Moses Wilder (abt. 1821 - abt. 1906)

Born about 1821 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Mary (Barnett) Wilder — married 1842 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died about 1906 at about age 85 in Kentucky

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Biography

Moses was born about 1821, in Kentucky. Moses is the son of Sampson Wilder and Anna Estep.

Moses appears in the 1850 Federal census in Harlan Co., KY as head of household with wife Sarah.^[1]

Moses and Sarah Mary Barnett were the parents of the following children:

• William H. born about 1843
• James M. born about 1844
• Malina (female) born about 1846
• Sampson born about 1847
• Alfred M. born 1849
• Josephus born about 1853
• Leander born about 1854
• Jefferson Craig born about 1857
• Elizabeth Ann born about 1860

Moses appears in the 1860 Federal census in Harlan Co., KY as head of household.^[2]

Moses appears in the 1870 Federal census in Bell Co., KY as head of household.^[3]

Moses appears in the 1880 Federal census in Bell Co., KY as head of household.^[4]

Moses appears in the 1900 Federal census in Bell Co., KY in the household of his son, Jefferson C. Wilder. Moses is listed as a widower, and no month or year is given for his birth.^[5]

Moses passed away in 1906.

Census

Name: Moses Wilder Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 49 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1820-1821 Birthplace: Kentucky Page Number: 2 Household ID: 9 Line Number: 8 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film number: 000545976 Digital Folder Number: 004269328 Image Number: 00482

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Moses Wilder M 49 Kentucky Sarah M Wilder F 50 Kentucky Sampson Wilder M 22 Kentucky Joseph S Wilder M 17 Kentucky Leander Wilder M 15 Kentucky Jefferson C Wilder M 13 Kentucky Elizabeth Wilder F 10 Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-8G6 : accessed 26 April 2016), Sarah M Wilder in household of Moses Wilder, Harlan county, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing family 98, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1860 Federal census, Harlan Co., Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653 Roll 371, page 372.
3. ↑ Source: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWF-G9T : 17 October 2014), Moses Wilder, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 2, family 9, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,976.
4. ↑ Source: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCM-TV2 : accessed 26 April 2016), Sarah Wilder in household of Moses Wilder, Toms Creek, Bell, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 413B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0403; FHL microfilm 1,254,403.
5. ↑ 1900 Federal census, Bell Co., Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623 Roll 508, page 7A.

• Son's marriage record names parents: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-SHF : accessed 26 April 2016), Sallie Burnett Wilder in entry for Samuel Wilder and Nancy Brock, 08 Jun 1907; citing Bell, Kentucky, reference 93; FHL microfilm 807,486.