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![Show Contents]() Wanger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany
Early Origins of the Wanger familyThe surname Wanger was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Wangen became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation. Early History of the Wanger familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wanger research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1678 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Wanger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wanger Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wangen, Wanger, Wangern, Wangler, Wanglen, Weigen, Wiegen, Wegen, Wegeln, Wageln, Wögen, Vangen and many more. Early Notables of the Wanger familyMore information is included under the topic Early Wanger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Wanger migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Wanger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joseph Wanger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
Wanger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Theodore Wanger, aged 21, who arrived in New York in 1849 1
- Conrad Wanger, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 1
- Philip Wanger, who landed in St Clair County, III in 1860 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wanger (post 1700) | + |
- Irving Price Wanger (1852-1940), American Republican politician, Burgess of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1878; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1893-1911 2
- Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933), American Republican politician, Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961-62; Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 24th District, 1966 2
- Charles F. Wanger, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Salisbury; Elected 1904; Defeated, 1906 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Wanger migration to the United States 
