E. R. Wait

  General Notes:

!SOURCE
!OTHER: Estate of Jon. Wait Jr. Portage Co. Courthouse, OH. File #3086.

E.R. Wait or A.H. Henry Wait.

There is a record at the Portage Co. Courthouse of the birth of a dau. Emily Swift Waite to E. R. Wait and
Mary E. Swift on 5 Sep 1878

Copyright © 1999 by Betty Ralph. This copy contributed for use in
the OH Biographies Project. bralph@hiwaay.net

from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co.,
Chicago, 1885

EDWIN R. WAIT, jeweler and watch-maker, Ravenna, was born in Aurora, this
county, July 4, 1830. His parents, Jonathan and Abigail Wait, of Chester,
Mass., settled in this county about 1825. They lived the lives of useful
pioneers, and raised a family of ten children, of whom but three are now
living in this county. The mother died February 23, 1877; the father
January 17, 1881, at the age of eighty-four. Our subject at the age of
twenty-one began learning the trade of jeweler and watch-marker, withR.A.
Baird, of Ravenna, and was for many years engaged with him, finally
purchasing the entire business. He carried on the enterprise alone for many
years, taking in as a partner his brother, Alva F., in 1871. The firm is
now known as Wait Bros. They enjoy an extensive custom as manufacturing
jewelers, watch-makers and dealers in a complete line of jewelers' goods.
Theirs is the oldest business house (with one exception) in Ravenna.Mr.
Wait married Miss Mary E. Swift, November 18, 1858. She is a daughter of
Dr. Isaac Swift, one of the early settlers of this city, and for manyyears
prominently identified with the medical profession. To Mr. and Mrs. Wait
have been born one son - Henry M. and one daughter - Emily M. Our subject
and wife are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Wait is a life-long
Republican, casting his first vote for Fremont. He takes a deep interest in
public affairs. Has been a member of the Board of Education for fifteen
years.

Not sure:-----
Id#: 0376564Name: Waite, Mr. E. R.Date: June 23, 1899Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #083.Notes: Waite- At North Ridgeville, June 21, 1899, Mr. E. R. Waite, in his 57th year. Funeral at his residence in North Ridgeville, O., June 24 at 9:30 a. m.

E. married Mary E. Swift, daughter of Isaac Swift and Eliza Thompson, on 18 Nov 1858 in Portage Co., Ohio.