what is now the north end of North Mill Street.
In a story written (in 1937) as part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Festus, it was mentioned that Annie and a number of relatives were instrumental in the founding of the Christian Church in Festus. I believe that they raised money to build a new church building in 1907, to replace the old building that had burned down, and that Annie's father served as acting minister for the church at times. I think the church was located at 415 N. Mill Street in Festus, but that the stone church building they built in 1907, was torn down in the 1970's or 1980's. It was also written in the 1937 story that the Kenner family was well known for its generosity, hospitality and kindness.
The family story was that one of Jesse's friends had written to Annie when he and Jesse were in South Dakota, and when Jesse came back home, he went and looked Annie up. Reportedly the first time he saw her, she was riding on horseback in some deep woods, on her way to the bank with a bag full of gold coins. On June 11, 1884, Annie married Jesse David Waggener in the St. James Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 24 years old and he was 34 years old. They initially went to Sulphur Springs, Texas, where they were apparently planning to make their home, but returned to Jefferson County in about two months. There were six children born to and raised by Annie and Jesse: George Vest (1885), Mary Lucetta "Cet" (1889), James Richard "Dick" (1891), Minnie "Min" Moore (1894), Dorothy "Dot" Alice (1896) and Harry David (1900).
I believe that before the birth of their first child George Vest, Annie and Jesse started living in the house and on the farm in Rush Tower, where Jesse grew up. I believe that they lived there and farmed the farm until 1896, and that their first four children were born there. In 1896, they moved to Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, where Jesse bought and sold cattle and other livestock. While there were living there, their fifth child, Dorothy Moore was born there. Later he worked in the town as a bartender, which reportedly was not a situation Annie was at all happy with. Reportedly this was probably the main reason that she did not mind when he came home in 1898 and told her he had just enlisted in the army, to serve in the Spanish American War. While he was away in the army, Annie and her children returned to Jefferson County, and lived with her parents on Kenner's Hill.
After Jesse returned from his not too successful army career, they moved to the area of Bonne Terre, in St. Francois County, Missouri, where Jesse worked as a lead miner. While there were there, their youngest child Harry David was born there. I believe that they were only there a couple of years, and that in about 1901 or so, they moved to the town of Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. Reportedly Annie's younger brother Tom, had found a job there working for the American Tin Plate Company, and was able to get Jesse a job. Apparently this did not work out terribly well for them either, as they struggled to get by there, but they were there in Indiana for about five years. Reportedly during this time period their oldest son George returned to Festus to work for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and live with Annie's parents on Kenner's Hill. I also know that some of their other children also spent their summers living with Annie's parents.
In 1907 or 1908, Jesse and Annie returned to live in the Festus area. I believe they rented a home there for a while and also lived with Annie's parents. In September of 1909, Annie's parents gave Jesse and Annie an acre of land on Kenner's Hill, adjacent to their farm. Annie and Jesse reportedly borrowed $3,000 and built a house on that land. Reportedly these were the only two houses in the area at the time, and they could see the Mississippi River from the houses. I have since determined that the house is still there, and the current address of it is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jesse and family lived there in that house until they eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan in about 1918.
According to family lore, while Annie and Jesse moved around and Jesse struggled to find suitable employment, Annie was forced to do a lot of extra stuff to help support their large family. This included earning money by raising chickens and selling eggs, and taking in laundry. She also peddled women's hats, corsets, and brassieres, to rural women, by going door to door in a buggy.
In 1915, Annie and Jesse's son Dick went to Detroit to find work there. Detroit area was experiencing a massive industrial boom at the time, and Dick found work, and within a year or so his sisters Minnie and Dorothy also moved there and also found work there. By 1918 Annie and Jesse and all the rest of the family had also joined them there.
Later in 1920, all the children except apparently Dick, got together and bought a house in Highland Park, at 201 Farrand Park. Jesse and Annie and all the other kids except Dick lived together in that house, at least for a few years. Both Min and Dorothy were married there in 1922. Annie became very much involved in the Central Woodward Christian Church on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, and worked closely with the charismatic preacher there, Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones. Reportedly there was a memorial to Annie in that church, located at 8980 Woodward Avenue, and when Annie passed away, her funeral was held there. I visited the church, which is now the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church in 2012, but was unable to find the memorial.
In about 1928, Jessie and Annie went to live in Lake Worth, Florida, and the family sold the Highland Park house. Reportedly they were in Florida for about seven years. I have located Annie and Jesse there in Lake Worth in the 1930 census, living at 127 N. L Street, with their oldest granddaughter Ruth.
Apparently in 1935, Jesse's health had declined significantly and the family brought him and Annie back to Michigan to live. Reportedly the people who had bought the Highland Park home in 1928, had lost it during the Depression to the bank, and their daughter Dorothy and her husband Pete Dillman had bought it back, and moved there to live. When Annie and Jesse returned to Michigan in 1935, they lived there with them there in that house. Shortly after they returned to Highland Park, on December 13, 1935, Jesse died in the 201 Farrand Park home. The story is he had just gotten up and dressed, and walked across the room to Annie, and dropped dead.
Apparently just before or after Jesse passed away, they learned that Annie had contracted Tuberculosis. She was in a sanitarium for about year, before she died there. Annie lived two and a half years after Jesse died, passing away on June 8, 1938.
Rick Waggener
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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:
Anna and her sister Emma were twins.
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From the 1870 Federal Census of Beauvais township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 498, taken July 8, 1870, household #104; from ancestry.com, image #16 of 218. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
----- Annie; age- 9, female, born- Missouri
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From the 1880 Federal Census of Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 192, page 27/ 73C, taken June 18, 1880, household #244; from ancestry.com, image 27 of 60. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
------ Annie; female, age- 19, daughter, at home, in school, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From the JEFFERSON WATCHMAN; De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri; transcribed by Charlotte Maness:
****** FRIDAY, 13 JUNE 1884- MARRIED - Mr. Jesse WAGGENER of Rush Tower and Miss Anna KENNER of Festus were married in St. Louis, last Wednesday, and have gone to Texas on a bridal tour. Both parties are well known and much esteemed by a large number of friends, whose best wishes will accompany them through their new life.
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From Jefferson Co., Missouri; MARRIAGE VOLUME 1 1881-1885; P. 228:
Jesse D. Waggener of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 21
Annie Kenner of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 18
10 June 1884 license; married on 11 June 1884 by J. H. Smart, MG at St. Louis, Mo.
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From "The Jefferson Democrat" newspaper of Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri; sent to me courtesy of Charlotte Maness:
****** WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER, late deputy Sheriff, and Anna KENNER, daughter of W.B. KENNER of near Crystal City, were married last Wednesday, the 11th inst., at the St. James hotel, St. Louis, Rev. SMART officiated. They left next morning for Sulphur Springs, Tex., where they expect to make their home. Jesse was one of our most popular young men, and we are sorry he has left the county. We wish him and his wife success, wherever they may go.
****** WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER checks back from Sulphur Springs, Texas, for the Jefferson DEMOCRAT. He expresses himself as well pleased with his new home, though he evidently still feels lonesome away from his old friends in this county. Jesse is a young man who will make friends wherever he goes, and we wish him abundant success.
****** AUGUST 20 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER and wife have returned from Texas. They liked the country and people down there, but had such bad health they could not stand it any longer.
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From "History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus, Missouri" by Howard C. Litton; Festus, Missouri; Second Edition, May 1987:
****** Page 36; "CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS PRESENT BEFORE NAMING OF CITY OF FESTUS
The First Christian Church has been a factor in the religious life of Festus and Crystal City since 1882 when a few faithful members of the old Libertyville Christian Church, who lived in the community, met in the McNutt school house for services. Later they assembled in the Crystal City public school for a time. Then having no place to meet, they assembled at the home of William B. Kenner one Sunday and planned for the erection of a church building. William Sherlock gave one-half acre of land on which the church now stands and William Kenner gave the stone for the foundation. Miss Ann Kenner, now Mrs. A. E. Waggener of Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Carrie Swink solicited subscriptions and received hundreds of dollars with which the building was begun."
(I believe this story was from a series of stories put together for the 50th anniversary of Festus, Missouri, in 1937. William B. Kenner was Annie's father and Carrie Swink was her 1st cousin, the daughter of her mother's brother John Swink. William Shearlock was probably a brother-in-law to Annie's older sister Ida Jane Shearlock. The McNutt schoolhouse was built on and with property and materials donated by Annie's uncle, George M. McNutt (married to her aunt Sarah Ann Swink. -RW)
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From the Jefferson Democrat, (Hillsboro, Missouri), 14 Sep 1893, Thu • Page 3:
Mrs. Jesse D. Waggener has been appointed postmistress at Rush Tower, in place of Joseph Griffin.
(This confirms Annie and Jesse were still in Rush Tower in 1893, and shows some of the things Annie did to provide income for the family.- RW)
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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; ancestry.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Annie is listed in the household of her husband and children:
Household #67, family #70, no address listed;
----- Anna E.; wife, female, born- May 1860, age-40, married 16 years, mother of 6 children- all living, born-Missouri, parents born- Missouri, r/w's
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From the Elwood Daily Record (Elwood, Indiana), Monday July 9, 1906. page 4:
Mrs. J. D. Waggener is spending a month with relatives at Festus, Mo.
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From the Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana), Wed. April 17, 1907, page 5:
The first ward Christian church ladies will enjoy a "green tea" at the home of Mrs. J. D. Waggener, at 902 South A street, tomorrow afternoon.
(These two stories show that Annie and Jessie were in Elwood, Indiana in 1906 and 1907, and give one of the addresses that they lived at. -RW)
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The following indenture is located in Jefferson County Deed Book 68, page 7 and is dated September 29, 1909. It is for the sale of one acre of land on Kenner Hill, north of Festus, Missouri. The sale was between "William B. Kenner and Mary M. Kenner, his wife," and "Annie E. Waggener, wife of J. D. Waggener & her heirs." It is described that she paid $100 for the property, but according to family lore, this was a gift from Annie's parents, and the property was just down the hill from the Kenner's house. Also according to family lore, Annie and Jessie subsequently borrowed $3000 from the Farmer's and Merchant Bank of Festus, and build a house there, which they lived in until they left Festus for Detroit in 1918. The description of the property in the indenture is as follows:
"All of Lot number nine (9) in W. B. Kenner Subdivision of N. W. cor. of U.S. Survey No. 160, Township 40 Range 6 E. described as follows to wit: Beginning at the S.E. corner of lot No. 8 in said Subdivision belonging to Charles Jennings, thence N. 16 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet along and wth the East line of said lot 8 to the N. E. thereof, thence N. 74 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 16 degrees E. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 74 degrees W 208 1/2 feet to place of beginning, containing one acre."
(The house still stands, although the front porch as been removed. It is located at 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jessie subsequently sold the house and property in 1924.-RW)
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Anna E.; wife, female, age- 48, married 26 years, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- none/ housework, r/w's
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From the Jefferson County Record; February 13, 1913; posted on-line by the Jefferson County Historical Society:
These two blurbs were from a section on Festus:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER visited in St. Louis last week and while there, visited Dr.
TAYLOR, at the hospital and says she found the Doctor cheerful.
****** A masquerade party will be given by the daughter of Jess WAGGONER at their home on Kenner's Hill, February 14th.
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From the Jefferson County Record; dated Feb. 27, 1913; posted on-line by Fran Vaughn:
From a story from Festus
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER had business in Bonne Terre last week & remained several days
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From JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORD April 10, 1913; posted on-line by Tina Halcomb:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGENER made a business trip to Bonne Terre last week.
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I found a Warranty Deed, in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 85, pages 153-156. It is dated July 3rd, 1918, and involves the sale of a 1.5 acre of property by "Ida J. Sherlock, a widow of the City of St. Louis, Mo., William A. Gamel and Emma his wife of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Jessie D. Waggener and Anna E. Waggener his wife of the city of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Genevieve Baker, a single woman and Mary Kenner, widow of William B. Kenner, deceased, of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri" to "R. W. Wills and Ida E. Wills his wife of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $750. The plot of land was in Township 40, Range Six, East, and I believe it was on Kenner Hill just adjacent to the property where the Kenner house was. There is an easement included in the property for what was apparently the roadway or driveway leading to what was the Kenner house and property on the hill. The Kenners were allowed access on the roadway. It looks like it was just off of what is now North Mill Road. The description of the property mentions that it was adjacent to a piece of property previously owned by Mary Swink Kenner's brother John Edwin Swink and his wife Mariah, which they had sold in 1905. Jesse and Anna Waggener were actually in Detroit, Michigan by this time, and trier names were signed by a Notary Public. I am not sure why Thomas and George Kenner are not included in this document. - RW
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife, female, age- 58, married, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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I found a Warranty Deed in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 97, page 569, and is dated October 22, 1924. It is the sale of the one acre of property originally purchased by Annie (or given to her) from her parents William B. and Mary M. Kenner, on September 29, 1909. (See record above.) This is the location of the family home for Jesse and Annie, until they moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1918. The current address of the house is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. The deed is between "Annie E. Waggener and J.D. Waggener, her husband, of the State of Michigan" and "John Vineyard and Mary Vineyard, of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $3,600. The description of the property was word for word identical to the description given above in the 1909 document. Curiously, the house which was built after the 1909 land purchase, is not mentioned in this document.- RW
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From the 1930 Federal Census of Lake Worth City, Palm Beach County, Florida, district 50-27, sheet 8a, taken April 18, 1930, household 200, address: 127 N. L St.; from ancestry.com image 15 of 37. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife/ head, female, age- 69, married, 23 years old at 1st marriage, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011:
From Polk's West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Lake Worth (Palm Beach County, Florida) City Directory 1935, page 406, Lake Worth City Directory:
Waggener, Jesse D (Annie E) householder 301 North M Street
(This was the year they returned to Michigan due to Jesse's failing health, and in which he died in December.- RW)
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From the Detroit Free Press, (Detroit, Michigan), 03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 23:
Mrs. Anna K. Waggener. The Rev. Edgar DeWitt Jones, D. D., will conduct services at 2 p. m. Saturday at Central Woodward Christian Church. The body will be at the church at noon. Burial In Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Waggener died Wednesday after a long illness. She was born at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., 77 years ago, and had lived at 201 Farrand Ave. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Dillman, Mrs. J. A. Waldsmlth and Lucretta, and three sons, George R., James R. and Harry D. Waggener.
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Annie and her husband Jesse are buried in the Roseland Park Cemetery, located at 29001 N. Woodward Ave., Berkley, Michigan 48072. Their graves are in Section 31, plot 330. This is 4 rows east of the Pieta statue and about 5 plots north. Annie's headstone reads:
Mother
Anna Kenner Waggener
May 4, 1861 - June 1, 1938
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There is an interview with Annie's son Harry David Waggener and his wife Elsie Gregg, conducted in August 1979 by Harry's nephew Phillip Alan Waggener and his wife Elaine. Harry and Elsie talk about his recollections of his parents and their family, and his mother's parents, the Kenners. The interview was recorded and transcribed by Phil. Partial transcripts of the interview are included in the notes for Annie's husband Jesse and her father William Bryant Kenner, and the entire interview is in the notes for Harry.
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Anna's death certificate was posted on-line by the State of Michigan:
Michigan Department of Health
Certificate of Death
Place of death: Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Name: Mrs. Anna E. Waggener
Residence: 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park, Michigan
Length of residence in place where death occurred: 11 months
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: widow
Spouse's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Age: 77 years, 27 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Father's name: William Kenner
Father's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Maiden name of mother: Mary Swink
Mother's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Informant: Lucetta Waggener
Address: 201 Farrand Pk. Ave., Highland Park
Burial: Roseland Park, June 4, 1936
Date of death: June 1, 1938
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis
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Here are my notes for Annie, from her entry in my family tree file- Rick Waggener:
Anna Eliza (Kenner) Waggener and her twin sister Emma Mary (Kenner) Gamel were the third and fourth of nine children born to their parents William Bryant Kenner and Mary Malinda Swink. Anna and Emma were born on May 6, 1861 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Anna was known for most of her life as Annie. Annie initially lived with her parents on their farm in Ste. Genevieve, and moved with them to the area near to the just founded town of Festus, in Jefferson County, Missouri, in about 1878. Their home was north of Festus, on the top of what was known as Kenner's Hill. This is near to what is now the north end of North Mill Street.
In a story written (in 1937) as part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Festus, it was mentioned that Annie and a number of relatives were instrumental in the founding of the Christian Church in Festus. I believe that they raised money to build a new church building in 1907, to replace the old building that had burned down, and that Annie's father served as acting minister for the church at times. I think the church was located at 415 N. Mill Street in Festus, but that the stone church building they built in 1907, was torn down in the 1970's or 1980's. It was also written in the 1937 story that the Kenner family was well known for its generosity, hospitality and kindness.
The family story was that one of Jesse's friends had written to Annie when he and Jesse were in South Dakota, and when Jesse came back home, he went and looked Annie up. Reportedly the first time he saw her, she was riding on horseback in some deep woods, on her way to the bank with a bag full of gold coins. On June 11, 1884, Annie married Jesse David Waggener in the St. James Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 24 years old and he was 34 years old. They initially went to Sulphur Springs, Texas, where they were apparently planning to make their home, but returned to Jefferson County in about two months. There were six children born to and raised by Annie and Jesse: George Vest (1885), Mary Lucetta "Cet" (1889), James Richard "Dick" (1891), Minnie "Min" Moore (1894), Dorothy "Dot" Alice (1896) and Harry David (1900).
I believe that before the birth of their first child George Vest, Annie and Jesse started living in the house and on the farm in Rush Tower, where Jesse grew up. I believe that they lived there and farmed the farm until 1896, and that their first four children were born there. In 1896, they moved to Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, where Jesse bought and sold cattle and other livestock. While there were living there, their fifth child, Dorothy Moore was born there. Later he worked in the town as a bartender, which reportedly was not a situation Annie was at all happy with. Reportedly this was probably the main reason that she did not mind when he came home in 1898 and told her he had just enlisted in the army, to serve in the Spanish American War. While he was away in the army, Annie and her children returned to Jefferson County, and lived with her parents on Kenner's Hill.
After Jesse returned from his not too successful army career, they moved to the area of Bonne Terre, in St. Francois County, Missouri, where Jesse worked as a lead miner. While there were there, their youngest child Harry David was born there. I believe that they were only there a couple of years, and that in about 1901 or so, they moved to the town of Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. Reportedly Annie's younger brother Tom, had found a job there working for the American Tin Plate Company, and was able to get Jesse a job. Apparently this did not work out terribly well for them either, as they struggled to get by there, but they were there in Indiana for about five years. Reportedly during this time period their oldest son George returned to Festus to work for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and live with Annie's parents on Kenner's Hill. I also know that some of their other children also spent their summers living with Annie's parents.
In 1907 or 1908, Jesse and Annie returned to live in the Festus area. I believe they rented a home there for a while and also lived with Annie's parents. In September of 1909, Annie's parents gave Jesse and Annie an acre of land on Kenner's Hill, adjacent to their farm. Annie and Jesse reportedly borrowed $3,000 and built a house on that land. Reportedly these were the only two houses in the area at the time, and they could see the Mississippi River from the houses. I have since determined that the house is still there, and the current address of it is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jesse and family lived there in that house until they eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan in about 1918.
According to family lore, while Annie and Jesse moved around and Jesse struggled to find suitable employment, Annie was forced to do a lot of extra stuff to help support their large family. This included earning money by raising chickens and selling eggs, and taking in laundry. She also peddled women's hats, corsets, and brassieres, to rural women, by going door to door in a buggy.
In 1915, Annie and Jesse's son Dick went to Detroit to find work there. Detroit area was experiencing a massive industrial boom at the time, and Dick found work, and within a year or so his sisters Minnie and Dorothy also moved there and also found work there. By 1918 Annie and Jesse and all the rest of the family had also joined them there.
Later in 1920, all the children except apparently Dick, got together and bought a house in Highland Park, at 201 Farrand Park. Jesse and Annie and all the other kids except Dick lived together in that house, at least for a few years. Both Min and Dorothy were married there in 1922. Annie became very much involved in the Central Woodward Christian Church on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, and worked closely with the charismatic preacher there, Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones. Reportedly there was a memorial to Annie in that church, located at 8980 Woodward Avenue, and when Annie passed away, her funeral was held there. I visited the church, which is now the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church in 2012, but was unable to find the memorial.
In about 1928, Jessie and Annie went to live in Lake Worth, Florida, and the family sold the Highland Park house. Reportedly they were in Florida for about seven years. I have located Annie and Jesse there in Lake Worth in the 1930 census, living at 127 N. L Street, with their oldest granddaughter Ruth.
Apparently in 1935, Jesse's health had declined significantly and the family brought him and Annie back to Michigan to live. Reportedly the people who had bought the Highland Park home in 1928, had lost it during the Depression to the bank, and their daughter Dorothy and her husband Pete Dillman had bought it back, and moved there to live. When Annie and Jesse returned to Michigan in 1935, they lived there with them there in that house. Shortly after they returned to Highland Park, on December 13, 1935, Jesse died in the 201 Farrand Park home. The story is he had just gotten up and dressed, and walked across the room to Annie, and dropped dead.
Apparently just before or after Jesse passed away, they learned that Annie had contracted Tuberculosis. She was in a sanitarium for about year, before she died there. Annie lived two and a half years after Jesse died, passing away on June 8, 1938.
Rick Waggener
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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:
Anna and her sister Emma were twins.
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From the 1870 Federal Census of Beauvais township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 498, taken July 8, 1870, household #104; from ancestry.com, image #16 of 218. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
----- Annie; age- 9, female, born- Missouri
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From the 1880 Federal Census of Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 192, page 27/ 73C, taken June 18, 1880, household #244; from ancestry.com, image 27 of 60. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
------ Annie; female, age- 19, daughter, at home, in school, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From the JEFFERSON WATCHMAN; De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri; transcribed by Charlotte Maness:
****** FRIDAY, 13 JUNE 1884- MARRIED - Mr. Jesse WAGGENER of Rush Tower and Miss Anna KENNER of Festus were married in St. Louis, last Wednesday, and have gone to Texas on a bridal tour. Both parties are well known and much esteemed by a large number of friends, whose best wishes will accompany them through their new life.
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From Jefferson Co., Missouri; MARRIAGE VOLUME 1 1881-1885; P. 228:
Jesse D. Waggener of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 21
Annie Kenner of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 18
10 June 1884 license; married on 11 June 1884 by J. H. Smart, MG at St. Louis, Mo.
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From "The Jefferson Democrat" newspaper of Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri; sent to me courtesy of Charlotte Maness:
****** WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER, late deputy Sheriff, and Anna KENNER, daughter of W.B. KENNER of near Crystal City, were married last Wednesday, the 11th inst., at the St. James hotel, St. Louis, Rev. SMART officiated. They left next morning for Sulphur Springs, Tex., where they expect to make their home. Jesse was one of our most popular young men, and we are sorry he has left the county. We wish him and his wife success, wherever they may go.
****** WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER checks back from Sulphur Springs, Texas, for the Jefferson DEMOCRAT. He expresses himself as well pleased with his new home, though he evidently still feels lonesome away from his old friends in this county. Jesse is a young man who will make friends wherever he goes, and we wish him abundant success.
****** AUGUST 20 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER and wife have returned from Texas. They liked the country and people down there, but had such bad health they could not stand it any longer.
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From "History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus, Missouri" by Howard C. Litton; Festus, Missouri; Second Edition, May 1987:
****** Page 36; "CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS PRESENT BEFORE NAMING OF CITY OF FESTUS
The First Christian Church has been a factor in the religious life of Festus and Crystal City since 1882 when a few faithful members of the old Libertyville Christian Church, who lived in the community, met in the McNutt school house for services. Later they assembled in the Crystal City public school for a time. Then having no place to meet, they assembled at the home of William B. Kenner one Sunday and planned for the erection of a church building. William Sherlock gave one-half acre of land on which the church now stands and William Kenner gave the stone for the foundation. Miss Ann Kenner, now Mrs. A. E. Waggener of Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Carrie Swink solicited subscriptions and received hundreds of dollars with which the building was begun."
(I believe this story was from a series of stories put together for the 50th anniversary of Festus, Missouri, in 1937. William B. Kenner was Annie's father and Carrie Swink was her 1st cousin, the daughter of her mother's brother John Swink. William Shearlock was probably a brother-in-law to Annie's older sister Ida Jane Shearlock. The McNutt schoolhouse was built on and with property and materials donated by Annie's uncle, George M. McNutt (married to her aunt Sarah Ann Swink. -RW)
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From the Jefferson Democrat, (Hillsboro, Missouri), 14 Sep 1893, Thu • Page 3:
Mrs. Jesse D. Waggener has been appointed postmistress at Rush Tower, in place of Joseph Griffin.
(This confirms Annie and Jesse were still in Rush Tower in 1893, and shows some of the things Annie did to provide income for the family.- RW)
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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; ancestry.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Annie is listed in the household of her husband and children:
Household #67, family #70, no address listed;
----- Anna E.; wife, female, born- May 1860, age-40, married 16 years, mother of 6 children- all living, born-Missouri, parents born- Missouri, r/w's
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From the Elwood Daily Record (Elwood, Indiana), Monday July 9, 1906. page 4:
Mrs. J. D. Waggener is spending a month with relatives at Festus, Mo.
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From the Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana), Wed. April 17, 1907, page 5:
The first ward Christian church ladies will enjoy a "green tea" at the home of Mrs. J. D. Waggener, at 902 South A street, tomorrow afternoon.
(These two stories show that Annie and Jessie were in Elwood, Indiana in 1906 and 1907, and give one of the addresses that they lived at. -RW)
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The following indenture is located in Jefferson County Deed Book 68, page 7 and is dated September 29, 1909. It is for the sale of one acre of land on Kenner Hill, north of Festus, Missouri. The sale was between "William B. Kenner and Mary M. Kenner, his wife," and "Annie E. Waggener, wife of J. D. Waggener & her heirs." It is described that she paid $100 for the property, but according to family lore, this was a gift from Annie's parents, and the property was just down the hill from the Kenner's house. Also according to family lore, Annie and Jessie subsequently borrowed $3000 from the Farmer's and Merchant Bank of Festus, and build a house there, which they lived in until they left Festus for Detroit in 1918. The description of the property in the indenture is as follows:
"All of Lot number nine (9) in W. B. Kenner Subdivision of N. W. cor. of U.S. Survey No. 160, Township 40 Range 6 E. described as follows to wit: Beginning at the S.E. corner of lot No. 8 in said Subdivision belonging to Charles Jennings, thence N. 16 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet along and wth the East line of said lot 8 to the N. E. thereof, thence N. 74 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 16 degrees E. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 74 degrees W 208 1/2 feet to place of beginning, containing one acre."
(The house still stands, although the front porch as been removed. It is located at 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jessie subsequently sold the house and property in 1924.-RW)
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Anna E.; wife, female, age- 48, married 26 years, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- none/ housework, r/w's
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From the Jefferson County Record; February 13, 1913; posted on-line by the Jefferson County Historical Society:
These two blurbs were from a section on Festus:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER visited in St. Louis last week and while there, visited Dr.
TAYLOR, at the hospital and says she found the Doctor cheerful.
****** A masquerade party will be given by the daughter of Jess WAGGONER at their home on Kenner's Hill, February 14th.
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From the Jefferson County Record; dated Feb. 27, 1913; posted on-line by Fran Vaughn:
From a story from Festus
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER had business in Bonne Terre last week & remained several days
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From JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORD April 10, 1913; posted on-line by Tina Halcomb:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGENER made a business trip to Bonne Terre last week.
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I found a Warranty Deed, in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 85, pages 153-156. It is dated July 3rd, 1918, and involves the sale of a 1.5 acre of property by "Ida J. Sherlock, a widow of the City of St. Louis, Mo., William A. Gamel and Emma his wife of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Jessie D. Waggener and Anna E. Waggener his wife of the city of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Genevieve Baker, a single woman and Mary Kenner, widow of William B. Kenner, deceased, of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri" to "R. W. Wills and Ida E. Wills his wife of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $750. The plot of land was in Township 40, Range Six, East, and I believe it was on Kenner Hill just adjacent to the property where the Kenner house was. There is an easement included in the property for what was apparently the roadway or driveway leading to what was the Kenner house and property on the hill. The Kenners were allowed access on the roadway. It looks like it was just off of what is now North Mill Road. The description of the property mentions that it was adjacent to a piece of property previously owned by Mary Swink Kenner's brother John Edwin Swink and his wife Mariah, which they had sold in 1905. Jesse and Anna Waggener were actually in Detroit, Michigan by this time, and trier names were signed by a Notary Public. I am not sure why Thomas and George Kenner are not included in this document. - RW
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife, female, age- 58, married, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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I found a Warranty Deed in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 97, page 569, and is dated October 22, 1924. It is the sale of the one acre of property originally purchased by Annie (or given to her) from her parents William B. and Mary M. Kenner, on September 29, 1909. (See record above.) This is the location of the family home for Jesse and Annie, until they moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1918. The current address of the house is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. The deed is between "Annie E. Waggener and J.D. Waggener, her husband, of the State of Michigan" and "John Vineyard and Mary Vineyard, of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $3,600. The description of the property was word for word identical to the description given above in the 1909 document. Curiously, the house which was built after the 1909 land purchase, is not mentioned in this document.- RW
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From the 1930 Federal Census of Lake Worth City, Palm Beach County, Florida, district 50-27, sheet 8a, taken April 18, 1930, household 200, address: 127 N. L St.; from ancestry.com image 15 of 37. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife/ head, female, age- 69, married, 23 years old at 1st marriage, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011:
From Polk's West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Lake Worth (Palm Beach County, Florida) City Directory 1935, page 406, Lake Worth City Directory:
Waggener, Jesse D (Annie E) householder 301 North M Street
(This was the year they returned to Michigan due to Jesse's failing health, and in which he died in December.- RW)
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From the Detroit Free Press, (Detroit, Michigan), 03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 23:
Mrs. Anna K. Waggener. The Rev. Edgar DeWitt Jones, D. D., will conduct services at 2 p. m. Saturday at Central Woodward Christian Church. The body will be at the church at noon. Burial In Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Waggener died Wednesday after a long illness. She was born at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., 77 years ago, and had lived at 201 Farrand Ave. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Dillman, Mrs. J. A. Waldsmlth and Lucretta, and three sons, George R., James R. and Harry D. Waggener.
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Annie and her husband Jesse are buried in the Roseland Park Cemetery, located at 29001 N. Woodward Ave., Berkley, Michigan 48072. Their graves are in Section 31, plot 330. This is 4 rows east of the Pieta statue and about 5 plots north. Annie's headstone reads:
Mother
Anna Kenner Waggener
May 4, 1861 - June 1, 1938
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There is an interview with Annie's son Harry David Waggener and his wife Elsie Gregg, conducted in August 1979 by Harry's nephew Phillip Alan Waggener and his wife Elaine. Harry and Elsie talk about his recollections of his parents and their family, and his mother's parents, the Kenners. The interview was recorded and transcribed by Phil. Partial transcripts of the interview are included in the notes for Annie's husband Jesse and her father William Bryant Kenner, and the entire interview is in the notes for Harry.
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Anna's death certificate was posted on-line by the State of Michigan:
Michigan Department of Health
Certificate of Death
Place of death: Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Name: Mrs. Anna E. Waggener
Residence: 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park, Michigan
Length of residence in place where death occurred: 11 months
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: widow
Spouse's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Age: 77 years, 27 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Father's name: William Kenner
Father's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Maiden name of mother: Mary Swink
Mother's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Informant: Lucetta Waggener
Address: 201 Farrand Pk. Ave., Highland Park
Burial: Roseland Park, June 4, 1936
Date of death: June 1, 1938
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis
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Anna Eliza (Kenner) Waggener and her twin sister Emma Mary (Kenner) Gamel were the third and fourth of nine children born to their parents William Bryant Kenner and Mary Malinda Swink. Anna and Emma were born on May 6, 1861 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Anna was known for most of her life as Annie. Annie initially lived with her parents on their farm in Ste. Genevieve, and moved with them to the area near to the just founded town of Festus, in Jefferson County, Missouri, in about 1878. Their home was north of Festus, on the top of what was known as Kenner's Hill. This is near to what is now the north end of North Mill Street.
In a story written (in 1937) as part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Festus, it was mentioned that Annie and a number of relatives were instrumental in the founding of the Christian Church in Festus. I believe that they raised money to build a new church building in 1907, to replace the old building that had burned down, and that Annie's father served as acting minister for the church at times. I think the church was located at 415 N. Mill Street in Festus, but that the stone church building they built in 1907, was torn down in the 1970's or 1980's. It was also written in the 1937 story that the Kenner family was well known for its generosity, hospitality and kindness.
The family story was that one of Jesse's friends had written to Annie when he and Jesse were in South Dakota, and when Jesse came back home, he went and looked Annie up. Reportedly the first time he saw her, she was riding on horseback in some deep woods, on her way to the bank with a bag full of gold coins. On June 11, 1884, Annie married Jesse David Waggener in the St. James Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 24 years old and he was 34 years old. They initially went to Sulphur Springs, Texas, where they were apparently planning to make their home, but returned to Jefferson County in about two months. There were six children born to and raised by Annie and Jesse: George Vest (1885), Mary Lucetta "Cet" (1889), James Richard "Dick" (1891), Minnie "Min" Moore (1894), Dorothy "Dot" Alice (1896) and Harry David (1900).
I believe that before the birth of their first child George Vest, Annie and Jesse started living in the house and on the farm in Rush Tower, where Jesse grew up. I believe that they lived there and farmed the farm until 1896, and that their first four children were born there. In 1896, they moved to Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, where Jesse bought and sold cattle and other livestock. While there were living there, their fifth child, Dorothy Moore was born there. Later he worked in the town as a bartender, which reportedly was not a situation Annie was at all happy with. Reportedly this was probably the main reason that she did not mind when he came home in 1898 and told her he had just enlisted in the army, to serve in the Spanish American War. While he was away in the army, Annie and her children returned to Jefferson County, and lived with her parents on Kenner's Hill.
After Jesse returned from his not too successful army career, they moved to the area of Bonne Terre, in St. Francois County, Missouri, where Jesse worked as a lead miner. While there were there, their youngest child Harry David was born there. I believe that they were only there a couple of years, and that in about 1901 or so, they moved to the town of Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. Reportedly Annie's younger brother Tom, had found a job there working for the American Tin Plate Company, and was able to get Jesse a job. Apparently this did not work out terribly well for them either, as they struggled to get by there, but they were there in Indiana for about five years. Reportedly during this time period their oldest son George returned to Festus to work for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and live with Annie's parents on Kenner's Hill. I also know that some of their other children also spent their summers living with Annie's parents.
In 1907 or 1908, Jesse and Annie returned to live in the Festus area. I believe they rented a home there for a while and also lived with Annie's parents. In September of 1909, Annie's parents gave Jesse and Annie an acre of land on Kenner's Hill, adjacent to their farm. Annie and Jesse reportedly borrowed $3,000 and built a house on that land. Reportedly these were the only two houses in the area at the time, and they could see the Mississippi River from the houses. I have since determined that the house is still there, and the current address of it is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jesse and family lived there in that house until they eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan in about 1918.
According to family lore, while Annie and Jesse moved around and Jesse struggled to find suitable employment, Annie was forced to do a lot of extra stuff to help support their large family. This included earning money by raising chickens and selling eggs, and taking in laundry. She also peddled women's hats, corsets, and brassieres, to rural women, by going door to door in a buggy.
In 1915, Annie and Jesse's son Dick went to Detroit to find work there. Detroit area was experiencing a massive industrial boom at the time, and Dick found work, and within a year or so his sisters Minnie and Dorothy also moved there and also found work there. By 1918 Annie and Jesse and all the rest of the family had also joined them there.
Later in 1920, all the children except apparently Dick, got together and bought a house in Highland Park, at 201 Farrand Park. Jesse and Annie and all the other kids except Dick lived together in that house, at least for a few years. Both Min and Dorothy were married there in 1922. Annie became very much involved in the Central Woodward Christian Church on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, and worked closely with the charismatic preacher there, Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones. Reportedly there was a memorial to Annie in that church, located at 8980 Woodward Avenue, and when Annie passed away, her funeral was held there. I visited the church, which is now the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church in 2012, but was unable to find the memorial.
In about 1928, Jessie and Annie went to live in Lake Worth, Florida, and the family sold the Highland Park house. Reportedly they were in Florida for about seven years. I have located Annie and Jesse there in Lake Worth in the 1930 census, living at 127 N. L Street, with their oldest granddaughter Ruth.
Apparently in 1935, Jesse's health had declined significantly and the family brought him and Annie back to Michigan to live. Reportedly the people who had bought the Highland Park home in 1928, had lost it during the Depression to the bank, and their daughter Dorothy and her husband Pete Dillman had bought it back, and moved there to live. When Annie and Jesse returned to Michigan in 1935, they lived there with them there in that house. Shortly after they returned to Highland Park, on December 13, 1935, Jesse died in the 201 Farrand Park home. The story is he had just gotten up and dressed, and walked across the room to Annie, and dropped dead.
Apparently just before or after Jesse passed away, they learned that Annie had contracted Tuberculosis. She was in a sanitarium for about year, before she died there. Annie lived two and a half years after Jesse died, passing away on June 8, 1938.
Rick Waggener
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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:
Anna and her sister Emma were twins.
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From the 1870 Federal Census of Beauvais township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, page 498, taken July 8, 1870, household #104; from ancestry.com, image #16 of 218. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
----- Annie; age- 9, female, born- Missouri
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From the 1880 Federal Census of Joachim Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, district 192, page 27/ 73C, taken June 18, 1880, household #244; from ancestry.com, image 27 of 60. Annie is listed in the household of her parents:
------ Annie; female, age- 19, daughter, at home, in school, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From the JEFFERSON WATCHMAN; De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri; transcribed by Charlotte Maness:
****** FRIDAY, 13 JUNE 1884- MARRIED - Mr. Jesse WAGGENER of Rush Tower and Miss Anna KENNER of Festus were married in St. Louis, last Wednesday, and have gone to Texas on a bridal tour. Both parties are well known and much esteemed by a large number of friends, whose best wishes will accompany them through their new life.
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From Jefferson Co., Missouri; MARRIAGE VOLUME 1 1881-1885; P. 228:
Jesse D. Waggener of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 21
Annie Kenner of Crystal City, Jefferson Co., Mo. over 18
10 June 1884 license; married on 11 June 1884 by J. H. Smart, MG at St. Louis, Mo.
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From "The Jefferson Democrat" newspaper of Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri; sent to me courtesy of Charlotte Maness:
****** WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER, late deputy Sheriff, and Anna KENNER, daughter of W.B. KENNER of near Crystal City, were married last Wednesday, the 11th inst., at the St. James hotel, St. Louis, Rev. SMART officiated. They left next morning for Sulphur Springs, Tex., where they expect to make their home. Jesse was one of our most popular young men, and we are sorry he has left the county. We wish him and his wife success, wherever they may go.
****** WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER checks back from Sulphur Springs, Texas, for the Jefferson DEMOCRAT. He expresses himself as well pleased with his new home, though he evidently still feels lonesome away from his old friends in this county. Jesse is a young man who will make friends wherever he goes, and we wish him abundant success.
****** AUGUST 20 1884 - Jesse D. WAGGENER and wife have returned from Texas. They liked the country and people down there, but had such bad health they could not stand it any longer.
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From "History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus, Missouri" by Howard C. Litton; Festus, Missouri; Second Edition, May 1987:
****** Page 36; "CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS PRESENT BEFORE NAMING OF CITY OF FESTUS
The First Christian Church has been a factor in the religious life of Festus and Crystal City since 1882 when a few faithful members of the old Libertyville Christian Church, who lived in the community, met in the McNutt school house for services. Later they assembled in the Crystal City public school for a time. Then having no place to meet, they assembled at the home of William B. Kenner one Sunday and planned for the erection of a church building. William Sherlock gave one-half acre of land on which the church now stands and William Kenner gave the stone for the foundation. Miss Ann Kenner, now Mrs. A. E. Waggener of Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Carrie Swink solicited subscriptions and received hundreds of dollars with which the building was begun."
(I believe this story was from a series of stories put together for the 50th anniversary of Festus, Missouri, in 1937. William B. Kenner was Annie's father and Carrie Swink was her 1st cousin, the daughter of her mother's brother John Swink. William Shearlock was probably a brother-in-law to Annie's older sister Ida Jane Shearlock. The McNutt schoolhouse was built on and with property and materials donated by Annie's uncle, George M. McNutt (married to her aunt Sarah Ann Swink. -RW)
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From the Jefferson Democrat, (Hillsboro, Missouri), 14 Sep 1893, Thu • Page 3:
Mrs. Jesse D. Waggener has been appointed postmistress at Rush Tower, in place of Joseph Griffin.
(This confirms Annie and Jesse were still in Rush Tower in 1893, and shows some of the things Annie did to provide income for the family.- RW)
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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; ancestry.com, St. Francois #95, image 7 of 56. Annie is listed in the household of her husband and children:
Household #67, family #70, no address listed;
----- Anna E.; wife, female, born- May 1860, age-40, married 16 years, mother of 6 children- all living, born-Missouri, parents born- Missouri, r/w's
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From the Elwood Daily Record (Elwood, Indiana), Monday July 9, 1906. page 4:
Mrs. J. D. Waggener is spending a month with relatives at Festus, Mo.
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From the Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana), Wed. April 17, 1907, page 5:
The first ward Christian church ladies will enjoy a "green tea" at the home of Mrs. J. D. Waggener, at 902 South A street, tomorrow afternoon.
(These two stories show that Annie and Jessie were in Elwood, Indiana in 1906 and 1907, and give one of the addresses that they lived at. -RW)
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The following indenture is located in Jefferson County Deed Book 68, page 7 and is dated September 29, 1909. It is for the sale of one acre of land on Kenner Hill, north of Festus, Missouri. The sale was between "William B. Kenner and Mary M. Kenner, his wife," and "Annie E. Waggener, wife of J. D. Waggener & her heirs." It is described that she paid $100 for the property, but according to family lore, this was a gift from Annie's parents, and the property was just down the hill from the Kenner's house. Also according to family lore, Annie and Jessie subsequently borrowed $3000 from the Farmer's and Merchant Bank of Festus, and build a house there, which they lived in until they left Festus for Detroit in 1918. The description of the property in the indenture is as follows:
"All of Lot number nine (9) in W. B. Kenner Subdivision of N. W. cor. of U.S. Survey No. 160, Township 40 Range 6 E. described as follows to wit: Beginning at the S.E. corner of lot No. 8 in said Subdivision belonging to Charles Jennings, thence N. 16 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet along and wth the East line of said lot 8 to the N. E. thereof, thence N. 74 degrees W. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 16 degrees E. 208 1/2 feet, thence S. 74 degrees W 208 1/2 feet to place of beginning, containing one acre."
(The house still stands, although the front porch as been removed. It is located at 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. Annie and Jessie subsequently sold the house and property in 1924.-RW)
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Anna E.; wife, female, age- 48, married 26 years, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri, occupation- none/ housework, r/w's
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From the Jefferson County Record; February 13, 1913; posted on-line by the Jefferson County Historical Society:
These two blurbs were from a section on Festus:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER visited in St. Louis last week and while there, visited Dr.
TAYLOR, at the hospital and says she found the Doctor cheerful.
****** A masquerade party will be given by the daughter of Jess WAGGONER at their home on Kenner's Hill, February 14th.
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From the Jefferson County Record; dated Feb. 27, 1913; posted on-line by Fran Vaughn:
From a story from Festus
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGONER had business in Bonne Terre last week & remained several days
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From JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORD April 10, 1913; posted on-line by Tina Halcomb:
****** Mrs. Jess WAGGENER made a business trip to Bonne Terre last week.
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I found a Warranty Deed, in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 85, pages 153-156. It is dated July 3rd, 1918, and involves the sale of a 1.5 acre of property by "Ida J. Sherlock, a widow of the City of St. Louis, Mo., William A. Gamel and Emma his wife of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Jessie D. Waggener and Anna E. Waggener his wife of the city of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, Genevieve Baker, a single woman and Mary Kenner, widow of William B. Kenner, deceased, of the City of Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri" to "R. W. Wills and Ida E. Wills his wife of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $750. The plot of land was in Township 40, Range Six, East, and I believe it was on Kenner Hill just adjacent to the property where the Kenner house was. There is an easement included in the property for what was apparently the roadway or driveway leading to what was the Kenner house and property on the hill. The Kenners were allowed access on the roadway. It looks like it was just off of what is now North Mill Road. The description of the property mentions that it was adjacent to a piece of property previously owned by Mary Swink Kenner's brother John Edwin Swink and his wife Mariah, which they had sold in 1905. Jesse and Anna Waggener were actually in Detroit, Michigan by this time, and trier names were signed by a Notary Public. I am not sure why Thomas and George Kenner are not included in this document. - RW
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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. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife, female, age- 58, married, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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I found a Warranty Deed in Jefferson County, Missouri Deed Book 97, page 569, and is dated October 22, 1924. It is the sale of the one acre of property originally purchased by Annie (or given to her) from her parents William B. and Mary M. Kenner, on September 29, 1909. (See record above.) This is the location of the family home for Jesse and Annie, until they moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1918. The current address of the house is 221 N. 9th Street, Festus. The deed is between "Annie E. Waggener and J.D. Waggener, her husband, of the State of Michigan" and "John Vineyard and Mary Vineyard, of the County of Jefferson in the State of Missouri." The selling price was $3,600. The description of the property was word for word identical to the description given above in the 1909 document. Curiously, the house which was built after the 1909 land purchase, is not mentioned in this document.- RW
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From the 1930 Federal Census of Lake Worth City, Palm Beach County, Florida, district 50-27, sheet 8a, taken April 18, 1930, household 200, address: 127 N. L St.; from ancestry.com image 15 of 37. Annie is listed in the household of her husband:
------ Annie E.; wife/ head, female, age- 69, married, 23 years old at 1st marriage, r/w's, born- Missouri, parents born- Missouri
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From Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011:
From Polk's West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Lake Worth (Palm Beach County, Florida) City Directory 1935, page 406, Lake Worth City Directory:
Waggener, Jesse D (Annie E) householder 301 North M Street
(This was the year they returned to Michigan due to Jesse's failing health, and in which he died in December.- RW)
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From the Detroit Free Press, (Detroit, Michigan), 03 Jun 1938, Fri • Page 23:
Mrs. Anna K. Waggener. The Rev. Edgar DeWitt Jones, D. D., will conduct services at 2 p. m. Saturday at Central Woodward Christian Church. The body will be at the church at noon. Burial In Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Waggener died Wednesday after a long illness. She was born at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., 77 years ago, and had lived at 201 Farrand Ave. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Dillman, Mrs. J. A. Waldsmlth and Lucretta, and three sons, George R., James R. and Harry D. Waggener.
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Annie and her husband Jesse are buried in the Roseland Park Cemetery, located at 29001 N. Woodward Ave., Berkley, Michigan 48072. Their graves are in Section 31, plot 330. This is 4 rows east of the Pieta statue and about 5 plots north. Annie's headstone reads:
Mother
Anna Kenner Waggener
May 4, 1861 - June 1, 1938
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There is an interview with Annie's son Harry David Waggener and his wife Elsie Gregg, conducted in August 1979 by Harry's nephew Phillip Alan Waggener and his wife Elaine. Harry and Elsie talk about his recollections of his parents and their family, and his mother's parents, the Kenners. The interview was recorded and transcribed by Phil. Partial transcripts of the interview are included in the notes for Annie's husband Jesse and her father William Bryant Kenner, and the entire interview is in the notes for Harry.
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Anna's death certificate was posted on-line by the State of Michigan:
Michigan Department of Health
Certificate of Death
Place of death: Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Name: Mrs. Anna E. Waggener
Residence: 201 Farrand Pk., Highland Park, Michigan
Length of residence in place where death occurred: 11 months
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital status: widow
Spouse's name: Jesse D. Waggener
Age: 77 years, 27 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Father's name: William Kenner
Father's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Maiden name of mother: Mary Swink
Mother's birthplace: St. Genevieve, Mo.
Informant: Lucetta Waggener
Address: 201 Farrand Pk. Ave., Highland Park
Burial: Roseland Park, June 4, 1936
Date of death: June 1, 1938
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis
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