EDSON A. WILDER
16 Apr 1845-09 Apr 1927

	In the death of Edson A. Wilder, Orland is losing one of 
its oldest citizens, he having spent his entire life in the 
community.  He was born April 16, 1845, on the old homestead, 
two miles east of Orland.  This land was originally taken by 
his grandfather, William Wilder, as a grant from the 
government.
	He received all the educational advantages afforded here 
at that time and later attended Albion College.
	He married Julia Edgar Richards, of Sturgis, Mich., 
January 23, 1873.  To them were born four children, Nellie, 
Harry, Bertha and Marian.
	For thirty years he conducted a hardware business in 
Orland and together with Mr. Lorenzo Taylor started the first 
telephone system in Steuben County which developed into a 
large county system.
	He passed away after a short illness, on April 9, 1927, 
within one week of his eighty-second birthday.
	Short burial services were held at his home, conducted 
by Rev. E. W. Gray.

NOTE:  The above information was found in Book 322 in the black 
notebook collection, #1 through #22, compiled by Audree Siebel 
Lewis, located at the Steuben County Library, Angola, Indiana.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  

	Edson Adelman Wilder was the son of Orlando (died 08 Nov 1891) 
and Ursula (Humphrey) Wilder, 23 Dec 1821 - 1906.  He married Julia 
(Edgar) Wilder, 09 Feb 1854 - 29 Aug 1930, daughter of Philip Edgar 
and Ellen (Blakeslee) Edgar Richards.

SON:  Harry Edgar Wilder, 15 Mar 1875 - 27 Jun 1954, married Alice 
(Collins) Wilder, daughter of Charles Harvey and Lucy (Carroll) 
Collins.
All of the above are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Steuben County, 
Indiana, per "Cemeteries of Steuben Co., Ind., 1990" by Audree 
Siebel Lewis, Vol. II, pages 1948, 1949, 1950.

Harry Edgar Wilder's obituary (died 27 Jun 1954) states a sister, 
Miss Marion Wilder, of Orland, also survives at that date.