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SOLOMON WAGNER was born in Grant county, Wis., Aug. 20, 1838. In the fall of 1856 the subject of this sketch removed from Plattsville, Wis., taking the steamer at Galena for St. Louis, and reached by railroad the capital of Missouri, Jefferson City. From here he came by “shanks ponies” to Jasper county to what was then called Turkey Creek mine, now the Leadville mine. Like a great many other young men, then as now, he had a great desire to see the country, so after remaining a year he removed to Minnesota, and soon back again to the starting point, Wisconsin, and shortly to the “Sunny South,” to Mississippi and Arkansas. In the spring of 1861 Mr. Wagner landed in Jasper county, but the call for troops found him “off for the war” in March, 1862, enlisting in the Sixth Kansas Cavalry, serving a term of three years. The war being over he settled in Fort Scott, but becoming dissatisfied he went successively to Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas, until 1876, when he came to Oronogo to stay, where he still resides. In March, 1860, he married Maria A. Sullivan. The names of their children are Mary C., Nancy A., Sarah J., Mattie M., Nial, and Bertie, a son who died when quite young. In May, 1876, Mr. Wagner began the livery business, and in the fall of 1879 engaged in the lumber business in company with Isaac Fountain, whom he afterwards bought out. He has a good livery stable, and a large and rapidly increasing lumber trade. Mr. Wagner is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and all his family are members of the Methodist Church, and highly esteemed by many friends.