HENRY WILDE AND
ELIZABETH (NEUMAN) WILDE
Henry Wilde was born April 23, 1879 in Rock Township,
Mitchell County, the son of Ferd and Augusta (Tesch) Wilde. His wife,
Elizabeth Neuman, was born January 5, 1889 in Worth County, the daughter
of August and Mary (Walk) Neuman.
On November 8, 1908 they were married at Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Grafton, Iowa.
They farmed until 1918 on a farm two miles east of Grafton
where Arnold, Roy, Alice, Alma, and Wilma were born. Then they moved to the
old Wilde homestead where they lived until their retirement in 1949 when
they moved to their home in St. Ansgar.
Henry began farming in 1908 and was also a part-time
carpenter, helping his father build houses in the area where they lived.
Elizabeth was a homemaker raising their ten children. They
spent their retirement years in St. Ansgar. Henry died at the age of 84 on
August 30, 1963, and Elizabeth died at the age of 75 on March 2, 1964.
Henry, in his retirement years, liked to visit the family farm where his
son, Elmer, now resided, and enjoyed fishing. Elizabeth was kept busy
with the many visits of children and grandchildren.
They are buried in Rock Township (St. John's Lutheran
Cemetery) near the church they attended all their married life.
The Union was blessed with ten children: Arnold, born May
31, 1909; Roy C., Born May 16, 1911; Alice, born April 7, 1913; Alma A.,
born August 7, 1914; Wilma, born September 12, 1915; Ferdinand, born January
12, 1918; Vianora, born April 28, 1920; Irvin, born February 9, 1923; George,
born in 1926; and Elmer, born June 28, 1927. Five of the children are still
living. Arnold died April 22, 1976; Elmer died June 8, 1987; Ferdinand died
August 29, 1929; and Alma and George died in infancy.
The children married and live (or lived) in Mitchell and
Worth County areas. They are all retired with the exception of Irvin, who
is still farming.
Arnold married Erma Schmidt, who died in 1942. They had
two children, Allen and Marlys. Later he married Ruth Dutte and they had
one son, Richard. Ruth lives in Grafton, Iowa. Roy married Rose Wahl.
Their children are Arlene, Melvin, and Rose Mary. Roy and Rose reside in
Osage, Iowa. Alice married Earl Kuntz, who died on August 19, 1983. They
had four children, Garry, Harlan, Cleone, and Craig (deceased). Alice now
resides on a farm near Carpenter, Iowa.
Wilma married Roland Hackbart and they reside on a farm
near Grafton, Iowa. They are the parents of Janice, Jane, Jerry, Marlene,
and Barbara. Vinora married Allen Feldt who died in 1960. They had one son,
Charles. Vinora now resides in a house near the parental homestead. Irvin
married Irene Eske and they live on a farm near the parental homestead.
Their two daughters are Janet and Karen. Elmer married Loreen Cooper.
They had three daughters,, Mary, Marjorie, and Marsha and three sons,
Elmer, Jr., Kenneth, and Larry (deceased). Elmer died June 8, 1987.
Loreen lives on the parental homestead, located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 9
in Rock Township.
By Janice Hackbart
1989
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