Photo 32-BLA-15

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This farm used to belong to Andrew Wagner 100 years ago. It's on Petersen Road. It was purposely burned down several years ago.

My parents rented this farm and I grew up here.

My parents were Robert and Evelyn Carlsen

This farm property was located on Peterson Rd. just east of N. Alleghany Rd. in Fremont Township. The 100 acre farm was owned by Andrew Wagner (1850-1922) according to the 1907 plat map. He was first wife was Maria C. (Musser) Wagner (1852-1888) and her death he married Mary (Leable) Wagner (1860-1938). Andrew owned this farm for 28 years before retiring and moving to Waukegan.

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