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1 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite 1. Ralph Emerson 1 Waite 1, born 2 17 Aug 1874 in Poland Centre, Chautauqua, NY; died 3 2 Jan 1965 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY; buried 5 Jan 1968 in Lake View Cemetery, son of 2. Horace Greeley Waite and 3. Mary Frances Frederick. He married (1) on 28 Aug 1895 in Jamestown, NY Myrtie Louise Coe 4, born 12 Feb 1874 in Frewsburg, NY; died 10 Jan 1952 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY; buried 14 Jan 1952 in Lake View Cemetery; (2) in 1955 Caroline (---) 5. Obituary, The Post Journal, Jamestown, New York, Wednesday January 3, 1968 Ralph E. Waite, Dies At 93; Prominent Mason Ralph E. Waite, 93, of 630 Windsor St., prominent in Masonic circles, died at 6:40 P.M. Tuesday (Jan 2, 1968) at the Fenton Park Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 17, 1874, in the Town of Poland, the son of Horace G. and Mary Frederick Waite, the eldest of seven sons in the family. Mr. Waite attended school in Kennedy and Randolph and moved to Jamestown with his family in He was a salesman for the cigar industry for most of his life. He worked for Tinkham Brothers for 14 years and at one time owned a cigar store on West Third Street near Main Street. He organized the Hill-Waite Wholesale Co., in Rochester. For 10 years prior to his retirement in 1956, he traveled for Arbuthnot-Stephenson Wholesale Dry Goods Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member and past president of the Jamestown Shrine Club; a member of Jamestown Consistory; Western Sun Chapter; Royal Arch Masons; Jamestown Commandery, Knights Templar; Damascus Temple, Shrine of Rochester; and the Rochester Craftsman Lodge. He also was an honorary member of Ismailia Temple, Shrine, of Buffalo. Mr. Waite maintained a summer home at Maple Springs for many years and was president of the Maple Springs Association. He was member of the Rescue Engine Co., of the old Volunteer Fire Dept., and was past president of the United Commercial Travelers. Active in politics in his early years he was appointed deputy index clerk of the Assembly at Albany under Governor Hughes serving from 1906 to Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Caroline M. Waite whom he married in 1955; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys W. Putnam, Jamestown; two granddaughters, Mrs. Charles S. Williams, Ithaca; and Mrs. Laverne M. Magnuson, Jamestown; two great-granddaughters, Marsha P. Williams, a student at the University of Denver; and Tracey Ann Williams, Ithaca; one great-grandson, A-1c Jerry L. Magnuson with the U.S. Air Force in Arizona; a brother, Raymond F. Waite, Jamestown; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Myrtie L. Coe. 1 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 2 OBIT. 3 Ibid. 4 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 5 Ibid.

2 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 2 Funeral services will be at 1 P.M. Friday in Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. John L. Schmidt, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. Friends will be received by the family from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home, where a Masonic memorial service will be held at 7 P.M. Thursday. The family suggests that memorials may be made to the memorial fund of First Presbyterian Church of Jamestown or the Jamestown Shrine Club building fund. Obituary, Jamestown Post Journal Myrtie Waite, Resident Here 61 Years, Dies Mrs. Myrtie L. Waite, 77, of 630 Windsor Street, a resident of Jamestown for more than 60 years, died at 6 P.M. Thursday in W.C.A. Hospital. Mrs. Waite, whose warm and friendly personality, her devotion to her family and interest in community life had endeared her to an exceedingly wide circle of friends through the years, suffered a stroke on New Year's Eve as she was preparing tho attend the annual Shrine ball at which she and her husband, Ralph E. Waite, president of the Jamestown Shrine Club, were to have been the honor guests. her recovery had been expected until she suffered a second stroke Sunday, when she was removed to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Waite observed their 56th wedding anniversary last August. Mrs. Waite was born in Frewsburg, Feb 12, 1874, the daughter of Edward and Louise Nelson Coe. She was married to Mr. Waite on August 26, A resident of Jamestown for 61 years, Mrs. Waite attended the First Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Shrine and Scottish Rite Auxiliaries. Surviving besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. Leo D. Putnam of Jamestown; two granddaughters, Mrs. Charles Williams of Harmon-on-Hudson, and Mrs. LaVerne Magnuson of Jamestown, and two great grandchildren, Jerry Lee Magnuson and Marcia Williams. Funeral services will be held from the Powers Funeral Home at 1:30 P.M. Monday. Rev. Gilbert F. Van Bever, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. Children of Ralph Emerson Waite and Myrtie Louise Coe were as follows: i Gladys Marguerite Waite 6, born 16 Aug 1896 in Jamestown, NY; died 6 Jun 1987 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Cnty, NY; buried 9 Jun 1987 in Lake View Cemetery. She married (1) on 18 Jun 1917 in 415 Foote Ave., Jamestown, NY Leo DeForest Putnam 7, born 25 Feb 1890 in Fargo, Cass, ND; died 23 May 1949 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY; buried 26 May 1949 in Lake View Cemetery; (2) on 13 Sep 1969 in Jamestown, NY Kenneth C. Lawrence 8, born 14 Jun 1901 in Ellington, NY; died 15 Aug 1983 in Ellington, NY. Obituary, The Jamestown Post Journal Gladys W. Lawrence Gladys W. Lawrence, 90, of 8 Alton Place, Jamestown, formerly of Ellington, died at 12:13 P.M. Saturday (June 6, 1987) in the emergency of WCA Hospital. She was the widow of Kenneth C. Lawrence, who died Aug. 15, 1983, and whom she married Sept. 13, She was born Aug. 16, 1896, in Jamestown, a daughter of Ralph E. and Myrtie L. Coe Waite. 6 Ibid. 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid.

3 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 3 Mrs. Lawrence was a former member and eldr of First Presbyterian Church of Jamestown and moved to Ellington in 1983, where she was a member of Ellington Methodist Church. She had been a member and a former secretary of United Methodist Women of the church. A past president of the Auxiliary of Jamestown Consistory, York Rite, and Jamestown Shrine Auxiliary, she was also a member and past president of Mecca chapter, Order of Eastern Star; and past president of Mecca Club. Other memberships were American Association of Retired Persons and Ellington Garden Club. She was a former member of Warner Home Board and the ways and means committee of WCA Hospital. Surviving are two daughters: Sue P. Magnuson of the Alton Place address and Barbara P. Williams of Ithaca; a grandson, Jerry L. Magnuson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two granddaughters; Marcia P. and Tracey A. Williams, both of Denver, Colo., and two great-grandsons. Besides her second husband, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Leo D. Putnam. The funeral will be at 11 A.M. Tuesday in Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. Frances K. Hemstreet, pastor of Ellington United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. Generation 2 2. Horace Greeley 2 Waite 9, born 10, Aug 1847 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; died 12, Sep 1929 in Jamestown, NY; buried 14 in Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY, son of 4. Walter B. Waite and 5. Sarah B. Hall. He married 15 on 17 Jun Mary Frances Frederick 16, born Dec 1855 in Winooski, VT; died Mar 1943 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; buried in Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY. Children of Horace Greeley Waite and Mary Frances Frederick were as follows: 1 i Ralph Emerson 1 Waite. ii John Clair 1 Waite 19, born 11 Aug 1876 in Poland Centre, Chautauqua, NY; died 30 Sep iii Floyd O. 1 Waite 20, born Mar 1881; died Sep 1887; buried 23 in Myrtle 9 Ibid. 10 TRACEY. 11 CALC. 12 TRACEY. 13 OBIT. "The Obituary of Horace Greeley Waite In his search for Horace G. Waite of Boston, Jack MacLaughlin received an obit from Barbara Cessna, Researcher at the Fenton History Center, Jamestown, N.Y. presumably from the JAMESTOWN JOURNAL. It was in a file from the Henderson Lincoln Funeral Home Records at the museum. Unfortunately it was not the obituary that Jack was searching for, but he was kind enough to send a copy for publishing here. September 30, 1929 Horace G. Waite, a veteran of the Civil war, died this morning at 5 o'clock at the home, 15 Newland Avenue, aged 82 years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. May F. Waite; six sons, Ralph E. Clair J. Forest B. Reid A. and Raymond F. Waite, all of this city Jamestown, N.Y., and Maurice P. Waite of Corry, PA. a sister Mrs. Ida Simpson of Falconer; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Waite was born at Randolph, NY Aug. 29, 1847, and had been a resident of Jamestown for 45 years. He enlisted in Company G. 13th New York Heavy Artillery, on Aug. 25, 1864, and was discharged on June 21, He was a member of James M. Brown post, G.A.R. ". 14 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/). 15 Ibid. 16 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 17 TRACEY. 18 Ibid. 19 Ibid. 20 Ibid. 21 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/).

4 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 4 Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY. iv Forest B. 1 Waite 24, born 6 Sep 1883 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; died 23 Nov 1959 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY; buried 27 Nov 1959 in Lake View Cemetery. He married Hazel Howland 25. v Reid A. 1 Waite 26, died 30 Sep vi Raymond F 1 Waite 27, died 30 Sep vii Maurice P. 1 Waite 28, died 30 Sep viii Phillip 1 Waite 29, died before 30 Sep Generation 3 4. Walter B. 3 Waite 30, born 31 1 Jul 1807 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died Jan 1852 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; buried in Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY, son of 6. Jabez Waite and 7. Anna Stratton. He married in 1841 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY 5. Sarah B. Hall 33, born 34 4 May 1819; died Jan 1892; buried 36 in Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY. Children of Walter B. Waite and Sarah B. Hall were as follows: i Ida A. 2 Waite 37. She married Nathan Simpson. ii Mary A. 2 Waite 38, born 8 Oct 1842 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY. iii Martha L. 2 Waite 39, born 12 Jul 1844 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY. iv Georgiana M 2 Waite 40, born 24 Dec 1845 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY. 2 v Horace Greeley 2 Waite. vi Henry C. 2 Waite 41, born 3 Mar 1849 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY. vii Juliet A. 2 Waite 42, born Sep 1850 in Poland Center, Chautauqua, NY. Generation 4 6. Jabez 4 Waite 43, born Jun 1778 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died in Poland, 22 Ibid. "...age 6y5m10d.". 23 Ibid. 24 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 25 Ibid. 26 Ibid. 27 Ibid. 28 Ibid. 29 Ibid. 30 Ibid. 31 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 32 Ibid. 33 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 34 transcribed by Dee Davidson; jcricket@cecomet.net, USCHAT - US GenWeb Archives; Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chataugua, NY ( 35 Ibid. 36 Ibid. "Hall, Sarah B. wife of Walter B. Waite and Joseph P. Woodworth. b. May 4, 1819 d. Jan. 18, WOODWORTH Sarah B. Hall SEE: Sarah B. Hall OBIT. funeral of Mrs. Joseph Woodreth of Kennedy held today (19) at residence of her son-in-law, Nathan Simpson on Mud Creek. Burial in cem at this place (Clarks). Leaves family of six children Mrs. W. C. Phillips Mrs.Nathan Simpson Mrs. Judge Coe H. G. Waite H. C. Waite.". 37 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 38 Ibid. 39 Ibid. 40 Ibid. 41 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 42 Ibid. 43 Ibid. 44 Thomas Bellows, RVR - Rockingham Vital Records (1908), PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery.

5 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 5 Chautauqua, NY, son of 8. John Waite and 9. Sarah (---). He married in 1805 probably in 7. Anna Stratton 46, born Jun 1784; died 48, Apr 1850 in Chautauqua Co., NY; buried 50, 51 in Clark's Corners Cemetery, Poland, Chautauqua, NY, daughter of 10. Samuel Stratton. Children of Jabez Waite and Anna Stratton were as follows: 4 i Walter B. 3 Waite. ii Ansel B. 3 Waite 52, born /12 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died He married (1) in Sc1855 Charlotte A. (---), born in Madison, Chautauqua, NY; (2) in 1832 in Poland Center. Chautauqua, NY Fidelia Bliss 56, born 57 Jan 1815; died 58, 59 1 Feb 1851 in Chautauqua Co., NY; buried 60 in Clark's Corners Cemetery, Poland, Chautauqua, NY. iii Elmira 3 Waite 61, born 1810 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. iv Galusha Minor 3 Waite 62, born Feb 1816 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died 64 Apr 1886 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; buried 65 in Clark's Corners Cemetery, Poland, Chautauqua, NY. He married in 1850 probably in Betsey Jane Bunce 66, born Feb 1832 in St. Lawrence Co., NY; died 68, Aug 1918 in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; buried 70 in Myrtle Cemetery, Kennedy, Chautauqua, NY. v Mary 3 Waite 71, born 72, in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died in Poland, Chautauqua, NY; buried 75 in Clarks Corners, Poland, Chautauqua, NY. vi Jeptha T 3 Waite 76, born 77 1 Aug 1820 in Ontario Co., NY. He married (1) probably in Carrie Collins "Abbey", born ; (2) probably in Cordelia E Rice 79, born /27 in New York; died Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 47 CALC. 48 BEN - Transcribed cemetery notes received from Shirley Bennett. 49 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/). 50 BEN - Transcribed cemetery notes received from Shirley Bennett. 51 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/). "...age 65y9m29d.". 52 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 53 USC1850/SC PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 55 SC Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 57 CALC. 58 BEN - Transcribed cemetery notes received from Shirley Bennett. 59 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/). "...15 Feb Age 36y17d.". 60 BEN - Transcribed cemetery notes received from Shirley Bennett. 61 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 62 Ibid. 63 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 64 Ibid. 65 BEN - Transcribed cemetery notes received from Shirley Bennett. 66 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 67 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 68 Ibid. 69 USGARC - US GenWeb Archives; Chautauqua Co. Cemeteries (searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/). 70 Ibid. 71 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 72 USC1850/SC PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 74 Ibid. 75 Ibid. 76 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 77 USC1850/SC PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 79 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 80 USC1850/SC PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery.

6 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 6 vii Sally Ann 3 Waite 82, born 83 7 Nov 1823 in New York. viii Catherine 3 Waite, born 1825 in New York. ix John B. 3 Waite 84, born 85 9 May 1826 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. He married (1) in Usc1850 Diana (---), born in New York; (2) Delitha Crandall 87. x Betsey Ann 3 Waite 88, born /29 in New York. Generation 5 8. John 5 Waite 90, born Sep 1733; died 92 aft 1764, son of 11. Jabez Waite and 12. Judith Hill. He married (1) Sarah (---) 94, died 95 9 Apr 1781 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; (2) 96 on 17 Nov 1782 in Rockingham, Windham, VT Unknown (---). Children of John Waite and Sarah (---) were as follows: i Huldah 4 Waite, born 97 5 Nov 1765 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. ii Sarah 4 Waite, born 98 2 Dec 1767 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. iii Lucy 4 Waite, born Apr 1769 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. iv Patty 4 Waite, born Sep 1772 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. She married on 18 Apr 1793 in Rockingham, Windham, VT Benjamin Marsh. v John 4 Waite, born Jan 1775 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. 6 vi Jabez 4 Waite. vii Benoni 4 Waite, born Apr 1781 in Rockingham, Windham, VT; died May 1795 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. Children of John Waite and Unknown (---) were as follows: i Samuel Griggs 4 Waite, born Jan 1794 in Rockingham, Windham, VT. 10. Samuel 5 Stratton. He married unknown. Children of Samuel Stratton were as follows: 7 i Anna 4 Stratton. 82 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 83 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 84 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 85 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 86 USC Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 88 Ibid. 89 PBC - Cemetery notes taken by Pat Bennett at N. Cohocton Cemetery. 90 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 91 Deloraine Pendre Corey, COREY - The Waite Family of Malden, Massachusetts (Malden; 1913). 92 Ibid. 93 Thomas Bellows, RVR - Rockingham Vital Records (1908). 94 Records of Tracey Williams, SK2TW@aol.com. 95 Thomas Bellows, RVR - Rockingham Vital Records (1908), Ibid. 88, "...Mrs. Kent of Winchester, NH by Samuel Ashley, JP.". 97 Ibid Ibid Ibid Ibid Ibid Thomas Bellows, RVR - Rockingham Vital Records (1908), Ibid Ibid.

7 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 7 Generation Jabez 6 Waite 105, born Mar 1695/96; died Apr 1764, son of 13. Samuel Waite and 14. Mehitable Bucknam. He married 108 on 4 Jan 1721/ Judith Hill 109, died Nov Children of Jabez Waite and Judith Hill were as follows: i Jabez 5 Waite, born Oct 1722; died Feb ii Mary 5 Waite, born Apr 1725; died May She married 115 on 17 Jan 1748/49 Thomas Sergeant. iii Judith 5 Waite, born Mar She married 117 on 6 Feb 1750/51 Richard Stowers, born 1722; died 1765, son of John Stowers and Sarah Chamberlain. iv Nathan 5 Waite, born Jan 1728/29; died Jan 1803 in Malden, Middlesex, MA. He married Phoebe Tufts, born Jun 1735; died Nov 1807 in Malden, Middlesex, MA, daughter of Benjamin Tufts and Mary Hutchinson. v Stephen 5 Waite, born Apr 1731; died Dec 1814 in Malden, Middlesex, MA. He married (1) 124 on 1 Jan 1761 Sarah Tufts, born Jun 1737; died Mar 1773, daughter of Benjamin Tufts and Mary Hutchinson; (2) 127 on 18 Feb 1775 in int. rec. Susanna Burrage, born Aug 1738, daughter of Thomas Burrage and Sarah Newhall. 8 vi John 5 Waite. vii Rebecca 5 Waite, born Aug She married 130 on 18 Jan 1760 Luke Lincoln. viii Phoebe 5 Waite, born Apr She married 132 on 24 Feb 1764 Ebenezer Barrett. ix Micah 5 Waite, born Apr 1744; died Apr 1822 in Malden, Middlesex, MA. He Deloraine Pendre Corey, COREY - The Waite Family of Malden, Massachusetts (Malden; 1913). 107 Ibid. 108 AW - Records of Abner Waites, Jr. PO Box 4896, Columbia SC 29240, Abner Waites, PO Box 4896, Columbia SC Deloraine Pendre Corey, COREY - The Waite Family of Malden, Massachusetts (Malden; 1913). 111 Ibid. 112 Ibid. 113 Ibid. 114 Ibid. 115 Ibid. 116 Ibid. 117 Ibid. 118 Ibid. 119 Ibid. 120 Ibid. 121 Ibid. "The inscription on her headstone in the Old Burying Ground gives her date of death as 5 Nov 1807 age 71. The Town Records give the 7 Nov date with her age as 72.". 122 Ibid. 123 Ibid. 124 Ibid. 125 Ibid. 126 Ibid. 127 Ibid. 128 Ibid. 129 Deloraine Pendre Corey, COREY - The Waite Family of Malden, Massachusetts (Malden; 1913). 130 Ibid. 131 Ibid. 132 Ibid. 133 Ibid.

8 Ancestors of Ralph Emerson Waite page 8 married (1) on 28 May 1771 Hannah Vinton, born Sep 1747; died Nov 1801, daughter of Thomas Vinton and Hannah Green; (2) 137 on 3 Feb 1803 Martha Waite, born Jul 1756; died May 1853, daughter of Samuel Waite and Mary Goodwin. 134 Ibid. 135 Ibid. 136 Ibid. 137 Ibid. 138 Ibid. 139 Ibid.

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