He was born in 1830 and died on March 30, 1881 in Ware County, Georgia. John was one of the survivors of a Seminole attack on his family in 1833; the only other survivors were his brothers Rueben, James and jesse Wildes.
He married Sarah Jane Nunez in 1848.[1] In 1850, they are living in Appling County, Georgia with one daughter.[2] In 1860, they are living in Ware, Georgia with five children.[3]
He served in the US Civil War. [4]
Enlisted on 5/3/1862 as a Private.
On 5/3/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. GA 26th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
POW 3/25/1865 Fort Stedman, Virginia
Oath of Allegiance 6/22/1865 Point Lookout, Maryland
↑ 1860 United States Federal Census
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Name: John Wilds
[John Wildes]
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Georgia
Home in 1860: Ware, Georgia
Post Office: Glenmore
Dwelling Number: 250
Family Number: 250
Personal Estate Value: 220
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wilds 30
Sarah Wilds 29
William Wilds 8
Alexander Wilds 6
Margreth Wilds 4
George Wilds 2
Herler P Wilds 4/12
↑ 1870 United States Federal Census
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Name: John Wildes
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Dwelling Number: 86
Home in 1870: Subdivision 130, Ware, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Glenmore
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 275
Real Estate Value: 500
Inferred Spouse: Sarah J Wildes
Inferred Children: William W Wildes
Alexander F Wildes
Margaret J Wildes
George M Wildes
Sarah A Wildes
James L Wildes
Philip W Wildes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wildes 40
Sarah J Wildes 40
William W Wildes 18
Alexander F Wildes 16
Margaret J Wildes 15
George M Wildes 13
Sarah A Wildes 8
James L Wildes 4
Philip W Wildes 3/12
↑ 1880 United States Federal Census
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Name: John Wildes
Age: 50
Birth Date: Abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
Dwelling Number: 212
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah J. Wildes
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wildes 50
Sarah J. Wildes 50
James Wildes 13
Philips W. Wildes 10
Rosa B. Wildes 8
Albert B. Wildes 6
WikiTree profile Wilds-18 created through the import of DMCGEDCOM.GED on Aug 3, 2011 by Dale Crawford. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dale and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: