Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Wagoner, Orion M. 1869 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

ORION M. WAGONER.

   Among the many successful men who have won the respect and sincere regard of
their fellow citizens, few are held in greater esteem than Orion M. Wagoner,
farmer and stock raiser of Carrollton township. His ability in his chosen
vocation has proven his worth to the community beyond a question of doubt. A
descendant of those sturdy-hearted pioneers who, by their sterling qualities,
have made all things possible, he has inherited the moral courage necessary to
his achievement and has made full use of these powers.

   Orion M. Wagoner was born on January 3, 1869, in Jackson township, Carroll
county, and is the son of Isaac and Sarah C. (Bone) Wagoner. Isaac Wagoner was
the son of Martin Wagoner, who came to Carroll county in the early days from
Pennsylvania, and began the cultivation of land, spending the rest of his life
in the county of his adoption. Isaac Wagoner, through his marriage to Sarah
Bone, became the father of these children: Orion M., and Zulema, wife of James
Bridge and living on the Michigan road. Sarah (Bone) Wagoner was the daughter of
Adam Bone, who was one of the early settlers of Carroll county. Adam Bone
traveled from Ohio to Indiana with an ox-team, and upon his arrival settled on
the section of land which now comprises the farms of David Black and William
Wingard. Shortly after their marriage, Isaac Wagoner and his wife settled in
Carrollton township and later removed to Jackson, but soon returned to
Carrollton township, where they spent the rest of their lives. Sarah (Bone)
Wagoner passed away on March 22, 1909, and since her death Isaac Wagoner has
resided with his daughter, whose home is located on the Michigan road, in
Carrollton township.

   Orion M. Wagoner was reared on the home place and received his education in
the district schools of his native county. Until his marriage to Louanna
Eikenberry, on March 2, 1892, he assisted with the work on the home place, but,
after his marriage, began operations for himself. Louanna Eikenberry was the
daughter of Henry D. and Susan (Smoyer) Eikenberry. Henry D. Eikenberry was born
in Monroe township, Carroll county. The Enkenberry [sic] family came from
College Corner, Union county, Indiana, and most of them are living at Flora,
Indiana. Henry D. Eikenberry and his wife were the parents of five children:
Mettie, wife of George Allabaugh; Louanna, wife of Orion M. Wagoner; Rosella,
wife of Jacob Kingery; Effie, wife of Newton Landes, and Fannie, wife of Dr. C.
W. Reiff, of Idaville, Indiana.

   Orion M. Wagoner and his wife were the parents of three children, two of whom
are deceased. The names of the children follow: Lee Ellis, born on February 15,
1897, and died on December 18, 1910; Roy Newton, born on April 26, 1900, and
died on October 16, 1912; Laurel H., born on August 7, 1903, and now in school.

   Orion M. Wagoner has always been a hard-working man, but his many duties on
the farm have not prevented him from taking active interest in other matters. He
is a member of Fountain City Lodge No. 280, Knights of Pythias, at Flora, and a
member of the Presbyterian church at Wheeling, in which he is an active deacon.
In political faith he is a Democrat and a stanch supporter of the party
principles. His farm of eighty acres bears witness to his industry as a farmer
and his life to his qualities as a man.


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Biographical Section of
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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