Person Page - 3224

Thomas Oliver¹

• Birth*: circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son John C. Oliver.¹
• Marriage*: before 1847; per marriage reg'n. of son John C. Oliver.; Principal=Mary Allen¹

Mary Allen¹

• Birth*: circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of son John C. Oliver.¹
• Marriage*: before 1847; per marriage reg'n. of son John C. Oliver.; Principal=Thomas Oliver¹

• Married Name: before 1847; Oliver¹

James Wait¹

• Father*: Garner Wait¹ b. 1786, d. 1863
• Mother*: Lydia Mott¹ b. 13 Jan 1771, d. 12 Jun 1837

• Birth*: January 1827; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 1827 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1827 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1825 & location Cda. per 1860 Census.¹
• Marriage*: 20 February 1847; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: James Wait of Haldimand; Bride: Faustina Turney of Cramahe; Wit.: Solomon Wait & Lydia Wait; Date: Feb 20 1847 (List of Marriages, Newcastle Dist., Vol. 17, pg. 292 - ancestry.com)
  Note: The marriage of Jonathan Wait and Polly Carey is on the same page, witnesses are James Wait and James M. Wait.; Principal=Faustina Mary Turney²
• Marriage*: circa 1890; Michigan, U.S.A.; per 1900 Census.; Principal=Rosanna ?¹
• Death*: circa 1905; Michigan, U.S.A.; No info yet.

• Residence: 14 March 1846; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Witness at marriage of Jonathan Wait & Sally Carey. (Might indicate James and Jonathan were brothers - sons of Garner??²
• Residence*: 20 February 1847; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Haldimand per marriage register.²
• Residence: 23 February 1850; Conc 3 Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS A230) show that Charles H. Toogood sold 44 acres of the west half of Lot 9, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to James Wait, Inst. Date Feb 23 1850 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
  Note: A mortgage was take out onthe same day re the same people.³
• Residence: 13 May 1852; Conc 3 Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant B52) show that Jams Wait etux sold 44 acres of the west half of Lot 9, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to James J. Pettibone, Inst. Date May 13 1852 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)³
• Census: 23 July 1860; St. Clair Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1860 Census: Wait, James, 35, b. Cda., farmer, married; Mary, 34, b. Cda., married; Samuel, 14, b. Cda. (1860 Census: St. Clair Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, pg. 1 of 43, line 17 - ancestry.com)¹
• Residence: 9 May 1868; Conc 4 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS G178) show that Smith Wait sold 50 acres of the north west 1/4 of Lot 6, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to James Wait, Inst. Date: May 9 1868 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)³
• Residence: 17 September 1868; Conc 4 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS G223) show that James Wait sold 50 acres of the north west 1/4 of Lot 6, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Smith Wait, Inst. Date: Sep 17 1868 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)³
• Residence: 1 November 1870; Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS I16) show that James Wait & Faustine Wait sold 50 acres of the north east 1/4 of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp. to Thomas Padgington, Inst. Date: Nov 1 1870 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)³
• Census*: 11 June 1880; Midland Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 53 at 1880 Census: Wait, James, 53, b. Cda., p.b. NY, farmer, married; Faustina, 51, b. Cda., p.b. Vermont, married; Newberry, Ida, 9, b. Michigan, p.b. Michigan, adopted daughter (1880 Census: Midland Twp., Midland Co., Michgian, pg. 214D, line 1 - ancestry.com)¹
• Census: 1 June 1900; Midland Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 73 at 1900 Census: Wait, James, 73, b. Cda. Jan 1827, p.b. NY & NY, 50 yrs. married, immig. 1850, 50 years in US, farmer, married; Rosanna, 75, b. NY, p.b. NY, 4 kids - all living, 50 yrs. married, married (1900 Census: Midland Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, pg. 2 of 22, line 75 - ancestry.com)¹

Faustina Mary Turney^1,2,3

• Father*: Stephen Turney b. Sep 1800, d. 30 May 1879
• Mother*: Mary ? b. 1806

• Birth*: 1829; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1826 & location Cda. per 1860 Census.
  Note: Placing Faustina Turney as a dau. of Stephen Turney due to dates and location. Is this right???^2,3
• Marriage*: 20 February 1847; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: James Wait of Haldimand; Bride: Faustina Turney of Cramahe; Wit.: Solomon Wait & Lydia Wait; Date: Feb 20 1847 (List of Marriages, Newcastle Dist., Vol. 17, pg. 292 - ancestry.com)
  Note: The marriage of Jonathan Wait and Polly Carey is on the same page, witnesses are James Wait and James M. Wait.; Principal=James Wait²

• Residence*: 20 February 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe per marriage register.²
• Married Name: 20 February 1847; Wait²
• Census*: 23 June 1860; St. Clair Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1860 Census: see James Wait³
• Residence: 23 October 1868; Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS H358) show that Samuel Wait etux sold the north east 1/4 of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp. to Faustina Wait, Inst. Date: Oct 23 1868 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
  Note: Faustina Wait was the wife of James Wait - she was a Turney.⁴
• Residence: 1 November 1870; Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS I16) show that James Wait & Faustine Wait sold 50 acres of the north east 1/4 of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp. to Thomas Padgington, Inst. Date: Nov 1 1870 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)⁴
• Residence: 19 November 1870; Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS I138) show that Samuel Wait sold "the same" re Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp. to Faustina Wait, Inst. Date: Nov 19 1870 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
  Note: Not sure what this means, exactly. "The Same" would mean the same as the previous Instrument which is the 50 acres of north 1/4.⁴

Samuel Garner Wait^1,2,3

• Father*: James Wait² b. Jan 1827, d. c 1905
• Mother*: Faustina Mary Turney² b. 1829

• Birth*: November 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1860 Census. Date 1847 & location Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3
• Marriage*: 3 October 1872; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001493: Groom: Samuel Garner Wait; Age: 25; Res.: Michigan; Born: Cramahe; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Carpenter; Parents: James & Fostina Wait; Bride: Nancy Macdonald; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Macdonald; Wit.: Alonzo & Emma Williams, Haldimand Twp.; Rel.: Bapt. & EM; Performed by: Wm. Lacey (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001493-1872, ancestry.com); Principal=Nancy MacDonald⁴

• Census*: 23 June 1860; St. Clair Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 14 at 1860 Census: see James Wait³
• Residence*: 3 October 1872; Michigan, U.S.A.; Residence Michigan per marriage reg'n.²
• Residence: 11 April 1883; Conc 2 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed U3285) show Samuel G. Wait etux as the Grantor and Lorenzo Wait as the Grantee re 25 acres of the south east 1/4 of the north half of Lot 5, Conc 2, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date: Apr 11 1883 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
  Note: Samuel Garner Wait was the son of James Wait and Faustina Turney of Michgan - James was a son of Garner Wait and therefore a brother of Samuel and Smith Wait.⁵

Nancy MacDonald^1,2

• Father*: Cornelius MacDonald² b. c 1820
• Mother*: Elizabeth ?² b. c 1820

• Birth*: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Marriage*: 3 October 1872; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001493: Groom: Samuel Garner Wait; Age: 25; Res.: Michigan; Born: Cramahe; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Carpenter; Parents: James & Fostina Wait; Bride: Nancy Macdonald; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Macdonald; Wit.: Alonzo & Emma Williams, Haldimand Twp.; Rel.: Bapt. & EM; Performed by: Wm. Lacey (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001493-1872, ancestry.com); Principal=Samuel Garner Wait³

• Residence*: 3 October 1872; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 3 October 1872; Wait²

Cornelius MacDonald¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nancy (MacDonald) Wait.¹
• Marriage*: before 1845; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nancy (MacDonald) Wait.; Principal=Elizabeth ?¹

Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nancy (MacDonald) Wait.¹
• Marriage*: before 1845; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nancy (MacDonald) Wait.; Principal=Cornelius MacDonald¹

• Married Name: before 1845; MacDonald¹

Rosanna ?¹

• Birth*: July 1824; New York, U.S.A.; Dae Jul 1824 & location NY per 1900 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1890; Michigan, U.S.A.; per 1900 Census.; Principal=James Wait¹

• Married Name: circa 1890; Wait¹
• Census*: 1 June 1900; Midland Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 75 at 1900 Census: see James Wait¹

John Anderson¹

• Father*: John Anderson¹ b. 1812, d. b 1890
• Mother*: Eliza Weir¹ b. 1818

• Birth*: 1848; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1848 & location Haldimand Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Minerva J. Wait. Date 1847 & location Haldimand per marr. reg'n. - Isabell Jamieson.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 27 March 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: John Anderson; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Eliza Anderson; Bride: Minerva J. Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Sarah Wait; Wit.: L. W. & Eliza Wait, Haldimand Twp.; Date: Mar 27 1871; Place: Cramahe Twp.; Rel.: Pres. & Chr.; Performed by: Thos. Garbutt (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=Minerva Ann Wait¹
• Marriage*: 7 April 1915; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010519: Groom: John Anderson; Age: 68; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: widow; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: John Anderson & Eliza Jane Weir; Bride: Isabell Jamieson; Age: 48; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; ParentS: Alexander Jamieson & Sarah Crosby; Wit.: Peter Haig?, Colborne & Florence E. Hall, Wicklow; Date: Apr 7 1915; Place: Haldimand Twp.; Performed by: William A. McKenzie, Colborne, Pres.; Sworn: Colborne, Apr 1 1915; Reg'r.: H. J. Mayhew, Colborne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010519-1915, ancestry.com); Principal=Isabell Jamieson⁵

• Census: 1852; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see John Anderson⁴
• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see John Anderson²
• Residence*: 27 March 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see John Anderson³
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1881 Census: Anderson, John, 31, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Ann, 31, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., married; Carey(f), 9 (1881 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 14 of 113, line 22 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Ann appears to be Minerva - shown as Minverva Ann in marr. reg'n. of dau. Carrie.
  Note: Just under Samuel Wait - very faint.⁶
• Census: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1891 Census: Anderson, John, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland & Ireland, Bapt., farm lab., married; Ann, 41, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Bapt., married; Carrie, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., daughter; Frank, 7; Eliza, 73, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, Pres., widow (1891 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 99, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 4, line 8 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Residence: 7 April 1915; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand per marr. reg'n. - Isabell Jamieson.¹

Minerva Ann Wait^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: James Wait² b. c 1820
• Mother*: Sarah ?² b. c 1820

• Birth*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location Haldimand Twp. per marr. rerg'n.^2,6,4,3
• Marriage*: 27 March 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: John Anderson; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Eliza Anderson; Bride: Minerva J. Wait; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Sarah Wait; Wit.: L. W. & Eliza Wait, Haldimand Twp.; Date: Mar 27 1871; Place: Cramahe Twp.; Rel.: Pres. & Chr.; Performed by: Thos. Garbutt (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=John Anderson²

• Residence*: 27 March 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 27 March 1871; Anderson²
• Census*: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see John Anderson (father-in-law)⁶
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1881 Census: see John Anderson⁴
• Census: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: see John Anderson³

James Drinkwalter¹

• Father*: James Drinkwalter b. 11 Jan 1780, d. c 1850
• Mother*: Sarah Allen b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1811; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1811 per Memorial - age 70 at death Jan 19 1881. Date 1811 & location Haldimand Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1811 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1810 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1809 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1811 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 29, 2011.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1833; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 29, 2011.; Principal=Laura Kinney^1,6
• Death*: 19 January 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013067?: Name: James Drinkwalter; Date: Jan 19 1881; Age: 70; Occ.: farmer; Born: Haldimand Twp.; Cause: dropsy, cardiac; Phys.: Dr. Halliday; Inf.: B. Drinkwalter, farmer, Haldimand; Reg'd.: Apr 6 1881; Rel.: Quaker; Reg'r.: T. Bingley (Ontariao Death Registration, #013067?-1881, ancestry.com) Date Jan 19 1881 per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 29, 2011.^1,4,7
• Burial*: 21 January 1881; Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James; Drinkwalter; Died Jan 19, 1881; Aged 70 Y's.; Laura Kinney; Died; July 27, 1887; Aged 74 Y's. (Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.)⁴

• Census: 1833; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Census: James Drinkwalter, Jr.; 1 male under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3
• Census: 1839; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: James Drinkwalter, Jr.; 1 male under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3
• Census: 1848; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: J.? Drinkwalter, Jr.; Conc 3?, Lot 9, non-prop.; farmer (Not sure which Drinkwalter this refers to??)
• Census: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 18, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: James Drinkwater, Jr.; Conc 4, Lot 18, occ., prop. 250 acres; Total Persons 3
• Residence: 1852; Conc 4 Lot 18, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 4, pt. Lot 18, Haldimand Twp., 50 acres⁶
• Census: 1852; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1851 Census: Drinkwalter, 42, b. Cda., Em, farmer, married; Laura, 40, b. USA, EM, married; Benjamin, 20, b. Cda., EM, lab., single (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 48 of 163, line 41 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1861 Census: Drinkwalter, J.(m), 51, b. UC, CM, farmer, married; L.(f), 49, b. ?Pr. N. S.?, CM, married; B.(m), 29, b. UC, Bapt., farmer, married; M. J.(f), 24, b. UC, CM, married; E. A.(f), 8, b. UC, C.u.C; M.(f), 5, b. UC, Bapt.; P.(f), 2, b. UC, Bapt. (1861 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 660 of 899, line 12 - ancestry.com)²
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter (son)³
• Residence: 1878; Conc 4 Lot 18, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: J. Drinkwater; Township: Haldimand; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: IV, 18 - 42 acres⁸

Laura Kinney¹

• Birth*: 1813; U.S.A.; Date 1813 per Memorial - age 74 at death Jul 22 1887. Date 1814 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1813 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1812 & location ?Pr. N. S.? per 1861 Census. Date 1811 & location USA per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 29, 2011.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1833; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 29, 2011.; Principal=James Drinkwalter^1,5
• Death*: 27 July 1887; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011694: Name: Laura Drinkwalter; Date: Jul 27th 1887; Age: 74; Status: widow; Born: Haldimand Twp.; Cause: ? ; Phys.: none; Inf.: B. Drinkwalter, Conc 3, Lot 20, Haldimand Twp.; Reg'd.: Aug 19 1887; Rel.: Quaker; Reg'r.: T. L. (Ontario Death Registration, #011694-1887, ancestry.com) Date Jul 22 1887 per Memorial.^4,7
• Burial*: 29 July 1887; Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James; Drinkwalter; Died Jan 19, 1881; Aged 70 Y's.; Laura Kinney; Died; July 27, 1887; Aged 74 Y's. (Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.)⁴

• Married Name: before 1833; Drinkwalter¹
• Census: 1852; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1851 Census: see James Drinkwalter⁵
• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1861 Census: see James Drinkwalter²
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter (son)³
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1881 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter (son)⁶

Bethenia Drinkwalter^1,2,3

• Father*: Benjamin Drinkwalter² b. 30 Jul 1833, d. 17 May 1903
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait² b. 1835, d. 27 Jun 1875

• Birth*: 1859; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1859 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see James Drinkwalter (grandfather)²
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter³

Esther Maria Drinkwalter^1,2,3

• Father*: Benjamin Drinkwalter² b. 30 Jul 1833, d. 17 May 1903
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait² b. 1835, d. 27 Jun 1875

• Birth*: 1867; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,4,3

• Census*: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter²
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter³
• Census: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1891 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter⁴

James Henry Drinkwalter^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Benjamin Drinkwalter² b. 30 Jul 1833, d. 17 May 1903
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait² b. 1835, d. 27 Jun 1875

• Birth*: 11 March 1873; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#033366: Name: James Henry Drinkwalter; Date: Mar 11 1873; Parents: Benjamin Drinkwalter & Mary Jane Wait; Inf.: Benjamin Drinkwalter, yeoman, Haldimand Twp.; Reg'd.: May 17 1873; Phys.: Laura Drinkwalter, mother of Benjamin; Reg'r.: T. Bingley (Ontario Birth Registration, #033366-1873, ancestry.com) Date Mar 11 1873 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,3,5

• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter⁶
• Census*: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter²
• Census: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1901 Census: see Albert Drinkwalter (uncle)³
• Census: April 1901; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter³

George Tuck Bayes^1,2

• Father*: Solomon Bayes² b. 1818, d. 25 Oct 1882
• Mother*: Mary Tuck² b. 14 Feb 1817, d. 28 Jan 1908

• Birth*: 3 June 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 3 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per Death Reg'n. of daughter Martha Elizabeth (Bayes) Drinkwalter^2,3,4

• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see Solomon Bayes⁴
• Residence: 15 December 1883; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his grandmother, Martha (Bolder) Tuck.²
• Census*: April 1901; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see Mary Bayes (mother)³
• Residence*: 15 October 1932; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his sister Martha Elizabeth (Bayes) Drinkwalter.²

Nellie S. Holden^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: July 1850; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1851 & location Michigan per 1920 Census. Date 1851 & location Michigan per 1910 Census. Date Jul 1850 & location Michigan per 1900 Census. Date 1851 & location Michigan per 1880 Census.²
• Marriage*: 1871; Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Came to Michigan about 1869, and was married to Nellie S. Holden in 1871 at Midland, Michigan." per Obit. Date 1871 per 1900 Census - 29 yrs married. per 1880 Census.; Principal=Daniel Ryland Wait^2,3

• Married Name: 1871; Wait²
• Census*: 7 June 1880; Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 29 at 1880 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²
• Census: 9 June 1900; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 49 at 1900 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²
• Census: 16 April 1910; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 59 at 1910 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²
• Census: 3 January 1920; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 69 at 1920 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²

Reginald Arthur Wait^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Ryland Wait² b. 25 Aug 1846, d. 6 Sep 1923
• Mother*: Nellie S. Holden² b. Jul 1850

• Birth*: 24 February 1873; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1875 & location Michigan per 1910 Census. Date 1874 & location Michigan per 1880 Census. Date Feb 24 1873 7 location Michigan per Death Index. Date Feb 24 1874 per WWI Draft Reg'n. Card.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1902; Michigan, U.S.A.; Principal=Leona ?²
• Death*: 1 July 1950; Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Death Index: Name: Reginald Arthur Waite; Date: Jul 1 1950; Place: Los Angeles; Born: Michigan, Feb 24 1873; Mother's Maiden Name: Holden; Father's Surname: Waite (California Death Index 1940-1997, ancestry.com)
  Note: Assuming this is the same Reginald A. Wait. Is this correct?³

• Census*: 7 June 1880; Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 6 at 1880 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²
• Census: 23 April 1910; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1910 Census: Waite, Reginald, 35, b. Michigan, p.b. Cda. & Michigan, 10 yrs. married, travellng salesman (?fencing?), married; Leona, 29, b. Michgian, p.b. NY & Michigan, 10 yrs. married; Leo, 7, b. Michigan, p.b. Michigan (1910 Census: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ward 12, pg. 33 of 46, line 16 - ancestry.com)²
• Residence*: 7 September 1918; 739 Morris Ave., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; WWI Draft Registration Card: Name: Reginald Arthur Waite; Res.: 739 Morris Ave., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan; Age: 44; Born: Feb 24 1874; Occ.: Travelling Salesman, Niagara Sprayer Co., Middleport, NY; Kin: Leona Waite, wife, same address (ancestry.com)³
• Residence: 6 September 1923; Glendale, California, U.S.A.; " .... Reginald A. Wait, of Glendale, California ... " per Obit of his father Daniel R. Wait.³

John McMurray¹

• Birth*: 1805; Ireland; Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. date 1806 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1807 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1807 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1805 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Eddy, McMurray) Wait.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1828; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Eddy, McMurray) Wait.; Principal=Jane Anderson¹

• Census: 1848; Conc 4 Lot 20, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848: John McMurray; Conc 4, Lot 20, occ., non-prop.; farmer
• Census: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 20, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850: John McMurray; Conc 4, Lot 20, occ., prop., 150 acres; Total Persons: 7
• Residence*: 1851; Conc 8 Lot 11, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 8, Lot 11, Haldimand Twp., 100 acres (Personal Census for Haldimand did not survive)⁶
• Census: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1861 Census: McMurray, John, 54, b. Ireland, lab., F.C.S, married; Mrs., 51, b. Ireland, F.C.S., married; M.J.(f), 15l Julley, David, 42, b. Ireland, F.C.S., lab., single (1861 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 606 of 899, line 9 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence: April 1871; Conc 3 Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Vernonville, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 3, Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., 12 acres, owner (This is north west side of Vernonville)⁴
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1871 Census: McMurray, John, 64, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Jane, 65, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; Mary Jane, 22, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 54, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 33, line 3 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 1878; Conc 4 Lot 14, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: J. McMurray; Township: Haldimand; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: III, 12 - 28 acres & IV, 14 - 60 acres (County Atlas Map)
  Note: Conc 3, Lot 12 is the west side of the Village of Vernonville, north side; creek and pond is on that property. Conc 4, Lot 14, is north-west of there.⁷
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: McMurray, ?John?(m), 75, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, widower; Mary J., 31, b. Ont., CE, Irish, CE, single (1881 Census: Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., pg 12 of 113, line 6 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Census*: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 86 at 1891 Census: McMurray, John, 86, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, widower; Mary J., 42, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, daughter; Wait, Ellen, 60, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, C. Pres., widow; Broomfield, Eliza, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & Ireland, lodger, widow; McMurray, Mary, 58, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, CE, widow; William, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., CE, farm lab., single (1891 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 99, sub-dist. C-4, pg. 46, line 3 - ancestry.com)²