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Vera Louise Small 1883–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 DEC 1883

Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 25 AUG 1956

Death Location: Forest City Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: John Small

Mother: Almena Crediford

Spouse(s): Orrin Wildes

Children(s): John Wildes, Orrin Wildes, Mary Wildes, Bessie Wildes, Maurice Wildes, Woodrow Wildes, Earl Wildes, Phyllis Wildes, Lester Wildes, Arthur Wildes, Dorothy Wildes, Fannie Wildes, Margaret Wildes, Edward Wildes, Henry Wildes

In 1883, Vera Louise Small entered the world in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), born to John Augustus Small And Almena Or Elmina A Crediford. In 1900, Vera Louise Small resided in Kennebunkport, Maine (York). In 1910, Vera Louise Small resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland). Vera Louise Small married Orrin Wallace Wildes, and had children including Arthur Lee Wildes, Bessie Elizabeth Wildes, Dorothy L Wildes, Earl William Wildes, Edward A Wildes, Fannie A Wildes, Henry Stephenson Wildes, John Small Wildes, Lester Gordon Wildes, Margaret Florence Margie Wildes, Mary Almena Wildes, Maurice Leon Wildes, Orrin Wallace Wildes, Phyllis Mae Wildes, Woodrow Wilson Wildes. Vera Louise Small passed away in 1956 in Forest City Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • In 1883, Vera Louise Small entered the world in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), born to John Augustus Small And Almena Or Elmina A Crediford.
  • In 1900, Vera Louise Small resided in Kennebunkport, Maine (York).
  • In 1910, Vera Louise Small resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).
  • Vera Louise Small married Orrin Wallace Wildes, and had children including Arthur Lee Wildes, Bessie Elizabeth Wildes, Dorothy L Wildes, Earl William Wildes, Edward A Wildes, Fannie A Wildes, Henry Stephenson Wildes, John Small Wildes, Lester Gordon Wildes, Margaret Florence Margie Wildes, Mary Almena Wildes, Maurice Leon Wildes, Orrin Wallace Wildes, Phyllis Mae Wildes, Woodrow Wilson Wildes.
  • Vera Louise Small passed away in 1956 in Forest City Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Small
1847–1898
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Almena Crediford
1851–1884
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Spouses(s)

Orrin Wildes
1873–1935
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
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Children(s)

John Wildes
1902–1965
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
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Orrin Wildes
1900–1949
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
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Mary Wildes
1903–1973
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
MW
Bessie Wildes
1906–1982
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
BW
Maurice Wildes
1913–1970
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
MW
Woodrow Wildes
1917–1992
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Earl Wildes
1919–1972
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Phyllis Wildes
1922–
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Lester Wildes
1908–1946
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Arthur Wildes
1915–1955
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Dorothy Wildes
1912–1920
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Fannie Wildes
1911–1920
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
FW
Margaret Wildes
1909–1920
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Edward Wildes
1905–1907
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
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Henry Wildes
1920–1920
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
HW

Vera Small's Ancestors

Self
Vera Small
1883–1956
Birth Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
John Augustus Small
1847–1898
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Almena (or Elmina A.) Crediford
1851–1884
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Grandparents
William (Burnell) Small
1824–1870
Raymond, Maine (Cumberland)
Rebecca (Morse) Riggs
1827–1902
Maine
Josiah Crediford
1813–
Wells, Maine (York)
Nancy Hatch
1816–1860
Wells, Maine (York)
Great-Grandparents
Moses Small
1785–1856
Dorcas Burnell
1790–
James Riggs
1791–1864
Ann Delano
1792–1874
Josiah Crediford
1771–1846
Mary Annis
1787–1845
Asa Hatch
1775–
Eunice Kimball
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Small
1763–1841
Sarah Starbird
1765–1819
Joseph Burnell
1769–1828
Mary Weeks
1774–
Thomas Delano
1747–1833
Mary Strout
1753–
John Crediford
1746–
Sarah Jones
1749–
Stephen Annis
1769–
Rosanna Crediford
1769–
Barack Kimball
1741–1817
Meribah Wittum
1763–

Vera Small's Descendants

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Vera (Louise) Small (16 DEC 1883–25 AUG 1956) m. Orrin (Wallace) Wildes (9 MAR 1873–18 MAR 1935)
  1. 1. John (Small) Wildes 1902–1965 m. Marguerite (Mildred) Leighton 1910–1995
    1. 1. Eva (Lowie) Wildes 1930–2013 m. Nutting 1930–2009
    2. 2. John (Small) Wildes 1927–2013 m. Annie (L.) Reynolds 1930–2019
  2. 2. Orrin (Wallace) Wildes 1900–1949 m. Christabel Allen 1901–
    1. 1. Laurence (Wallace) Wildes 1919–1978 m. Ethel (Mae) Smith 1930–1984
  3. 3. Mary (Almena) Wildes 1903–1973 m. Walter (F.) Fitzgerald 1899–1990
    1. 1. Walter (F.) Fitzgerald 1925–
    2. 2. Robert (Earl) Fitzgerald 1926–
    3. 3. Edward (Earl) Fitzgerald 1932–2017
    4. 4. Kenneth Fitzgerald 1936–2004
  4. 4. Bessie (Elizabeth) Wildes 1906–1982 m. Philip (Audley) Scribner 1898–1947
    1. 1. Barbara (Phyllis) Scribner 1925–
    2. 2. Philip (Audley) Scribner 1926–
    3. 3. Rita (Louise) Scribner 1930–1930
    4. 4. Baby (Girl) Scribner 1937–1937
  5. 5. Maurice (Leon) Wildes 1913–1970
  6. 6. Woodrow (Wilson) Wildes 1917–1992
  7. 7. Earl (William) Wildes 1919–1972 m. Marguerite (Mildred) Leighton 1910–1995
  8. 8. Phyllis (Mae) Wildes 1922–
  9. 9. Lester (Gordon) Wildes 1908–1946 m. Victorine (Adelaide) Wood 1909–1964
    1. 1. Robert (Gordon) Wildes 1935–1986 m. Patricia (A.) Calvert 1942–2020
  10. 10. Arthur (Lee) Wildes 1915–1955 m. Martha (W.) Searles 1927–1973
  11. 11. Dorothy (L.) Wildes 1912–1920
  12. 12. Fannie (A.) Wildes 1911–1920
  13. 13. Margaret (Florence "Margie") Wildes 1909–1920
  14. 14. Edward (A.) Wildes 1905–1907
  15. 15. Henry (Stephenson) Wildes 1920–1920

Vera Small's Timeline

10 Records

1883
16 DEC 1883
Birth of Vera Louise Small in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1900
1900
Age 17
Vera Louise Small resided here in Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
1910
1910
Age 27
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1918
1918
Age 35
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1918
12 SEP 1918
Age 35
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1920
1920
Age 37
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1935
APR 1935
Age 52
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1940
1940
Age 57
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1950
APR 1950
Age 67
Vera Louise Small resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1956
25 AUG 1956
Age 73
Death of Vera Louise Small in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1883
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source:
    [1] [email protected]
    [2] 1900 census, Kennebunkport, Maine (York), Pg. 31 of 43 ------------- 23 June 1900
    [3] 1920 Census, Pg. 4a ----- 5 Jan 1920
    [4] 1910 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 13a ----- 26, 28 Apr 1910
    [5] 1940 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 12 Apr 1940 Ward 5; S. D. 1; E. D. 3-68
    [6] 1950 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 10 - 3 Apr 1950 ED 17-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kennebunkport, Maine (York)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Kennebunkport, Maine (York), Pg. 31 of 43 ------------- 23 June 1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1910 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 13a ----- 26, 28 Apr 1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Marriages, Marriage Certificate

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: WWI Civilian Draft Registrations - 1917/1918, Orrin Wallace Wildes, Sr. - # A3348 - 12 Sep 1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Pg. 4a ----- 5 Jan 1920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: APR 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1940 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 12 Apr 1940 Ward 5; S. D. 1; E. D. 3-68

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1940 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 12 Apr 1940 Ward 5; S. D. 1; E. D. 3-68

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: APR 1950
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1950 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 10 - 3 Apr 1950 ED 17-52

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1956
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forest City Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Mike Walton, Cemetery marker seen personally by this genealogist
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