Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Wakeland, William J. 1859 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

WILLIAM J. WAKELAND.

   William J. Wakeland, a prosperous farmer of Adams township, Carroll county,
Indiana, who owns eighty acres of land in section 14, of Adams township, was
born in Rock Creek township, Carroll county, January 8, 1859.

   Mr. Wakeland is the son of Charles R. and Rebecca (Fry) Wakeland, the former
of whom was born near Oxford, Ohio, March 7, 1830, and the latter born in
Virginia and who came to Indiana with her parents when a young woman. Charles R.
Wakefield emigrated to Carroll county, Indiana, and settled near Rossville with
his father when fourteen years old. He worked with his father until eighteen
years old, when he learned the wagon-maker's trade near Camden, Indiana, working
at his trade for three years. He then took up the carpenter's trade, which he
followed the remainder of his life. He then purchased sixty acres of land east
of the farm which his son, William J., now owns, and lived there for some time.
He was a Republican, and his wife was a member of the Dunkard church. He died on
March 15, 1904, and his wife on January 10, 1907.

   To Charles R. and Rebecca (Fry) Wakeland were born eleven children, of whom
William J. was the fourth. The other's were: Nancy, who married Caleb Baer and
lives near Idaville; Mary, the wife of Joseph Close, of near Chicago; Samantha
Emma, who is the wife of. John Ireland, of White county; Lurena, who married
Henry Crowel, of Carroll county, died on September 8, 1915; James, of North
Dakota, who married Sarah Stout; Julia, the wife of Frank Hunter, of Ohio;
Lydia, the widow of Joseph Hanna; Taylor B., who died in the prime of life;
Charles k., who is a resident of Illinois; and Frank, of Logansport, who married
Myrl Woolcott.

   William J. Wakeland received a common-school education. He began working out
on neighboring farms when seventeen years old and, in the meantime, assisted his
father. When twenty-one years old he began working at the carpenter's trade and,
after his marriage, acquired from Mrs. Wakeland forty acres of land, which he
partially, cleared. Later he added forty acres, which he completely cleared. Mr.
Wakeland now owns eighty acres in Adams township.

   On July 4, 1880, William J. Wakeland was married to Sarah Timmons, who was
born in Adams township on January 7, 1847, the daughter of Perry S. and Isabella
(Crowel) Timmons. Mr. Timmons was a native of Delaware and his wife of Ohio.
Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wakeland: Nellie,
September 18, 1881, died on January 29, 1884; Nora, who lives in Adams township,
married Ambrose Corn and has six children; Earl, who lives in Adams township,
married Bessie Mummert and has one child; Mignon, who lives in White county,
married Harry Weiderhaft; Wilber lives in Montana; Ina and Margaret live at home.

   Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wakeland are active members of the Christian church.
Mr. Wakefield votes the Prohibition ticket and, being an invincible foe of the
liquor traffic, has for many years worked faithfully in the cause of temperance.


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Biographical Section of

HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana



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