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Mathew Washington Wakefield 1822–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1822

Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 24 Oct 1892

Death Location: Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky, United States

Father: Matthew Wakefield

Mother: Rebecca Heady

Spouse(s): Christina Snider

Children(s):

Mathew Washington Wakefield was born in 1822 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Matthew Wakefield And Rebecca Heady. Mathew Washington Wakefield married Christina Snider. Mathew Washington Wakefield passed away in 1892 in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Mathew Washington Wakefield was born in 1822 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Matthew Wakefield And Rebecca Heady.
  • Mathew Washington Wakefield married Christina Snider.
  • Mathew Washington Wakefield passed away in 1892 in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky, United States.

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Mathew Wakefield's Ancestors

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Mathew Wakefield
1822–1892
Birth Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Matthew Wakefield
1788–1870
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Rebecca Heady
1786–1835
Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Wakefield
1757–1812
Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
Elizabeth Alexander
1768–1842
Kishacoquillas, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
James (A) Heady
1758–1804
, , Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Eleanor (Nellie) Jackson
1759–1837
Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wakefield
1730–1797
Bridget Banks
1734–1810
James Alexander
1726–1791
Rosanna Reed
1742–1792
Thomas Heady
1725–1804
Rebecca Stillwell
1731–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wakefield
1680–1730
Robert Wakefield
1683–
John Alexander
–1777
Margaret Glasson
1700–1776
Robert Reed
1717–1772
Elizabeth Gardiner
1720–1772

Mathew Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1822
28 Dec 1822
Birth of Mathew Washington Wakefield in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1892
24 Oct 1892
Age 70
Death of Mathew Washington Wakefield in Spencer, Kentucky, United States
Spencer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Mathew Washington Wakefield, person ID LZDQ-B33.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Spencer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Mathew Washington Wakefield, person ID LZDQ-B33.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Mathew Washington Wakefield, person ID LZDQ-B33.

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