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William Henry Wilder 1848 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1848

Birth Location: Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Dallas, Texas

Father: Jehu Wilder

Mother: Caroline Lawrence

Spouse(s): Margaret Avara

Children(s): William Wilder

The story of William Henry Wilder began in 1848 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. William Henry Wilder married Margaret Jane Avara, and had children including William Cullen Wilder. William Henry Wilder passed away in 1903 in Dallas, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Wilder began in 1848 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
  • William Henry Wilder married Margaret Jane Avara, and had children including William Cullen Wilder.
  • William Henry Wilder passed away in 1903 in Dallas, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jehu Wilder
1821 – 1905
Birth Location: Greene Co., Alabama USA
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Caroline Lawrence
1831 – 1918
Birth Location: Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Avara
1851 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MA

Children(s)

William Wilder
1885 – 1949
Birth Location: Shreveport C, Louisiana
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William Wilder's Ancestors

Self
William Wilder
1848 – 1903
Birth Place: Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Jehu Boyette "gee" Wilder
1821 – 1905
Greene Co., Alabama USA
Caroline (Clarissa) Lawrence
1831 – 1918
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
William (H) Wilder
1793 – 1867
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Millie (Polly)) Richardson
1803 – 1875
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilder
1774 – 1850
Mary Green
1779 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wilder
1750 – 1806
Catherine Lee
1758 – 1823

William Wilder's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Wilder (12 Feb 1848 – 1903) m. Margaret (Jane) Avara (21 Nov 1851 – )
  1. 1. William (Cullen) Wilder (5 Mar 1885 – 30 Apr 1949) m. Emma (John) Suggs (18 Feb 1891 – 6 Jan 1974)
    1. 1. William (Noah) Wilder (24 Apr 1919 – 12 June 1991) m. Etta (Lee) Reneau (11 November 1922 – 24 September 2004)
      1. 1. Bennie (Gerald) Wilder (30 Jul 1946 – 26 Apr 2021) m. Living Bolden (1 Sep 1952 – )
        1. 1. Amy Wilder (30 Jan 1984 – ) m. Living Wooley (18 Jan 1968 – )

William Wilder's Timeline

2 Records

1848
12 Feb 1848
Birth of William Henry Wilder in Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
1903
1903
Age 55
Death of William Henry Wilder in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1848
    Event Place: Jackson Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
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