He died in Mermentau, Louisiana on February 1, 1899 at the age of 86 and was buried in the South Crowley Cemetery in Crowley, Louisiana.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYD-T3D : 12 April 2016), James Mc Wilder, Burke, Franklin, New York, United States; citing family 186, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8X6-P1T : 12 April 2016), Alice Wilder in household of James Wilder, New York, United States; citing p. 53, family 417, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,436.
"Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKN6-HK9 : 30 July 2017), James M Wilder in household of C O Howard, Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota; citing p. 337, line 36, volume Fillmore County (Jordan-York), State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565720.
"Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQD6-HF7 : 3 April 2016), James M Wilder, Spring Valley village, Fillmore, Minnesota; citing p. 34, line 5, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,772.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2019), memorial page for James Mason Wilder (26 Jan 1813–1 Feb 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #8381300, citing South Crowley Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by M & K Fine (contributor 46603732).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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