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Wakefield, Lynn, 1903-1982

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1982

Biographical History

Lynn Wakefield (1903-1982) was an electrician in Utah.

Lynn Wakefield was born Thomas Lynn Wakefield on March 22, 1903, in Huntington, Utah to John Fleming Wakefield III and Emma Susannah Higgs. He married Helen Whitesides on May 25, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lynn worked as a carpenter and an electrician throughout his life. He was also a photograph collecter. He died October 24, 1932, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Apr. 23, 2008 (Lynn Wakefield; b. 1903; electrician and photograph collector)

Ancestry.com, viewed Apr. 23, 2008 (Lynn Wakefield; Thomas Lynn Wakefield; Thomas L. Wakefield; b. Mar. 22, 1903 in Huntington, Utah; d. Oct. 24, 1982 in Provo, Utah)

FamilySearch, via WWW, March 11, 2024 (Lynn Wakefield; Thomas Lynn Wakefield; born March 22, 1903 in Huntington, Utah; parents John Fleming Wakefield III and Emma Susannah Higgs; married Helen Whitesides on May 25, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah; worked as carpenter and electrician; photograph collector; died October 24, 1932 in Provo, Utah).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lynn Wakefield photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 278
Scope and Contents

Collection includes four photographs, including a panoramic photograph of Provo, Utah, an aerial view of Brigham Young University, images of Provo businesses, and photographs of Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Dated approximately 1880-1959.

Dates: approximately 1880-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lynn Wakefield photographs

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