Marmaduke "Duke" WILDMAN^[1]

1860 - 1957  (96 years)

• Name	Marmaduke "Duke" WILDMAN
  Birth	31 Oct 1860	Port Perry, ON, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Sep 1957	Vici, Dewey Co., OK, USA
  Burial	Riley Cemetery, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA
  Notes	Winfield Courier, July 31, 1884. MARRIED. Last Tuesday evening, July 22nd, 1884, at the residence of Mrs. Agnes Holtby, aunt of the bridegroom, Mr. Marmaduke Wildman and Mrs. Edith Stevin [sic] solemnized their vows in the bonds of holy wedlock. Rev. Frazee, of Tannehill, Cowley County, Kansas, officiated. Notwithstanding the fact that the thermometer was indicating 101 degrees in the shade with mercury well on the ascendency, this plucky couple, during the recital of the ceremony, appeared as cool as an ice berg in a northern sea. However, it was plainly evident that while the clergyman was engaged in the arduous and solemn duty of cementing their hearts for the purpose of throbbing in unison, that these vital organs were recording time after the quadruple method making four beats to the measure and measuring as rapidly as possible. The bridegroom and bride are both foreigners, being natives of Greenbank, Ontario Province, Canada. Mr. Wildman came to this section of the state about five months ago and followed the star of empire westward to Pratt County, where he secured himself a claim. The constitution and bylaws of the neighborhood in which his claim is located being unpleasant and unhealthy for bachelors, Duke notified Queen Victoria of the fact and her majesty at once sent him one of her prettiest, most charming, and vivacious young ladies in the personage of Miss Edith, who arrived on the previous Saturday noon’s train. Wildman is a young man of frugal and industrious habits and possesses the requisite vim, push, and energy to subdue the wild and weird wilderness of Pratt and make it a blossom with roses. Having taken out his naturalization papers and thereby severed his allegiance with the lion’s dominions, he will now make an honorable, respectable, and valuable citizen of these United States for of such is the Kingdom of Pratt. His many friends wish him and his estimable bride a joyous, happy, and prosperous future. URL:< http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/Cowley/Oldnews/PAPERS/COURIE47.HTM> http://www.scugog-net.com/library/history-search.php - shows his death as Oct 9, 1957
  Person ID	I3437	Ancestors
  Last Modified	27 May 2008

  
  

  Father	William WILDMAN,   b. 13 May 1833, Beeford, East Yorkshire, England d. 17 Apr 1900 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Jennet "Jane" WELLS,   b. 14 Aug 1840, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 12 Dec 1917, Port Perry, ON, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1859	Port Perry, ON, Canada
  Family ID	F1225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith May STOVIN,   b. 17 May 1865, Utica, ON, Canada d. 16 Jun 1960, Vici, Dewey Co., OK, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1884	Winfield, Cowley Co., KS, USA
  Children	1. Clara Agnes WILDMAN,   b. 29 Aug 1885, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA d. 15 Mar 1980, Seiling, Dewey Co., OK, USA (Age 94 years)   2. William Earnest WILDMAN,   b. 6 Jul 1887, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA d. 30 Jul 1888, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA (Age 1 year)   3. George Roscoe WILDMAN,   b. 9 Nov 1888, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA d. 28 Jun 1959, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA (Age 70 years)   4. John Edward "Ted" WILDMAN,   b. 11 Oct 1890, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA d. 4 Nov 1979, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, USA (Age 89 years)   5. Francis "Earl" WILDMAN,   b. 21 Aug 1892, Pratt, Pratt Co., KS, USA d. 24 Nov 1942, Vici, Dewey Co., OK, USA (Age 50 years)   6. Richard "Arthur" WILDMAN,   b. 23 Oct 1894, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 25 Oct 1982, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA (Age 88 years)   7. Milford Otis WILDMAN,   b. 24 Jul 1897, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 23 Apr 1997, Seattle, King Co., WA, USA (Age 99 years)   8. Sara Mildred "Millie" WILDMAN,   b. 24 Jul 1897, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 9 Nov 1929, Woodward, Woodward Co., OK, USA (Age 32 years)   9. Myrtle WILDMAN,   b. 24 Jul 1897, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 27 Jul 1898, Sharon, Woodward Co., OK, USA (Age 1 year)   10. Norman Ray WILDMAN,   b. 25 Sep 1899, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 19 Mar 1996, Seiling, Dewey Co., OK, USA (Age 96 years)   11. Charles "Charlie" Herbert WILDMAN,   b. 21 Dec 1903, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA d. 10 Jun 1986, Sharon, Woodward Co., OK, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Oct 1860 - Port Perry, ON, Canada Marriage - 22 Jul 1884 - Winfield, Cowley Co., KS, USA Death - 11 Sep 1957 - Vici, Dewey Co., OK, USA Burial - - Riley Cemetery, Cestos, Dewey Co., OK, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Marmaduke Wildman and James Charles Wells Cousins Marmaduke Wildman and James Charles Wells. Scan provided by Stan Johnson.
  		Marmaduke and Edith Wildman Marmaduke and Edith (Stovin) Wildman with eldest children Clara, George and Ted. (order of children as written on back of photo)
  		Marmaduke and Edith (Stovin) Wildman with their family Back: Earl, Ted, Clara, George Centre: Millie, Milford, Arthur & Norman Seated: Marmaduke and Edith Front: Charlie
  		Duke and Edith photo taken in 1954.
  		Brothers Dick, Jack, Frank and Duke Wildman photo provided by Diana Fields via disk.
  		Marmaduke and Edith (Stovin) Wildman Newspaper clipping regarding the 73rd wedding anniversary of Marmaduke and Edith Wildman

  
  

  Histories

  Marmaduke "Duke" and Edith (Stovin) Wildman From Nora Anderson’s genealogical publication, based on LaVerta Thomas’ and Lynn Wildman’s research

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] From Nora Anderson’s genealogical publication, based on LaVerta Thomas’ and Lynn Wildman’s research.