1821-1897
Adoniram Judson Waite
Farmer New York/Illinois NY/IL
Due to liver problems and the loss of two children, Ann Hasseltine Judson left Burma in August 1821 to return to the States for medical care. One month before her departure, Adoniram Judson Waite was born in Washington County, NY. He eventually married Caroline Bull, also of Washington County, and to this marriage four children were born. The Waite family moved to Illinois on 8 April 1853, settling in Rockvale Township in Ogle County on a farm about five miles north of Oregon, the county seat. Sadly, Caroline Waite died 12 July 1860, at age 38 years. Adoniram Judson Waite then married his second wife, Amelia Agard Landon, on 29 January 1861. To this union was born a son who was named Judson Agard Waite.
This farm in Ogle County, Illinois, is described as being on “the west side of Rock River across from the Benjamin Boyce farm.” The census reports Adoniram Judson Waite as a
farmer who owned 439 acres with a probable valuation of $21,950. He is also doing extensive dairy business, at present milking forty-six cows. He is liberal in religion, Independent in politics, and held the office of Supervisor for four years during the war.[1]
Adoniram Judson Waite died 22 January 1897, at age 75, and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Oregon, Illinois.
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[1] Adoniram Judson Waite, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waite-1712.