Gardner Wait Jr

M, b. 25 May 1799, d. 27 September 1871
FatherGardner Wait b. 30 Jul 1759, d. 10 Aug 1846
MotherLucretia Fillmore b. 1761, d. 17 May 1842
Relationship2nd cousin 5 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood
     Gardner Wait Jr was born on 25 May 1799 at Vermont.1,2 He was the son of Gardner Wait and Lucretia Fillmore. Gardner Wait Jr married Elsie (?) before 1832.2,3 Gardner Wait Jr died on 27 September 1871 at Black Hawk Co, Iowa, at age 72.1 He was buried in September 1871 at Hillside Cemetery, Washington, Black Hawk Co, Iowa.1,4
     He appeared on the census of 11 September 1850 at Brasher, St Lawrence Co, New York; Gardiner Wait, 57, b. VT, Elisie, 43, b. VT, Lucretia, 18, b. VT, Thankful, 11, b. NY, Cynthia, 9, b. NY, and Polly, 6, b. NY. Thankful was listed as "dumb" in this enumeration.3 He appeared on the census of 2 August 1860 at Norfolk, St Lawrence Co, New York; Gardner Wait, 61, b. VT, Elsie, 64, Munroe (?),7, and Thankful, 21, all three b. NY.5 He appeared on the census of 1870 at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co, Iowa; Gardiner Wait, 71, and wife Elsie, 64, were living with the Bellus(?) family.2

Family

Elsie (?) b. 10 May 1808, d. 10 Sep 1871
Marriage*He married Elsie (?) before 1832.2,3 
Children
Last Edited30 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. [S1124] Iowa Gravestone Photo Project, online http://iowagravestones.org, Blackhawk Co, Hillside Cemetery; Gardner Wait.
  2. [S209] 1870 US Federal Census , Iowa, Black Hawk Co, Cedar Falls, Roll: M593_377; Page: 358; Household of Gardiner Wait.
  3. [S394] 1850 US Federal Census , New York, St Lawrence Co, Brasher; Roll: M432_591; Page: 396, Household of Gardiner Wait.
  4. [S872] Ancestry.com Inc., Iowa, Black Hawk Co, Washington. "Wait."
  5. [S210] 1860 US Federal Census , New York, St Lawrence Co, Norfolk. Roll: M653_852; Household of Gardiner Wait.