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William Homer Wakeman 1928–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1928

Birth Location: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 23 June 2016

Death Location: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Frank Wakeman

Mother: Retta Heishman

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William Homer Wakeman was born in 1928 in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Frank Lesley Wakeman And Retta May Heishman. William Homer Wakeman married Geneva Frances Knupp, and had children including Kenneth Homer Wakeman. William Homer Wakeman passed away in 2016 in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Homer Wakeman was born in 1928 in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Frank Lesley Wakeman And Retta May Heishman.
  • William Homer Wakeman married Geneva Frances Knupp, and had children including Kenneth Homer Wakeman.
  • William Homer Wakeman passed away in 2016 in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Wakeman's Ancestors

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William Wakeman
1928–2016
Birth Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Frank Lesley Wakeman
1887–1967
Retta (May) Heishman
1892–1959
Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lemuel (David) Wakeman
1862–1936
Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Laura (Catherine) Beydler
1868–1922
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
John (Calvin) Heishman
1856–1931
Trout Run Valley, Hardy County, West Virginia
Lucinda Myers
1858–1925
Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Heishman
1830–1919
Mariah Landacre
1825–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Heishman
1803–1883
Rebecca Bowers
1800–1850
Joseph Landacre
1788–1855
Lydia Sager
1801–1879

William Wakeman's Timeline

2 Records

1928
26 December 1928
Birth of William Homer Wakeman in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
2016
23 June 2016
Age 88
Death of William Homer Wakeman in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1928
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 2016
    Event Place: Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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