On page 1079, in History of Crawford Co., PA, 1885 in the Bio Sketch section for Steuben Township:

"Ozial Waid, farmer, PO Tryonville, is a native of this county, born in Randolph Township, April 3, 1823, son of Williams and Abi (Skinner) Waid, who were natives of New York State and Vermont, and of English and Scotch descent respectively. They came to this county in an early day and were here married in 1818. They raised a large family; followed farming and cleared up land. They died at the ages of seventy-nine and eighty-three respectively. Our subject received a common school education, and remained on the home farm with his parents until twenty-one years of age. In 1843 he purchased land in Steuben Township, this county, which he cleared up; then farmed for a few years and worked on the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers for some time, also followed lumbering for several years. Mr. Waid served his township in nearly all of its offices for some years. He was married, February 3, 1860, to Miss Sallie Bush, of this township, a native of New York State, born September 7, 1841, daughter of Horatio and Louy (Ercanbreek) Bush, natives of New York State and early settlers in this county. To this union were born two sons and two daughters, viz.: William D., Horatio S., Emma E. and Bertha M. In politics Mr. Waid is a Democrat.