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Family History & Genealogy

The Wild Family

84 documented Wild ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

84Documented ancestors
1804Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Wild

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Wild ancestors in the record

Deceased Wild ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to John Caspar Wild, about 1804 in Davenport. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
John Caspar Wild
1804 – 1846
Davenport
Edd Wild
1880 – 1963
Iowa
Jessie Wild
1881 – 1967
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Emma Wild
1882 – 1968
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Edward Wild
1885 – 1979
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Joseph Wild
1888 – 1985
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Josephine Wild
1889 – 1976
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Abbie Wild
1889 – 1967
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Carrie Wild
1889 – 1978
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Lillian Wild
1890 – 1983
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John Wild
1892 – 1973
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Vera Wild
1892 – 1972
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Charles Wild
1892 – 1974
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James Wild
1893 – 1977
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Ed Wild
1893 – 1983
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Otto Wild
1894 – 1977
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Elsie Wild
1895 – 1980
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Mary Wild
1896 – 1986
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Grace E Wild
1896 – 1991
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Henry Wild
1898 – 1969
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Frances M Wild
1899 – 1988
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Arthur Wild
1900 – 1973
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Lyle V Wild
1901 – 1996
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Helen R Wild
1903 – 1993
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Hattie Wild
1903 – 1996
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Margaret M Wild
1904 – 1997
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John Wild
1905 – 1998
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Martha Wild
1907 – 1968
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Ralph Wild
1907 – 1984
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Mabel Wild
1908 – 1986
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Arthur Wild
1908 – 1986
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Floyd C Wild
1909 – 1990
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Ervin E Wild
1909 – 2003
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Carroll H Wild
1909 – 1997
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J Wild
1910 – 1974
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Ruth Wild
1910 – 1977
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Harry R Wild
1911 – 1988
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Leo P Wild
1911 – 2007
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Donald Wild
1912 – 1967
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Harris Wild
1913 – 1986
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Harold J Wild
1913 – 2001
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Bernice M Wild
1913 – 2008
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Milton Wild
1914 – 1999
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Agnes D Wild
1915 – 1994
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Dorothy Janet Wild
1915 – 2006
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Keith W Wild
1915 – 1994
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Lou Mae M Wild
1916 – 2011
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Vernon Wild
1916 – 1971
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Glatha M Wild
1916 – 2010
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Elizabeth M Wild
1916 – 1995
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Paul J Wild
1917 – 1987
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Walter C Wild
1917 – 1997
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William Wild
1917 – 1970
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Wayne G Wild
1917 – 1990
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Vannas Wild
1917 – 1978
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Genevieve Wild
1918 – 2009
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Dorothy M Wild
1918 – 2010
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Carl L Wild
1918 – 1999
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Robert Wild
1919 – 1968
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Hugh Wild
1919 – 1985
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Kathleen Wild
1919 – 2006
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Millard F Wild
1921 – 2008
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Wayne Wild
1922 – 2002
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Velma H Wild
1923 – 1999
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Joyce Wild
1924 – 2001
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Jean D Wild
1926 – 2002
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Gerald G Wild
1928 – 2002
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James A Wild
1928 – 1994
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Robert J Wild
1929 – 2010
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Joan M Wild
1931 – 1999
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Richard J Wild
1932 – 1993
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Wava P Wild
1934 – 1995
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William L Wild
1939 – 2007
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Phyllis Wild
1941 – 2004
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Lynda L Wild
1942 – 2012
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John R Wild
1944 – 2012
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Virginia E Wild
1947 – 2007
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Burton F Wild
1947 – 2013
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Diane K Wild
1949 – 2003
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Karl J Wild
1953 – 2006
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Deanna K Wild
1954 – 1999
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K S Wild
1957 – 1990
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George H Wild
1963 – 2010
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David L Wild
1972 – 2000
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Common questions

Wild genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Wild surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Wild family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1804. Most Wild lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Wild family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Wild family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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