Josie E Wilder, the 2nd child and oldest daughter of Bernard Charles Wilder and Calista Maria Lewis, was born in the town of Freedom, Cattaraugus County, New York. Soon afterwards, her father went to serve in the Civil War. Upon his discharge, the family, which consisted of Bernard, Calista, Charles Edgar, and Josie moved to Michigan where other members of Bernard's and Calista's family were living. The Wilder family settled in the Armada area of Macomb County where Bernard worked as a blacksmith to support his family.
Josie married Lyman J Seeley on April 3rd, 1877. Their first child, Gertrude, was born in 1878. Their second and last child, Mabel, was born 1880. Lyman died in Macomb County, Michigan in 1890 and is buried in the Richards Cemetery in Ray Township there.
Josie moved to Detroit and eventually married John B Casey in 1898. The couple had no children. They moved back to Freedom, New York, where John died in 1921 and Josie followed him in death in 1941. They are both buried in the Sandusky Cemetery there.[1]
Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935
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