"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 542.

HON. JACOB WAGNER

     Of Ashland, who is owner and proprietor of the Ashland Flouring Mills, was
born at Dayton, Ohio, September 26, 1820.  With his parents, John and Hester
Wagner, he removed to Elkhart county, Indiana.  From thence he came to Louisa
county, Iowa; and from thence to Oregon in 1850, and settled on Wagner creek,
Jackson county, in the spring of 1852.  In 1862 he moved to Ashland, where he
resides at this writing.  He was state senator from June, 1862 to June, 1866,
and was at the extra session of the legislature called together to adopt the
13th amendment to the constitution of the United States -- was county
commissioner in 1874-5, and has been a prominent and honored citizen from the
first.  In 1860 he returned to Iowa and was united in marriage to Miss Ella
Hendrix.  Their children are:  Annettie, John M., Fred D., Mabel E., Ella T.,
Jessie N. and Jacob Ernest.
 

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.