Brief Life History of Horace Harold
When Horace Harold Wilder was born on 13 January 1901, in Byron, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Wayne Wilder, was 44 and his mother, Nellie Beatrice Johnson, was 35. He married Elsie Estelle Bowden on 20 May 1922, in Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Oakfield, Genesee, New York, United States for about 35 years and United States in 1949. He died on 30 April 1980, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States.
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Sources (13)
- H Horace Wilder in household of W Samuel Wilder, "United States Census, 1920"
- Horace Harold Wilder, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Horace H Wilder in household of Samuel W Wilder, "New York State Census, 1905"
Spouse and Children
1901–1980 Male
1905–1968 Female
Children (4)
1923–2017 Male
1926– Female
1934–2015 Female
1935–2015 Female
Parents and Siblings
1856–1941 Male
1865–1921 Female
Siblings (5)
1885–1971 Female
1887–1934 Male
1888–1974 Male
1892–1942 Male
1901–1980 Male
World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 1
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 16
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 22
Name Meaning
German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wild 3.
English (South eastern England, especially Berkshire): probably a nickname from Old English wildēor ‘wild animal’.
History: Thomas Wilder is recorded as a freeman of Charlestown, MA, in 1640. He had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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