Dear Relatives

THIS FAMILY RECORD IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

TO THE MEMORY OF THE PARENTS OF OUR SUBJECT

AND OUR HEIRS IN THE CHURCH, HALMAGH JOHN

VAN WAGONER AND HIS GOOD WIFE MARY (POLLY)

VAN HOUTEN VAN WAGONER WHO LOST THEIR LIVES

AT WINTER QUARTERS WHILE CROSSING THE PLAINS.

THIS BOOK ALSO COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRINTED

WITHOUT THE ENDLESS EFFORTS OF THREE GREAT

LADIES OF OUR FAMILY:

LOREE VAN WAGONER ORULLIAN

MARIAM VAN WAGONER MAXFIELD

LILIA SMITH SEEGMILLER
FRANK VAN WAGENER

President of the Organization

Van Wagenen – Van Wagoner

CONTENTS

1. 
   Wageningen
   
2. 
   Map of Wageningen
   
3. 
   Map of Holland showing Wageningen on the Rhine
   
4. 
   Description of Wageningen
   
5. 
   Coat of Arms
   
6. 
   Certificate of Character
   
7. 
   History of the Van Wagoner – Van Wagenen Family
   

12. 
    John H. Van Wagoner and Ann Devoort
    

15. Picture of Sheep Skin Deed

16. Mystery of the Missing Sheep Skin Deed

17. Sheep Skin Deed

18. Picture of Tragedy at Winter Quarters

19. Picture of Monument at Winter Quarters

20. Picture of Monument to Pioneers

21. Birthright

22. Direct Ancestry of John Halmagh Van Wagoner

24. Pedigree Charts

62. Sources used for Pedigree Chart

*75. Ancestor Family Group Sheets - arranged Alphabetically

186. History of John Halmagh Van Wagoner

188. Pictures of John Halmagh’s Homes, etc.

189. How the First Vans Were Converted

193. Sisters of John Halmagh Van Wagoner

194. 
     Posterity of James Henry Smith and Hannah
     
195. 
     History of James Henry Smith and Hannah
     

197. Posterity of Henry Nebeker Sr. and Ann

198. History of Ann Van Wagoner Nebeker

200. Posterity of John Boylston Fairbanks and Sarah

201. History of Sarah Van Wagoner Fairbanks

203. Reunion Pictures

207. Descendants of John Halmagh Van Wagoner

Section I

208. Posterity of John Halmagh Van Wagoner & Eliza Smith

**I 208. Posterity of David Van Wagenen & Julie Ann Provost

209. History of David Van Wagenen

211. Posterity of David Van Wagenen Cont.

213. Posterity of David L. Van Wagenen & Avis Mary Bronson

221. Histories of David L. Van Wagenen Descendants

229. Posterity of John Frances Van Wagenen & Eliza Luvernia Smith

231. Posterity of Wilford Van Wagenen & Rachel Holfeltz

235. Posterity of Edwin Van Wagenen & Alice Naomi Bronson

242. Histories of Edwin Van Wagenen Descendants

245. Posterity of George Christopher Van Wagenen & Katie M. Stark

248. Histories of George Christopher Van Wagenen Descendants

260. Posterity of Mary Emily Van Wagenen Murdock

269. Histories of Mary Emily Van Wagenen Murdock Descendants

277. Posterity of Alma Van Wagenen & Birdie Ethel Gray

279. Histories of Alma Van Wagenen Descendants

282. Posterity of Lettie Van Wagenen Bronson

284. Histories of Lettie Van Wagenen Descendants

286. Posterity of Minnie Jane Van Wagenen Penrod and History

286a. Pictures of David Van Wagenen Descendants
Section II

328. Picture Pedigree of John Halmagh Van Wagoner & Clarissa Tappen

328a. Posterity of John Halmagh & Clarissa Tappen Van Wagoner

Section III

328b. Posterity of Ephraim Van Wagoner & Sarah Catherine Hamilton

335. Pictures of Ephraim Van Wagoner Descendants

Section IV

343. Posterity of John Van Wagoner Sr. & Margaret Ann Fausett

381. Histories of John Van Wagoner Sr. Descendants

414. Pictures of John Van Wagoner Sr. Descendants

Section V

456. Posterity of Ann Van Wagoner Bagley

458. Histories of Ann Van Wagoner Bagley Descendants

460. Pictures of Ann Van Wagoner Bagley Descendants

Section VI

461. Posterity of Cynthia Van Wagoner Bronson

484. Histories of Cynthia Van Wagoner Bronson Descendants

485. Pictures of Cynthia Van Wagoner Bronson Descendants

Section VII

494. Posterity of William Van Wagoner & Lelia Naomi Alexander

Section VIII

497. Posterity of William Van Wagoner & Lenora Jacques

501. Histories of William Van Wagoner Descendants

503. Pictures of William Van Wagoner Descendants

Section IX

504. Posterity of Clarissa Van Wagoner Provost

507. 
     Histories of Clarissa Van Wagoner Provost Descendants
     

503. Pictures of Clarissa Van Wagoner Provost Descendants

Section X

507. History of Henry Van Wagoner

Section XI

507. History of George Van Wagoner

507. 
     Picture of George Van Wagoner & Eva Bunnel & Henry Van Wagoner
     

Section XII

507. 
     Picture Pedigree of John Halmagh Van Wagoner and Elizabeth Young
     

510a. Posterity of John Halmagh Van Wagoner and Elizabeth Young

Section XIII

511. Posterity of John Alfred Van Wagoner and Sarah Ellen Stark

515. 
     Histories of John Alfred Van Wagoner Descendants
     

520. 
     Pictures of John Alfred van Wagoner Descendants
     

Section XIV

526. Posterity of Elizabeth Ann Van Wagoner Sutton

Section XV

529. Posterity of Parley Pratt Van Wagoner and Emma Slack

535. 
     Histories of Parley Pratt van Wagoner Descendants
     

542. 
     Pictures of Parley Pratt Van Wagoner Descendants
     

Section XVI

545. Posterity of Mary Evelyn Van Wagoner Graves

548. Pictures of Mary Evelyn van Wagoner Graves Descendants

Section XVII

550. Posterity of Stella Jane Van Wagoner Titus

552. 
     Autobiography of Stella Jane Van Wagoner Titus Descendants
     

542. 
     Pictures of Bliss Titus and son Russell
     

Section XVIII

554. Posterity of Maude Van Wagoner Fisher

555. 
     Pictures of Maude Van Wagoner Fisher Descendants
     
556. 
     John Halmagh Van Wagoner and Zella Allen
     

THE “VANS”

VAN WAGENEN – VAN WAGONER

1630 – 1969