Wilder Genealogy

Here is some family history notes, Surname: Wilder

My husband's Grandmother, Arliss (Wilder) Galvin grew up in the Mud Bay area of Olympia, WA on Wilder Ranch. The pure-bred Arabian-Horse Ranch encompassed the whole valley, including the part where the 101 hiway is now located. Today this Ranch is a Hereford Cattle Ranch with the Galvin name. Some of the upper fields are rented out to Everygreen College students for farming studies of sheep.

Parents of Arliss Bobette Wilder

Franklin Earl Wilder (b. Abt 1897) married Saluda Kildow (b. Abt 1890). They had two daughters:

1. Arliss Bobbette Wilder (b. Feb 1921 d. Feb 2007)
2. Helen Louise Wilder (b. 6 Mar 1924; d. 29 Dec 2007)

Interesting Ancestry Note:

The family story is that somewhere among the Wilder name you will find a connection to the Pioneers, Almanzo James Wilder and Laura Elizabeth Ingalls (from Little House on the Prairie tv series).

Well in my search I believe I found the connection. Almanzo's father was James Mason Wilder > his father was Abel Wilder > his father was William Wilder....So Almanzo's Great-Grandfather was a brother to John Wilder (our ancestery line).

*Thanks to Family Search.org in my research.*

Kildow Genealogy

Here is some family history notes, Surname: Kildow

Parents of Saluda Kildow

George W. Kildow (b. Aug 1853) and Louise (b. Mar 1860) were married in 1884. They had three children:

1. Oscar Kildow (b. 1 Sept 1885, Clearmont, Indiana; d. 25 Jun 1981, Olympia WA)
2. Saluda Kildow (b. Nov 1889, Indiana)
3. George Oliver Kildow (b. Sept 1894, Indiana)

[Picture: Saluda Kildow circa 1890]

"How do you know when you're old? When you double your current age and realize you're not going to live that long." --Reprinted from History and Favorite Recipes of Onalaskans, 1997--