Bert Smalley Wait

1952 - 2017  (64 years)

• Name	Bert Smalley Wait  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	7 Jun 1952	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	G7M9-DQP
  Residence	1998	Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA   [9]
  	Susan and Bert Wait
  Death	5 May 2017	Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I26934	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Joshua Wait,   b. 18 May 1916, Seattle, King, Washington, USA d. 22 May 2002, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie Lurene Wilsey,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Hastings, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA d. 22 Sep 1971, Skamania County, Washington, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Jun 1940	Snoqualmie, King, Washington, USA   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F11889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F11892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elaine Joyce Santos,   b. 13 Nov 1938, Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA d. 22 Jun 1980, Washougal, Clark, Washington, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1974	Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA   [5, 12]
  Marriage End	19 May 1976	Clark County, Washington, USA   [6, 13]
  	Divorce of Elaine and Bert Wait
  Family ID	F11890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Living
  Family ID	F11891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Judith Rosalee Wright,   b. 8 Jun 1941, Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA d. 13 Jun 2007 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1983	Farmersburg, Sullivan, Indiana, USA   [2, 12]
  	Judith Kennedy and Bert Wait
  Family ID	F11893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1952 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 4 Jan 1974 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Elaine and Bert Wait - 19 May 1976 - Clark County, Washington, USA Marriage - 15 Oct 1983 - Farmersburg, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Residence - Susan and Bert Wait - 1998 - Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA Death - 5 May 2017 - Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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