Jennie Doris (Gager) Magner Family Tree

The Gager/Magner Relationship to William Frederick Cody/ "Buffalo Bill"

Herbert Gager, son of Nathaniel Jagger and Elizabeth Randsdell was born October 18, 1798 and died on March 3, 1883 in Columbus, Kansas - Cherokee County.

Herbert married Achsah CODY on March 14, 1822 in Ontario, Canada.  They had eleven children; Jay, William, Mary, Griffin, Nelson, Aaron, Bradford, Elford, Sarah, John and Susan.

Their son, Elford was born on April 7, 1835 in Canada near the US border in West Mariposa TWP and was a twin, the other baby, a boy named Bradford died.

Elford's mother, Achsah Cody died when he was 11 years old.  Elford roamed with his father, Herbert over the north central states until his own marriage to his bride, Sarah Eliza Bunnell.

After Herbert Gager's first wife, Achsah died; he married Margaret Howard on February 9, 1868.

**Achsah was a 1st cousin to Buffalo Bill's mother, Mary Bonsell who was married to Isaac Cody

My Uncle Merritt Lee Caldwell purchased a pair of silver spurs belonging to W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and donated them in my maternal grandmother Jennie (Gager) Magner's name to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center - 720 Sheridan Avenue in Cody, Wyoming.  Today you can view the exhibit along with Jennie's name on the gift card.