Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Nancy Agnes Renton

Andrew Renton
(1796-1877)

Agnes Wallace
(1802-1854)

Archibald Hamilton
(Abt 1800-)

Little
(Abt 1805-)

George Renton
(1825-1874)

Agnes Hamilton
(1824-1905)

Nancy Agnes Renton
(1848-1926)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sidney Melvin Wager

Nancy Agnes Renton ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 15 February 1848, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Sidney Melvin Wager on 5 September 1868 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States ¹
Died: 5 March 1926, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States at age 78 ⁵ ⁶
Buried: After 5 March 1926, Port Creek Evergreen Cemetery, Carleton, Monroe, Michigan, United States ⁵

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Nancy A Wagar
Sex: Female
Age: 78 years
Birth Date: 15 February 1848
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1926
Event Place: Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Ash, Monroe, Michigan, United States

"Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQF-HZ3 : Fri Mar 08 00:23:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Nancy A Wagar and Geo Renton, 05 Mar 1926.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 10713033
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10713033/nancy-wagar: accessed 14 Aug 2026), memorial page for Nancy Renton Wagar (1848\'961926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10713033, citing Port Creek Evergreen Cemetery, Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Just Us (contributor 51491164).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1851 Scotland Census, 30 March 1851, Spott, East Lothian, Scotland. ² 1851 Scotland Census
ED 3, Page 12, Household schedule 45, Roll: CSSCT1851_193
Spott, East Lothian
Address: Village Of Spott
Agnes Benton..Daughter..3..Dunbar, Haddingtonshire

(Living with parents.)

2. Immigration: Harmonia, 14 July 1851, New York, New York, New York, United States. ⁷

3. 1860 US Census, 22 June 1860, Huron Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 75, Roll 564, Dwelling 657, Family 620
Huron Township, Wayne, Michigan
Agnes Renton..12..SCOTLAND

(Living with parents.)

4. 1870 US Census, 18 July 1870, Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ¹ 1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 136, Family 131
Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan
Nancy Wager..22..Scotland..Keeping House

(Living with husband, son, and brother-in-law.)

5. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. ⁴ 1900 US Census
Page 11A, District 64, Dwelling 195, Family 195
Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 31 years
Nancy Wager..Wife..52..February 1848..Scotland..2/2

(Living with husband.)

Nancy married Sidney Melvin Wager, son of Henry J. Wager and Susanna Margaret Coons, on 5 September 1868 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States.¹ (Sidney Melvin Wager was born on 17 December 1847 in Grafton, Rensselaer, New York,¹ ⁴ ⁸ died on 14 January 1933 in Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States ⁸ and was buried after 14 January 1933 in Port Creek Evergreen Cemetery, Carleton, Monroe, Michigan, United States ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 18 July 1870, Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ¹ 1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 136, Family 131
Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan
Sydney Wager..22..New York..Bending Mill Operator
Nancy Wager..22..Scotland..Keeping House
Frank Wager..11m..Michigan..June 1869
Simon Wager..25..New York..Bending Mill Operator

2. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. ⁴ 1900 US Census
Page 11A, District 64, Dwelling 195, Family 195
Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 31 years
Sidney Wager..Head..52..December 1847..New York..Farmer
Nancy Wager..Wife..52..February 1848..Scotland..2/2

bullet Marriage Notes:

1900 US Census
Page 11A, District 64, Dwelling 195, Family 195
Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States
19 jun 1900
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 31 years
Sidney Wager..Head..52..December 1847..New York..Farmer
Nancy Wager..Wife..52..February 1848..Scotland..2/2

1 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan, p. 16, dwelling 136, family 131; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 14 August 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

2 1851 census of Scotland, 30 Mar 1851, Spott, East Lothian, enumeration district (ED) 3, page 12, schedule no. 45.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Huron Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 75, dwelling 657, family 620, George Renton and Agnes (?); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 30 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 564.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 11A, dwelling 195, family 195, Sidney and Nancy Wagar; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 14 August 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 August 2026), Find a Grave Memorial ID: 10713033.

6 "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1968532 : accessed 14 August 2026), Entry for Nancy A Wagar and Geo Renton, 05 Mar 1926.

7 "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," online images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 26 Apr 2019), manifest, Harmonia, 14 Jul 1851, Andrew Renton Family.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 August 2026), 10713032.

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