Person Page - 3548

Thomas Herbert Fraser¹

• Birth*: 1863; Ontario; per family tree of mary bythell on ancestry.com, May 29 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 26 January 1897; Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of mary bythell on ancestry.com, May 29 2013.; Principal=Mary Leticia Milligan¹
• Death*: 28 April 1941; Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of mary bythell on ancestry.com, May 29 2013.¹

Leona ?¹

• Birth*: 1881; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1881 & location Michigan per 1910 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1902; Michigan, U.S.A.; Principal=Reginald Arthur Wait¹

• Married Name: circa 1902; Wait¹
• Census*: 23 April 1910; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 29 at 1910 Census: see Reginald Wait¹

Leo Wait¹

• Father*: Reginald Arthur Wait¹ b. 24 Feb 1873, d. 1 Jul 1950
• Mother*: Leona ?¹ b. 1881

• Birth*: 1903; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1903 & location Michigan per 1910 Census.¹

• Census*: 23 April 1910; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 7 at 1910 Census: see Reginald Wait¹

Holley Hayden Wait^1,2,3

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

• Birth*: 11 September 1885; Farwell, Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Sep 11 1885 & location Michigan per Death Index. Date Sep 1885 & location Michigan per 1900 Census. Date 1887 & location ?Farwell?, Michigan per marriage reg'n.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 21 April 1913; Sandwich West, Essex Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004938: Groom: Holley H. Wait; Age: 26; Res.: Flint, Michigan; Born: ?Farwell?, Michigan; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerical worker; Rel.: Episc.; Parents: Daniel R. Wait & Nellie S. Holden; Bride: Harriet Martin; Age: 21; Res.: Flint, Michigan; Born: London, England; Status: spinster; Rel.: Episc.; Parents: Ch. W. Martin & Sarah ?Farr?; Wit.: Agnes & R. ?Hind?, Sandwich; Date: Apr 21 1913; Place: Sandwich West, Essex Co., Ont.; Peformed by: D. H. ?Hind?, Sandwich, Episc.; Sworn: Windsor, Apr 21 1913; Reg'r.: A.f L. Leonard? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004938-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Harriet Martin⁵
• Death*: 22 March 1960; Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Death Index: Name: Holley H. Wait; Date: Mar 22 1960; PlacE: Los Angeles; Born: Michigan, Sep 11 1885; Mother's Maiden Name: Holden (California Death Index, 1940-1997, ancestry.com)³

• Census*: 9 June 1900; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age ?15? at 1900 Census: see Daniel R. Wait (big black smudge right over the second digit of the age)⁴
• Residence*: 21 April 1913; Flint, Michigan, U.S.A.; Residence Flint, Michigan per marriage reg'n.²
• Residence: 6 September 1923; Oakland, California, U.S.A.; " ... Holly H., a Business Accountant in Oakland, California. ... " per Obit of his father Daniel R. Wait.³
• Residence: 1942; 429 Prospect Ave., Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; WWII Draft Card: Name: Holley Hayden Wait; Res.: 429 Prospect Ave., Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin; Age: 56; Born: Farwell, Michigan, Sep 11 1885; Kin: Mrs. H. H. Wait, same address; Employer; Oldssmobile Division, Janesville, Wisconsin (ancestry.com)³

Harriet Martin¹

• Father*: C. W. Martin¹ b. c 1865
• Mother*: Sarah Farr¹ b. c 1865

• Birth*: 1892; London, England; Date 1892 & location London, England per marriage reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 21 April 1913; Sandwich West, Essex Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004938: Groom: Holley H. Wait; Age: 26; Res.: Flint, Michigan; Born: ?Farwell?, Michigan; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerical worker; Rel.: Episc.; Parents: Daniel R. Wait & Nellie S. Holden; Bride: Harriet Martin; Age: 21; Res.: Flint, Michigan; Born: London, England; Status: spinster; Rel.: Episc.; Parents: Ch. W. Martin & Sarah ?Farr?; Wit.: Agnes & R. ?Hind?, Sandwich; Date: Apr 21 1913; Place: Sandwich West, Essex Co., Ont.; Peformed by: D. H. ?Hind?, Sandwich, Episc.; Sworn: Windsor, Apr 21 1913; Reg'r.: A.f L. Leonard? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004938-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Holley Hayden Wait²

• Residence*: 21 April 1913; Flint, Michigan, U.S.A.; Residence Flint, Michigan per marr. reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 21 April 1913; Wait¹

C. W. Martin¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Harriet (Martin) Wait.¹
• Marriage*: before 1890; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Harriet (Martin) Wait.; Principal=Sarah Farr¹

Sarah Farr¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Harriet (Martin) Wait.¹
• Marriage*: before 1890; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Harriet (Martin) Wait.; Principal=C. W. Martin¹

• Married Name: before 1890; Martin¹

Charles Bernard Wait^1,2,3

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

• Birth*: July 1880; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Jul 1880 & location Michigan per 1900 Census.²

• Census*: 9 June 1900; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 19 at 1900 Census: see Daniel R. Wait²
• Residence*: 6 September 1923; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "He is survived by ... C. Bernard Wait, of New York City, (but now travelling in Europe an Attache of the U.S. Diplomatic corps) .. " per Obit of his father Daniel R. Wait.³

Stanley S. Wait¹

• Father*: Daniel Ryland Wait¹ b. 25 Aug 1846, d. 6 Sep 1923
• Mother*: Nellie S. Holden¹ b. Jul 1850

• Birth*: April 1883; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Apr 1883 & location Michigan per 1900 Census.¹

• Census*: 9 June 1900; Surrey Twp., Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 16 at 1900 Census: see Daniel R. Wait¹
• Residence*: 6 September 1923; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.; " ... Stanley S. Wait, a lawyer in St. Louis, Mo. ... " per Obit of his father Daniel R. Wait.²

Comfort Beatrice Potts¹

• Father*: William Henry Potts¹ b. 17 Feb 1842, d. 3 Mar 1922
• Mother*: Maria Louisa Lovett¹ b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 14 Dec 1929

• Birth*: 15 May 1869; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 31 January 1906; Conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=John E. Young¹

• Married Name: 31 January 1906; Young¹

Jessie Mabel Poole¹

• Father*: Herbert Wesley Poole¹ b. 1862
• Mother*: Bessie Scott¹ b. 1863

• Birth*: March 1887; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1887 per CemSearch. Date Mar 1887 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1887 & location Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Augustus Lafayette Potts. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 12 December 1907; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015841; Groom: Augustus Laffayette Potts; Age: 35; Res. & Born: Murray Twp., Smithfield; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. H. Potts & Mary L. Lovett; Bride: Jessie Mabel Poole; Age: 20; Res.: Smithfield; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Herbert Poole & Bessie Scott; Wit.: W.H. Herrington & Mrs. A.H. Foster, Smithfield; Date: Dec 12 1907; Place: Smithfield; Reg'd.: Dec 12 1907; Reg'r.: Wm. Little, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015841-1907, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 12 1907 & location Smithfield per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Augustus Lafayette Potts^1,5
• Death*: 1968; Ontario; Date 1968 per CemSearch.²
• Burial*: 1968; Greenwood Cemetery, Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Jessie M. Lafayette Potts; Maiden: Poole; Born: 1887; Died: 1968; Age: 81y; ID: GRENWD287; Other names: Potts, A. Layfayette (1871-1946); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield,. Brighton Twp.; Note: Wife of A. Lafayette Potts. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD287%5E1)²

• Residence*: 12 December 1907; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Smithfield per marriage reg'n. - Augustus Lafayette Potts.³
• Married Name: 12 December 1907; Potts¹
• Census*: 14 June 1911; Conc A Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: see Wiliam H. Potts (father-in-law)⁴

Augustus Lafayette Potts^1,2,3

• Father*: William Henry Potts b. 17 Feb 1842, d. 3 Mar 1922
• Mother*: Maria Louisa Lovett b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 14 Dec 1929

• Birth*: 21 June 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 per CemSearch. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1872 & location Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Jessie Mabel Poole. Date Jun 21 1871 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 12 December 1907; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015841; Groom: Augustus Laffayette Potts; Age: 35; Res. & Born: Murray Twp., Smithfield; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. H. Potts & Mary L. Lovett; Bride: Jessie Mabel Poole; Age: 20; Res.: Smithfield; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Herbert Poole & Bessie Scott; Wit.: W.H. Herrington & Mrs. A.H. Foster, Smithfield; Date: Dec 12 1907; Place: Smithfield; Reg'd.: Dec 12 1907; Reg'r.: Wm. Little, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015841-1907, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 12 1907 & location Smithfield per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Jessie Mabel Poole^2,7
• Death*: 26 December 1946; Highway No 2, Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#040594: Name: Augustus Lafayette Potts; Date: DEc 26 1946; Age: 75y 6m 5d; Place: Highway NO. 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., for life; Born: June 21 1871; Occ.: farmer; Status: maried; Spouse: Jessie Mabel Potts; Parents: William Potts & Louisa Lovett, both born Canada; Inf.: Mrs. A.L. Potts, Smithfield; Reg'd.: Dec 27 1946, Trenton; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Dec 29 1946; Permit: W.J. Potts, Trenton; Und.: Ralph W. Weaver, Trenton; Cause: coronary thrombosis, arterio sclerosis; Phys.: Dr. H. Clarke, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 7 1947; Reg'r.: Angus Gunter (Ontario Death Registration, #040594-1946, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1946 per CemSearch.^4,8
• Burial*: 29 December 1946; Greenwood Cemetery, Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: A. Lafayette Potts; Born: 1871; Died: 1946; Age: 75y; ID: GRENWD287; Other names: Potts, Jessie M. [Poole] (1887-1968); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield,. Brighton Twp.; Note: Husband of Jessie M.Poole. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD287%5E0)
  Date Dec 29 1946 & location Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton per Death Reg'n.^4,3

• Residence: 12 December 1907; Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp., Smithfield per marriage reg'n.- Jessie Mabel Poole.⁵
• Census*: 14 June 1911; Conc A Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1911 Census: see William H. Potts (father)⁶
• Residence*: 3 March 1922; Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father William Henry Potts.³
• Note*: November 1940; Highway 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The York Road Cheese and Butter Factory operated from 1900 to 1927 on what was then Highway 2. Located east of Brighton near Smithfield, .. In November 1940 it was destroyed by a fire believe to have started in the chimney and discovered by a passing motorist who notified Mr. A.L. Potts who lived across the road. Although covered with metal siding, it had a timber structure and the fire spread quickly. It is believe the building was at least 100 years old and had been used by many other businesses, although always as a cheese factory. It ceased operation in 1927." (https://vitacollections.ca/brightonarchives/details.asp?ID=3199826&g=d)⁹

Grace O. Potts¹

• Father*: William Henry Potts¹ b. 17 Feb 1842, d. 3 Mar 1922
• Mother*: Maria Louisa Lovett¹ b. 28 Apr 1842, d. 14 Dec 1929

• Birth*: 23 February 1874; Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.¹

Robert Charles Potts^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Robert Potts² b. 1811, d. 29 Nov 1886
• Mother*: Catherine Brown² b. 1817, d. 24 Sep 1891

• Birth*: 1848; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location Smithfield per Death Reg'n. - age 34 at death Apr 10 1883. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1850 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^2,8,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 4 December 1873; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009886: Groom: Robert C. Potts; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brigton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Robert & Catherine Potts; Bride: Mina Potts; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Chester & Harriet Potter; Wit.: H. & Emma Sills, Brighton; Date: Dec 4 1873; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Epis. Meth.; Performed by: W. A. Sills; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009886-1873, ancestry.com) Date Dec 4 1873 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Mina Dorothy Potter^2,9
• Death*: 10 April 1883; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011463: Name: R. C. Potts; Date: Apr 10 1883; Age: 34; Occ.: farmer; Born: Smithfield; Cause: consumption; Phys.: Dr. Dean & others; Inf.: Mrs. R. C. Potts, Hilton; Reg'd.: June 5 1883; Rel.: E. Meth.; Reg'r.: Cyrus Richmond (Ontario Death Registration, #011463-1883, ancestry.com) Date Apr 10 1883 per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^2,10

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Robert Potts⁸
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Robert Potts⁵
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see Robert Potts⁶
• Residence*: 4 December 1873; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Residence: 1878; Conc 5 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: R. C. Potts; Nativity: Cda.; Business: farmer; Year Settled: 1850; Post Office: Hilton; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Atlas Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: V, 4 - 89 acres (Beldon County Atlas Map for Brighton Twp. - http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=26373
  Note: This is on the east side of Richmond St., just north of Hilton, where the Herrington farm is today.¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1881 Census: see Robert Potts⁷

Mina Dorothy Potter^1,2,3

• Father*: Chester Potter² b. 1807
• Mother*: Harriet Dickenson b. c 1820

• Birth*: 4 May 1849; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1853 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date May 4 1849 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 4 December 1873; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009886: Groom: Robert C. Potts; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brigton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Robert & Catherine Potts; Bride: Mina Potts; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Chester & Harriet Potter; Wit.: H. & Emma Sills, Brighton; Date: Dec 4 1873; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Epis. Meth.; Performed by: W. A. Sills; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009886-1873, ancestry.com) Date Dec 4 1873 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Robert Charles Potts^2,5
• Marriage*: 22 December 1886; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Peter James Peterson²
• Death*: 5 May 1918; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.²

• Married Name: 4 December 1873; Potts²
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see Robert Potts (father-in-law)³
• Residence*: 5 June 1883; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband, Robert Charles Potts.⁶
• Married Name: 22 December 1886; Peterson²

Chester Potter¹

• Birth*: 1807; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1807 & location Vermont per famly tree of leecurrey on ancestry.ca, Aug 25 2020. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 1832; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per famly tree of leecurrey on ancestry.ca, Aug 25 2020.; Principal=Jane German¹
• Marriage*: before 1845; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Harriet Dickenson

Harriet Dickenson¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.¹
• Marriage*: before 1845; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Chester Potter

• Married Name: before 1845; Potter

Clayton Wilbert Potts^1,2,3

• Father*: Robert Charles Potts² b. 1848, d. 10 Apr 1883
• Mother*: Mina Dorothy Potter² b. 4 May 1849, d. 5 May 1918

• Birth*: 21 November 1874; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013. Date Nov 21 1874 & locaiton Brighton per family tree of ptnj21005 on ancestry.com, Sep 5 2016.^2,3
• Death*: 5 July 1927; San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, U.S.A.; per family tree of ptnj21005 on ancestry.com, Sep 5 2016.²

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see Robert Potts (grandfather)³
• Residence*: 31 July 1901; Conc 5 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7041) show that Mina Peterson (nee Potts), Clayton H. Potts & Harry L. Pots & wife sold the south 90 lot 4, conc 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Burton J. Philp for $3,700. ITS Date: Jul 31 1901. Reg'n. Date: Jan 3 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Twp., Conc 5, Lot 4, pg. 042 of 259, page copied from Onland.ca, by Dan Buchanan Apr 12 2020.)⁴

Harry Rodolph Potts^1,2,3

• Father*: Robert Charles Potts² b. 1848, d. 10 Apr 1883
• Mother*: Mina Dorothy Potter² b. 4 May 1849, d. 5 May 1918

• Birth*: 11 May 1878; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date may 11 1878 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.^2,3

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see Robert Potts (grandfather)³
• Residence*: 31 July 1901; Conc 5 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7041) show that Mina Peterson (nee Potts), Clayton H. Potts & Harry L. Pots & wife sold the south 90 lot 4, conc 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Burton J. Philp for $3,700. ITS Date: Jul 31 1901. Reg'n. Date: Jan 3 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Twp., Conc 5, Lot 4, pg. 042 of 259, page copied from Onland.ca, by Dan Buchanan Apr 12 2020.)⁴

Peter James Peterson¹

• Birth*: circa 1844; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 22 December 1886; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of vrb4343 on ancestry.com, May 31 2013.; Principal=Mina Dorothy Potter¹