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Sterling Buford Wakefield 1913–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1913

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 20 Sep 1991

Death Location: Solano

Father: James Wakefield

Mother: Minnie Johnson

Spouse(s): Irene Parsons, Gertrude Allen

Children(s):

In 1913, Sterling Buford Wakefield entered the world in Texas, born to James Forney Wakefield And Minnie Lee Johnson. In 1920, Sterling Buford Wakefield resided in Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, USA. In 1935, Sterling Buford Wakefield resided in Marlin, Falls, Texas. Sterling Buford Wakefield married Gertrude Allen, Irene Parsons, Julia Mae Bland, and had children including Gerald Parsons Wakefield, Sharon Kay Wakefield. Sterling Buford Wakefield passed away in 1991 in Solano.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Sterling Buford Wakefield entered the world in Texas, born to James Forney Wakefield And Minnie Lee Johnson.
  • In 1920, Sterling Buford Wakefield resided in Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Sterling Buford Wakefield resided in Marlin, Falls, Texas.
  • Sterling Buford Wakefield married Gertrude Allen, Irene Parsons, Julia Mae Bland, and had children including Gerald Parsons Wakefield, Sharon Kay Wakefield.
  • Sterling Buford Wakefield passed away in 1991 in Solano.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sterling Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Wakefield
1913–1991
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
James Forney Wakefield
1879–1955
Anniston, Alabama
Minnie (Lee) Johnson
1870–1951
Georgia
Grandparents
Zackariah (Leatherwood) Wakefield
1850–1898
Harriet (Teriza Elizabeth) Wilkins
1852–1926
Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Wakefield
1823–1902
Susannah Leatherwood
1829–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Leatherwood
1807–1869
Agnes Castleberry
1809–1861

Sterling Wakefield's Timeline

6 Records

1913
abt 1913
Birth of Sterling Buford Wakefield in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 7
Sterling Buford Wakefield resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Sterling Buford Wakefield resided here in Marlin, Falls, Texas
Marlin, Falls, Texas
1940
1940
Age 27
Sterling Buford Wakefield resided here in J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Sterling Buford Wakefield resided here in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
1991
20 Sep 1991
Age 78
Death of Sterling Buford Wakefield in Solano
Solano

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1913
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marlin, Falls, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04089; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 139-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04089; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 139-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Paris, Lamar, Texas

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1991
    Event Place: Solano
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Solano; Date: 20 Sep 1991; Social Security: 455014186

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