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Edith Jane Clark 1842–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1842

Birth Location: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1 July 1923

Death Location: Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Meigs Wait

Children(s): Guy Wait, Mark Wait, Bert Wait, Marion Wait, Ernest Wait, Daisy Wait, William Waite

The story of Edith Jane Clark began in 1842 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. In 1880, Edith Jane Clark resided in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA. Edith Jane Clark married Meigs Harold Wait, and had children including Bert Edwin Wait, Daisy May Wait, Ernest Clyde Wait, Guy Fillmore Wait, Marion Thomas Wait, Mark Leroy Wait, William Henry Waite. Edith Jane Clark passed away in 1923 in Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Jane Clark began in 1842 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • In 1880, Edith Jane Clark resided in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA.
  • Edith Jane Clark married Meigs Harold Wait, and had children including Bert Edwin Wait, Daisy May Wait, Ernest Clyde Wait, Guy Fillmore Wait, Marion Thomas Wait, Mark Leroy Wait, William Henry Waite.
  • Edith Jane Clark passed away in 1923 in Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Edith Clark's Ancestors

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Edith Clark
1842–1923
Birth Place: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Edith Clark's Descendants

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Edith (Jane) Clark (9 October 1842–1 July 1923) m. Meigs (Harold) Wait (9 Sep 1836–6 October 1919)
  1. 1. Guy (Fillmore) Wait 1874–1969
  2. 2. Mark (LeRoy) Wait 1877–1943 m. Nettie HASKELL 1879–1949
  3. 3. Bert (Edwin) Wait 1870–1954 m. Estella (Leiber) Brown 1876–1942
  4. 4. Marion (Thomas) Wait 1872–1968
  5. 5. Ernest (Clyde) Wait 1866–1887
  6. 6. Daisy (May) Wait 1868–1947
  7. 7. William (Henry) Waite 1865–1946

Edith Clark's Timeline

5 Records

1842
9 October 1842
Birth of Edith Jane Clark in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1863
14 Apr 1863
Age 21
Edith Jane Clark was married in Mercer, Illinois, USA
Mercer, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Edith Jane Clark resided here in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Edith Jane Clark resided here in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1923
1 July 1923
Age 81
Death of Edith Jane Clark in Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1842
    Event Place: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Page: 406a; Enumeration District: 183
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 330; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0078
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Mercer, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Page: 406a; Enumeration District: 183

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 330; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0078

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1923
    Event Place: Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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