Sarah Ellen Wakefield

Brief Life History of Sarah Ellen

When Sarah Ellen Wakefield was born on 8 July 1854, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, John Fleming Wakefield, was 41 and her mother, Susannah Garlick, was 34. She married Orville Ephraim Bates on 25 January 1869, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870 and World in 1935. She died on 18 October 1938, in Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orville Ephraim Bates
1845–1909
Sarah Ellen Wakefield
1854–1938
Marriage: 25 January 1869
Susan Morilla Bates
1871–1944
Orville Erastus Bates
1873–1881
Aretha Mariah Bates
1875–1971
Ellen Irene Bates
1877–1944
Laron Lionel Bates
1880–1941
Wilford Woodruff Bates
1883–1966
Ormus Merritt Bates
1885–1952
Lyman Ether Bates
1888–1970
Mary Elizabeth Bates
1890–1970
LaSelle Monford Bates
1893–1950
Ivan Milo Bates
1895–1962
Arthello Leon Bates
1900–1956

Sources (51)

  • Sarah E Bates in household of John Runyan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sarah Ellen Bates, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
  • S E Wakefield in entry for Irene Bates, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire and from Wakefield Lawn in Potterspury (Northamptonshire). Both are named from the Old English personal name Waca or Old English wacu ‘wake, festival’ + feld ‘open country’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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LIFE HISTORY OF THOMAS GARLICK WAKEFIELD

LIFE HISTORY OF THOMAS GARLICK WAKEFIELD Account written by Fern Wakefield Mendenhall (daughter) Thomas Garlick Wakefield was born June 16, 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. He was a son of …

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