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William Cullen Wilder 1885 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1885

Birth Location: Shreveport C, Louisiana

Death Date: 30 Apr 1949

Death Location: Queen City, Cass Co., Texas

Father: William Wilder

Mother: Margaret Avara

Spouse(s): Emma Suggs

Children(s): William Wilder

William Cullen Wilder was born in 1885 in Shreveport C, Louisiana, the child of William Henry Wilder and Margaret Jane Avara. William Cullen Wilder married Emma John Suggs, and had children including William Noah Wilder. William Cullen Wilder passed away in 1949 in Queen City, Cass Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • William Cullen Wilder was born in 1885 in Shreveport C, Louisiana, the child of William Henry Wilder and Margaret Jane Avara.
  • William Cullen Wilder married Emma John Suggs, and had children including William Noah Wilder.
  • William Cullen Wilder passed away in 1949 in Queen City, Cass Co., Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wilder
1848 – 1903
Birth Location: Jackson Parish, Louisiana
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Margaret Avara
1851 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Emma Suggs
1891 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

William Wilder
1919 – 1991
Birth Location: Atlanta, Texas
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William Wilder's Ancestors

Self
William Wilder
1885 – 1949
Birth Place: Shreveport C, Louisiana
Parents
William Henry Wilder
1848 – 1903
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Margaret (Jane) Avara
1851 –
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Jehu (Boyette "gee") Wilder
1821 – 1905
Greene Co., Alabama USA
Caroline (Clarissa) Lawrence
1831 – 1918
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States of America
Cullen (Lacy) Avara
1827 – 1906
Warren, Georgia, USA
Margaret (Jane) House
1831 – 1907
Newbern, Greene, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wilder
1793 – 1867
Mary Richardson
1803 – 1875
Thomas Avara
1788 – 1875
Jane GIBSON
1802 – 1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilder
1774 – 1850
Mary Green
1779 – 1835

William Wilder's Descendants

1.
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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 – )
        1. 1. Damian (Lee) Wooley (07 Jun 2005 – )
        2. 2. Gavin (David) Wooley (03 Aug 2007 – )
        3. 3. Lillian (Jane) Wooley (11 Jan 2010 – )
        4. 4. Vivian (Pearl) Wooley (09 May 2011 – )
        5. 5. Kelise (Rains) Salsbury (02 Aug 2017 – )

William Wilder's Timeline

2 Records

1885
5 Mar 1885
Birth of William Cullen Wilder in Shreveport C, Louisiana
Shreveport C, Louisiana
1949
30 Apr 1949
Age 64
Death of William Cullen Wilder in Queen City, Cass Co., Texas
Queen City, Cass Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Shreveport C, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Queen City, Cass Co., Texas
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