Here is a 1936 obituary for my great-great-grandmother, Ella (Wait) Bristol of Fort Miller, NY; followed by some background information on her from several sources. If anyone here looks familiar or of interest to you, please feel free to contact me to exchange information. Thanks, Mike Huggins, Irvine, CA (formerly of Argyle). (Pertinent surnames: Bristol, Wait, Galusha, Kilmer, Sanders, Wood, Jarrard, Homes) OBITUARY OF ELLA (WAIT) BRISTOL Glens Falls Post-Star Monday, August 24, 1936 ARGYLE - Mrs. Ella Bristol, 78, of Fort Miller, widow of the late Frank Bristol, died at 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of her grandson M. B. Kilmer, in this place. She had been ill nearly two years. She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Fred Kilmer of Argyle, Mrs. Walter Sanders of Fort Miller, and Mrs. Raymond Wood of Ossining; two sons, Leon Bristol of Fort Miller and Earl Bristol of Syracuse, several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Kilmer home here by the Rev. C. E. Jones, pastor of the Kingsbury Baptist Church. Internment will be in Fort Miller Cemetery. Background Information: Ella's full name was Elvenah. She was born in February 1858 (date not known), the daughter of Andrew A. and Elizabeth (Galusha) Wait of Fort Miller. She had sisters Anna and Thankful Wait, and brothers Reuben and Oscar Wait. Her mother's parents were apparently John and Thankful Galusha (I just found this out, and haven't been able to confirm it yet). Her daughters were Phoebe Ann, b. Oct. 28, 1880, married to Fred A. Kilmer of Argyle; Edna (1886-1887); Lena, b. Oct. 1888, married to Walter Lee Sanders of Fort Miller; Bessie, b. Mar. 27, 1892, married to Raymond Wood of Ossining; and Elvenah,, born and died Jan. 1901. Her brothers were Leon (Joe) of Fort Miller, b. March 1883, married to Maud Jarrard; and Earl of Syracuse, b. Mar. 10, 1896, married to Gladys Homes.