Decatur Wilds

Birth Date

1817-07-07

Death Date

1864-03-28

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Sarah L. Trayler Wilds in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on June 8, 1846. Father of George J. Wilds, Mary Wilds, Josephus Wilds, Samuel Wilds, and Cordelia G. T. Wilds. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Employed William R. Layfield as a laborer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Employed Sarah Walker as a domestic servant in Caldwell County in 1860. Employed H. W. Morse as a farmhand in Caldwell County in Caldwell County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 296A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 62.
"Decator Wilds (1817-1864)," Find A Grave, Memorial #18569167, accessed October 6, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18569167.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994029, Caldwell County Births, p. 141.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644.

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