EDLER, FISHER, REDSECKER, WALD and Related Families
Notes on some of the ancestors and relatives of Karl & Barbara Edler, Bets and Bruce Wald and Martha and Jim Redsecker
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Betsey Prentice Wait (F)
(12 January 1811 - 11 October 1889)
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     Betsey Prentice Wait was born 12 January 1811 Worthington, Hampshire Co, MA. She was the daughter of Hannah Prentice. Betsey Prentice Wait married Joseph William Simmons, son of Ebenezer Simmons and Nancy Cary, 4 September 1841 Hinsdale, Berkshire Co, MA. Betsey Prentice Wait died 11 October 1889 Washington, Berkshire Co, MA, age 78. She was buried Washington, Berkshire Co, MA.

Children of Betsey Prentice Wait and Joseph William Simmons
Ensign Joseph Simmons+ (10 Jun 1842 - 28 Oct 1897)
Martha Simmons (c 1844 - )
Wesley Simmons (c 1844 - )
Thomas W. Simmons (c 1846 - )
George Simmons+ (c 1849 - )
Sophia Simmons (c 1852 - )

Sarah Waite (F)
(circa 1703 - 2 June 1759)
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     Sarah Waite was born circa 1703; based on tombstone inscription. She married George Ricketts, son of Capt. William Henry Ricards and Mary Goodin. Sarah Waite died 2 June 1759 Canaan Estate, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica; aged 56 yrs.

Child of Sarah Waite and George Ricketts
William Henry Ricketts (9 Nov 1736 - 5 Oct 1799)

Silence Waite (F)
(27 May 1810 - 17 December 1883)

     Silence Waite was born 27 May 1810 NY. She married Peter Delong, son of Arie Delong and Jannetje Van Vlack. Silence Waite died 17 December 1883 MI age 73. She was buried Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin, Durham Co, Ontario, Canada.

Louise Wakefield (F)

     Louise Wakefield married William Fisher, son of William Fisher and Hannah Robinson, 7 April 1887 Canada. Louise Wakefield married (?) Thompson.

Child of Louise Wakefield and William Fisher
Rebecca Mae Fisher+ (Jan 1888 - )

Benjamin Wald (M)
(6 March 1904 - December 1986)
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Benjamin Wald abt 1916
     Benjamin Wald was listed as a dentist at 1930 census, renting on Davidson Avenue, in the Bronx.

He was born 6 March 1904 New York, NY. He was the son of Jacob Wald and Manya (Miriam) "Minnie" Groll. Benjamin Wald died December 1986 Long Island City, Queens Co, NY, age 82; last residence.

Berl (Benjamin) "Bennie" Wald (M)
(1891 - )
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     Berl (Benjamin) "Bennie" Wald was shown as a barber at the 1920 and 1930 census.

He was born 1891 Sokolow-Malopolski, Galicia, Austria. He was the son of Hersz Jozef Wald and Wosza Goldstein. Berl (Benjamin) "Bennie" Wald immigrated 7 December 1906; to NYC on SS GRAF WALDERSEE.

Bessie (Helen) Wald (F)
(22 May 1896 - August 1972)
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Bessie Wald abt 1916
     Bessie (Helen) Wald was born 22 May 1896 Boston, Suffolk Co, MA; date shown on 1900 census record, age shown as 4 yrs. She was the daughter of Jacob Wald and Manya (Miriam) "Minnie" Groll. Bessie (Helen) Wald married Fred Earl Kriss 18 May 1919 New York, NY. Bessie (Helen) Wald died August 1972 Braddock, Allegheny Co, PA, age 76; last residence.

Children of Bessie (Helen) Wald and Fred Earl Kriss
Gerald H. Kriss (22 Dec 1923 - 5 Sep 1995)
Gloria Kriss (Mar 1929 - )

Dora Wald (F)
(1 January 1892 - September 1982)
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Dora Wald Silfen Hacker, 1950
     Dora Wald was born 1 January 1892 Sokolow-Malopolski, Galicia, Austria. She was the daughter of Hersz Jozef Wald and Wosza Goldstein. Dora Wald immigrated 28 August 1905; to NYC on the SS Hamburg; naturalized 28 Jan 1942, US District Court, Eastern District, New York. She married Edward Silfen 31 August 1912 Brooklyn, NY. Dora Wald married Harry Hacker 25 July 1937 Brooklyn, NY. Dora Wald married Samuel Rothman circa 1950 Brooklyn, NY. Dora Wald died September 1982 Brooklyn, NY, age 90; last residence.

Child of Dora Wald and Edward Silfen
Jacob "Jack" Silfen+ (29 Aug 1913 - 27 Sep 2005)

Gertrude Wald (F)
(2 June 1900 - 27 June 1988)
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Gertrude Wald abt 1916
     Gertrude Wald was born 2 June 1900 New York, NY. She was the daughter of Jacob Wald and Manya (Miriam) "Minnie" Groll. Gertrude Wald married Murray Kogan 15 April 1934 Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY. Gertrude Wald died 27 June 1988 Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY, age 88; (SSDI shows Miami, Dade Co FL as last address but it might have been that of her legal representative payee, perhaps her son.)

Bruce Wald says Gertrude lived in Brooklyn NY, died there, and was bur on Long Island; thinks he attended her funeral there but can't remember the date.

Herman Wald (M)
(1 January 1898 - 12 December 1985)
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Herman Wald, abt 1935
     Herman Wald was a dental technician, he began work at an early age and eventually ran a successful business, living at times in New York, Cleveland and San Francisco. He later established and taught vocational courses at universities in New York and elsewhere.
He was born 1 January 1898 41 Barton Street, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA; Official birth certificate is said to give name as Herman Wald. He was the son of Jacob Wald and Manya (Miriam) "Minnie" Groll. Herman Wald married Dorothy Sherover, daughter of Morris Sherower and Malie (Amalia) Hofstadter, circa 1917. Herman Wald married Cywie (Violet) Erdman, daughter of Meyer (Max) Erdman and Blima (Bertha) Bader, 16 April 1933 Union City, Hudson Co, NJ. Herman Wald and Dorothy Sherover were divorced 1936 NY; after an earlier divorce in New Jersey to avoid cost of arranging a correspondent under current New York divorce Law. Herman Wald died 12 December 1985 St. Vincent's Hospital, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, age 87. He was buried Beth Moses Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, Suffolk Co, NY.

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