Ahnentafel #30 - Wakeman Fitzgerald

Wakeman Franklin Fitzgerald

Born: Aug. 1865, Louisville, IL
Died: Aug. 1943, Illinois State Mental Hospital in Anna, IL

Buried: Iola Cemetery, Iola, IL

Married: America Adeline Wilson Jan. 10, 1887

Occupation: farmer from age of 16

Census:
1870 Clay Co., IL - Hoosier Prairie Twp., family is listed with surname Jerald instead of Fitzgerald. and Wakeman is listed as Bakeman.  He was age 6.

1880 Clay Co., IL - Hoosier Prairie Twp., with his parents and siblings age 16, farmer.  Surname given as Fitz Jerals.

1900  Clay Co., IL - Larkinsburg Twp., with his wife and four living children, age 34.

1910 Clay Co., IL - Hoosier Prairie Twp. age 45 with America and their seven children.

1920 Clay Co., IL - Iola, age 54 living in the household of Evan Owens' family, his wife America, six children and a grandson.

1930 Clay Co., IL - Larkinsburg Twp., age 65 living with his sister-in-law Mae (Halbertadt) Fitzgerald, her son and grandson.  He is listed as a farm laborer.

1935 living in rural Wayne Co., IL according to the 1940 census

1940 Clay Co., IL - Sailor Springs, renting a home for $5, living with his wife.  He is listed as Wademan and had a 6th grade education.

Children:
Unnamed child b. between 1888-1900, d. before 1900

Marybelle

Annie b. 9/1/1891, d. 1895, age 4

Olsa Ray b. 9/1893, d. 1981 md. Minnie Miller ca. 1917, no children

Edna b. 1/1895

Rovilla b. 3/29/1898, d. 10/9/1973, md. Carl A. Utlser ca. 1920

• Harold 
• Bobby
• Violet

John Wesley b. 4/1/1906, d. 7/7/1996 md. Helen Louise Hutson 3/24/1930

• Charles Wesley b. 10/7/1930
• Peggy b. 4/4/1932, d. 8/12/1949 accidental drowning md. --?-- Pollard
• James Eugene b. 12/21/1935
• Philip Ray twin b. 1/6/1937
• Phyllis May twin b. 1/6/1937
• Nancy b. 12/2/1940
• Jesse Dean twin b. 11/15/1942
• Bessie Dean twin b. 11/15/1942
• John Wesley
• Harry Lee b. 1944, d. 2023
• Brandon Miller
• Brittany md. Steve Washburn
• Pansy md. (--?--) Markham

Carl A. b. 12/13/1907, d. 2/22/1960 md. Mildred A. Miner

• Carl Eugene, b. 10/24/1929, d. 3/2/2010 md. Rosemary Rucker
• Helen M. b. 4/6/1931, d.  1/25/2015 md. Francis L. Gardner 
• Edward Leroy b. 3/30/1933, d. 7/1/1986 md. Joyce Rucker
• Francis L. aka Fuz b. 2/7/1935, d. 11/21/2006 md. Ruth Corrine Cherry
• Margaret A. md. Joseph Gravelle 3/21/1974
• Bobby Ray b. 4/6/1939, d. 6/22/1941
• Lora Faye b. 7/13/1941, d. 12/14/2002 md. Harold E. Nichols 11/27/1957

Clara b. 2/2/1910, d. 3/4/1981 md. Clayton Morgan

• Melvin
• Betty Jean
• Clayton Jr. b. 2/12/1930, d. 11/18/1959
• Wanda

Francis Orville b. 1913 md. Pauline (--?--)

• Donald
• Shelby Jean
• Orville Jr.

Revised 2/16/2023