Brief Life History of George H
When George H Waite was born on 24 February 1879, in Missouri, United States, his father, John G. Waite, was 29 and his mother, Cora Elizabeth Welty, was 29. He married Althea Hale Belshe on 11 February 1903, in Grundy, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Wilson Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 November 1908, in Harrison Township, Greeley, Kansas, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States.
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- George Wait in household of John Wait, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: George H. Waite - Published information: Census record: birth-name: George H. Wait
- George Wait, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages
Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a watchman, either in a town or castle, from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman, member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter ). In the Middle Ages the town waits typically combined the functions of watchmen and musicians through being trumpeters or pipers. There may also have been some late confusion with White or Wheat .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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