Charles Wakefield Cadman

24 December 1881–30 December 1946 (Age 65)
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Wakefield

When Charles Wakefield Cadman was born on 24 December 1881, in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Charles Cadman, was 32 and his mother, Caroline B Wakefield, was 27. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1935 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years and San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in 1934. He died on 30 December 1946, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Charles Cadman
1849–1921
Caroline B Wakefield
1854–1934
Eleanor Caroline Cadman
1876–1929
Charles Wakefield Cadman
1881–1946
Mabel Cadman
1888–1971

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1882 · Electricity Comes to Los Angeles
Age 1
Electricity was first introduced to Los Angeles. The first electric street light had “three carbon-arc lamps of three thousand candle-power” and stood 150 feet tall. 
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 19
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English:from Middle English cade ‘barrel used for herring or other fish’ + man, perhaps a metonymic occupational name denoting a maker of casks.occupational name meaning ‘servant of a man named Cade’ (see Cade ).

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

Possible Related Names

Cade

Sources (22)

  • Charles Wakefield Cadman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Chas Cadman in household of Wm Cadman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Charles Wakefield Cadman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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