JOHN H. WAGGONER is a son of John and Sarah Waggoner, who were born in Tennessee. Their ancestors were North Carolinians by birth, and the father of our subject was in the war of 1812, and his father was a Revolutionary soldier. Our subject was born on the 30th** of April, 1824, and received a liberal education. He has following farming from boyhood, and was first married to Jane Burnett, who was the daughter of Henry and Sarah Burnett, of Davidson County. Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner became the parents of seven children: James L., William S., Robert S., Benjamin S., Neal S., Joel S. and Mary F. Mr. Waggoner’s wife died in 1862, and in 1863, he wedded Sulula A. Beech, daughter of William and Jane Beech. To Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner were born eleven children: Merry E., L.M., Ophelia B., Laurence, Emily K., Vida P., Flurida A., Thomas J., John H., Lee and Andrew. Our subject settled on his present farm of 165 acres in 1865. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

NOTE:

There is some confusion, regarding the spelling of the children’s names. Comparison with census records and other records helps to clear this up…. “Flurida” seems to become Florence, “Emily K. Katy” becomes Sarah Catherine “Katy”, “Merry E.” becomes Mary Etta, and “L.M.” becomes Lois Mae.

In the 1900 Federal Census, the mother is listed as having given birth to eleven children, of which nine were still alive.

Henry Waggoner