Samuel J Wakefield
1845 - 1915 (69 years)-
Name Samuel J Wakefield Birth 1 Oct 1845 Gilmer Co, GA (now Fannin Co, GA) 
Gender Male _UID 69733E9C8AA01E45953379015B77C99ABA73 Death 12 Mar 1915 Cherokee Co, NC Burial Valleytown Cem, Cherokee Co, NC Person ID I72780 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Thomas Wakefield, b. 1797/1798, NC d. 1870/1880, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 82 years) Mother Ann B Moore, b. 1806/1807, NC d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 74 years) Marriage Bef 1833 TN Family ID F21896 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia E Whitaker, b. 22 Feb 1841, Cherokee Co, NC d. 3 Apr 1923, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 82 years) Marriage 14 Aug 1872 Cherokee Co, NC Children 1. Escobedo Wakefield, b. 1867/1868, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 13 years)2. Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, b. Dec 1869, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 32 years)3. Ollie V Wakefield, b. Feb 1873, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 28 years)4. Charles D Wakefield, b. Jun 1874, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 27 years)5. Thomas M Wakefield, b. Sep 1875, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 26 years)6. Edmund S Wakefield, b. Feb 1877, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 44 years)7. Albert Z Wakefield, b. Apr 1879, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 22 years)8. Virginia C Wakefield, b. May 1881, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 40 years)9. Lycurgus M Wakefield, b. May 1881, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 30 years)Family ID F19757 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !CENSUS:1850 Gilmer Co., GA Subdivision No 33 # 393/393
Thomas Wakefield 52 Farmer $ 1200 NC
Ann B. 45
Henryetta L. 17 TN
Thomas J. 13
Caleb C. 8 GA
Samuel J. 5;
!CENSUS:1860 Fannin Co., GA 1205 Dist, Pierceville PO # 533/533
Thos Wakefield 61 Farmer $2500/500 NC
Anna 55
Henrietta 27 TN
Thomas J. 23
Caleb C. 19 GA deaf & dumb
Samuel 15;
!CENSUS:1870 Fannin Co., GA Morganton PO # 546/565
Thomas Wakefield 33 works in copper mines $0/0 TN
Ann 30 GA
Elizabeth 1
Samuel 24 cuts wood TN
Nancy Vestal 60 helps keep house GA
Elizabeth 89? makes cloth
Drury 9;
!MARRIAGE:14 Aug 1872 Cherokee Co., NC Samuel J. Wakefield & Lydia Cramwell;
!CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 19/19
S. J. Wakefield, 34 Farmer GA-NC-NC
Liddie 39 wife NC-NC-NC
Escoe 12 son
Bettie 10 dau NC-GA-NC
Olive 7 dau
Charlie 6 son
Thomas 5 son
Edmund 3 son
Albert 1 son;
!CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 109/109
Sam J. Wakefield head Oct 1845 54 M 26 GA-NC-NC
Liddie E. wife Feb 1841 59 M 26 10-10 NC-NC-NC
Bidie E. dau Dec 1869 30 NC-GA-NC
Ollie V. son Feb 1873 27
Charlie D. son Jun 1874 25
Thomas M. son Sep 1875 24
Eddie S. son Feb 1877 23
Albert Z. son Apr 1879 21
Virginia dau May 1881 19 twin
King M. son May 1881 19 twin;
!CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown, Andrews town # 389/403
Samuel J. Wakefield head 65 M1 37 GA-NC-NC
Lydia E. wife 69 M2 37 10-9 NC-NC-NC
Lycurgus M. son 28 S
Virginia C. dau 28 S;
!NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) -
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- !CENSUS:1850 Gilmer Co., GA Subdivision No 33 # 393/393