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Excerpts from Souvenir Submitted by David M. Waid |
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THE
WAID TWIN MONUMENTS IN
BLOOMING VALLEY CEMETERY
The one was erected August 13, 1884, the other bearing the date
November 30, 1888, although it was not placed in position, owing to delay
in shipment, until December 11, following.
The chief object of this monument being to perpetuate the memory of
my beloved wife, Eliza, it was a happy
coincidence that it should be erected on the birthday of our little
two-year-old granddaughter, who was named after her--Edna
Eliza Waid--only daughter of Guinnip and Anna
Waid.
On this monument are the following inscriptions: (On West Side.) In memory of ELIZA, His beloved wife; FRANKLIN, His twin brother; Parents and Kindred; These twin monuments are dedicated by FRANCIS C. WAID, November 30, 1888. (On South Side.) FRANCIS C. WAID, Born April
23, 1833, ELIZA, His wife, Born April 13, 1832, died July 4, 1888. (On East Side.) RECORD OF KINDRED. Pember Waid had seven sons and
five daughters. Ira C., son of
Pember Waid, had four sons, namely. Robert L., who had three sons. George N., who had six sons
and four daughters.
Francis C., who has three sons. Twins
Franklin P. Francis C. Waid's three sons
are Franklin I., who has four daughters, Guinnip
P., who has one daughter, Fred F. Record of Jacob Masiker's
Family. Six sons and two daughters. Jane, wife of G.
W. Cutshall. Eliza, wife of F.
C. Waid. TEMPERANCE FERGERSON, Born December 20, 1790, died March 11, 1869. (On North Side.) "Have Faith in God." Commit thy ways unto the Lord; trust also in Him and He
shall bring it to pass. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added unto you. Oh, that my words were now written; Oh, that they were
printed in a book, that they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the
rock for ever. For I know
that my Redeemer liveth. Jesus saith, because I live she shall live also. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved.
The Waid lot in Blooming Valley Cemetery is cast of the center of
what was known as the first purchase (or old lot), located on the north
side of the driveway. Adjoining
this lot, both to the east and to the west of it, are interred near
relatives. East of my twin
brother's grave is that of my uncle, William
Morehead. The lots of Washington
Waid and William Morehead bound our lot on the cast, and the lots
of Cyrus Goodwill and George Roudebush on the
west.
Elsewhere I give the record of others interred in this cemetery,
not already mentioned in my 1886 SOUVENIR.
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