Greetings Ulster County List: Here is an obituary from the Kripple Bush (Kripplebush) Methodist Church records compiled in the late 1800s, early 1900s. If you have questions or comments about the any of the other people mentioned in this obit, please change the subject line of your e-mail accordingly, thank you. Also, please note that the Fairview Cemetery is on Pine Bush Road, a few miles north of Kripplebush--not to be confused with the Pine Bush that is in Orange County, NY. Hiram Wager, Kripple Bush Methodist Church Records, Book 2, Page 108, pasted copy of Obituary, Death date: November 17, 1894: “Kripple Bush: Hiram WAGER, a former resident of Kripple Bush, died near the village of High Falls on Saturday evening, November 17th, after a short illness. He was born April 4th, 1847, and was a son of David WAGER, who died April 15th, 1863, and Sally PALEN, who died April 9th, 1852. Johannis WAGER, the great ancestor of the Wager family in Ulster County, came from Dutchess County, it is supposed some time between 1790 and 1800, and purchased land on which the present residence of Jacob E. HORNBEEK in this village, and on which is now erected the store of Henry TEN HAGEN, formerly the hotel of John ECKERT, deceased. Johannis WAGER, soon after erecting a house in this village and living here a few years, sold the property to Jacob ECERT, who came from Esopus, and about the year 1805 bought the property now owned by Daniel D. SMITH from the Trustees of Marbletown, about a half a mile north of this village where he died June 9th, 1837, and Margaret MILLER, his wife, died February 28, 1853. Both are buried in the old graveyard belonging to the Methodist church. The land on which the public school stood in this village was deeded on March 25th, 1816 to Johannis WAGER, John TEAS, and Joseph SMITH, by Wessel Broadhead, Peter Jansen and Isaac B. BLOOM, Trustees of Marbletown. The Wager family has been active in the affairs of the church and town, and is still one of the prominent families of Dutchess county also. Hiram WAGER was highly respected by his many acquaintances and his death is greatly regretted. His funeral was held in the Reformed church at High Falls on Monday afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. Herman Hageman officiating. The remains were buried in the cemetery at Pine Bush.” With warm regards, Marilyn Hough Stern KrippleBush, NY mhoughstern@aol.com ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour