Levi Henry Wilder (1891 - 1944)

Born 9 Jun 1891 in Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Son of Hiram McKinley Wilder and Hester Cheek

Husband of Mary Jane Pittman — married 22 Apr 1909 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1944 at age 53 in Bell, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Levi was born on 9 June 1891 in Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA. He was the son of Hiram McKinley Wilder and Hester Cheek.^[1][2]

In 1900 Levi (age about 8) was living in census age 7 Cubage/Harlan, Kentucky, USA.^[3]

When Levi was 17 he married Mary Jane Pittman on 22 April 1909 in Chenoa, Bell, Kentucky, USA. The couple had 7 children: Ernest Walter Wilder, Brown Lee Wilder, Clifford Frank Wilder, @I3001@, Opal Joyce Wilder, @I3335@ and @I1920@.^[4][5][6]

In 1910 Levi (age about 18) was living in census age 18 Farmer Cubage/Harlan, Kentucky, USA.^[7]

Education: 1917 in Could not sign his name/.^[8]

Physical Characteristics: 1917 in Height and weight medium, eyes light blue, hair dark brown/.^[8]

In 1917 Levi (age about 25) was employed in Laborer for L & N railroad/.^[8]

In 1920 Levi (age about 28) was living in census data age 28/Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

In 1930 Levi (age about 38) was employed in Railroad watchman/.^[9]

In 1930 Levi (age about 38) was living in census age 38/Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA.^[9]

In the 1930 census Levi (age 38) was living in Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head/Bell, Kentucky, USA.^[10]

In the 1940 census Levi (age 48) was living in Bell, Kentucky, USA.^[11]

In 1944 Levi (age about 52) was living in Page, Bell, Kentucky, USA.^[12]

In 1944 Levi (age about 52) was employed in Worked for L & N Railroad as mechanic/.^[13]

Levi died at the age of 53 on 20 November 1944 in Age: 53/Page, Bell, Kentucky, USA. Cause of death was Hypertensive Heart Disease.^{[14][15][16][12][17]}

Levi was buried on 22 November 1944 in Buell Cemetery/Calvin, Bell, Kentucky, USA.^[18][19][20]

Research Notes

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Religion: in Lay minister in pentecostal church/.

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There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.^[21]

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• Found an unknown section name 'Religion'.
• Found an unknown section name 'Education'.
• There is no source with source id 'S1853'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
• A fact of type 'Education' had no date but shared a ref with a 'Occupation' fact with the date '1917'. So the fact with no date had its date set to that.
• A fact of type 'Physical Characteristics' had no date but shared a ref with a 'Occupation' fact with the date '1917'. So the fact with no date had its date set to that.
• There is more than one birth fact. They have different locations. Using birth date of 9 June 1891 and location of Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
  • Date: 9 June 1891, Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
  • Date: 9 June 1891, Location: Cubage, Bell, Kentucky, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Author: Kathy Cox Title: Letter from Kathy Cox - Feb. 1, 1999 Publication: Name: 20845 Curie Ave., Warren, MI 48091; NOTESource Medium: Letter
   Source Quality: Good - tertiary CONT. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
2. ↑ Birth: Author: State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Kentucky Title: Birth Certificate - Earnest Wilder Publication: Name: File No. 5249, Registered No. 5130; NOTESource Medium: Official Document
   Source Quality: Excellent - primary CONT. Citing: Data: Text: Lists Levi's birthplace as Cubage, KY. Levi was 19 at the time of Earnest's birth. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
3. ↑ Census: Author: United States Census Title: 1900 Bell Co., KY census - Mack Wilder, Head NOTESource Medium: Census
   Source Quality: Excellent - primary
   CONT Lived in Cubage. Mack and Hetty have been living together for 8 years. CONT. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
4. ↑ Marriage: Missing source ID S1853. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
5. ↑ Marriage: Source: Page: 541 Data: Text: The marriage certificate lists Levi as being 21 (He was 17), son of "Jim Wilder" (His father was Hiram McKinley Wilder) and that he worked for the railroad. It also claims that Mary Jane was 21 (She was somewhere between 13 and 16 depending on the source). One has to wonder why all the inaccurate information was listed. Did they have to sneak to get married?.
6. ↑ Marriage: Source: Page: 540 Data: Text: Book 9.
7. ↑ Census: Author: United States Census Title: 1910 Bell Co., KY census - Millard Miracle, Head Call Number: Dwelling no. 193, Family No. 193 NOTESource Medium: Census
   Source Quality: Good - primary CONT. Citing: Data: Text: Living in Cubage with wife's mother and stepfather. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Employment: Author: United States Census Title: World War I Draft Registration - Levi Wilder Publication: Name: June 5, 1917; NOTESource Medium: Official Document
   Source Quality: Excellent - primary CONT. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Census: Author: United States Census Title: 1930 Bell Co., KY census - L. H. Wilder, Head Publication: Name: ED 7-21; Call Number: House # 180 Family # 187 NOTESource Medium: Census
   Source Quality: Excellent - secondary CONT. Citing: Page: 10B (accessed before 10 August 2014)
10. ↑ 1930 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Date: 2002,
    Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: District 7, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: 733; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 528.0; FHL microfilm: 2340468 Object:.
11. ↑ 1940 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1940 United States Federal Census NOTE United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940,
    Page: Database online.
    Record for Felland Wilder Object: @M2189@.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007,
    Page: Database online.
    Record for Levi H Wilder Object: @M1621@.
13. ↑ Employment: Author: Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Kentucky Title: Death Certificate - Levi H. Wilder Publication: Name: File No. 23762, Registered No. 576; NOTESource Medium: Official Document
    Source Quality: Excellent - primary
    CONT Son Brownlee was informant. Gives birthplace as TN. Levi worked for L & N Railroad. Gives birthplace of parents as TN. Levi was buried in Page. CONT. Citing: Data: Text: Birthplace listed as TN. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
14. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA,
    Page: Database online.
    Record for Earnest Walter Wilder.
15. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA,
    Page: Database online.
    Record for Clifford Frank Wilder.
16. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA,
    Page: Database online.Record for Roscoe Wilder.
17. ↑ Death: Author: Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Kentucky Title: Death Certificate - Levi H. Wilder Publication: Name: File No. 23762, Registered No. 576; NOTESource Medium: Official Document
    Source Quality: Excellent - primary
    CONT Son Brownlee was informant. Gives birthplace as TN. Levi worked for L & N Railroad. Gives birthplace of parents as TN. Levi was buried in Page. CONT. Citing: Data: Text: Died of hypertensive heart disease. He was 53 years, 5 months and 11 days old. Physician was Edward Wilson of Pineville. Levi was living in Page at the time. He worked for the L & N Railroad. His parents were listed as H.M.C Wilder and Esther Cheek. His birthplace is listed as TN. He was buried in Page by Hobard Cawood. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
18. ↑ Burial: Author: C. Richard Matthews Title: Buell 2 Cemetery Records Publication: Name: Kentucky Archives U. S. GenWeb; NOTESource Medium: Internet
    Source Quality: Good - secondary CONT. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
19. ↑ Burial: Author: Buell Cemetery Title: Tombstone - Levi H. Wilder NOTESource Medium: Tombstone
    Source Quality: Excellent - secondary CONT. (accessed before 10 August 2014)
20. ↑ Burial: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 Date: 2012.
21. ↑ Unclassified: Author: State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Kentucky Title: Birth Certificate - Earnest Wilder Publication: Name: File No. 5249, Registered No. 5130; NOTESource Medium: Official Document
    Source Quality: Excellent - primary CONT. Citing: Data: Text: Lists his occupations as farmer and coal miner. (accessed before 10 August 2014)

See also:

• Source: Author: Glenn Cheek Title: Letter from Glenn Cheek - March 2, 1996 NOTESource Medium: Letter CONT Source Quality: Good - tertiary CONT CONT The envelope for this letter was lost. CONT

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rene King and her second cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestors is their second great grandparent Hiram McKinley C Wilder . Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: relationship between me and shared relative, based on sharing 63 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rene King and her second cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestor is their second great grandparent Hester Cheek . Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: relationship between me and shared relative, based on sharing 63 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 222 cM segment on chromosome 15, consisting of Rene (King) Thompson, GEDmatch kit # A494083, and Carl Franklin, her 5th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # H227368, and Craig Webb, her 6th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A329606. (Carl and Craig are 3rd cousins 1x removed.) Their most recent common ancestors are Lewis Green and Esther Kilgore, the 6x great grandparents of Rene (King) Thompson and 4x great grandparents of Carl Franklin and 5x great grandparents of Craig Webb.

Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 16.1 cM segment on chromosome 11, consisting of Rene (King) Thompson, GEDmatch kit # A494083, and KR, her 6th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # A004372, and DJ, her 6th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A375042. (KR and D* J are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Kilgore and Winnifred Clayton, the 7x great grandparents of Rene (King) Thompson and 5x great grandparents of KR and 6x great grandparents of DJ. DNA test taker Rene (King) Thompson is the great granddaughter of Levi Wilder, the son of Hiram Wilder, the 3x great grandson of the common ancestors Robert Kilgore & Winnifred Clayton.