Ernest Henry WakefieldAge: 90 years1915–2005
- Name
- Ernest Henry Wakefield
- Given names
- Ernest Henry
- Surname
- Wakefield
Birth | February 11, 1915 51 41 |
Death of a sister | Alice M. Wakefield March 23, 1918 (Age 3 years) Cause: died during surgery Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org |
Death of a father | Frederick William Wakefield June 4, 1934 (Age 19 years) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Death date for Frederick Wakefield |
accident | broke leg 1934 (Age 18 years) |
Graduation | Type: B. S. February 1938 (Age 22 years)Agency: University of Michigan Source: memory of Ann Wakefield |
Graduation | Type: M. S. May 1939 (Age 24 years)Agency: University of Michigan Source: memory of Ann Wakefield |
Occupation | Instructor of Electrical Engineering 1940 (Age 24 years)Employer: University of Tennessee Source: newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. Source: ancestry.com Citation details: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Text: faculty University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
age 25 |
Military | sergeant in army 1942 (Age 26 years)Agency: Manhattan Project Note: Involved in radiation detection. Recollection of John Wakefield, son. |
Occupation | founded radiation instrument mfg. co. 1946 (Age 30 years)Address: 1844 West 21st St.
Chicago, Illinois Employer: Radiation Counter Laboratories |
Death of a mother | Mary Poley May 1951 (Age 36 years) Citation details: May 15, 1951 |
Education | Ph. D. in electrical engineering May 1952 (Age 37 years)School or college: University of Michigan Source: memory of Ann Wakefield Source: ancestry.com Citation details: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Text: employer: University of Tennessee faculty
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Occupation | relocated factory to new building 1952 (Age 36 years)Address: 5122 W. Grove St.
Skokie, Illinois Employer: Radiation Counter Laboratory Citation details: p. 51 |
Residence | 1952 (Age 36 years) Source: memory of Ann Wakefield |
Residence | 1958 (Age 42 years) Source: memory of Molly Wakefield Milner |
Death of a brother | Albert Fred Wakefield August 10, 1969 (Age 54 years) |
Death of a wife | Hilda Gertrude Overholt November 6, 1970 (Age 55 years) Source: Chicago Tribune Citation details: November 8, 1970 Text: Mrs. Ernest H. Wakefield
Services for Mrs. Hilda G. Wakefield, 55, of 2727 Lincoln St., Evanston, will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the First United Methodist Church of Evanston, 1630 Hinman Av. Mrs. Wakefield, who died Friday in Wesley Memorial Hospital, was the wife of Ernest H. Wakefield, president of Linear Alpha Corp., an electronics firm at 823 Emerson St., Evanston. She also is survived by a son John F.; a daughter, Ann Mary; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Overholt; and a brother. |
volunteer | president of Board of Education, Evanston, IL 1970 (Age 54 years) Source: newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. |
Death of a sister | Ruth Marion Wakefield June 18, 1974 (Age 59 years) Cause: breast cancer Source: memory of Nancy Stutz Butler Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org |
Death of a half-sister | Clara Mabel “Dearie Dee” Wakefield June 1980 (Age 65 years) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Clara Hofrichter, U. S. Social Security Death Index |
Death of a brother | Frederick Wright “Fred” Wakefield June 18, 1987 (Age 72 years) |
Occupation | author 1990 (Age 74 years)Employer: Ann Arbor Science and the Society of Automotive Engineers Source: newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. Text: Three volumes on electric vehicles were published by Ann Arbor Science and the Society of Automotive Engineers. |
Death of a brother | Theodore Dunmore Wakefield October 1992 (Age 77 years) |
Death of a brother | George Patterson Wakefield June 16, 2001 (Age 86 years) |
Death | March 25, 2005 (Age 90 years) Source: newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. Text: Wakefield, Ernest Henry
Ernest Henry Wakefield, 90, of Silver spring, MD died Friday, March 25, 2005 in Mariner Health of Silver Spring after a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 11, 1915 in Vermilion, OH where he lived until moving to Chicago, IL in 1943. He was a resident of Evanston, IL, from 1957 until 1997. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in World War II. He was an [sic] assigned to the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb. He was an entrepreneur. .... |
Family with parents |
father |
Birth: April 26, 1863 28 32 — Birmingham, England Death: June 4, 1934 — Vermilion, Ohio |
mother |
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Marriage: February 14, 1895 — Cleveland OH |
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13 months elder brother |
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2 years elder sister |
Birth: June 11, 1898 35 24 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: March 23, 1918 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
3 years elder brother |
William Ralph Wakefield Birth: 1900 36 26 — Ohio Death: |
4 years elder sister |
Birth: November 19, 1903 40 30 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: June 18, 1974 — Vermilion, Ohio |
4 years elder brother |
Frederick Wright “Fred” Wakefield Birth: February 17, 1908 44 34 — Cleveland OH Death: June 18, 1987 — Delray Beach, FL |
2 years elder brother |
Birth: April 11, 1910 46 36 — Vermilion, Ohio Death: June 16, 2001 — Gloucester, Virginia |
3 years elder brother |
Theodore Dunmore Wakefield Birth: 1912 48 38 — Ohio Death: October 1992 — Vermilion, Ohio |
3 years himself |
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 |
father |
Birth: April 26, 1863 28 32 — Birmingham, England Death: June 4, 1934 — Vermilion, Ohio |
step-mother |
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 |
Birth: July 24, 1888 25 20 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: June 1980 — Lee, Florida 33904 |
Family with Hilda Gertrude Overholt |
himself |
Ernest Henry Wakefield Birth: February 11, 1915 51 41 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Death: March 25, 2005 — Silver Spring, Maryland |
wife |
Hilda Gertrude Overholt Birth: March 26, 1915 — Ada, Michigan Death: November 6, 1970 — Chicago, Illinois |
daughter |
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son |
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Graduation | memory of Ann Wakefield |
Graduation | memory of Ann Wakefield |
Occupation | newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. |
Occupation | ancestry.com Citation details: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Text: faculty University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
age 25 |
Occupation | Ernest Wakefield, 90, U.S. Army Veteran |
Education | memory of Ann Wakefield |
Education | ancestry.com Citation details: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Text: employer: University of Tennessee faculty
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Occupation | http://national-radiation-instrument-catalog.com Citation details: p. 51 |
Residence | memory of Ann Wakefield |
Residence | memory of Molly Wakefield Milner |
volunteer | newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. |
Occupation | newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. Text: Three volumes on electric vehicles were published by Ann Arbor Science and the Society of Automotive Engineers. |
Death | newspapers.com Citation details: Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2005. Text: Wakefield, Ernest Henry
Ernest Henry Wakefield, 90, of Silver spring, MD died Friday, March 25, 2005 in Mariner Health of Silver Spring after a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 11, 1915 in Vermilion, OH where he lived until moving to Chicago, IL in 1943. He was a resident of Evanston, IL, from 1957 until 1997. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in World War II. He was an [sic] assigned to the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb. He was an entrepreneur. .... |
Military | Involved in radiation detection. Recollection of John Wakefield, son. |