Wakefield Family Files
Harry Urban Wakefield
HUSBAND: Harry Urban Wakefield
BORN: December 31, 1875 in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN
MARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion County, TN
DIED: 1953 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Thomas Winston Wakefield. January 30. 1850
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Martha Adelaide Cunningham, March 1851
NOTES: Attended Peabody College, was farmer and manufacturer of wooden
products.
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WIFE: Mary Frances Enloe
BORN: July 18, 1877
MARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion County, TN
DIED: 1963 in Shelbyville, Tennessee
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Abraham B. Enloe, April 6, 1827, Troy,
Obion Co., TN
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Sarah Amanda Brice, Sept 15, 1835,
Fairfield Co., SC
NOTES: Attended Erskine College, Due West, SC, and Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music. Taught music.
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CHILD 1: Harry Urban Wakefield, Jr.
SEX: M
BORN: November 7, 1902 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Martha Sands
OTHER MARRIAGES: Married Gladys after Martha’s death.
MILITARY SERVICE: US Navy, WWII
DIED: August 15, 1981 in Houstin, Texas
NOTES: Graduated from Vanderbilt University, Chemical Engineer, Phi Beta
Kappa, became CEO of Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company.
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CHILD 2: Enloe Brice Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: October 30, 1905 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Harriet Watson in Macon, Georgia
MILITARY SERVICE: US Navy, WWII
DIED: June 16, 1984 in Macon, Georgia
NOTES: Attended Mercer University, worked for WWWoolworth and Co., retired
from position of national buyer. Two daughters.
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CHILD 3: Robert Winston Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: February 12, 1908 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Louisa Polk Peery, May 29, 1934 in Troy, Obion County, TN
OTHER MARRIAGES: Private – still living
DIED: September 9, 1986
NOTES: Owned and operated Wakefield Mfg. Co. in Shelbyville, TN,
manufactured cross cut saw handles. Two daughters.
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CHILD 4: Paul Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: November 7, 1910 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Eloise Hames in 1949
MILITARY SERVICE: US Marine Corps, WWII and Korea
DIED: January 24, 1976
NOTES: Lived and worked in Washington DC where he was employed by the Dept
of State. In WWII he was a Marine Corp Drill Instructor at Paris Island, SC
and also played the organ at the local church. One son.
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CHILD 5: David Cunningham Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: 1914 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Ruth Meriwether
MILITARY SERVICE: Merchant Marine WWII
DIED: February 7, 1945 in New York, NY during WWII
NOTES: Only of the 4 sons in WWII who was killed. He was Merchant Marine as
a consciencious objector. One son.
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SUBMITTED BY: Dorothy Wakefield Chance
DATE: May 14, 1999
Thomas Winston Wakefield
HUSBAND: Thomas Winston Wakefield
BORN: January 30, 1850 Bedford County, TN
MARRIAGE: Abt. 1871 in Marshall County, TN
DIED: January 19, 1918 in Cornersville, Marshall Co., TN
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: William John Winston Wakefield, 1813 – NC
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Malissa Meek(s), 1820 – GA
NOTES: TW was the last of 8 children born to WJW Wakefield who lived in the
Richmond/Petersburg area of Bedford, Lincoln and Marshall Counties.
Manufactured double trees and single trees in Cornersville in addition to
farming.
Name TW Wakefield appears on the 1899 Map of District 17 of Marshall County.
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WIFE: Martha Adelaide Cunningham
BORN: March 1851 in Bedford County, TN
MARRIAGE: Abt. 1871 in Marshall County, TN
DIED: 1934 in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John Washington Campbell Cunningham, March
27, 1812
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Mary Ann Buchanan, 1820 – Lincoln Co.
NOTES: Called “Miss Addie” by family. Her brother, Sumner Archebald
Cunningham, kept a journal of his Civil War experiences and later published
a magazine called “The Confederate Veteran” which extoled the “lost cause”
view of that event.
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CHILD 1: Harry Urban Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: December 31, 1875 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion Co., TN
SPOUSE: Mary Frances Enloe
DIED: 1953 in Shelbyville, TN
NOTES:Attended Peabody College, Lived and raised family in Cornersville.
Five sons.
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CHILD 2: Mary Wakefield
SEX: F
BORN: 1878
MARRIAGE: Giles County
SPOUSE: John Wilkes
DIED: in Pulaski, TN
NOTES: John Wilkes was banker in Pulaski. Mary was an outspoken,
formidable woman who knew her own mind. Two children.
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CHILD 3: Hoyte Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: March 1880
NOTES: May have been a Presbyterian minister
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CHILD 4: Paul Cunningham Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: August 5, 1882 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Lucy Paul
DIED: September 1962
NOTES: Banker, lived for many years in Greenville, Tennessee where he died.
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CHILD 5: John Winston Wakefield
SEX: M
BORN: May 12, 1885 in Cornersville, TN
MARRIAGE: Susie Adelaide Massey
DIED: 1938 in Davidson County, TN
NOTES: Banker, associated with First American National Bank in Nashville, TN
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CHILD 6: Annalou Wakefield
SEX: F
BORN: May 1887
MARRIAGE: Joseph Clay Walker
DIED: in Houstin, Texas
NOTES: Attended University of Heidleburg, Germany where she met Dr. Walker.
He was Chair of Dept of Languages at Tulane University and retired to Martin
College in Pulaski, TN. Two sons.
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CHILD 7: Bell Zana Wakefield
SEX: F
BORN: March 16, 1890 in Cornersville, TN
DIED: February 1, 1892 in Cornersville, TN
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CHILD 8: Ravenna Wakefield
SEX: F
BORN: March 16, 1893
MARRIAGE: ? Matthews, Austin, Texas
DIED: January 1981
NOTES: Attended University of Heidleburg, Germany. Lived in Austin, Texas,
where her husband was Registrar of the University of Texas. Three children.
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SUBMITTED BY: Dorothy Wakefield Chance
DATE: May 14, 1999