William Wakefield was born December 1840 in Cattaragus County, New York. He married Margaret in 1870 in Portville, New York. He died 9 April 1918 in Haskell Flats, New York.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCTV-FJY : 9 November 2014), William Wakefield in household of Johnathan Wakefield, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing family 113, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K63X-WTQ : 19 November 2014), Wm Wakefield in household of Jonathan Wakefield, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 583,832.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC44-XDK : 30 December 2015), William Wakefield in entry for Lydia Wakefield, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M86R-1WY : 17 October 2014), Wm Wakefield, New York, United States; citing p. 20, family 170, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,408.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNV2-VR1 : 16 November 2014), Wm Wakefield, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 13, line 37, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 584,492.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZZQ-X6J : 15 July 2016), William Wakefield, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 31, sheet 59A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0812; FHL microfilm 1,254,812.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS68-N6G : 6 March 2015), William Wakefield, Portville township, Election District 2, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,011.
New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVBT-1ML : 26 November 2014), William Wakefield, Portville, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Cattaraugus, New York; citing p. 3, line 1, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 584,497.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5MS-CBK : 29 October 2015), William Wakefield, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,940.
"New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9F2-PSM : 8 November 2014), William Wakefield, Portville, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 03, line 42, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
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