{"id":2382,"date":"2023-05-13T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/marshall\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2023-05-13T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T22:04:02","slug":"wakefield-family-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/marshall\/wakefield-family-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield Family Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Urban Wakefield<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

HUSBAND: Harry Urban Wakefield<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: December 31, 1875 in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion County, TN<\/span>
\nDIED: 1953 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN<\/span>
\nFATHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Thomas Winston Wakefield. January 30. 1850<\/span>
\nMOTHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Martha Adelaide Cunningham, March 1851<\/span>
\nNOTES:  Attended Peabody College, was farmer and manufacturer of wooden<\/span>
\nproducts.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nWIFE: Mary Frances Enloe<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: July 18, 1877<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion County, TN<\/span>
\nDIED: 1963 in Shelbyville, Tennessee<\/span>
\nFATHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH:  Abraham B. Enloe, April 6, 1827, Troy,<\/span>
\nObion Co., TN<\/span>
\nMOTHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH:  Sarah Amanda Brice, Sept 15, 1835,<\/span>
\nFairfield Co., SC<\/span>
\nNOTES: Attended Erskine College, Due West, SC, and Cincinnati Conservatory<\/span>
\nof Music.  Taught music.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 1:  Harry Urban Wakefield, Jr.<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: November 7, 1902 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Martha Sands<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:  Married Gladys after Martha’s death.<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE: US Navy, WWII<\/span>
\nDIED: August 15, 1981 in Houstin, Texas<\/span>
\nNOTES: Graduated from Vanderbilt University, Chemical Engineer, Phi Beta<\/span>
\nKappa, became CEO of Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 2:  Enloe Brice Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: October 30, 1905 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Harriet Watson in Macon, Georgia<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE: US Navy, WWII<\/span>
\nDIED: June 16, 1984 in Macon, Georgia<\/span>
\nNOTES:  Attended Mercer University, worked for WWWoolworth and Co., retired<\/span>
\nfrom position of national buyer. Two daughters.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 3:  Robert Winston Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: February 12, 1908 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Louisa Polk Peery,  May 29, 1934 in Troy, Obion County, TN<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES: Private – still living<\/span>
\nDIED: September 9, 1986<\/span>
\nNOTES: Owned and operated Wakefield Mfg. Co. in Shelbyville, TN,<\/span>
\nmanufactured cross cut saw handles.  Two daughters.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 4:  Paul Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: November 7, 1910 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Eloise Hames in 1949<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:  US Marine Corps, WWII and Korea<\/span>
\nDIED: January 24, 1976<\/span>
\nNOTES: Lived and worked in Washington DC where he was employed by the Dept<\/span>
\nof State.  In WWII he was a Marine Corp Drill Instructor at Paris Island, SC<\/span>
\nand also played the organ at the local church. One son.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 5:  David Cunningham Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: 1914 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Ruth Meriwether<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:  Merchant Marine WWII<\/span>
\nDIED:  February 7, 1945 in New York, NY during WWII<\/span>
\nNOTES: Only of the 4 sons in WWII who was killed.  He was Merchant Marine as<\/span>
\na consciencious objector.  One son.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nSUBMITTED BY: Dorothy Wakefield Chance<\/span>
\nDATE: May 14, 1999<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Thomas Winston Wakefield<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

HUSBAND: Thomas Winston Wakefield<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: January 30, 1850 Bedford County, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Abt. 1871 in Marshall County, TN<\/span>
\nDIED: January 19, 1918 in Cornersville, Marshall Co., TN<\/span>
\nFATHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: William John Winston Wakefield,  1813 – NC<\/span>
\nMOTHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Malissa Meek(s), 1820 – GA<\/span>
\nNOTES:  TW was the last of 8 children born to WJW Wakefield who lived in the<\/span>
\nRichmond\/Petersburg area of Bedford, Lincoln and Marshall Counties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manufactured double trees and single trees in Cornersville in addition to<\/span>
\nfarming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Name TW Wakefield appears on the 1899 Map of District 17 of Marshall County.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nWIFE: Martha Adelaide Cunningham<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: March 1851 in Bedford County, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Abt. 1871 in Marshall County, TN<\/span>
\nDIED: 1934 in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN<\/span>
\nFATHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John Washington Campbell Cunningham, March<\/span>
\n27, 1812<\/span>
\nMOTHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Mary Ann Buchanan, 1820 – Lincoln Co.<\/span>
\nNOTES:  Called “Miss Addie” by family.  Her brother, Sumner Archebald<\/span>
\nCunningham, kept a journal of his Civil War experiences and later published<\/span>
\na magazine called “The Confederate Veteran” which extoled the “lost cause”<\/span>
\nview of that event.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 1: Harry Urban Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: December 31, 1875 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion Co., TN<\/span>
\nSPOUSE:  Mary Frances Enloe<\/span>
\nDIED: 1953 in Shelbyville, TN<\/span>
\nNOTES:Attended Peabody College, Lived and raised family in Cornersville.<\/span>
\nFive sons.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 2: Mary Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: F<\/span>
\nBORN: 1878<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Giles County<\/span>
\nSPOUSE:  John Wilkes<\/span>
\nDIED:  in Pulaski, TN<\/span>
\nNOTES:  John Wilkes was banker in Pulaski.  Mary was an outspoken,<\/span>
\nformidable woman who knew her own mind. Two children.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 3: Hoyte Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: March 1880<\/span>
\nNOTES:  May have been a Presbyterian minister<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 4:  Paul Cunningham Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: August 5, 1882 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE:  Lucy Paul<\/span>
\nDIED: September 1962<\/span>
\nNOTES:  Banker, lived for many years in Greenville, Tennessee where he died.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 5: John Winston Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: M<\/span>
\nBORN: May 12, 1885 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Susie Adelaide Massey<\/span>
\nDIED: 1938 in Davidson County, TN<\/span>
\nNOTES: Banker, associated with First American National Bank in Nashville, TN<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 6: Annalou Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: F<\/span>
\nBORN: May 1887<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE:  Joseph Clay Walker<\/span>
\nDIED: in Houstin, Texas<\/span>
\nNOTES: Attended University of Heidleburg, Germany where she met Dr. Walker.<\/span>
\nHe was Chair of Dept of Languages at Tulane University and retired to Martin<\/span>
\nCollege in Pulaski, TN.  Two sons.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 7: Bell Zana Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: F<\/span>
\nBORN: March 16, 1890 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nDIED: February 1, 1892 in Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nCHILD 8: Ravenna Wakefield<\/span>
\nSEX: F<\/span>
\nBORN: March 16, 1893<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: ? Matthews, Austin, Texas<\/span>
\nDIED: January 1981<\/span>
\nNOTES: Attended University of Heidleburg, Germany.  Lived in Austin, Texas,<\/span>
\nwhere her husband was Registrar of the University of Texas.  Three children.<\/span>
\n…………………………………………………………………<\/span>
\nSUBMITTED BY: Dorothy Wakefield Chance<\/span>
\nDATE: May 14, 1999<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Thomas Winston Wakefield. January 30. 1850 MOTHER\u2019S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Martha Adelaide Cunningham, March 1851 NOTES:  Attended Peabody College, was farmer and manufacturer of wooden products. ………………………………………………………………… WIFE: Mary Frances Enloe BORN: July 18, 1877 MARRIAGE: December 31, 1901 in Troy, Obion…<\/p>\n

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