I became interested in genealogy working with my great-aunt Hazel Wildes Mancil and her work with the Wildes family.
I worked for over 30 years throughout the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, primarily in the correctional environment. I retired in 2016 with the appointed rank of Director of the Department of Corrections, managing three correctional facilities and the Jacksonville Reentry Center, with over 3400 incarcerated persons and 800 employees with a budget of over 90 million dollars. I am certified by the state of Florida in both corrections and law enforcement, and as an instructor by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission of Florida. I'm currently employed with the St, Johns County Sheriff's Office as their Director of Corrections, a consultant with Wildes, Bowen & Associates, LLC and as an adjunct instructor with Florida State College at Jacksonville.
I have started [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Wildes_Name_Study Wildes-Wilds-Wiles surname project], please join me!
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Tara is 17 degrees from John Adams, 20 degrees from Calvin Coolidge, 19 degrees from Dwight Eisenhower, 16 degrees from John Hanson, 14 degrees from William Harrison, 15 degrees from Thomas Jefferson, 16 degrees from Abraham Lincoln, 17 degrees from James Monroe, 17 degrees from Franklin Roosevelt, 19 degrees from Martin Van Buren, 15 degrees from George Washington and 17 degrees from Jana Diamond on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Southern Pioneers Project Member
It is time for the semi-annual check in for June, 2022 with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
Thanks for your sourcing contributions in May!
Thank you for your contributions to the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
WT Appreciation Team
Welcome, I have just received word that you are a new member of the US Black Heritage Project Cemetery Team. We are so happy to have you join our team. Here are links to some important documents about our project and instructions on creating African-American Cemeteries in case you need them. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Black_Heritage_Cemeteries_Team#WikiTree_US_Black_Heritage_Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Instructions_for_New_African-American_Cemetery
Please review them when you have a moment and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me. Regards, Denise
Thanks for sourcing, Tara.
Nan, WikiTree Appreciation Team
We’ve started the February challenge here: February Connecting Challenge.
Congratulations on adding sources to 22 profiles during the January Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving the health of our One Tree.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
On behalf of the leaders of Southern Colonies, this is the semi-annual polling for the US Southern Colonies Project. This check-in with members is to see if you have been active in the last six months in this project and want to remain a member of US SC?
Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the US Southern Colonies Project that you respond to these check-ins.
I look forward to hearing from you.. Many thanks,
Mary, Project Coordinator, - Membership US Southern Colonies Project
Tara
It's Thon time again, this time the Connect-a-Thon! It will be from January 13-16, 2022. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click "Answer this post" and mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
We hope you can join us!
Debi
PS For this event, "connecting" means that you use the add links on a profile created before 13 January to create profiles for parents, siblings, spouses, and children. The goal is not to connect to the main tree but to add as many linked profiles as possible.
Thank you for your contributions to the December 2021 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1335880/join-us-black-heritage-connecting-challenge-december-2021
Thanks for your contributions in 2021! Emma
Thank you for your 34 contributions to the November Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
It's Thon time again, this time the Source-a-Thon! It will be from October 1-4, 2021. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click the "answer" link at the bottom of the post and, when the Answer box pops up, mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi
Thank you for joining the May Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3726 new profiles!
You can add the participation sticker to your profile if you’d like. Connecting Challenge Stickers
We’ve started the June challenge here: June Connecting Challenge
Emma
I’m conducting the 6-month check in for the US Black Heritage Project. Because we are growing so fast, it’s not always possible for me to see what everyone’s working on.
I’d love to hear what you’ve been working on and if you are still happy being a part of the Profile Improvement Team. Members can change teams at any time. If you need something to work on, we now have a master task list here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Black_Heritage_Project_Tasklist
We now have a project badge! Hooray! As soon as I hear back from you that you’d like to continue with the project, I will add the badge to your profile.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Emma
Sorry for the delay in reply.
I've been working on entering all the profiles from the Lone Star Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL, I'm about halfway through. The last notable profile I improved was John Rosamond Johnson, the brother of James Weldon Johnson. When I was working on his, it reminded me of a funeral I attended in the Lone Star Cemetery, and I felt compelled to work on the families there as we have a lot of interpersonal connections.
I would like to continue to work on the Profile Improvement Team, and I'll jump back into the task list as well!
Thanks, Tara
It's Thon time again, this time the Spring Clean-a-Thon! It will be from April 23-26, 2021. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Sign up here! And mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi & Sarah
Pam Barry
Thanks! Great job!
Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
Keep up the great work!
Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
It's Thon time again, this time the Source-a-Thon! It will be from October 2-5, 2020. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click the "answer" link at the bottom of the post and, when the Answer box pops up, mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi & Sarah
Thanks for all the work you accomplished during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. You have every right to be pleased with your efforts!
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
just found out that we are cousins we are both descendants of John Wilson Sr my 7th great-grand father
my name is Scott Wessel
It's Thon time again, this time the Connect-a-Thon! It will be from July 17-20, 2020. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click answer and mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi & Sarah
Thanks! Great job!
It's Thon time again, this time the Spring Clean-a-Thon! It will be from April 24-27, 2020. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Sign up here! And mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi & Sarah
It's Thon time again, this time the Scan-a-Thon! It will be from January 10-13, 2020. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Sign up here! And mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!
Debi & Sarah
The Google Group and Hangout aren't required. If you would like to participate, please reply to this message via email so that I will be able to send you an invitation.
Go Team Cornbread Catchers!
Debi
I noticed that you used the Challenge Tracker to track a change during a recent Saturday Sourcing Sprint. Please consider officially joining us for the Saturday Sourcing Sprints. You can find information, including how to join, on the Sprints Help page.
No pressure, every profile with a source makes our WikiTree better. Your work will continue to be included in Tracking Sheet's Unregistered total at the bottom of the help page if you do not register.
Your work is appreciated. Thanks for sourcing!
Debi - Sprint Coordinator
PS If the link does not work, you can find a working one in the public comment I left on your profile
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-Sarah
You may already be in the Google Group and Hangout but, if not, I need your email address so that I can add you. If you would like to participate, please reply to this message via email.
Go Team Cornbread Catchers!
Debi
PS Sorry about the mis-spelling of your name in my email. Fingers need more coffee
Will you be participating in the Connect-a-Thon as part of the Cornbread Catchers (formerly Southern Sourcerers) Team? Here's a link to the registration thread. We hope to see you there.
Debi & Sarah
Star this is the link you need to go to and The registration deadline is April 19, 2018, at 12:01 am. Note: Please post as an answer not as a comment. Thanks! https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/586403/will-you-participate
I'd like to invite you to join in the "Weekend Chat" on G2G Today!
Share personal successes, stories about ancestors, tips, projects you are working on, or anything else you wish.
New members stop in and say Hello, introduce yourself, share your story, or ask for help.
Pilots, Mentors, and Leaders of all kinds please add something... your advice is always greatly appreciated.
Current Weekend Chat link is: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/420406/weekend-chat-all-members-are-invited-july-7th-9th-2017
The current Weekend Chat is active until Monday July 10, 2017 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Catch up on what everyone is up to and say hi. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!
See you there! Dorothy