Andrew Waggoner was born in Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, in 1793, and came to Wayne county in 1818, settling in Milton township. He settled in section 33, one-half mile south of where his son, John Waggoner, now lives, entering a quarter section of land. He made the passage from Pennsylvania to Wayne county in a wagon, bringing with him his wife and six children, and landing on his premises May 2, 1818. He built a cabin, cleared up some land, and planted some potatoes, turnips, etc. Forks driven into the ground, with green poles crossed, constituted the bedsteads. He was married to Susannah Feightner, of Pennsylvania, and died January 3, 1851, his wife dying in February, 1854. He had nine children, John, Elizabeth, Mathias, Catharine, Sarah, Andrew, Jacob, Anna and Rebecca.
Source: History of Wayne County, Ohio from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, Ben Douglass, Indianapolis: Robert Douglass, Publisher, 1878, p. 634.
Contributed by: Nancy.