William Await came to North Dakota with the Brethren Colony in 1898. He was born in New York, June 26, 1858. He married Ella Stambaugh in February 1890 who was born in Illinois in June 1861. They had no children.
They came to Carrington to farm in 1897. They retired and moved into town in 1921.
Mrs. Await died March 28, 1929. Mr. Await died December 30, 1937. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 16B