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Decatur Wilds (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1817-07-07 d. 1864-03-28

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.

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Race
White

Bibliography

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.

Citation

Wilds, Decatur. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198748 (November 12, 2026).

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