Category Archives: Wakenight

I discovered that David and Linda were adopted out. That meant that the two children living with Leroy in 1957 were Randy and Deborah Wakenight. Leroy A Wakenight Born: 20 […]

Lloyd and Mary Elizabeth (Hambley) Wakenight were married for almost 20 years before tragedy struck. In 1968, they were killed in an automobile accident four miles northwest of Polo, Ogle […]

Robert and Mary named their third son after the founder of the Lutheran religion.  He died at age 3 1/2 years old. Martin Luther Wakenight Born: 22 DEC 1859 in […]

The obituaries for Merel and Clara gave me the names of their children. I was then able to determine that Clara had one child out of wedlock, Kenneth Leroy Glasgow. […]

Merle was married three times. His first wife was Lois Charmaine Price. His second wife, Christine Mae (Nelson) Worley. His third wife remains unnamed. Merle Wakenight Born: 18 SEP 1940 […]

In 1913, Martha gave birth to Millard’s daughter, yet she could not care for the child. May Mary Wakenight was adopted out and her name changed to Mary E Fields. […]

Orville and Ellen adopted Mary Ellen Cato after her mother died in 1925. Mary’s father, then 57 years old, could not take care of Mary and her three brothers so […]

Raymond is my grandfather.  After he divorced Ethel, he married Pauline in 1951. They joined the Adventist church and moved to Chicago for several years. Raymond Luther Wakenight Born: 15 […]

Robert started his career as a shoemaker in Maryland. As he and his family moved west, his profession turned to that of farming. Robert Chesney Wakenight Born: 20 AUG 1824 […]

Robert was the twin brother of Jacob William Wakenight. They were born on 20 JUN 1890 in Pickrell, Nebraska. Jacob moved 100 miles away and lived in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert […]