Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

"A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura, California" (1891), page 552.

Waite Gerry

Waite Gerry came to Ventura in September, 1873. He was born in New York in 1824, the son of Euroclydon and Pauline (Avery) Gerry, the former a native of Hatfield, Massachusetts, and the latter of New York. His grandfather's name was Nathan Gerry. His maternal ancestors were English and Welsh, and one of them, Benjamin Waite, was the hero of Hatfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Gerry's parents had two children, a daughter and son, the former being now the wife of Mr. Burr, of New York. Mr. Gerry received a common-school education and completed his studies in Williston Seminary, Massachusetts. The principal part of his life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, but for a time he resided in Pennsylvania, where he ran a sawmill and conducted a store. He also spent some time in Indiana. In 1864 he crossed the plains with Major Bridge, and after returning he emigrated to Cass County, Missouri. Having a love for pioneer life, he continued his way westward, and engaged in mining in Utah, and after returning from this trip he came to California in 1872. For a time he was employed in Oakland, after which he came to Southern California and worked at Los Angeles for the telegraph company. From Los Angeles he went to San Bernardino, and from there he made an overland trip to Reno, Nevada, to see the country.

In 1873 Mr. Gerry sent for his family to come to Ventura County, where he had rented a farm from Mr. William Collins. On this ranch of 550 acres they lived a year and were very successful. The next year he removed to Saticoy, leaving his family in Ventura, where they had built a home on a lot he purchased. Mr. Gerry engaged in farming, in company with J. L. Starr, in Aliso Canon, and also kept a small apiary. In 1880 he purchased seventy-five acres of choice land at $22 per acre. On this property he has built a good house, planted trees, and the place has become valuable, being rated at $200 per acre. The principal crop raised on this ranch is beans, but it also produces corn and fruits. The land yields 3,500 pounds of shelled corn to the acre, and as high as 2,500 pounds of beans per acre.

Mr. Gerry was married in 1850 to Miss Ester Craig, who was born in Pennsylvania, May 12, 1827. Her father, John Craig, was a native of Russia; came to America in 1817, and settled near Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. Gerry's family consists of six children, four daughters and two sons, namely: Mary E., born in New York, September 2, 1851, and is now the wife of J. L. Stone, of Los Angeles; Eva P., born in Pennsylvania, April 5, 1854, wedded Mr. A. Everett, of Saticoy; Isabell G., born in New York, February 17, 1857, now the wife of J. S. Collins, of Ventura; Lacetta H., born in Indiana, April 24, 1861, now the wife of George E. Preble, of Tustin City, Orange County, California; Ellsworth E., born February 4, 1863, in Indiana, is now renting the home ranch; Edmund W., born April 2, 1868, in Missouri. Mrs. Gerry and the family, save one, are all members of the Presbyterian Church. Ellsworth and Edmund are members of the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Gerry has been a Republican but he and his sons are now Prohibitionists.
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Descendants of Nathan Gerry include:

Descendants of Nathan Gerry

1 Nathan Gerry b: 07 Dec 1755 in Lancaster, MA d: 13 Nov 1830 in Hatfield, MA
.. +Martha Waite b: Abt. 1760 m: 28 Nov 1782 in Hatfield, MA d: 11 Oct 1845
........ 2 Orinda Gerry b: 1783 in Hatfield, Ma d: WFT Est. 1811-1877
............ +Samuel Smith b: WFT Est. 1766-1786 m: WFT Est. 1811-1845 d: WFT Est. 1811-1872
........ 2 Stephen Gerry b: 1786 in Hatfield, Ma d: WFT Est. 1787-1876
........ 2 Martha Gerry b: 1787 in Hatfield, Ma d: 24 Mar 1870
........ 2 Owen Gerry b: 1789 in Hatfield, Ma d: WFT Est. 1790-1879
........ 2 Euroclydon Gerry b: 27 Jul 1791 in Hatfield, Ma d: Abt. 1850 in Wyoming Co., NY
............ +Parlina Avery b: 10 Dec 1802 m: 14 Jun 1820 in Pompey, New York d: 19 Jan 1885
................... 3 Cassandra Gerry b: 26 Aug 1822 in Allegheny, New York d: 04 Apr 1901 in Wyoming, NY
....................... +Lyman Burr b: 1822 in Canadea, Allegheny, New York m: WFT Est. 1853-1887 d: 03 May 1906 in Wyoming, NY
............................. 4 Helen Burr b: 22 Oct 1844 in Wethersfield, Wyoming, NY d: 12 Aug 1872 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY
................................. +Lysander Leroy Barber b: 19 Dec 1841 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY d: 18 Jan 1926 in Castile, Wyoming, New York
........................................ 5 Alina Arvilla Barber b: 06 Nov 1868 in Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY d: 06 Jan 1947 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
............................................ +Charles Giles Ward b: 31 Aug 1866 in Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY m: 07 Jun 1887 in Bradford, PA d: 28 Jul 1936 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
.................................................. 6 Erwin Jesse Ward b: 03 Jan 1892 in Bliss, Wyoming Co., NY d: 21 Jan 1981 in Canandaigua, Ontario Co. NY
...................................................... +Irene Edith Denise b: 20 Aug 1893 in Greece, Monroe Co., NY m: 31 Jul 1915 in Greece, Monroe Co., NY d: 06 Dec 1969 in Clearwater, Pinellas Co., FL
............................................................. 7 Erwin Denise Ward b: 13 Jul 1917 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY d: 26 May 1981 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
................................................................. +Margaret Richardson b: Private m: Private
........................................................................ 8 Living Ward
............................................................................ +Living Peck
............................................................. 7 Carolyn Estelle Ward b: 09 Jan 1919 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY d: 16 Apr 1977 in Fort Meyers, Lee Co. FL
................................................................. +Worthe J. Clark b: 26 Oct 1917 in Jackson, Jackson Co., MI m: 31 Jan 1942 in Colgate Roch Div, Rochester, Monroe Co., NY d: 07 Oct 1991 in Tampa, Pinellas Co., FL
............................................................. 7 Barbara Edith Ward b: 03 Jul 1932 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY d: 17 Jan 1984 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
............................................................. 7 Doris Evelyn Ward b: Private
................................................................. +John Alexander Otto b: Private m: Private
.................................................. 6 Dewitt Clinton Ward b: 21 May 1896 in Bliss, Wyoming Co., NY d: 20 Jun 1970 in Miami, Dade Co., FL
...................................................... +Edith Ballou b: 14 Oct 1895 in Newport, RI m: 18 May 1920 in Jersey City, NJ d: 03 Mar 1951 in Endicott, NY
............................................................. 7 Louise Udall Ward b: 05 May 1921 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY d: Bef. 1990 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
................................................................. +Charles Edward Ludwig b: 07 Dec 1920 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY m: 29 May 1942 in Fairport, Monroe Co., NY d: Bef. 1989
............................................................. 7 John DeWitt Ward b: Private
................................................................. +Margaret Ruth Romine b: Private m: Private
............................................................. 7 Robert Ballou Ward b: Private
................................................................. +Ann M. Horton b: Private m: Private
............................................................. 7 Elizabeth Marion Ward b: Private
................................................................. +Robert Morrill Elder b: Private m: Private
............................................................. 7 David Bissell Ward b: Private
................................................................. +Living Pilkey
............................................................. *2nd Wife of David Bissell Ward:
................................................................. +Marie Gordon b: 26 Jan 1939 in St. Cloud, FL m: Private d: 06 Feb 1967 in Upper Saddle Riv, NJ
.................................................. *2nd Wife of Dewitt Clinton Ward:
...................................................... +Hazel Iliff b: Private m: Private
.................................................. *3rd Wife of Dewitt Clinton Ward:
...................................................... +Nina Fabrey Royal b: Private m: Private
.................................................. 6 Helen Amanda Ward b: Private
...................................................... +Lewis Leroy Hutchinson b: 29 Apr 1900 in Reading, Pennsylvania m: Private d: 10 Jan 1971 in Rochester, Monroe, NY
............................................................. 7 Helen Jeanne Hutchinson b: Private
................................................................. +Hume Tryggvi Johnson b: Private m: Private
............................. 4 Arthur Owen Burr b: 18 Apr 1847 d: Abt. 1933 in Michigan
............................. 4 Martha Burr b: 14 Aug 1850 in Wethersfield, Wyoming, Ny d: 09 Nov 1908 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY
................................. +Sylvester Bliss Barber b: 27 Feb 1840 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY m: 27 Feb 1870 in Wyoming, Ny d: 17 Apr 1922 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY
........................................ 5 Alice May Barber b: 22 Jun 1871 in Wyoming, Ny d: 15 Aug 1945 in Wethersfield Spr, NY
............................................ +John P. Schneckenburger b: 12 Aug 1872 in Perry, Wyoming, Ny m: 25 Oct 1899 d: 12 Dec 1935 in Wethersfield Spr, NY
.................................................. 6 Howard J. M.d. Schneckenburger b: 21 Jun 1902 in Gainesville, Wyoming, Ny d: 07 Jan 1962 in Nunda, Ny
...................................................... +Evelyn Louise Chase b: 23 Sep 1910 m: 29 Jun 1929 d: 24 Sep 1985
............................................................. 7 Living Schneckenburger
............................................................. 7 Living Schneckenburger
........................................ 5 Elmer Elsworth Barber b: 09 Aug 1873 d: WFT Est. 1874-1963
........................................ 5 Edwin Chapin Barber b: 24 Jun 1878 in Eagle, Wyoming, NY d: 19 Jun 1952 in Warsaw, Wyoming, Ny
............................................ +Bertha Ellen Reed b: 04 Nov 1978 in Wethersfield, Wyoming, Ny m: 15 Dec 1901 d: 15 Feb 1967 in Warsaw, Wyoming, Ny
.................................................. 6 Earl Sylvester Barber b: 29 Apr 1906 in Wethersfield, Wyoming, Ny d: 07 Jun 1970 in Livingston, Ny
........................................ 5 Helen Cassandra Barber b: 13 Aug 1880 d: WFT Est. 1881-1974
........................................ 5 Octavia Annie Barber b: 12 Jul 1882 d: WFT Est. 1883-1976
........................................ 5 Rachel Perlina Barber b: 06 Sep 1884 d: WFT Est. 1885-1978
............................. 4 Rocklyn Burr b: 11 Apr 1853 d: 05 Apr 1923 in Falconer, NY
............................. 4 Alida Burr b: 1856 d: 1933
............................. 4 Stanley Burr b: 1859 d: 1919 in Wethersfield, Wyoming Co., NY
................................. +Ada Ackerman b: WFT Est. 1855-1874 m: WFT Est. 1890-1914 d: WFT Est. 1890-1959
................... 3 Elisha Waite Gerry b: 10 Sep 1824 in Wyoming Co., NY d: 04 Jul 1907 in Santa Paula, Ventura Co., CA
....................... +Esther Krieg b: 1827 in Pennsylvania m: 11 Nov 1850 in Tnkhannock, PA
............................. 4 Mary E. Gerry b: 02 Sep 1851 in New York
................................. +J. L. Stone
............................. 4 Eva P. Gerry b: 05 Apr 1854 in Pennsylvania
................................. +A. Everett
............................. 4 Isabell G. Gerry b: 17 Feb 1857 in New York
................................. +J. S. Collins
............................. 4 Lacetta H. Gerry b: 24 Apr 1861 in Indiana
................................. +George E. Preble
............................. 4 Ellsworth E. Gerry b: 04 Feb 1863 in Indiana
............................. 4 Edmund W. Gerry b: 02 Apr 1868 in Missouri
........ 2 Lucretia Gerry b: 1793 in Hatfield, Ma d: 1795
........ 2 Lucretia Gerry b: 1795 in Hatfield, Ma d: 1851
........ 2 Polly Gerry b: 1797 in Hatfield, Ma d: 1883
............ +Thaddeus Graves b: WFT Est. 1780-1800 m: WFT Est. 1825-1859 d: WFT Est. 1825-1886
........ 2 Jonathan Houghton Gerry b: 1800 in Hatfield, Ma d: WFT Est. 1831-1890
............ +Sarah b: Abt. 1815 m: WFT Est. 1831-1865 d: WFT Est. 1843-1909
........ 2 Elisha Waite Gerry b: 1803 in Hatfield, Ma d: 1892 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY


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