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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

James Waits Pension Application for the War of Independence

This is the pension application for my 5th Great Grandfather James Waits (Waites) (1760-1855). His birth date in this deposition is stated as 1762, but his tombstone says 1760. His brother Charles birth year is listed in the documents that I’ve found as 1762, though, so I’m not really sure when he w

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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

Wordless Wednesday – Happy Fathers Day

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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

Madness Monday – Mystery Photo 1

From my Grandma Freda Fleming Wait's collection The photo looks like a really old one to me! I would say pre-1900. The kids were moving a little, so they’re blurry here. Plus, look at those outfits! This one isn’t labeled at all, so I’m not [...]

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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

Revisiting old photos – Maude Marie Vossler Waits

I went through the box of photos again that my Grandma Freda Fleming WAIT left my Dad. I’ve been through them several times, but not since really digging into my tree last Fall. They were always just neat old photos of a bunch of people I didn’t know. This time, their faces seemed more alive [...]

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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

My new LONG cousin Ruth

I just found out I have a new cousin! Ruth Novak Meyer sent me an email from my Find A Grave profile. Her great great great grandfather Benjamin LONG is my great great great grandfather Samuel LONG’s brother! She sent a bunch of information about that part of the family that I didn’t have and I [...

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Wait Family Blog · 1Y ago

Wordless Wednesday – Ruby Nebraska today

Scott and I went on a little road trip to the former town of Ruby, where my ancestors homesteaded in 1863. I wanted to see what it was like now and try to imagine what it was like back then. I’d driven through once and thought I remembered seeing an old post office, but it’s [...]

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Wait Family Blog · 2Y ago

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Time Capsule

This weekend’s challenge over at Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings is to make a Time Capsule! Instructions: Go to the dMarie Time Capsule Website Select a date in your family history that you want to know about. You might pick a birth date or wedding date of your parents or grandparents Enter the date i

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Wait Family Blog · 2Y ago

Wordless Wednesday – Hartsock Family

I found these on my Mom’s CD of photos from the 2008 Hartsock Reunion in California. I almost had a [...]

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Wait Family Blog · 2Y ago

Tombstone Tuesday – Samuel and Permelia A Rogers LONG

LONG PERMELIA A ROGERS 1820 APR 28, 1915 SAMUEL APR 30, 1811 APR 5, 1887 SETTLED AT RUBY JUNE 10, 1863 Samuel and [...]

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Wait Family Blog · 2Y ago

Madness Monday – Reigniting the Genealogy Spark

My Uncle Bill Pedersen passed away last Monday at the age of 82. His first wife was my Mom’s sister Loretta, who passed away in the 80s. He was a quiet, strong, and kind man and raised a strong, outgoing, loving family. He married three times and lived a life full of Love. Uncle Bill’s [...]

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