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Wilder Family
James Mason and
Angeline Day Wilder
James Mason Wilder, known as "Father" in the
second "Little House" book Farmer Boy, was born on January 26, 1813,
to Abel and Hannah Wilder near Milton, Vermont. Four years later, the family
moved two miles from Malone, New York, where James met and married Angeline
Albina Day of nearby Chateaugay on August 6, 1843. Angeline, born in 1821, was
the daughter of Justin and Diadema Day.
James and Angeline Wilder had six children, four of whom
play a role in one or more of the "Little House" books. Their first
child, Laura Ann, was born on June 15, 1844, and was therefore grown by the
time of the events of Farmer Boy, which took place around 1866. Laura married
Harrison Howard in 1874, had four children, and died in Crowley, Louisiana, in
1899.
The next four Wilder children, Royal, Eliza Jane, Alice, and
Almanzo, are the main characters of Farmer Boy. Only Alice does not appear in
the later books. She was born September 3, 1853, and married Albert Baldwin in
1879 in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Albert and Alice had two children, Myrtle and
Leland. Alice died in Georgiana, Florida, in 1892.
The sixth child of James and Angeline Wilder was Perley Day,
born June 13, 1869, in Malone, New York. Perley grew up in Spring Valley,
Minnesota, and moved to Crowley, Louisiana, in 1895. He married Elsie Merritt
in 1897 and had six children. He later opened a general store in Kinder,
Louisiana, and died in 1934.
James and Angeline left their Malone farm around 1875, and
moved to Spring Valley, Minnesota. In 1898, they moved to Crowley, Louisiana,
at the insistence of Eliza Jane, where they failed at rice farming. James died
in 1899, and Angeline died in 1905.
Laura Ann Wilder
Howard
Birthdate: June 15, 1844
Birthplace: Franklin, New York, United States
Death: 1899 (54-55)
Place of Burial: Crowley,
Acadia, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina Wilder
Wife of Harrison Lomanzo Howard
Mother of Angelina Esther Howard; Harrison J. James Howard;
Josephine Howard and Ralph Waldo Howard
Sister of Alice Maria Wilder; Royal Gould Wilder; Eliza Jane
Thayer; Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day Wilder
Born 15 Jun 1844 in Burke, Franklin County, New York, United
States
Daughter of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina (Day)
Wilder
Sister of Royal Gould Wilder, Eliza Jane (Wilder) Thayer,
Alice Maria (Wilder) Baldwin, Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day Wilder
Wife of Harrison Lamanzo Howard — married 31 Dec 1874 in
Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
[children unknown]
Died 16 Apr 1899 at age 54 in Crowley, Acadia Parish,
Louisiana, United States
Biography
Laura Wilder Howard was the sister of Almanzo Wilder.
Laura was never mentioned in the Little House' 'books as to
not confuse the readers with the author, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Burial
Old Crowley Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Royal Gould Wilder
Birthdate: February 20, 1847
Birthplace: Franklin Co., New York, United States
Death: April 21, 1925
(78)
Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
Place of Burial: Spring
Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina Wilder
Husband of Electa M. Averill
Father of Angelina Bernice Wilder; baby girl Wilder and
Susan E. Wilder
Brother of Laura Ann Wilder; Alice Maria Wilder; Eliza Jane
Thayer; Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day Wilder
Occupation: farmer
Born 20 Feb 1847 in Burke, Franklin, New York, United States
Son of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina (Day) Wilder
Brother of Laura Ann (Wilder) Howard, Eliza Jane (Wilder)
Thayer, Alice Maria (Wilder) Baldwin, Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day
Wilder
Husband of Electa Marie (Averill) Wilder — married 16 Mar
1893 in Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota
Father of Bernice Angeline (Wilder) Granger
Died 21 Apr 1925 at age 78 in Spring Valley, Fillmore,
Minnesota, United States
Biography
Birth
Royal Wilder was born February 20, 1847 to James Wilder and
Angeline Day in Burke, New York.
Siblings
Royal's older sister Laura Ann (Wilder) Howard was born in
1844. Royal was the first son born to his parents three years later. After his
birth, his parents had four more children: Eliza Jane (Wilder) Thayer-Gordon,
Alice Maria (Wilder) Baldwin, Almanzo James Wilder (husband of the famous Laura
Ingalls Wilder), and Perley Day Wilder.
In 1879, Royal went with his brother Almanzo James Wilder
and sister Eliza Jane (Wilder) Thayer-Gordon to what is now De Smet, South
Dakota, where he filed on a homestead and owned a feed store. He later returned
to Spring Valley, Minnesota to live near his parents.
Marriage
In 1893, Royal married Electa (Averill) Hutchinson, a widow
with four children from her first marriage. Together they had three more
children, but only one (Bernice) survived beyond infancy.
Business
Royal owned and operated a store in Spring Valley,
Minnesota.
Books and Film
Royal's brother Almanzo’s story is told in the books
"Farmer Boy," "By the Shores of Silver Lake," "The
Long Winter," "Little Town on the Prairie," and "These
Happy Golden Years." These books were all written by Royal's sister-in-law
Laura Ingalls Wilder. Royal is also referenced and talked about many times in
these books. Royal also is talked about in the "Little House on the
Prairie" TV series, and in the books that were written about Laura Ingalls
Wilder's daughter Rose's growing up years.
Death
Royal died on April 21, 1925 in Spring Valley, Minnesota and
was buried in the Spring Valley Cemetery, in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Eliza Jane Wilder
Thayer
Birthdate: January 01, 1850
Birthplace: Malone, Franklin, New York, United States
Death: June 01, 1930
(80)
Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Place of Burial: Lafayette,
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina Wilder
Wife of Thomas Jefferson Thayer and Maxwell Gordon
Mother of Walcott Wilder Thayer
Sister of Laura Ann Wilder; Alice Maria Wilder; Royal Gould
Wilder; Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day Wilder
Eliza Jane was born in 1850, possibly the first or third of
the year, to James and Angeline Wilder. Eliza Jane was likely named after the
wife of her father’s brother, Eliza Jane Smith.
Eliza Jane became a school teacher in Malone, New York. When
the Wilder’s moved west from Malone to Spring Valley, Minnesota Eliza Jane
followed and taught in the Spring Valley school during 1877 and 1878.
In 1879 Eliza Jane accompanied her brothers Royal and
Almanzo to De Smet, South Dakota where they all took claims. While tending her
claim, Eliza Jane taught the school term which Laura writes about in Little
Town on the Prairie.
Later, she relocated to Washington D.C. where she became a
“Government Girl” working for the Department of the Interior.
At the age of 42, Eliza Jane married Thomas Jefferson
Thayer, a twice-married Spring Valley merchant with six children. In June of
1894, Walcott Thayer was born, named after the father of Thomas, whom was
nicknamed Wilder. In 1899, Thomas died, with his estate being left to Etta, his
daughter from a previous marriage.
It was at this time when Rose stayed with Eliza Jane to
continue school in Crowley, Louisiana. In 1904, Eliza Jane married Maxwell Gordon,
whom she later separated from. Eliza Jane died on June 1, 1930 in Lafayette,
Louisiana, and is buried there.
Alice Maria Wilder
Baldwin
Birthdate: September 03, 1853
Birthplace: Burke, Malone, Franklin, New York, United States
Death: February 22,
1892 (38)
Georgiana, Brevard, Florida, United States
Place of Burial: Merritt
Island, Brevard, Florida, United States
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina Wilder
Wife of Albert A. Baldwin
Mother of Myrtle Baldwin and Leland Edward Baldwin
Sister of Laura Ann Wilder; Royal Gould Wilder; Eliza Jane
Thayer; Almanzo James Wilder and Perley Day Wilder
Alice Maria Wilder was born to James Mason And Angeline
Albina Day Wilder on September 3, 1853 near Malone, New York. She is the sister of Almanzo Wilder.
Alice features heavily in Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls
Wilder, as one of Almanzo’s siblings. At
the start of the book, Alice is 10 and Almanzo is almost 9, and their closeness
in age means that they spent a lot of time together in the book. The last mention of Alice in Farmer Boy is
during the chapter Christmas.
Driving home that
night, they all felt good. Alice’s woolwork had won first prize, and Eliza Jane
had a red ribbon and Alice had a blue ribbon for jellies. Father said the
Wilder family had done itself proud, that day.
After the time period of Farmer Boy, Alice moved with her
parents to Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Alice later married Albert Asa Baldwin in 1878 at age ~25 in
Spring Valley, Minnesota, where the Wilder family had settled.
Alice and Albert had two children, Myrtle Emmeline (Baldwin)
Brown born in 1880 and Leland Edward Baldwin born in 1885.
Alice died on February 22, 1892 at only 38 years of
age. She is buried on Merritt Island in
Florida.
Perley Day Wilder
Also Known As: "Perly",
"Purley"
Birthdate: June 13, 1869
Birthplace: Malone, Franklin, New York, United States
Death: May 10, 1934
(64)
Kinder, Allen, Louisiana, United States
Place of Burial: Kinder,
Allen, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of James Mason Wilder and Angeline Albina Wilder
Husband of Elsie Lillian Wilder
Father of James Wilder; Gladys Wilder; Harold Wilder; Perley
Day Wilder, Jr.; Dorothy A. Pittman and 1 other
Brother of Laura Ann Wilder; Alice Maria Wilder; Royal Gould
Wilder; Eliza Jane Thayer and Almanzo James Wilder
Occupation: owner/general
store
Youngest son of James and Angeline Day Wilder. He was born
in Malone NY, but grew up in Spring Valley, Minnesota. He moved to Crowley,
Louisiana, in 1895, married Elsie Merritt in 1897 and had six children. He
later opened a general store in Kinder, Louisiana.
NOTEABLE HISTORY: Perley is the brother in law of LAURA
INGALLS WILDER the author of the "LITTLE HOUSE" books. Perley's
brother Almanzo was married to Laura. You can read about Perley, Almanzo and
life on the farm in Laura Ingalls Wilder's book "FARMER BOY"
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