Margaret "Wagner"-Plott
How did George and Margaret meet? We cannot say for certainty on the specifics of how George and Margaret met. I have heard one theory that they might have known each other on their voyage ship to America; however, to this date, no proof has been found and/or released. Their son, Daniel told Dr. Engelman that his parents were German, so we can venture to say that they met within the German community. Daniel also said that they married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which narrows down the area for us to hunt for their marriage record.
What do we know about Margaret’s name and maiden name? George acknowledges Margaret's first name in his Last Will and Testament, “Margaret my Dearly beloved wife”. Now, that Daniel told Dr. Engelmann in 1837 that his parents married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we hope to find a marriage record for them there that, hopefully, documents her maiden name.
What do we know about Margaret’s name and maiden name? George acknowledges Margaret's first name in his Last Will and Testament, “Margaret my Dearly beloved wife”. Now, that Daniel told Dr. Engelmann in 1837 that his parents married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we hope to find a marriage record for them there that, hopefully, documents her maiden name.
Do we have any clues to Margaret’s maiden name? Yes. George and Margaret's son, Elias Plott married Charity Margaret Conrad. Her father’s name was Rudolph Conrad. Elias and Charity named their first son after him, “Rudolph Conrad Plott”. Elias and Charity named their second son, Elias Wagner Plott, who was to have told his family that he was named after "a" grandmother. I think he was actually saying that he was named after his grandmother Margaret's father, who could have been named Elias Wagner. This makes sense. Elias and Charity were paying tribute to grandparents by naming their first two sons after two grandfathers; Rudolph Conrad and Elias Wagner.
Ruby Alexander (July 18, 1910 - December 11, 1997), whose great grandfather was Elias Wagner Plott, explained that the middle names of her five uncles were to given to commemorate special surnames associated with their family. Elias Wagner Plott and (second wife) Mary Adaline Jacob-Plott’s daughter, Mariposa “Pose” Adaline Plott, married Seaborn Roach. Their five sons were named: James Plott Roach, Seaborn Darr Roach, Terry Gibson Roach, Rudolph Wagner Roach and Jacob Price Roach. Here is an explanation of the sons’ middle names:
Plott - named after mother’s maiden name;
Darr - named after wagon train leader J. C. Darr and Lucinda Ann Catherine Plott, who married Ephriam A. Darr;
Gibson - family within the community that have special connections to the family (i.e. Rudolph Conrad Plott married Sarah P. McFadden. There was an Alexander McFadden Gibson, who lived two doors from Elias Wagner Plott on the 1870 census.) I am not sure on how Sarah P. McFadden and Alexander McFadden Gibson are related. Alexander McFadden Gibson was a judge.;
Wagner - Rudolph Wagner Roach and Elias Wagner Plott told their family that they were named after “a” grandmother. It is considered that Margaret Plott, who married (Johannes) George Plott and the grandmother of Elias Wagner, had the maiden name Wagner. Like mentioned earlier, it is considered that Margaret’s father was an Elias Wagner.
Price - Seaborn Roach’s mother was Eliza Ann Price.
I tend to believe Elias Wagner Plott that Margaret’s father was an Elias Wagner; however, that pesky document-based researcher in me wants the Archival Level Proof. Also, I am tending to believe that Elias Plott, son of George and Margaret Plott, was also named after his mother’s father, Elias.
Plott - named after mother’s maiden name;
Darr - named after wagon train leader J. C. Darr and Lucinda Ann Catherine Plott, who married Ephriam A. Darr;
Gibson - family within the community that have special connections to the family (i.e. Rudolph Conrad Plott married Sarah P. McFadden. There was an Alexander McFadden Gibson, who lived two doors from Elias Wagner Plott on the 1870 census.) I am not sure on how Sarah P. McFadden and Alexander McFadden Gibson are related. Alexander McFadden Gibson was a judge.;
Wagner - Rudolph Wagner Roach and Elias Wagner Plott told their family that they were named after “a” grandmother. It is considered that Margaret Plott, who married (Johannes) George Plott and the grandmother of Elias Wagner, had the maiden name Wagner. Like mentioned earlier, it is considered that Margaret’s father was an Elias Wagner.
Price - Seaborn Roach’s mother was Eliza Ann Price.
I tend to believe Elias Wagner Plott that Margaret’s father was an Elias Wagner; however, that pesky document-based researcher in me wants the Archival Level Proof. Also, I am tending to believe that Elias Plott, son of George and Margaret Plott, was also named after his mother’s father, Elias.
No ! Not Littleton
Let’s discuss the “Littleton” pick a maiden name out of the sky for Margaret. I shake my head, because I cannot understand how this even makes any sense. The only Margaret (Ann) Littleton that I can find records of in Mecklenburg/Cabarrus County, N.C., and that’s where folks were believing George and Margaret had married before the recent discovery of Daniel Plott’s conversation with Dr. Engelmann, was born c 1821. She was born six (6) years after George’s death. Ms. Littleton married Joseph Ford in 1838, which was eight (8) years after Margaret’s death. This error needs to be set free like a butterfly. All clues suggest Margaret's maiden name was Wagner.