Lester Oatway Wilder

Brief Life History of Lester Oatway

When Lester Oatway Wilder was born on 29 January 1889, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Elmon Sumner Wilder, was 34 and his mother, Anna Oatway, was 31. He married Ethel C Thompson on 24 June 1913, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1935. He died on 25 November 1968, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.

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Lester Oatway Wilder
1889–1968
Ethel C Thompson
1887–1973
Marriage: 24 June 1913
David T Wilder
1917–2009

Sources (13)

  • Lester O Wilder, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lester Oatway Wilder - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Lester Oatway Wilder
  • Lester O. 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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