Tag: Ponteeka

Junuar Wake in the news

Junuar Wake in the news

Some tidbits from a scanned newspaper from 1971 discussing population drift which features an interview with Junuar, Arthur Wake’s brother. The article surprisingly describes Arthur Wake as a contract painter in Madison for 30 years. Is this correct? From The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky, page 5, Wednesday, June 16, 1971 (I’ve attempted to fix some computer-interpretation errors …

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Ponteeka Jean Wake Whitley and Charles Fields in the news

Ponteeka Jean Wake Whitley and Charles Fields in the news

Ponteeka Jean Wake Whitley is Junuar Wake’s adopted daughter with his wife, Sarah Wake. Sarah Wake already had a child, Charles Fields, and was divorced from Charles’ father — very uncommon back then! Ponteeka was actually Charles Fields’ daughter, so Sarah Wake’s granddaughter. Ponteeka’s genetic mother was “Elnora Lula Owen” (1916–1981), originally from Pueblo, Colorado. She …

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