• Born: 4 Jul 1830, Aurora OH
• Died: 14 May 1891, Ravenna OH

  General notes:

Jeweler and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed in 1851 to Robert A. Baird in Ravenna OH
  

• He was a partner circa 1854-1855 with Robert A. Baird in Ravenna OH as BAIRD & WAIT.

• He worked circa 1855-1885 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Ravenna OH

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Ravenna OH, listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Ravenna OH, listed as a jeweler.

• He was a partner in 1871 with Alvah F. Wait in Ravenna OH as WAIT BROTHERS.

• He was a partner in 1875-1882 with Alvah F. Wait and Dwight A. Dewey in Akron OH as WAIT, DEWEY & Co, purchasing the shop of Henry S. Abbey. The shop was sold to FOLTZ & FRANK in 1877.
  

• Advertised in the The Summit County Beacon (Akron OH), 10 Nov 1875,
  Wait, Dewey & Co., in going into the jewelry business in Akron, in the well-known Abbey store, do not discontinue their Ravenna store. Mr. Dewey will conduct the Akron business, which will be begun in a few days from now.
  

• Tradecard, c 1885
  Private Collection
  

• Tradecard, c 1885
  Private Collection
  

• Tradecard, c 1885
  Private Collection
  

• Tradecard, c 1885
  Private Collection