Lillie Florence Wilder was born on July 10, 1869 in West Liberty, Putnam County, Missouri. Her parents, Lorenzo "Loren" and Mary E. (Corbin) Wilder were partners in a general store there with Elmer Nathaniel "Nathan" and Sarah Jane (Wilder) Corbin. The Corbins and Wilders married brothers and sisters. Lillie moved to Nebraska with her extended family in 1872 or 1873 when they all took out homesteads in Ayr Township, Adams County, Nebraska. I have provided extensive information about the earlier Wilder and Corbin families in previous blogs, however, Lillie Florence Wilder would be a granddaughter of James and Cynthia (Casteel) Corbin. She would have also been a first cousin of my maternal grandfather, Robert Corbin.
Lillie Florence Wilder and Ernest Arthur "Ernie" English were married in 1890 in Nebraska but I have not been able to find a date or place. Ernie was the youngest of nine children. His parents were John Wallace and Jane Hannah (Fry) English.
John Wallace was a native of Ottawa, Canada and his mother, Jane Hannah Fry was born on a ship while her parents were immigrating from Ireland to Canada. They were married at Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1845. They were the parents of eight children and the last two, Edward D. and Ernest A. were twins born in 1862. Other children in order of their births are:
Sarah Jane English (1846-1919)
Henry John English (1847-1931)
Frank Emmett English (1850 - )
Kate Eleanor English (1851 - 1868)
William Herbert English (!857-1920)
Walter Gilbert English (1860-1871)
Edward D. English (1862-1920
Ernest A. English (1862-1941)
The English family seems to have moved about a big. The U. S. Census for 1880 shows them living in Northport, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The Canadian Census for 1891 shows them living in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. The 1900 and 1910 Census shows John Wallace and Jane Hannah (Fry) English living in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
According to family tree information found on Ancestry.com, Ernest Arthur England was married twice. His first wife was Mary Matilda Hildebrandt who was born on March 18, 1863 in Illinois and died in October 1943 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska. I have not been able to find out when or where they were divorced, but I did not find any children for this marriage.
Ernest Arthur English was married to Lillie Florence Wilder in 1890, but I have not been able to find a date or place. They were the parents of eight children:
Frank Wallace English born December 12, 1891 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died April 8, 1941 at Hastings, Adams, Nebraska
Ernest H. English born March 2, 1892 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died March 2, 1892 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
William E. English born JApril 30, 1893 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died August 23, 1965 at Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Florence L. English born July 25, 1894, Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died
Stella Elnora English born March 3, 1901 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died October 26, 1919
John Lorenzo English born June 12, 1904 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
Lee Vance English born June 29, 1907 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died
Ernest Ray English born March 6, 1906 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska
died March 6, 1906 at Brickton, adams, Nebraska
On the 1910 U. S. Census, Ernie English and his family are recorded living in Glenville, Clay County, Nebraska where his occupation was listed as Railroad Stevedore. According to definitions I have found, a stevedore was anyone who loaded and unloaded freight. Family sources have confirmed that Ernie English worked for the railroad most of his life. The 1930 U. S. Census shows Ernie English and two of his sons living together in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska. Ernie is listed as a widower who is employed as a railroad stevedore.
The English Family was very musical and even had its own band composed of Frank on saxophone, Vance on piano, John on drums and Will playing trumpet and saxophone.
Lillie Florence (Wilder) English died on January 13, 1929 at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska and Ernest A. "Ernie" English died on April 8, 1941 at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
Frank Wallace English was born December 22, 1891 at Brickton, Adams County, Nebraska and was married to Dorothy Carper. Dorothy was born January 21, 1907 in Nebraska. Frank's occupation was piano tuner.
Frank and Dorothy English had two children: Darrell Franklin English born February 16, 1945 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska and Janice English born December 12, 1949 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska.
Frank English died in April 1969 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California.
William E. English was born April 34, 1893 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska. He married Fern Dragoo who was born on February 8, 1915.
William and Fern (Dragoo) English had one son, Ray Earl English, born April 6, 1927 at Hastings, Adams, Nebraska.
William and Fern English were divorced and he married a second time to Delight Mitchell.
John Lorenzo English was born June 12, 1904 at Brickton, Adams, Nebraska. He married Gertrude Mae Rainey who was born April 29, 1903 at Pattensburg, Missouri. They were the parents of one son: John Frankling Engish on November 11, 1936 at Hastings, Adams, Nebraska.
John L. English died on June 11, 1969 at Hastings, Adams, Nebraska.
John Franklin English married Bonita Lucille Ehernberger on December 21, 1968 at Schulyer, Cofax, Nebraska. They have two children, Marcel and Anthony. John English is a music teacher and lives in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
This is a photograph of their son, John F. English, a music teacher in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
I do not have further information on the Ernest A. and Lillie Florence (Wilder) English family.
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