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Wilder Family History
Wilder Genealogy & Family TreeWilder is an English name from Berkshire, England, where the family held a seat. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany. It comes from wild-eor which means "wild animal." The earliest known ancestor--William Wyldere--was recorded in 1327. The family motto is Virtuti maenia cevant which means "Let walls yield to valor."
Other spellings include "Wilde" and "Wylder." Notable people with the surname include American filmmaker and actor Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles), Austrian-American filmmaker Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd., The Apartment), and American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie series). The first Wilder to come to America was Roger Wilder in Massachusetts in 1620.
Wilder Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Polly Wilder -- --, 1798 December 0, 1845 Vermont
- Calvin Wilder -- --, 1785 December 19, 1864 Massachusetts
- David Wilder -- --, 1776 December 0, 1811 Massachusetts
- Lydia Wilder -- --, 1763 June 2, 1763 Massachusetts
- George Wilder -- --, 1862 January 16, 1894 Tennessee
Wilder Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Florence Mae Wilder -- --, 1897 May 10, 1990 Minnesota
- Anna Maria Wilder -- --, 1842 February 14, 1869 Massachusetts
- John William Wilder -- --, 1902 June 12, 1990 Virginia
- Betty Sue Wilder -- --, 1933 April 0, 2004
- William Edwin Wilder -- --, 1829 Pennsylvania
