William Waiters was born September 11, 1869, at Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1897 he married Georgians Mae Wiseman at Jamestown. She was the daughter of the Merritt Wisemans and was born in 1863 and sister of Obed and Philip Wiseman of Melville.
Mr. Waiters served in the army during the Civil War.. Mr. Waiters came to North Dakota to homestead and settled in Stutsman County. He helped build the Northern Pacific Railroad from Jamestown to Melville with his mules. Later the family moved to Melville, where they owned the hotel.
The couple had one daughter, Alice (Mrs. F. F. Reimers).
Mrs. Waiters died in April 1935; Mr. Waiters died in July 1950. They are buried at Melville.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 87B
William Waiters was born September 11, 1869, at Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1897 he married Georgians Mae Wiseman at Jamestown. She was the daughter of the Merritt Wisemans and was born in 1863 and sister of Obed and Philip Wiseman of Melville.
Mr. Waiters served in the army during the Civil War.. Mr. Waiters came to North Dakota to homestead and settled in Stutsman County. He helped build the Northern Pacific Railroad from Jamestown to Melville with his mules. Later the family moved to Melville, where they owned the hotel.
The couple had one daughter, Alice (Mrs. F. F. Reimers).
Mrs. Waiters died in April 1935; Mr. Waiters died in July 1950. They are buried at Melville.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 87B