Henrietta (Clark) Wagner (abt. 1867 - 1933)

Born about Sep 1867 in Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Mar 1933 at about age 65 in Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Biography

Henrietta "Etta" Clark was born about September 1867 in Flora, Illinois. Her parents were Gabriel Clark and Lavinia Ann Underwood.

The 1870 U.S. Census records show her (age 3) living on her family's farm in Flora, Illinois.^[1] In addition to her parents (Gabriel and Lavinia, ages 39 and 30 respectively), there are two other siblings enumerated: George M Clark (age 6) and John O Clark (age 1).

In 1880, she and her brother George are listed in the household of their grandparents, John and Mary Underwood.^[2] Her widowed father and another brother, John, are listed living next door.

During the early 1890s, Henrietta Clark taught school in Topeka, Kansas.^{[3] [4]} In 1897, she joined the Baha'i Faith after meeting James Brown "Thornton" Chase^[5], and spent the following two years in New Mexico.^[6]

The 1900 U.S. Census shows her living in a boarding house at 1727 Fremont Street, Denver, Colorado.^[7] Henrietta is described as 33 years old, single, born in Illinois in about September 1867. While living in Denver, she taught the Baha'i Faith to her sister-in-law, Josephine Lort (Hall) Clark.

On 23 June 1907, Henrietta Clark married John Thomas Clark Wagner in Los Angeles, California.^[8][9] The 1910 U.S. Census shows them living together at 601 North Raymond, Los Angeles.^[10] Henrietta (age 42) is said to be working as a Stenographer while her husband (age 49) is a Gardener.

Sadly, the marriage appears to have dissolved sometime before 1920. In that year's census records, Henrietta Wagner (age 52, Stenographer, b. Illinois) is enumerated as a boarder in the household of fellow Baha'is Russell and May Brooker, who lived on Castle Boulevard in Akron, Ohio.^[11]

Henrietta Clark Wagner remained active in the American Baha'i community for the rest of her life. She is listed (along with Thornton Chase) on the executive board of the first Baha'i Assembly in Los Angeles.^[12] Later, she worked to establish a local spiritual assembly in the town of Santa Barbara.^[13] She wrote several articles for Baha'i publications Star Of The West and Baha'i World, and was even a recipient of a Tablet from Abdu'l-Baha Himself.^[14]

The 1930 U.S. Census shows Henrietta Wagner (age 62, Divorced) living at 304 West Figuiero, Santa Barbara, California.^[15] The city directory lists her as a Notary.^[16]

She passed away on 1 March 1933^[17][18] after a long battle with tuberculosis.^[19] She is buried in Goleta Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64N-5C1 : 12 April 2016), Henrietta Clark in household of Garnett Clark, Illinois, United States; citing p. 11, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,695.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNZ-BFX : 13 August 2016), Henrietta Clark in household of John S Underwood, Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 152, sheet 352A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0182; FHL microfilm 1,254,182.
3. ↑ "Miss Etta Clark, a teacher in the Topeka, Kansas, City Schools, is visiting her brother, Geo. M. Clark, near this city...", The Bedford Mail (Bedford, Indiana), 31 Jul 1891. p. 3. Accessed 14 Oct 2021. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/581006394/
4. ↑ "Miss Etta Clark, of the Topeka, Kansas schools is expected to arrive here tomorrow night...", The Bedford Mail (Bedford, Indiana), 17 Jun 1892. p. 1. Accessed 14 Oct 2021. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/581009201/
5. ↑ Graves: Page 13
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13591669/henrietta-c-wagner : accessed 15 October 2021), memorial page for Henrietta C Wagner (Sep 1867–1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #13591669, citing Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA ; Maintained by Damien (contributor 46492542) .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM9-YZM : accessed 3 August 2017), Henrietta Clark in household of Mary Paxton, Precincts 1 & 4 Denver city Ward 9, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 8B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,118.
8. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ZV-HHB : 28 November 2014), John Thomas Clark Wagner and Henrietta Clark, 23 Jun 1907; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,012.
9. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHL-THS : 28 November 2014), John Tomas Clark Wagner and Henrietta Clark, 23 Jun 1907; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,246.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLH-SGQ : accessed 3 August 2017), Henrietta C Wagner in household of John T Wagner, Pasadena Ward 2, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 303, sheet 5B, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 86; FHL microfilm 1,374,099.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTP-GFQ : 3 February 2021), Henrietta Wagner, 1920.
12. ↑ Beckett, F.B. "Los Angeles". Baha'i News, 9 Apr 1910. p. 7. Accessed 14 Oct 2021. Bahai.works https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File%3ASW_Vol1_No2.pdf&page=7
13. ↑ "Santa Barbara, California". Baha'i News Letter, 35, November 1929. p. 7. Accessed 15 Oct 2021. Bahai.works https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File%3ABaha%27i_News_35.pdf&page=7
14. ↑ "Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá recently revealed (Henrietta Wagner) ." Star of the West, April 9, 1919, 32. July 4, 2010. Accessed August 3, 2017. https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume10.pdf&page=32
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNN-CRX : accessed 14 October 2021), Henrietta C Wagner, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 16B, line 65, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 214; FHL microfilm 2,339,949.
16. ↑ "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DR9Q-QB3Z : 26 January 2021), Mrs./sten and Notary Henrietta C Wagner, 1928.
17. ↑ "California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Oct 2021), Henrietta C Wagner, b. abt. 1868, d. 1 Mar 1933, age 65, residence: Santa Barbara, CA. California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.
18. ↑ "In Memoriam." The Baha'i World. 422. Vol. V. New York: Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1936. https://bahai.works/Bah%C3%A1%E2%80%99%C3%AD_World/Volume_5/In_Memoriam
19. ↑ Graves: Page 13

See also:

• Graves, Anita. George Nathaniel Underwood Clark. PDF document. Distributed via email, 10 Dec 2017.