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Leonard Taft Wilder 1939–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1939

Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 May 2018

Death Location: Riverside, Riverside, California, USA

Father: Howard Wilder

Mother: Emma Vaughn

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1939, Leonard Taft Wilder entered the world in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, born to Howard Taft Wilder And Emma Gene Vaughn. In 1944, Leonard Taft Wilder resided in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA. In 1950, Leonard Taft Wilder resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Leonard Taft Wilder married Jan Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Adena Elizabeth Wilder, Dorea Leigh Wilder, Scharles Taft Wilder, Shane Emmett Wilder, Shea Devereaux Wilder. Leonard Taft Wilder passed away in 2018 in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.

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A
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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • In 1939, Leonard Taft Wilder entered the world in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, born to Howard Taft Wilder And Emma Gene Vaughn.
  • In 1944, Leonard Taft Wilder resided in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA.
  • In 1950, Leonard Taft Wilder resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Leonard Taft Wilder married Jan Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Adena Elizabeth Wilder, Dorea Leigh Wilder, Scharles Taft Wilder, Shane Emmett Wilder, Shea Devereaux Wilder.
  • Leonard Taft Wilder passed away in 2018 in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Howard Wilder
1908–2003
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Emma Vaughn
1918–2011
Birth Location: Heath, Rockwall, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leonard Wilder's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Wilder
1939–2018
Birth Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Parents
Howard Taft Wilder
1908–2003
Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Emma (Gene) Vaughn
1918–2011
Heath, Rockwall, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Nathan) Wilder
1860–1942
Alto, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Frances) Baker
1874–1941
Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Baker
1834–1917
Mary Buckner
1857–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Baker
1805–1880
Dianna (Annie)
1806–1851
Marion Buckner
1827–
Sarah Brinkley
1835–1876

Leonard Wilder's Timeline

10 Records

1939
13 Sep 1939
Birth of Leonard Taft Wilder in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1944
18 Aug 1944
Age 5
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1956
1956
Age 17
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1965
May 1965
Age 26
Leonard Taft Wilder was married in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1969
1969-2008
Age 30
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1993
1993-2002
Age 54
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1999
1999-2020
Age 60
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Orange, Orange, California, USA
Orange, Orange, California, USA
2000
2000-2005
Age 61
Leonard Taft Wilder resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
2018
18 May 2018
Age 79
Death of Leonard Taft Wilder in Orange, Orange, California, USA
Orange, Orange, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: 1956 Viking; Year: 1956
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] Texas, Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 5325; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 259-20A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1965
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Weekly Times-Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Aug 1944; Publication Place: Escondido, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 5325; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 259-20A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: 1956 Viking; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969-2008
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-2002
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Dallas; State: Texas; Year(s): 1993-2002
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999-2020
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2005
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 2018
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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