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Biography
Wirt was born in 1859. He was the son of James Quale and Melissa Wilson. He passed away in 1953.
Research Notes
In 1860 a James M. Quail (40, b. NY, horticulturist) headed a Middlebury, NY (Wyoming County) household with Melissa Quail (40, b. NY), Frank N. Quail (12, b. NY), Lorane Quail (10, b. NY), Jemarias Quail (8, b. NY), Ralph Quail (4, b. NY), and Wirt Quail (1, b. NY). Other households on the page were headed by John W. Quail (48, b. NY, farmer) and Russel Barber (49, b. CT, farmer).
In 1870 a James Quale (50, b. NY, miller) headed a Bethany, NY (Genesee County) household with wife Melinda Quale (50, b. NY), Frank Quale (23, b. NY, works in the mill), Lorane Quale (20, b. NY), Damarias (sp?) Quale (female, 18, b. NY), Ralph Quale (14, b. NY), and Wirt Quale (11, b. NY).
In 1880 a James M. Quale (60, b. NY, real estate agt., father b. Ireland, mother b. NY) headed a Batavia, NY (Genesee County) household with wife Melissa Quale (60, b. NY, father b. VT, mother b. MA), son Wirt B. Quale (21, b. NY, works at printing, single, both parents b. NY), and daughter Damaris Quale (female, 27, b. NY, at home, both parents b. NY).
In 1900 a Wirt B. Quale (b. Dec 1859 in NY, flour miller, married 18 years, both parents b. NY) headed a Carlton, NY (Orleans County) household with wife May E. Quale (b. Jun 1861 in NY, married 18 years, 1 child [still living], both parents b. NY), daughter Marion E. Quale (b. Oct 1895 in NY, both parents b. NY), and boarder Arthur M. Fougate (b. Sep 1857 in England, blacksmith, immigrated 1864, naturalized, married 20 years, both parents b. England). The following household was headed by Anne M. Merrill (b. Sep 1861 in NY, landlord, widowed, 3 children all living, both parents b. England) with daughter Ruth A. Merrill (b. Feb. 1888 in NY, both parents b. NY), son Wirt P. Merrill (b. Oct 1890 in NY, both parents b. NY), and son Ray P. Merrill (b. Nov 1892 in NY, both parents b. NY).
In 1910 a Wirt B. Quale (50, b. NY, grist miller, widowed, both parents b. NY) headed a Carlton, NY (Orleans County) household with daughter Marion E. Quale (15, b. NY, both parents b. NY), housekeeper Anne M. Merrill (48, b. NY, widowed, 3 children all living, both parents b. NY), boarder Ruth H. Merrill (22, b. NY, school teacher, single, both parents b. NY), boarder Wirt P. Merrill (19, b. NY, single, both parents b. NY), and boarder Ray P. Merrill (17, b. NY, both parents b. NY).
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93075977/wirt-b-quale
- Arbour Family Tree accessed 4 Mar 2020 on ancestry.com
- "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HV-DXL : Sat Oct 21 11:28:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Wist B Quale and James M Quale, 12 Jan 1914.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Quale-88 through manual input on 4 Mar 2020. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.