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1900 Census

WAGNER, George

Kansas City [Jackson County] Missouri

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Source:   Roll T623_862, page 12B,
Enumeration District 49,
Enumeration Date:  7 Jun 1900.
In Ward 5, living at 2818 West Prospect Place:



George Wagner, age 24, born in June 1875, married for 3 years (= c. 1897), born in Germany, both parents born in Germany, immigrated to the U.S. in 1890 [sic], in the U.S. for 10 years, a naturalized citizen, a collar / harness maker.

NOTE:  His immigration information is wildly in error.

•  His parents,  Johann and Anna Wagner , both attest they were born in Russia, not in "Germany."

•  The Wagners came to America in 1876, NOT in 1890!

Johann had confused his initial naturalization APPLICATION with a final grant of citizenship, and this error was not discovered until 1903.  By then, George was 28 years old.  Only foreign-born minor children could receive automatic citizenship along with a parent.

•  Thus, George would have needed to pursue his own naturalization as an adult — and to date, we have no record that he ever did so. — See the Wagner citizenship conundrum at the Immigration page.

George is renting this home, together with:

May (Lura May Williams) Wagner, wife, age 23, born in August 1876, married for 3 years (= c. 1897), mother of one child, then living, born in Illinois, father born in Alabama, mother born in Tennessee, no occupation listed,

George D. ("Georgie" Davis) Wagner, son, age 1, born in November 1898 in Missouri, father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois, and

Maud Wagner,  George's younger sister, age 16, born in February 1884 in Kansas, both parents born in Germany, characterized as "a servant."
The Sanborn Insurance Map excerpt below shows the property they rented, Lot 10, 2818 West Prospect.
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The "5" marks an alley behind these houses, where small carriage sheds [?] were located.
Note that Prospect ran north and south, so North on this plan is to your LEFT:

Most of the neighborhood around Prospect and 28th Street no longer exists.
It was demolished to construct Interstate Highway I-35.

Map source:  Sanford zzzz

 

 
Kansas City, Missouri,
1907 Sanborn insurance map,
with a 2007 street map superimposed.

Note the extensive landfills into the Missouri River on the north, upon which Interstate 70 was built.

A century of "progress"
has obliterated many venerable neighborhoods.
Interstate 35 now runs through BOTH the George Dobson Beck area of Kansas City, Kansas —(the red circle marks Greystone Heights)—
as well as the Wagner neighborhood around 28th and Prospect on the Missouri side —(the yellow circle).