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Vivian B. Wagner1,2,3

ID# 18036, (1917 - 2008)
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Parents:

FatherHenry K. Wagner (4 Mar 1885 - 1961)
MotherBessie M. (abt 1899 - 6 Jul 1967)
Family IndexesThe Glabe Family

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Nov 1917, Illinois,4,5,6
Marriage: 7 Feb 1942, Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri, Edwin Frederick Prenger (b. 9 Feb 1917, d. 5 Nov 2011)3
Divorce: bef 1945, Edwin Frederick Prenger (b. 9 Feb 1917, d. 5 Nov 2011)7,8,9
Marriage: Jay Wilson Denany (b. 1 Jan 1901, d. 19 Feb 1984)10,11,12
Death: 16 Jun 2008,13
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Narrative:

Vivian B. Wagner was born on 6 Nov 1917 in IllinoisG.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kingston Mines Village, Peoria Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents, Henry K. Wagner and Bessie M.14 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Glasford, Peoria Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents.15
     Neither Vivian nor her parents have been found in the 1940 census. At age 22 she may have been living separately from her parents. It is possible she had an unknown marriage as several married women her age named Vivian are found in Peoria in 1940, but none can be identified as her.
     Vivian married first Edwin Frederick Prenger, son of Joseph Frank Prenger and Jessie Myrtle Watson, on 7 Feb 1942 in Canton, Lewis Co., MissouriG, with Rev. E. H. Farmer officiating.3
     Vivian and Edwin were apparently separated, if not divorced, by 1944, as she does not appear with him in that year's city directory. No record of a divorce has been found, but they seem to have divorced before 1945 as he remarried about then.7,8,9
     Vivian married second Jay Wilson Denany, son of Laurence Denany and Genia Wilson. He had previously been married to Mable Frances Gray.10,11,12
     Vivian and Wilson appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 706 Jackson St. G, enumerated 13 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.16
     Vivian and Jay moved to FloridaG in 1961.17
     Her second husband died on 19 Feb 1984 in Pinellas Co., FloridaG.18,19
     Vivian died on 16 Jun 2008 at age 90.13
Research Note, 18 Feb 2104:
No positive proof has been found that Vivian B. Wagner, daughter of Henry and Bessie Wagner, was the same Vivian Wagner who married Edwin Prenger. The marriage record for Vivian and Edwin shows both were "of Peoria," that he was over age 21 and she over 18, and no other identifying information. But no other Vivian Wagner has been found in or around Peoria during near that time, so based on these slim grounds I have concluded they are the same person.

Children:
     There were no children with Edwin Frederick Prenger

Children:
     There were no children with Jay Wilson Denany

Citations

  1. [S13161] Henry Wagner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Vivian Wagner.
  2. [S13163] Henry K. Wagner household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Vivian B. Wagner.
  3. [S3583] Edwin F. Prenger and Vivian Wagner, marriage License and return.
  4. [S13161] Henry Wagner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 2 and state.
  5. [S13163] Henry K. Wagner household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 12 and state.
  6. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Vivian B. Denany, Soc. Sec. No. 331-01-8157, shows date.
  7. [S3474] Polk's Peoria City Directory, 1944, pg 289, shows him with no spouse.
  8. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Virginia Mae Wolfe, Soc. Sec. No. 360-16-0525, shows her as Virginia Mae Prenger effective Oct 1945.
  9. [S13167] Edwin Prenger household, 1950 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows married him married to Nancy.
  10. [S13164] J. Wilson Denany household, 1950 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married.
  11. [S13166] J. Wilson Denany obituary, St. Petersburg Times, shows her as his widow.
  12. [S13162] Bessie M. Wagner obituary, St. Petersburg Times, shows her name as Mrs. Vivian Denany.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Vivian B. Denany, Soc. Sec. No. 331-01-8157, shows date, and last residence, as 33763, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida.
  14. [S13161] Henry Wagner household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  15. [S13163] Henry K. Wagner household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  16. [S13164] J. Wilson Denany household, 1950 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  17. [S13166] J. Wilson Denany obituary, St. Petersburg Times.
  18. [S13166] J. Wilson Denany obituary, St. Petersburg Times, shows date.
  19. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for J Wilson Denany, shows date, county, and state.

 

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