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Leander Roebuck Wilder (1839 - 1913)

Leander Roebuck Wilder
Born in Lawrence County, Alabama, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 13 Jan 1861 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 19 Sep 1889 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 in Pontotoc County, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Leander R. Wilder was born on the 22nd of March, 1839, in Lawrence County, Alabama. Leander was the son of Robuck Wilder and Anna Holland.

Leander married Mary Elizabeth Whiteside on the 13th January 1861, in Itawamba county, Mississippi.[1]

Leander appears in the 1870 Federal census in Pontotoc county, Mississippi. Leander's household appears as follows: Leander age 30, occupation, farmer; Elizabeth age 26; Alice age 8; Spencer age 4; William age 2; and james age 7 months with the census listing his birth month as January.[2]

Leander appears in the 1880 Federal census in Pontotoc county, Mississippi. Leander's household appears as follows: Leander age 41, occupation, farmer; Mary S. age 36; Ada Alice age 17; Spencer L. age 13; William H. age 11; Harper age 10; Luvena Ann age 8; Corra Ander age 6; Ida E. age 5; Margaret M. age 3; and Jeff Wilson age 1.[3]

Leander's first wife Mary Elizabeth Whiteside died on the 18th of February, 1888, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc county, Mississippi.[4]

Leander married his second wife, Susan Ann Fields, on the 19th of September, 1889 in Pontotoc county, Mississippi.[5]

Leander appears in the 1900 Federal census in Pontotoc county, Mississippi. Leander's household appears as follows: Leander's name is listed as: Lee R. age 61, occupation, farmer; Ann age 50, mother of two children with 2 children living; Estelle, son, age 17 occupation, farm laborer; Tim age 8; and Jessie, daughter, age 5.[6]

Leander appears in the 1910 Federal census in Pontotoc county, Mississippi. Leander's household appears as follows: Leander age 71, occupation, farmer; Susan age 39 [Note: this is a discrepancy in her age as Susan's was actually about 60 years old.]; Tim H. age 17, occupation, laborer; Jessie M. age 13; and J.D. Taylor [Black] age 17, hired man.[7]

Leander died on the 21st of July, 1913, in Pontotoc county, Mississippi and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc county, Mississippi.[8]

Leander and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Whiteside were the parents of: :Ada Alice Wilder, born about 1863

Spencer L. Wilder, born about 1867
William H. Wilder, born about 1869
Harper Wilder, born about 1870
Lavena Ann Wilder, born about 1872
Corra Ander Wilder, born about 1874
Ida E. Wilder, born about 1875
Margaret M. Wilder, born about 1877
Jeff Wilson Wilder, born about 1879
Estelle Wilder, (son) born November 1883.

Leander and his second wife Susan Ann Fields were the parents of:

Tim Abner Wilder, born March 1892
Jessie M, Wilder (daughter) born May 1895.

Sources

  1. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZG-VY7 : 14 February 2020), Leander R. Wilder, 1861.
  2. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSG-G4S : 19 March 2020), Leander Wilder, 1870.
  3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PM-C9B : 16 August 2017), Leander Wilder, Beat 1 Cherry Creek, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 163, sheet 12C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,662.
  4. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLN-KLJ2 : 11 July 2016), Mary Elizabeth Whiteside Wilder, 1888; Burial, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States of America, Oak Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 95262426, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  5. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZN-F57 : 14 February 2020), L. R. Wilder, 1889.
  6. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XY-7QQ : accessed 1 May 2020), Tim Wilder in household of Lee R Wilder, Beat 1 Sherman town, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,825.
  7. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDJ-7G6 : accessed 1 May 2020), Leonder Wilder, Beat 1, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 15A, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 756; FHL microfilm 1,374,769.
  8. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLN-KLJK : 13 December 2015), Leander Roebuck Wilder, 1913; Burial, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States of America, Oak Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 95262597, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.


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