Wakefield, Robert Wayne

1928 - 1946  (17 years)

• Name	Wakefield, Robert Wayne
  Birth	13 Jul 1928  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WAKE.R001
  _FGRAVE	40104524
  Death	6 Apr 1946  [1]
  	Cause: Farm Tractor Accident
  Burial	Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Wakefield, Robert Wayne
  Person ID	I28137	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Wakefield, Arthur,   b. 23 Jul 1908, Jasper County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 2002, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Hall, Evelyn,   b. 6 Jan 1910   d. 5 Jul 1975 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1928  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 6 months - She : 18 years.
  Family ID	F12016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert W. Wakefield, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wakefield of the Wakefield community in Denver Township, was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon when a tractor, which he had been driving backed upon him and pinned him beneath it. An inquest was held at Wakefield Saturday evening under the direction of Deputy Coroner, Oscar E. Forney, with the jury returning a verdict of accidental death. Just how the youth came to his death was not fully determined, as he was working in a field by himself with a tractor and plow. Although he was working on level ground, in some manner the tractor rolled back on him as he had dismounted and pinned him to the ground, the tractor stopping on his chest. The body was badly mangled and was discovered by the youth's father about 4 p.m.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8145] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wakefield, Robert Wayne, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40104524/robert-wayne-wakefield) (Reliability: 2). [S8143] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wakefield, Arthur, 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49868009/arthur-wakefield) (Reliability: 2). [S8142] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wakefield, Arthur and Evelyn, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49868029/evelyn-wakefield) (Reliability: 2).