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  Father | Male Edward George Wild
  Birth	24 Aug 1892	Osnabrock, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
  Died	18 May 1980	Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA
  Buried		Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
  Married	18 Nov 1922	Church of the Incarnation, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Father	Peter Wild | F27 Group Sheet
  Mother	Catherine Fahnlander | F27 Group Sheet
  Mother | Female Dorothy Ann Daggett
  Birth	21 Jul 1900	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Died	23 Nov 1964	Valley City, Barnes, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	1964	Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
  Father	William Smith Daggett | F26 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anne Ryder | F26 Group Sheet
  Children
  Child 1 | Male Edward George Wild, Jr.
  Birth	29 Dec 1923	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Died	3 Nov 1944	Van Nuys, California, USA
  Buried		Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
  Child 2 | Male > Robert Walter Wild
  Birth
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Jane Hall | F132
  Married
  Child 3 | Male David Daggett Wild
  Birth	16 Mar 1927	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Died	26 Oct 2008	Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
  Buried
  Child 4 | Female > Dorothy Ann Wild
  Birth
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Emery Johnson | F137
  Married
  Child 5 | Female > Martha Joyce Wild
  Birth	30 Mar 1929	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Died	27 Nov 2004	Gainesville, Virginia, USA
  Buried	2004	Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Melvin Earl Mattson | F1
  Married
  Child 6 | Female Barbara Louise Wild
  Birth
  Died
  Buried
  Child 7 | Male > Peter William Wild
  Birth	17 May 1932	Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA
  Died	16 Nov 2005	Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Eileen Sperling | F139
  Married
  Child 8 | Female Mary Susan Wild
  Birth
  Died
  Buried

• Photos		Ted and Billie Wild house being built, about 1924
  		Ted and Billie Wild house 1925 Catherine Fahnlander Wild on front steps with unknown man; grandson Ted Wild Jr. is at the side of the house; Ted Wild's first car in front
  		Ted and Billie Wild farm, about 1955

• Notes

  Miss Dorothy Daggett is Autumn Bride of Edward George Wild At the Church of the Incarnation, the marriage of Miss Dorothy Anne Daggett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bartlett Hatch of the Hampshire Arms, and Edward George Wild of Langdon, N.D., took place yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. J.M. Cleary read the service. Mrs. Lucile Frankman Murphy, organist, played and Mrs. Teenie Murphy Sheehan sang "Ave Maria," and "Adore, and Be Still," by Gounod. Mrs. Paul Daggett and Raymond E. Wild, Mr. Wild's brother, were the only attendants. Miss Daggett wore a dark blue suit of poiret twill, with a hat of champagne colored velvet and a fox fur. Her flowers were a corsage bouquet of lilies of the valley, lavender sweetpeas (?????) Miss Daggett entered with her father and was given in marriage by him. The matron of honor wore a squirrel trimmed suit of blue duvetyn, with a hat of tan velvet, and her flowers were a corsage bouquet of butterfly roses, pink sweetpeas and bouvardia. Twenty guests had been invited to the dinner and informal reception given last evening at the Hampshire Arms by Mr. and Mrs. Hatch. Mrs. Hatch wore a gown of black georgette and Mrs. Catherine Wild, the bridegroom's mother, was gowned in black satin. Both wore corsage bouquets of pink roses and violets. On their return from an eastern wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Wild will be at home in Minneapolis, until March 1, when they will go to Casselton, N.D., to make their home. Out of town guests at the wedding included Mrs. Catherine Wild of Langdon, N.D., Mr. Wild's mother, and Mrs. John De Witt of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Miss Daggett's aunt. ============================================= Langdon, N. Dak. Republican, November 18, 1947 Silver Wedding Marked by E.G. Wilds Mr. and Mrs. E.G. "Ted" Wild of Easby township celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a dinner Sunday of last week and with a social evening Tuesday evening. About 20 relatives and friends were entertained for dinner and during the evening at the Wild home Sunday of last week. About 30 neighbors were entertained at the social evening on the actual anniversary, November 18, 1947. Dorothy Daggett, daughter of W.S. and Ann Daggett of Minneapolis, both deceased, and Edward G. Wild, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wild, prominent county couple, both deceased, were married November 18, 1922, at Minneapolis. They have lived in the county continuously since their marriage. Three sons and four daughters are living. They are Robert, who is a student at St. Thomas college at St. Paul; David, who is a student at St. Johns university at Collegeville, Minnl; Dorothy, who is in nurses training at St. Johns hospital at Fargo; Joyce, who is a freshman at the College of St. Benedict at St. Joseph, Minn.; Barbara and Peter, who are students at St. Alphonsus high school, and Susan at home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wild have a daughter who was born October 29, 1947. Their oldest son, Flight Officer Edward G. Wild jr., popularly known as "Teddy", was killed November 3, 1944, in an airplane crash near Lancaster, Calif., while taking advanced training. He had been graduated from St. Alphonsus high school as salutatorian in 1942 and later attended the State School of Science at Wahpeton. ================================== 15 January 1981 Arson is suspected in rural Langdon fire Langdon, N.D. -- Arson is suspected in the fire which destroyed the home of Fred Wegner of rural Langdon. Wegner, the last base commander before the ABM shut down in September of 1977, is now director of the Youth Adult Conservation Corps located at the Nekoma site. "He has fired a few people who have then made threats," said Cavalier County Sheriff Joe Peltier. "Some of those suspected are local people." Peltier said he found physical evidence of arson, but would not disclose what it was. Wegner and his wife were in Bismarck at the time of the blaze, which was reported to the Langdon Fire Department at 4:44 a.m. Thursday. "The neighbor who called in the report said the home was engulfed in fire when it was spotted," Peltier said. Wegner also lost his garage, automobile and tractor in the fire. His home is located nine miles south and four miles east of Langdon. The North Dakota Crime Bureau has been called in by Peltier to assist in the investigation. ============================================= ed note: At some point (1980's?), Joyce Wild Mattson asked her brothers and sisters to record what they remembered. These notes were found as several pieces of paper clipped together. Only David's note is signed. Fortunately, David's note also explained what all of these pieces of paper were about. Here are the contents of those notes. ............................................... 30's dust bowl car - running board, windshield opening bathroom; batteries, power plant in basement one room school; consolidated school 'Sudden death awakens the living. It awakens us to realize if we are going to have good times with our families we must have them now. It awakens us to realize that if we are going to visit friends and relatives we must do it now. It awakens us to realize that if we are going to prepare ourselves for death we must do it now.' .............................................. 15 sandwiches every school morning watching and performing in community clubs Canning of meat, vegetables and fruit shelling peas 13 mi to Langdon - in winter 3 hr each way Cat's cradle The wind Mother's hay fever - going to Mpls each year for relief and Jim Wild reversing Her mask Oct. 9 - 'cobwebs' - Indian summer Homemakers - 4-H County fair Colds - goose grease, flannel on chest School miles - 17 mi a day, 300+ a mo .............................................. As the grain on the Peter Wild farm was harvested, it was stored in the elevator at the farm. A winter task was to move the grain to the family-owned elevator in Easby, about seven miles to the north, where the grain could then be loaded on railroad box cars. Dad was one of the grain haulers for a number of years. Using a large box, called a grain tank, mounted on a bob-sled and pulled by farm horses, he would make two trips each day to the elevator in Easby. The grain tank probably held 60 to 70 bushels of wheat or barley. When a North Dakota blizzard struck, Dad would stay at the 'hotel' in Easby, putting the horses up at the 'livery stable'. Easby, which at one time had a bank and several general stores, had essentially ceased to exist by the 1930's. ............................................... Tracing the outline of our foot to send to Wards or Sears to order shoes ............................................... Joyce -- Sorry I didn't respond to your request the first time around - just forgot. I think it's a good idea and I hope you do better this time. Rather than begin with "what I remember" I would like to turn it around and reflect on "what I don't remember" because I think it says a lot about the character of Mother and Dad. I'm thinking particularly about the mid-30's when I was 8 to 10 years old. Looking back on those years I'm becoming more aware of how tough it was - no crops, no money, extremely hot in the summer and cold in the winter. What I don't remember is ever hearing Mother and Dad expressing discouragement or hopelessness or self-pity. As kids we didn't know how bad it was, and they didn't complain even thought it must have been very discouraging. Tomorrow would be better. Don't give up. Our house was comparatively large and as kids the many rooms all seemed spacious. But each room shrunk dramatically in size by the time we returned home from college. It's hard to imagine how the kitchen, for example, prepared so many meals, baked so much bread (from scratch), canned so many vegetables, etc, etc. And all done with very limited cupboard space. Equally amazing things happened in the dining room and living room and all the other rooms - they sure got smaller as the house got older. Dave