The son of James Jefferson Wagaman and Hester Emmaline Adams, "Frank" moved with his parents and siblings to Barton County, Missouri in the mid-1880's.
Frank married Willa Mae Higgins on Christmas Day 1904. She was the daughter of Lafayette Bryant Higgins and Louisa L. Taylor. Willa's sister, Eva Myrtle Higgins, was married to Frank's brother, Edwin Wader Wagaman.
Frank and Willa were the parents of 7 children. A doctor advised them to move to a place with a drier climate after Frank developed a severe case of asthma and arthritis. As a consequence, the family relocated from Missouri to Mack, Mesa County, Colorado.
After the move, Frank took a job with the old Uintah Railroad. His sons worked for the railroad, as well.
The Wagamans' oldest son, James Leroy (known as "Roy"), was a fireman for Uintah. He was sent on an American ditcher that had been dispatched to clear a landslide from the tracks near Atchee, Colorado on 19 Aug 1924.
After the team arrived, and just as the ditcher lifted the first scoop of soil from the tracks, the contraption's blocking sank into the ground, and the huge machine turned over on its side. Unable to escape in time, Roy was crushed to death under the rig.
At the time of the accident, Frank was working as a brakeman on a southbound passenger train that was only a mile away. He arrived just minutes after the ditcher was lifted, and Roy's body was recovered.
Frank's health problems eventually forced him to take an early retirement from the railroad. He and Willa then bought a rooming house. It was located near the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado and was used by trainmen who needed a place to lay over between work runs.
At the time of his death in 1941, Frank was 60 years, 5 months and 15 days old. He was survived by his wife, Willa, and was buried near their son, Roy.
Willa Mae passed away in 1950.
Children: 5 sons, 2 daughters.
Father of:
James Leroy "Roy" Wagaman
Paul Lafayette Wagaman
Orval Hugh Wagaman
Hazel Emmaline Wagaman Boardman
Earl Bryant "Dick" Wagaman
Captain Ray Edwin Wagaman
Willa Mae Wagaman Uhlemann
Frank's siblings:
Dexter Holman (half-brother)
William Abraham Wagaman
Edwin Wader Wagaman
Elbert Lee Wagaman
John Harvey Wagaman
Bio written by Lynn Marie Vint.
Frank married Willa Mae Higgins on Christmas Day 1904. She was the daughter of Lafayette Bryant Higgins and Louisa L. Taylor. Willa's sister, Eva Myrtle Higgins, was married to Frank's brother, Edwin Wader Wagaman.
Frank and Willa were the parents of 7 children. A doctor advised them to move to a place with a drier climate after Frank developed a severe case of asthma and arthritis. As a consequence, the family relocated from Missouri to Mack, Mesa County, Colorado.
After the move, Frank took a job with the old Uintah Railroad. His sons worked for the railroad, as well.
The Wagamans' oldest son, James Leroy (known as "Roy"), was a fireman for Uintah. He was sent on an American ditcher that had been dispatched to clear a landslide from the tracks near Atchee, Colorado on 19 Aug 1924.
After the team arrived, and just as the ditcher lifted the first scoop of soil from the tracks, the contraption's blocking sank into the ground, and the huge machine turned over on its side. Unable to escape in time, Roy was crushed to death under the rig.
At the time of the accident, Frank was working as a brakeman on a southbound passenger train that was only a mile away. He arrived just minutes after the ditcher was lifted, and Roy's body was recovered.
Frank's health problems eventually forced him to take an early retirement from the railroad. He and Willa then bought a rooming house. It was located near the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado and was used by trainmen who needed a place to lay over between work runs.
At the time of his death in 1941, Frank was 60 years, 5 months and 15 days old. He was survived by his wife, Willa, and was buried near their son, Roy.
Willa Mae passed away in 1950.
Children: 5 sons, 2 daughters.
Father of:
James Leroy "Roy" Wagaman
Paul Lafayette Wagaman
Orval Hugh Wagaman
Hazel Emmaline Wagaman Boardman
Earl Bryant "Dick" Wagaman
Captain Ray Edwin Wagaman
Willa Mae Wagaman Uhlemann
Frank's siblings:
Dexter Holman (half-brother)
William Abraham Wagaman
Edwin Wader Wagaman
Elbert Lee Wagaman
John Harvey Wagaman
Bio written by Lynn Marie Vint.
The son of James Jefferson Wagaman and Hester Emmaline Adams, "Frank" moved with his parents and siblings to Barton County, Missouri in the mid-1880's.
Frank married Willa Mae Higgins on Christmas Day 1904. She was the daughter of Lafayette Bryant Higgins and Louisa L. Taylor. Willa's sister, Eva Myrtle Higgins, was married to Frank's brother, Edwin Wader Wagaman.
Frank and Willa were the parents of 7 children. A doctor advised them to move to a place with a drier climate after Frank developed a severe case of asthma and arthritis. As a consequence, the family relocated from Missouri to Mack, Mesa County, Colorado.
After the move, Frank took a job with the old Uintah Railroad. His sons worked for the railroad, as well.
The Wagamans' oldest son, James Leroy (known as "Roy"), was a fireman for Uintah. He was sent on an American ditcher that had been dispatched to clear a landslide from the tracks near Atchee, Colorado on 19 Aug 1924.
After the team arrived, and just as the ditcher lifted the first scoop of soil from the tracks, the contraption's blocking sank into the ground, and the huge machine turned over on its side. Unable to escape in time, Roy was crushed to death under the rig.
At the time of the accident, Frank was working as a brakeman on a southbound passenger train that was only a mile away. He arrived just minutes after the ditcher was lifted, and Roy's body was recovered.
Frank's health problems eventually forced him to take an early retirement from the railroad. He and Willa then bought a rooming house. It was located near the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado and was used by trainmen who needed a place to lay over between work runs.
At the time of his death in 1941, Frank was 60 years, 5 months and 15 days old. He was survived by his wife, Willa, and was buried near their son, Roy.
Willa Mae passed away in 1950.
Children: 5 sons, 2 daughters.
Father of:
James Leroy "Roy" Wagaman
Paul Lafayette Wagaman
Orval Hugh Wagaman
Hazel Emmaline Wagaman Boardman
Earl Bryant "Dick" Wagaman
Captain Ray Edwin Wagaman
Willa Mae Wagaman Uhlemann
Frank's siblings:
Dexter Holman (half-brother)
William Abraham Wagaman
Edwin Wader Wagaman
Elbert Lee Wagaman
John Harvey Wagaman
Bio written by Lynn Marie Vint.
Frank married Willa Mae Higgins on Christmas Day 1904. She was the daughter of Lafayette Bryant Higgins and Louisa L. Taylor. Willa's sister, Eva Myrtle Higgins, was married to Frank's brother, Edwin Wader Wagaman.
Frank and Willa were the parents of 7 children. A doctor advised them to move to a place with a drier climate after Frank developed a severe case of asthma and arthritis. As a consequence, the family relocated from Missouri to Mack, Mesa County, Colorado.
After the move, Frank took a job with the old Uintah Railroad. His sons worked for the railroad, as well.
The Wagamans' oldest son, James Leroy (known as "Roy"), was a fireman for Uintah. He was sent on an American ditcher that had been dispatched to clear a landslide from the tracks near Atchee, Colorado on 19 Aug 1924.
After the team arrived, and just as the ditcher lifted the first scoop of soil from the tracks, the contraption's blocking sank into the ground, and the huge machine turned over on its side. Unable to escape in time, Roy was crushed to death under the rig.
At the time of the accident, Frank was working as a brakeman on a southbound passenger train that was only a mile away. He arrived just minutes after the ditcher was lifted, and Roy's body was recovered.
Frank's health problems eventually forced him to take an early retirement from the railroad. He and Willa then bought a rooming house. It was located near the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado and was used by trainmen who needed a place to lay over between work runs.
At the time of his death in 1941, Frank was 60 years, 5 months and 15 days old. He was survived by his wife, Willa, and was buried near their son, Roy.
Willa Mae passed away in 1950.
Children: 5 sons, 2 daughters.
Father of:
James Leroy "Roy" Wagaman
Paul Lafayette Wagaman
Orval Hugh Wagaman
Hazel Emmaline Wagaman Boardman
Earl Bryant "Dick" Wagaman
Captain Ray Edwin Wagaman
Willa Mae Wagaman Uhlemann
Frank's siblings:
Dexter Holman (half-brother)
William Abraham Wagaman
Edwin Wader Wagaman
Elbert Lee Wagaman
John Harvey Wagaman
Bio written by Lynn Marie Vint.
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