Albert Fred WakefieldAge: 731896–1969
- Name
- Albert Fred Wakefield
- Given names
- Albert Fred
- Surname
- Wakefield
Source: ancestry.com
Citation details: WWII Draft Registration Card
Birth | March 9, 1896 32 22 |
Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas Poley April 2, 1897 (Age 12 months) Citation details: April 3, 1897, 7 Text: DIED
Poley - At I. O. O. F. Home, Hollis, L. I. April 2, 1897, Thomas Poley Sr., aged 64; Bright’s Disease Note: I. O. O. F. is an abbreviation for Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Hollis is a neighborhood in Queens, New York. |
Birth of a sister | Alice M. Wakefield June 11, 1898 (Age 2) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: death record for Alice Wakefield |
Birth of a brother | William Ralph Wakefield 1900 (Age 3) |
Birth of a sister | Ruth Marion Wakefield November 19, 1903 (Age 7) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 Text: 19 Nov 1903
father Frederick William Wakefield
mother Mary Poley |
Death of a paternal grandfather | William Wakefield June 25, 1907 (Age 11) Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer Citation details: June 26, 1907 Text: Wakefield - William, late of Cleveland, resident Vermilion, Ohio, June 25. |
Birth of a brother | Frederick Wright “Fred” Wakefield February 17, 1908 (Age 11) |
Event | Recitation of Go Plant the Cross at Centennial Children's Day Program of the Christian Sunday School June 6, 1909 (Age 13) Source: Vermilion Views Citation details: May 31, 2017 Text: Recitation, Go Plant the Cross Albert Wakefield |
Birth of a brother | George Patterson Wakefield April 11, 1910 (Age 14) |
Education | Attended prep school 1912 (Age 15)School or college: University School Source: Memory of Mary Wakefield Buxton |
Birth of a brother | Theodore Dunmore Wakefield 1912 (Age 15) |
Fact | Owner of ice boat 15 feet “Ice Queen” 1912 (Age 15) Source: Vermilion News Publication: Vermilion, Ohio Citation details: February 22, 1912 |
Birth of a brother | Ernest Henry Wakefield February 11, 1915 (Age 18) |
volunteer committee chairman | chairman of water sports committee at regatta June 1915 (Age 19) Source: www.vermilionohio.org Citation details: October 20, 2012 Text: water sports: Albert Wakefield |
Education | college graduate 1917 (Age 20)School or college: University of Michigan Publication: Lewis Publishing Company 1916 Citation details: Biography of Frederick W. Wakefield Text: Albert F. Wakefield, the eldest of the sons, is a member of the class of 1917 in the great University of Michigan, in the City of Ann Arbor. Note: A lifelong friend from college was Clinton DeWitt, Oconto, Wisconsin. |
Death of a sister | Alice M. Wakefield March 23, 1918 (Age 22) Cause: died during surgery Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org |
Religious marriage | Mary Ada Parsons — View family September 6, 1919 (Age 23) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org |
Death of a wife | Mary Ada Parsons July 9, 1929 (Age 33) |
Death of a father | Frederick William Wakefield June 4, 1934 (Age 38) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Death date for Frederick Wakefield |
Occupation | President and General Manager November 1940 (Age 44)Employer: F. W. Wakefield Company Source: Vermilion Photojournal Citation details: April 15, 2004 Note: Built new addition that doubled size of plant. 55% of business was in fluorescent lighting, for which they used the material "Plaskon." |
Marriage | Lydie Poley — View family about 1946 (Age 49) |
Death of a mother | Mary Poley May 1951 (Age 55) Citation details: May 15, 1951 |
Occupation | president between 1934 and 1960 (Age 37)Employer: Wakefield Brass Company Source: www.vermilionohio.org Citation details: December 13, 2014 Text: Albert Wakefield stood at the helm of the lighting firm from 1934 to 1960. ...He retired as board chairman in 1964, but remained on as a director and was a member of the executive committee. He died in August of 1969 at the age of 73. |
misc. | donated family home 1953 (Age 56)Note: Family home, "Harbor View," was donated to found the Wakefield Museum of the Great Lakes Historical Society, later called the Inland Seas Maritime Museum. |
Death | August 10, 1969 (Age 73) |
Family with parents - View family |
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Frederick William Wakefield Birth: April 26, 1863 28 32 — Birmingham, England Death: June 4, 1934 — Vermilion, Ohio |
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Marriage: February 14, 1895 — Cleveland OH |
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2 years younger sister |
Alice M. Wakefield Birth: June 11, 1898 35 24 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: March 23, 1918 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
3 years younger brother |
William Ralph Wakefield Birth: 1900 36 26 — Ohio Death: — |
4 years younger sister |
Ruth Marion Wakefield Birth: November 19, 1903 40 30 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: June 18, 1974 — Vermilion, Ohio |
4 years younger brother |
Frederick Wright “Fred” Wakefield Birth: February 17, 1908 44 34 — Cleveland OH Death: June 18, 1987 — Delray Beach, FL |
2 years younger brother |
George Patterson Wakefield Birth: April 11, 1910 46 36 — Vermilion, Ohio Death: June 16, 2001 — Gloucester, Virginia |
3 years younger brother |
Theodore Dunmore Wakefield Birth: 1912 48 38 — Ohio Death: October 1992 — Vermilion, Ohio |
3 years younger brother |
Ernest Henry Wakefield Birth: February 11, 1915 51 41 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Death: March 25, 2005 — Silver Spring, Maryland |
Father’s family with Caroline “Carrie” Miller - View family |
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Frederick William Wakefield Birth: April 26, 1863 28 32 — Birmingham, England Death: June 4, 1934 — Vermilion, Ohio |
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Caroline “Carrie” Miller Birth: April 1868 36 30 — Illinois Death: March 18, 1893 — W. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
Marriage: September 21, 1887 — Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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10 months half-sister |
Clara Mabel “Dearie Dee” Wakefield Birth: July 24, 1888 25 20 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: June 1980 — Lee, Florida 33904 |
Family with Mary Ada Parsons - View family |
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Mary Ada Parsons Birth: February 6, 1895 — Death: July 9, 1929 — |
Marriage: September 6, 1919 — Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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Family with Lydie Poley - View family |
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Lydie Poley Birth: November 23, 1902 31 25 — New York Death: July 1987 — Boca Raton, Palm Beach, FL |
Marriage: about 1946 — |
Private + Lydie Poley - View family |
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Lydie Poley Birth: November 23, 1902 31 25 — New York Death: July 1987 — Boca Raton, Palm Beach, FL |
Event | Vermilion Views Citation details: May 31, 2017 Text: Recitation, Go Plant the Cross Albert Wakefield |
Education | Memory of Mary Wakefield Buxton |
Fact | Vermilion News Publication: Vermilion, Ohio Citation details: February 22, 1912 |
volunteer committee chairman | www.vermilionohio.org Citation details: October 20, 2012 Text: water sports: Albert Wakefield |
Education | A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio Publication: Lewis Publishing Company 1916 Citation details: Biography of Frederick W. Wakefield Text: Albert F. Wakefield, the eldest of the sons, is a member of the class of 1917 in the great University of Michigan, in the City of Ann Arbor. |
Marriage | familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org |
Occupation | Vermilion Photojournal Citation details: April 15, 2004 |
Occupation | www.vermilionohio.org Citation details: December 13, 2014 Text: Albert Wakefield stood at the helm of the lighting firm from 1934 to 1960. ...He retired as board chairman in 1964, but remained on as a director and was a member of the executive committee. He died in August of 1969 at the age of 73. |
Name | ancestry.com Citation details: WWII Draft Registration Card |
Education | A lifelong friend from college was Clinton DeWitt, Oconto, Wisconsin. |
Occupation | Built new addition that doubled size of plant. 55% of business was in fluorescent lighting, for which they used the material "Plaskon." |
misc. | Family home, "Harbor View," was donated to found the Wakefield Museum of the Great Lakes Historical Society, later called the Inland Seas Maritime Museum. |
Media object | AlbertWakefield.pdf Format: application/pdf File size: 32 KB Type: Document |