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Cyrenus Wait was born on June 23rd, 1824 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.  Cyrenus Wait's father was John Wesley Colyer and his mother was Lydia Memes Purvis.  His maternal grandparents were James Purvis and Rhoda Roberts. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named St. Clair, Lindsey Robert, Jehu, James Perry, Martin, Charles Grenade, Stephen, Elizabeth, Harriet and Manerva (Menerva).  He was the fifth oldest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 74 on July 8th, 1898.

Family Details of Cyrenus Wait's family with Sarah Waddle

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Federal Census, 1860, Pulaski County Kentucky @ Somerset District 1 number 709 shows Colyer, Cyrenius W., age 35,Farmer, born Kentucky; Sarah, 28, Kentucky; John, 8, Kentucky;Minerva, 6, Kentucky; Harris, 4, Kentucky; Melinda, 1, Kentucky., Federal Census, 1870, Pulaski County, Kentucky @ Somerset District number 42 shows Collier, Cyrenious W., 1880 Federal Census, Pulaski County, Kentucky @ District 87, Town of Somerset, number 124 shows Colier, C., http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=all-my-relations&id=I32115

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