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Meigs Harold Wait 1836–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1836

Birth Location: Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana

Death Date: 6 October 1919

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

Father: Harry WAIT

Mother: Sophia Wells

Spouse(s): Edith Clark, Caroline Robinson

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

Meigs Harold Wait was born in 1836 in Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana, the child of Harry Wait And Sophia Thaffey Wells. In 1880, Meigs Harold Wait resided in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA. Meigs Harold Wait married Caroline C Robinson, Edith Jane Clark, and had children including Bert Edwin Wait, Daisy May Wait, Ernest Clyde Wait, Frank Gatch Waite, Guy Fillmore Wait, Katherine Eleanor Kate Wait, Marion Thomas Wait, Mark Leroy Wait, William Henry Waite. Meigs Harold Wait passed away in 1919 in Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Meigs Harold Wait was born in 1836 in Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana, the child of Harry Wait And Sophia Thaffey Wells.
  • In 1880, Meigs Harold Wait resided in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA.
  • Meigs Harold Wait married Caroline C Robinson, Edith Jane Clark, and had children including Bert Edwin Wait, Daisy May Wait, Ernest Clyde Wait, Frank Gatch Waite, Guy Fillmore Wait, Katherine Eleanor Kate Wait, Marion Thomas Wait, Mark Leroy Wait, William Henry Waite.
  • Meigs Harold Wait passed away in 1919 in Reynolds, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Meigs Wait's Ancestors

Self
Meigs Wait
1836–1919
Birth Place: Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana
Parents
Harry WAIT
1793–1882
Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
Sophia (Thaffey) Wells
1802–1885
Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Gardner WAIT
1759–1846
Exeter, RI
Lucretia FILLMORE
1761–1842
Norwich, New London Co., CT
Jacob (C. Wells,) Jr.
1777–1857
Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States
Sarah (Trusdale "Sally") Rutter
1783–1869
Of Bradford, Orange, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Samuel WAIT
1738–1811
Ann Gardner
1738–1794
Henry Fillmore
1733–1813
Thankful DOWNER
1735–1765
Jacob WELLS
1749–1822
Judith HUNT
1753–1823
Job )
1754–1813
Sarah Truesdale
1758–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel WAIT
1701–1756
John GARDINER
1700–1758
John II
1702–1777
Mary Spiller
1707–1733
Jacob Wells
1710–1789
Ruth Sargent
1712–1713
John Truesdale
1730–
Abigail
1739–

Meigs Wait's Descendants

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Meigs (Harold) Wait (9 Sep 1836–6 October 1919) m. Edith (Jane) Clark (9 October 1842–1 July 1923) m. Caroline (C.) Robinson (13 Jan 1840–15 Mar 1862)
  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
  8. 8. Katherine (Eleanor "Kate") Wait 1860–1931
  9. 9. Frank (Gatch) Waite 1857–1920 m. Elizabeth (Ellen "Lizzie") Asquith 1860–1939
    1. 1. Mark (Haskell) Wait 1909–1921
    2. 2. Caroline WAIT 1882–1882

Meigs Wait's Timeline

5 Records

1836
9 Sep 1836
Birth of Meigs Harold Wait in Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana
Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana
1863
1863
Age 27
Meigs Harold Wait was married
None
1880
1880
Age 44
Meigs Harold Wait resided here in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 64
Meigs Harold Wait resided here in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1919
6 October 1919
Age 83
Death of Meigs Harold Wait 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 Sep 1836
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Posey Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana
    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: 1863

    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: 6 October 1919
    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
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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