Daniel Waggoner | |
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Born | July 7, 1828 |
Died | September 5, 1902 | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | Settler, rancher, businessman, banker |
Spouse(s) | Nancy (Moore) Waggoner Sicily Ann (Halsell) Waggoner |
Children | William Thomas Waggoner |
Parent(s) | Solomon Waggoner Elizabeth (McGaugh) Waggoner |
Relatives | Guy Waggoner (grandson) Electra Waggoner (granddaughter) E. Paul Waggoner (grandson) Albert Buckman Wharton III (great-great-grandson) |
Daniel Waggoner (July 7, 1828 – September 5, 1902) was an early American settler and rancher in Texas. He also owned five banks, three cottonseed oil mills, and a coal company. He established the Waggoner Ranch, which spanned eight counties: Wise County, Clay County, Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Foard County, Baylor County, Archer County, and Knox County. In 1959, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[1]