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Cyrenius Wait[1] 1791 - 1868

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• Birth	30 Sep 1791	Chester, MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	06/08/1868	Somerset, KY
  Person ID	I1696	Curtis Family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Wait,   b. 24 Jan 1757, Northampton Hampshire massachusetts Bay ,   d. 8 Apr 1838, Aurora, Portage, OH
  Mother	Margaret
  Family ID	F703	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Newell,   b. 1821
  Children	> 1. John Quincy Wait,   b. 1846, Pulaski County Ky ,   d. 1901, Pulaski County KY
  Documents		A History of Pulaski County Kentucky Book published by the Franklin Press Louisville Ky 1952 by Alma Owens Tibbals
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Newell,   b. 1821
  Children	1. George Washington Waite,   b. 1850,   d. 1907   2. Millard Filmore Waite,   b. 1856,   d. 1927   3. Benjamin Franklin Waite,   b. 1852,   d. 1897   4. Henry Clay Waite,   b. 1858,   d. 1900   5. Margaret Waite,   d. Oct 1922, Somerset, KY
  Documents		A History of Pulaski County Kentucky Book published by the Franklin Press Louisville Ky 1952 by Alma Owens Tibbals
  Last Modified	11 May 2019
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza Beaty
  Children	1. Web Waite
  Documents		A History of Pulaski County Kentucky Book published by the Franklin Press Louisville Ky 1952 by Alma Owens Tibbals
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F616	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		grave stone Cyrenius Wait In Sinking Creek cemetery Somerset Ky
  		Cyrenius Wait Per Rod Zimmerman , administrator, of Pulaski County Kentucky facebook group
  		Cyrenius Wait birth record from Town of Chester Massachusetts 1791 Parents are Jonathan and Margaret
  		Somerset Kentucky historical marker--Cyrenius Wait
  		house/home of Cyrenius Wait Located on Wait's Hill (south main st) , Somerset KY

  
  

  Documents		Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait Status: Located
  		1852 Bluford Colyer --Cyrenius Wait deed (There is a deed to land in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County concerning Bluford Colyer—son of John Colyer---Foreclosure sale where Cyrenius Wait is highest bidder. Appears to be land on both sides of Cumberland River at present day Buck creek and north that had been inherited from John Colyer Sr, father to Bluford. Buck creek was previously known as Beaver Creek. This area according to ancient maps on site, are coal mine areas. See write up of St. Clair Colyer and his son Dr. Jehu Colyer, wherein stated St. Clair Colyer was coal merchant. Status: Located
  		1853 Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait Status: Located
  		1834 ancient map Cumberland River You must download and install the special Deju browser plug in from here to read this . The Wait-Bluford Colyer deed references land near Beaver Creek. From looking at ancient map of 1834 (djvu format) , it appears that current day Buck Creek used to be called Beaver Creek. Renaming it to Buck Creek appears to have possibly cleared confusion resulting from many nearby creeks emptying into Cumberland River being designated at Beaver Creek as can be seen from the 1834 map referenced above. This indicates that the John Colyer family while living in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County had family friend named Cyrenius Waite that may be reason a child named after him.) See Cyreinus Waite page where History of Pulaski County Book shows Cyrenius Waite owned coal mines at mouth of Buck Creek on Cumberland River. Status: Located
  		Land grant 1840 Cyrenius Waite land on Whitley road (now thought to be hwy 192) between Pitman Creek and Buck Creek and borders with Collier/Colyer. 600 Acres. Based on Pulaski deed bk 13, pg 191 in 1847, this land was joined by land of John Colyer and Squire Griffin on buck creek. The 1847 deed set the boundary between Griffin's 2.5 acre store house lot and John Colyer. The See 1781 John Colyer page where document of the 1835 Ky Legislature Act whereby 10,000 acres vacant land available for warrants sale to raise money for road from Somerset to Coal Lands. In 2023 after research, this 1835 Act thought to be for what Pulaski County Road orders called the Whitley road that other court orders reveals to be current hwy 192(See road orders 1825 etc under John Colyer that shows his former farm owner John Langdon idendified on the Whitley Road).
  		1864 Kentucky State Senate vote by Cyrenius Waite Soldier Voting Ironic bill vote in February 1864 by Cyrenius Waite to allow Union Soldiers from Kentucky to vote for 1864 Presidential election, where nationwide this was thought to highly favor Lincoln for re-election in midst of Civil War. Cyrenius Waite being largest slave holder in Pulaski County KY. Kentucky was only state south of Mason-Dixon line to allow this and yet its majority voted in election against Lincoln as did its Union soldiers by 70%. Then again, KY may have been about only state south of Mason Dixon Line to be permitted to vote in this war time election.
  		1850 Kentucky Legislative Act approving Turnpike company for road from Somerset to Waitesboro Cyrenius Waite This may be predecessor to what became current day hwy 27 in Somerset connecting to Somerset to Burnside area. Note also another large slave holder and man of Revelutionary War descent, Mr. Goggins in turnpike company. Mr. Goggins family had originally also lived near Waitesboro at what became the Owens-Vaughan house on old Monticello pike and is reported to contain a lost Goggins family cemetery thereon.
  		1869 Kentucky Court Appeals case land dispute Involves Cyrenius Waite, Lindsey Colyer, Samuel Black. This appears to be property inherited from John Colyer, the father of Lindsey Colyer and Samuel Black's wife, Harriett (based on 1/17th undivided interests) At some point Cyrenius Waite has come to lay claim to the sold 1/17th interests. This appears to be the 200 acre of coal lands John Colyer Sr. had on Cumberland River at Buck Creek. This shows both Samuel Black and Lindsey Colyer had sold their 1/17th undivided interest in the apparent coal lands to Darlin and Clark. See 1865 deed under John Colyer, where heirs all sell their 1/17th interest in farm at Pitman Creek to Andrew Warren. Cyrenius Waite, appears to have again intervened in Colyer land as he did for Bluford Colyer...see deeds under Bluford Colyer. See 1851 tax records under John Colyer b.1781 where shows land on cumberland river and deed from Purvis in 1851 for 50 acres Buck Creek.
  		1850 Bankers Magazine formation of Farmers Bank Cyrenius Waite Pulaski County early major bank first president Cyrenius Waite. Note that bank paid a dividend of 8 to 10% !
  		Frank Wait dies in 1897, brother to George Washington Wait
  		Mrs Cyrenius Wait dead 1898
  		William Wait diary of trip from Masechusetts to Somerset Ky 1818 accompanied by brother Cyrenius Wait, initial arrival in Pulaski County Ky
  		Cyrenius Wait: 1858 Ky legislation founder of Buck Creek bridge company Toll bridge built at current day Hail Bridge rd, off current day Rush Branch Rd, Somerset Ky. Founders are Hail, Newell, Wait et al.
  		Margaret Wait death, daughter of Cyrenius Wait
  		William Wait diary 1818 news article Upon arrival in Somerset, he describes it as a row of cabins on road at Pitman Creek. This leads me to believe he came via Salt Works Road (now Dahl Rd to Grundy Rd hwy 692) from London KY area to intersection at Pitman Creek.
  		Stearns Lumber company land 9600 acres from Cyrenius Wait 1935 Ky Court appeals concerning land passing from Cyrenius Wait to the Stearns Coal and Lumber company. The remnants of Stearns lumber passing to current day Lumber King company.
  		1834 map of Cumberland River in png format The Wait-Bluford Colyer deed references land near Beaver Creek. From looking at ancient map of 1834, it appears that current day Buck Creek used to be called Beaver Creek. Renaming it to Buck Creek appears to have possibly cleared confusion resulting from many nearby creeks emptying into Cumberland River being designated at Beaver Creek as can be seen from the 1834 map referenced above. This indicates that the John Colyer family while living in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County had family friend named Cyrenius Waite that may be reason a child named after him.) See Cyreinus Waite page where History of Pulaski County Book shows Cyrenius Waite owned coal mines at mouth of Buck Creek on Cumberland River.
  		1851 Pulaski County KY tax records people with last name beginning with "C". Shows land held by John Colyer at death in 1851. Of the 300 acres on Pitman Creek, 200 were sold with the homeplace in 1865 by heirs to Andrew Warren. 150 acres on Cumberland River, suspected to be added to by deed in July 1851 from Purvis estate of 50 acres. This 150 + 50 suspected to be the subject of Ky court of appeals law suit on this site under Cyrenius Wait, who had coal mines in the area. Another interesting thing, is that Bluford Colyer in Buck Creek area/Jugornot does not show in tax records in 1851 even though deed records show land there.
  		1838 letter from former slave, "Free Frank" McWhurter (McWorter,McWhorter) to Cyrenius Wait See book on Free Frank. He was Pulaski County slave who bought his freedom, then over years bought his entire family freedom, moved to Illinois and started his own town for freed slaves. In this letter he asks Cyrenius to find out how his yet to be freed children are doing and tell them he and their mother will be there soon to visit. Notice that this letter discloses that Cyrenius Wait has made Free Frank a loan. Could it be to finance the first cash purchase of an enslaved child, Solomon in 1835 recorded in Pulaski County deed records ? Solomon was purchased from John Eastham, who was a Cyrenius and Free Frank neighbor on Fishing Creek Pulaski county. The next Pulaski record of a child purchase by Free Frank was in 1843, daughter Sally
  		1858 Power of Attorney to Cyrenius Wait if friend drinks intoxicating beverage again Gives Cyrenius power to sell all of Mr. Sadler's property and use to send Mr. Sadler's wife and children to Missouri if he drinks again.
  		1790's Town Clerk minutes Chester MA Hampden county Cyrenius Wait family births of Cyrenius siblings. The father , Jonathan Wait and wife Margaret migrate to Aurora OH reported in the 1820s and are buried there in a Mennonite church cemetery
  		1776 Jonathan Wait revolutionary war service record reported as the father of Cyrenius Wait
  		1825 Land Grant 50 Acre to John Colyer at Buck Creek and Cumberland River On old maps, Buck Creek was called Beaver Creek. This grant shows ownership of the mouth of Buck Creek and all the way across the Cumberland River and land on the south side of the River as well. At least part of this land descended to elder son of John Colyer named Bluford Colyer and within a year is foreclosed upon and sold at auction to Cyrenius Wait. See documents under Bluford Colyer and Cyrenius Wait.
  		1826 Free Frank McWhorter land grant slave who bought his freedom, took master's last name, gets land grant on fishing creek pulaski county ky, source of salt peter cave that generated income to purchase his entire family freedom. Moved to ILL and established freed black town of New Philidephia ILL. In papers of Cyrenius Wait, likely to establish chain of title for land later purchased.
  		1827 Free Frank McWhorter land grant slave who bought his freedom, took master's last name, gets land grant on fishing creek pulaski county ky, souce or salt peter cave that generated income to purchase his entire family freedom. Moved to ILL and established freed black town of New Philidephia ILL. In papers of Cyrenius Wait, likely to establish chain of title for land later purchased.
  		1832 Cyrenius Wait land grant for 625 acres on Fishing Creek, Pulaski County Ky
  		1832 Cyrenius Wait KY land grant fishing creek: 150 acres Next to freed slave Free Frank McWhorter
  		1841 Cyrenius Wait purcahse deed 2 acres Goose Creek Saltworks rd. lot purchase appears to be Main Street Somerset to W. Mt. Vernon/Columbia St Somerset KY where his farm land is located that became south Main St. Waits Hill Somerset KY
  		1854 sale deed Charles Granade Colyer to Cyrenius Wait, 1/17th inherited coal lands Cumberland River. This includes mouth of Buck Creek. Charles Granade Colyer's father, John had died 1851. Apparently, the real property passed outside probate under KY law at the time for intestate decedents. Evidenced by final estate settlement showing no real property sales by estate. Here, C.Granade Colyer's 1/17 undivided share as child is sold for $100 go Cyrenius Wait. Later, the John Colyer heirs file lawsuit against Cyrenius Wait to be able to sell all real property and slaves of John Colyer about 1859 and win.
  		1866 Harriet Colyer Black purchase deed 108 acres Blaze Valley from estate of her father, John Colyer Deed says that Cyrenius Wait had held up estate settlement, and heirs of John Colyer file lawsuit against Cyrenius and win, so the court orders sale of land and slaves of John Colyer in March 1859. At the court sale, Harriet Black, purchases 108 acres for $706. Son of John Colyer..Stephen Colyer deceased 1855 and his estate settlment shows John Colyer at death owned 200 acre homeplace on Pitman creek, and 108 acre on Pitman creek waters and 250 acre coal lands. This deed in Blaze Valley was evidently the 108 acres on pitman creek waters that was not the homeplace.
  		1858 Stephen Colyer assigned interest to Cyrenius Wait et al This Pulaski Circuit Court case hints that Stephen Colyer, like his older brother Charles Granade Colyer had assigned sold his 1/17 interest inherited from his father's death in 1851 to Cyrenius Wait. It appears here that Cyrenius et al had further assigned to another party. See lawsuit between heirs of John Colyer Sr and Cyrenius Wait to sell property.
  		1863 John Colyer Jr estate vs. Cyrenius Wait land sale It appears that Cyrenius Wait was opposing party in lawsuit of John Colyer Jr estate just like he was in John Colyer Sr estate over what I suspect was Wait's interest in obtaining the Coal properties held by each estate. However in the case of Jr. he had infant child that the courts interceded for.
  		1829 deed from Free Frank McWorter, an emancipated slave, to Cyrenius Wait 150 acres on Fishing creek, that Free Frank obtained by land grants. This document found in Univ. of Kentucky library special collections of Cyrenius Wait business papers.
  		Shelbyville KY Advocate newspaper Jan 25, 1828 page 1 Discussing 1828 Ky Democratic convention discussion of Presidential election of John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson. This from the personal files of Cyrenius Wait, who named a son, John Quincy Wait. This from the University of Kentucky special collections library of Cyrenius Wait papers.
  		Shelbyville KY Advocate newspaper Jan 25, 1828 page 2 Discussing 1828 Ky Democratic convention discussion of Presidential election of John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson. This from the personal files of Cyrenius Wait, who named a son, John Quincy Wait. This from the University of Kentucky special collections library of Cyrenius Wait papers.
  		Shelbyville Ky Advocate newspaper Jan 25, 1828 page 3 Discussing 1828 Ky Democratic convention discussion of Presidential election of John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson. This from the personal files of Cyrenius Wait, who named a son, John Quincy Wait. This from the University of Kentucky special collections library of Cyrenius Wait papers.
  		1853 Pulaski deed: Cyreinus Wait to Lindsey Colyer Cyrenius sells all the interests he has acquired from children of John Colyer in their inheritance to Lindsey Colyer (but not the coal land). Reference is made to the farm that was on Pitman creek and slaves.
  		1820 Pulaski County KY June Court: recording 1801 town plat Somerset This will be basis to trace various deeds to locations within the town of Somerset that Cyrenius Wait purchased over the years.
  		1820's - 1840's deed plat Various deeds to Cyrenius Wait are labeled on a replica of the Town of Somerset town plat and the year recorded.
  		1850 Pulaski county KY property tax: Cyrenius Wait
  		1860 Pulaski county KY property tax: Cyrenius Wait
  		1865 Pulaski county KY property tax: Cyrenius Wait
  		1829 Bill of Sale slave Frank, son of Free Frank This is evidently the first child purchase by Free Frank of a child out of slavery. This first purchase is of a son named Frank that has run away 3 years earlier and purchased via barter. Notice it is witnessed by Cyrenius Wait. Later in 1829 Cyrenius Wait purchases from Free Frank property on Fishing Creek containing salt peter operation.
  		1854 Pulaski County deed: Rebecca Colyer to Wait inherited interest in Somerset town acreage lot on Sinking Creek inherited from her grandfather, John Jasper is transfered from Rebecca Kirtley Colyer(whose mother was a Jasper) to Cyrenius Wait. This may have been the acreage that became Wait's hill at the end of South Main St, upon which Cyrenius Wait is buried in the old cemetery.
  		1853 Cyrenius Wait sells John Colyer estate to Lindsey Colyer Cyrenius Wait sells the children of John Colyer estate interests he has purchased from several children to Lindsey Colyer, Estate administrator. Lindsey will later sell the Ruth KY farm to Andrew Warren in 1865. Note that the price is $200, which is cost or less since he purchased the interest of Charles Granade Colyer for $100, plus other children. But, then again, this sale does not include the coal lands included in the children interests.

  
  

• Notes

  http://sherlene.wordpress.com/category/kentucky-langfords/page/2/ 1818?FIRST BANK IN PULASKI COUNTY: From biographical sketch posted for Andrew Jackson James, accessed 12 June 2007, by shb: ?A possible catalyst for the career of A.J. James was Tunstall Quarles who organized and established the first bank in Pulaski County, Farmers Bank, in 1818. Just prior to the War of 1812, Quarles organized a large calvary troop at his own expense, that served in the war under his command. Quarles was both a State Senator & Representative at Frankfort. A.J. not only followed Quarles? lead into state politics, A.J. also was appointed to the bank?s board of directors under Quarles, SUCCEEDING PRESIDENT CYRENIUS WAITE. As the banking profession traversed a turbulent period up to and through the Civil War, the bank faithfully issued a 5% return to investors.? ?shb 12 June 2007 854.) Patent #: 14199 Grantee: Wait, Cyrenius Grant Book & Pg: 28 138 Acreage: 8000 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Wait, Cyrenius Survey Date: 08/20/1847 Grant Date: 08/21/1849 KY Place Names: Waitsboro (Pulaski): wats/buhr !d (Delmer). This extinct town was at the head of navigation on the Cumberland R (a site now covered by Lake Cumberland), about 3 miles of the present Somerset city limits. In 1844 the town of Waitsborough (sic) was est by legislative act and named for Cyrenius Wait [seye/ reen/ds] (1794- 1868), who had arrived in Pulaski Co from Chester, Massachusetts in 1818 and become a prominent Somerset businessman and the co's largest landowner. The po was est as Waitsboro on Mar 2, 1846, with William L. Wait, Cyrenius 's brother, as pm. In 1864 Joseph R. Newell moved the po some 2½ mi sw and renamed it Clio, under which name it operated until 1885. A Waitsboro po was reest at the original site in 1905 but it closed after only 3 years. Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier-- "Free Frank's land speculations demonstrate white participation in business transactions with blacks, just as his saltpeter marketing activities had. Ephraim Farris, a joint purchaser with Free Frank in two land transactions, and Cyrenius Wait and Bourne Goggin, both of whom sold land to Free Frank at one time or another, were prominent whites, all of whom were elected to the Kentucky General Assembly. Bourne Goggin was elected in 1824, five years before he sold land to Free Frank. At the time of the sale he was a slaveholder. Farris was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832. Cyrenius Wait was elected to the Kentucky Senate, although not until 1848-1850, and he too was a slaveholder. At the time he sold his land to Free Frank, Wait was considered one of the richest men in the county." We find in the transcript of the evidence a stipulation which, omitting the signatures, reads: "It is stipulated and agreed by and between the parties to the above styled action that the plaintiff, the Stearns Coal Lumber Company, now has and at the time of the institution of this action, had, a complete chain of conveyances from the patentees, Cvrenius Wait and Jacob Hudson, in Patent No. 24080 issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on October 18, 1855, for 9,600 acres in Whitley County, Kentucky, by which the title of the said patentees vested in the Stearns Coal Lumber Company." Stearns Coal Lumber Co. v. White, 259 Ky. 686, 688 (Ky. Ct. App. 1935) Recorded in the Clerk's Office of Pulaski County: This Indenture of Bargain and Sale made and Entered into this first day of January 1831 between Joshua Jones of the one part & Cyrenius Wait of the other part and both of County of Pulaski and the State of Kentucky. Witnesseth that I, Joshua Jones hath this day sold unto Cyrenius Wait and do by these Presents sell and deliver a certain Negro Girl, named Suzan, about nineteen years of age, for the sum of Two Hundred & Sixty Two Dollars and Eighty two Cents the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge upon the Terms & Conditions following to wit that whereas I, Joshua Jones, am justly indebted in the Sum aforesaid in two Notes to wit: one note for One Hundred & Thirty dollars & Eighteen cents dated the 25th of December 1830 and another Note for One Hundred & Thirty Two Dollars & Sixty four Cents dated this day & date above written-And being willing to secure the payment thereof with Lawful Interest unto the said Cyrenius Wait. The Conditions of the above Obligation is such that if the aforesaid Joshua Jones shall well & duly pay unto the said Cyrenius Wait the sums aforesaid with Lawful Interest thereon within Twelve Months from the Day & Date above written. Then and in that case this agreement to be void & of no effect. But if the said Joshua Jones Shall Fail, Refuse or Neglect to pay the sums aforesaid with Lawful Interest at the time afore- said then this agreement to be in full Force and Virtue in the Law. Given under My Hand & Seal This Day and Date above written in Presents of Witness Gideon P. Hail Edward Stanton (Signed) Joshua Jones. This Joshua was a son of Joshua Jones and Hannah Todhunter. The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. There were three states that rejected the 13th Amendment and did not ratify it until the 20th Century: Delaware (February 12, 1901); Kentucky (March 18, 1976); and Mississippi voted to ratify the 13th Amendment on March 16, 1995, but it was not officially ratified until February 7, 2013. At first consideration by the Kentucky legislature, Cyrenius Wait, a Ky state senator, voted with the majority to reject ratification of the 13 amendment. Collins Historical Sketches of Kentucky page 154-155: "ARTICLE XIII. Sec. 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the Unitcd Statea, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. SEC. 2. Cogress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. [Approved Feb. I, 1865.) The governor's message, while not in terms recommending its ratification, ably reasons in favor of it; suggesting "that, as England, in the act of 1833 abolishing slavery, appropriated .£20,000,000 [nearly$100,000,000] to compensate the owners--it cannot be that our government will be less just, if we accept the amendment upon condition that the assessed value of 1864 be paid to the state to compensate owners who are to be affected by the proposed amendment. Our slave property was assessed for taxation in 1860, before the war began, at $107,494,527. In 1863, the effect of rebellion and unfriendly legislation reduced the valuation to $57,511,770; and in 1864 to $34,179,2411." In the senate, Feb. 20, Henry D. McHenry made a majority report from the judiciary committee, in favor of rejecting Article XIII. John F. Fisk moved a substitute and resolutions, ratifying said Article, and "requesting our senators and representatives in congress to urge that compensation for losses in slave property be made to loyal men who have not participated in the rebellion, nor given it aid and comfort-said rebellion and the mea,ures necessary for its suppression having practically destroyed property in slaves." Jas. F. Robinson made a minority report, with resolutions ratifying Article XIII, upon the payment by the United States to the state of Kentucky, for the use of its citizens, owners of slaves, of $36,530,496- the assessed value in 1864-as compensation for all claims for value of slaves enlisted or drafted into the U. S. army, and for all other claims growing out of the labor and service of their slaves; providing, further, that all laws concerning slaves shall be repealed, and thenceforth they shall have all the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of free-born colored persons; that they shall remove from the state within 10 years after their emancipation is perfected ; and the state of Ky. will accept said sum as in full of all values and liabilities, and sacredly distribute it according to the just claims of slave owners. The majority report was adopted, by 21 to 13." (NY times March 1, 1865: The vote then on H.D. McHenry's majority report, unconditionally rejecting the 13th Amendment, was 21 Yeas, (17 Guthrie, 2 secesh, 2 Rousseau--Gen. Whitaker and Mr. CYRENIUS WAIT), 12 nays,)




• Sources

  [S18131] Mary Waite Larson interview by Richard Curtis June 24, 2007 in Somerset Ky cemetery. [S18134] A History of Pulaski County Kentucky, Alma Owens Tibbals, (Franklin Press, Louisville Ky 1952), 59.