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CHARLES WALDO 



was eighth child and seventh son of Jesse and 

 Martha Waldo, born in the town of Prattsburgh, 

 Nov. 2, 1805, and is said to have been the first white 

 male child born in the town. 



He received his education at the common school 

 and at Franklin Academy, and until he reached his 

 majority most of his time was spent at home. At 

 the age of twenty-one he became a teacher, but only 

 followed teaching for two terms. 



At the same time and place as the marriage of his 

 brother Lucius, he married Elizabeth Elvira Par- 

 melee, daughter of Asa Harmon and Emily Parmelee. 

 She was born Aug. 22, 1809. 



For six years subsequent to his marriage he car- 

 ried on farming on the old homestead, one-half of 

 the time following his marriage. 



In 1831 he settled on one hundred and sixty acres 

 of land, niostly timbered, where he has since resided, 

 and to which he has made additions, so that at one 

 time he had some three hundred acres. 



His main business through life has been farming. 

 He has never been actively connected with the po- 

 litical circle, but has preferred the quiet of a business 

 life; yet he has ever been interested in questions 

 aiFecting local, State, or National legislation, formerly 

 being identified with the Whig party, and now an 

 unswerving supporter of Republican principles. 



Valuing the intrinsic worth of a good education, he 



has through life taken a deep interest in that subject, 

 and done all in his power to promote the progress 

 of education in his vicinity and town, and especially, 

 as means would afford, has he given his children 

 the benefit of the best schools. 



Mr. Waldo has ever been of a studious turn of 

 mind, and conversant with the current topics of the 

 times. As early as nineteen years of age he became 

 a member of the Congregational Church of Pratts- 

 burgh, was for many years connected with its manage- 

 ment, and for the past twenty-five years has been a 

 deacon of that church, which office he now tries to 

 honor. 



His wife died Jan. 16, 1873. She became a mem- 

 ber of the Congregational (now Presbyterian) Church 

 at sixteen years of age ; was a woman possessed of 

 rare excellence and Christian virtues, devoted to her 

 family, and especially interested in church and Sun- 

 day-school work. In the sphere she was remarkably 

 gifted in adapting herself to the capacities of children 

 of tender age. 



The surviving children are Charles Dwight, of 

 Lyons, N. Y. ; David Parmelee, of Midland City, 

 Mich. ; William Albigense, of Prattsburgh ; Theron 

 Linsley, a graduate in the Class of ^63 of Hamilton 

 College, and a Presbyterian clergyman; George Har- 

 mon, of Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Chloe Elizabeth ; and Mrs. 

 A. J. Snoke, of Princeton, Ind. 



