William Harlow Wilder

Brief Life History of William Harlow

When William Harlow Wilder was born on 27 March 1887, in Elba, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Wayne Wilder, was 30 and his mother, Nellie Beatrice Johnson, was 21. He married Helen Spengler on 9 May 1917, in Genesee, New York, United States. He lived in Oakfield, Genesee, New York, United States in 1925 and Oakfield, Oakfield, Genesee, New York, United States in 1930. He died on 11 November 1934, in New York, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Oakfield, Oakfield, Genesee, New York, United States.

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William Harlow Wilder
1887–1934
Helen Spengler
1890–1962
Marriage: 9 May 1917

Sources (10)

  • William Wilden, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Harlow Wilder - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: William Harlow Wilder
  • William Wilder, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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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