Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. Cass County. GEORGE WAGNER, farmer, P.O., Bluff Springs; is a native of Germany; born Dec. 14, 1825; son of Theodore and Elizabeth (Andreas) Wagner; he, a piano maker by trade; she, died in 1827. Mr. Wagner attended school for eight years in his native country, where he began life as a farmer; he served two years in the 3d Regiment of Prussia-a Hessian regiment- under Captain Otto. He came to this country in 1850, where he has since been engaged in farming. In Beardstown, in 1851, he married Mary Derr, a native of Germany, born Nov. 11, 1825, who bore him five children: John, Theodore, George, Elizabeth, and Mary. In 1864, he married Catharine Deitrick, also a native of Germany, born in 1835, and by this marriage six children have been born: Emil, Harry L., Rosa, Edward, Lydia, and Anna Eliza. His step-daughter, Mary Webel, eighteen years of age, resides with him. He is a Republican. Wagner Andreas Derr Deitrick Webel Otto = Germany