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Thomas A WAKEFIELD 1871–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1871

Birth Location: , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 15 Apr 1894

Death Location: of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Lapsley

Spouse(s): Emma Shields

Children(s): Thomas WAKEFIELD, Grant WAKEFIELD

The story of Thomas A WAKEFIELD began in 1871 in , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1880, Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided in Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1891, Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas A WAKEFIELD married Emma Shields, and had children including Grant Ulysses Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield. Thomas A WAKEFIELD passed away in 1894 in of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas A WAKEFIELD began in 1871 in , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1880, Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided in Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1891, Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Thomas A WAKEFIELD married Emma Shields, and had children including Grant Ulysses Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield.
  • Thomas A WAKEFIELD passed away in 1894 in of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wakefield
1813–1886
Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elizabeth Lapsley
1827–1916
Birth Location: Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emma Shields
1870–1931
Birth Location: North Fayette, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas WAKEFIELD
1892–1954
Birth Location: Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Grant WAKEFIELD
1894–1953
Birth Location: Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas WAKEFIELD's Ancestors

Self
Thomas WAKEFIELD
1871–1894
Birth Place: , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas A Wakefield
1813–1886
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth Lapsley
1827–1916
Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (Morton) Wakefield
1789–1875
Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Margretta (( Mary “Polly”)) Wakefield
1790–1877
Wheatfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
James Lapsley
1790–1854
Ireland
Eleanor McCaffrey
1807–1891
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Senior
1757–1846
Elizabeth (Wakefield)
1760–1845
Thomas Bracken%
1764–1851
Margaret Wakefield
1763–1850
Thomas Baltimore
1760–1823
Mary Rea
1760–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wakefield
1735–1807
Mary Wade
1735–1808
John Independance)
1724–1777
Annika (Morton)
1732–1799
William 1730)
1730–1794
Ruth Gregg
1738–1813
David Wakefield
1735–1844
Mary Wade
1735–1808
John RAE
1738–1790
Eleanor Hatton
1740–1817

Thomas WAKEFIELD's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (A) WAKEFIELD (11 Jan 1871–15 Apr 1894) m. Emma Shields (14 Aug 1870–14 Feb 1931)
  1. 1. Thomas WAKEFIELD 1892–1954 m. Gale (E) Shields 1913–1997 m. Elizabeth (Sylvania) Wakefield 1900–1968
    1. 1. James (John WAKEFIELD) Merten 1930–1996 m. Dorothy (June) Hollibaugh 1934–2021
    2. 2. William (M) Wakefield 1934–2015
    3. 3. Anna (M.) Warrick 1931–2014
  2. 2. Grant (Ulysses) WAKEFIELD 1894–1953 m. Inez (Mildred) Grey 1901–1975 m. Mary (Frances) Preston 1901–1981 m. Helen (F) Wakefield 1908–
    1. 1. Caroline (Emma) Wakefield 1930–2011

Thomas WAKEFIELD's Timeline

5 Records

1871
11 Jan 1871
Birth of Thomas A WAKEFIELD in , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided here in Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1891
11 Mar 1891
Age 20
Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided here in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1892
Abt 1892
Age 21
Thomas A WAKEFIELD resided here in Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek
1894
15 Apr 1894
Age 23
Death of Thomas A WAKEFIELD in of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1871
    Event Place: , Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1135; Page: 221b; Enumeration District: 139
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1852-1973; County: Allegheny; Year Range: 1892; Roll Number: 549761

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1135; Page: 221b; Enumeration District: 139

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Indiana Progress; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1891; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1892
    Event Place: Turtle Creek
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Pittsburgh Dispatch; Publication Date: 14 Apr 1892; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.039

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1894
    Event Place: of Cherryhill, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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