ELEANOR WAIT, maiden name CISNE was the daughter of MARY ROSE and her husband STEPHEN ALAN CISNE. The family name was originally spelled DE CESSNA, shortened to CESSNA, and Stephen changed the spelling to CISNE because he manufactured farm tools, specifically sickles and found it easier to label the sickles with CISNE than CESSNA. This family is well documented in the genealogical book HOUSE OF CESSNA by Howard CESSNA. STEPHEN CISNE is also mentioned in various histories of the Ohio River Valley because he owned a mill.

ELEANOR CISNE WAIT, according to family records, was the fifth child born to MARY and Stephen CISNE. She was born 27 May 1818 in Bedford County, PA. The last child born in Bedford County, PA was her sister AGNES EMMA CIENE, b. 13 Sep 1821.

MARY and STEPHEN CISNE moved the family to the Ohio River Valley in 1822, where STEPHEN opened a mill, farmed and continued making his sickles and other tools. STEPHEN ALAN CISNE died 02 Jun 1829. He and his wife had a total of nine children, the last born three months after his death.

ELEANOR CISNE married ROBERT JAMES WAIT, also spelled WAITE in many records, on 12 Jan 1839 In Guernsey County, OH. More than likely they met each other through their siblings, REBECCA CISNE and LEMUEL H WAITE who married in 1834, Guernsey County, OH.

ELENOR CISNE and ROBERT WAIT had the following children:

OLIVER WAIT b. 1839 Guernsey County, OH

REBECCA ELENOR WAIT b. Aug 1843 Guernsey County, OH d. 29 Mar 1911 Miami County, IN

MAHULDA JANE WAIT b. 07 Mar 1847 Cass County, IN d. 1923 Marshall County, IN

JEREMIAH LUTHER WAIT b. 1846 or 1850 Cass County, IN d. 11 Jan 1851 Cass County, OH

MARTIN A WAIT b. Apr 1852 last known address was in 1920 in Quay County, NM

Additional information:
ELEANOR or ELENOR is a very common name in the CISNE/CESSNA family and the later spelling is the one most commonly used by family members.