Lafayette Wayman Wilder

Brief Life History of Lafayette Wayman

When Lafayette Wayman Wilder was born on 28 August 1888, in Stanton Township, Houghton, Michigan, United States, his father, Samuel Wayne Wilder, was 31 and his mother, Nellie Beatrice Johnson, was 22. He married Theresa Veronica Horsch on 23 July 1914, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Barre, Orleans, New York, United States in 1950. He died on 16 October 1974, in Oakfield, Oakfield, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Lafayette Wayman Wilder
1888–1974
Theresa Veronica Horsch
1888–1983
Marriage: 23 July 1914
Fay A Wilder
1915–2010
Wayman Anthony Wilder
1917–2005
Phyllis Mary Wilder
1919–1991
William Peter Wilder
1922–1992
Rita A Wilder
1926–2019

Sources (24)

  • Lafayette Wilder, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Fayette W Wilder, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
  • Lafayette W Wilder, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

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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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