Mrs. Wild was born on July 13, 1859 in Morgan County to William and Mary Astell. She spent her early years on farm in Morgan County. As a young girl her family moved to Broadlands.
She was united in marriage on February 27, 1884 to John Wild and to this union eight children were born, two of them have preceded their mother in death. Daughter Annie and son Samuel preceded their mother. Daughter Sadie Cardwell would pass away just two days after her mother.
Besides her husband she leaves the following children: Taylor Wild and Emma Suttles of Roodhouse, Mrs. Mary Evans, William Wild, Mrs. Sadie Cardwell, and Ethel Wild of Murrayville. She leaves three brothers John and James Astell of Champaign county and George Astell of Indiana.
She was affiliated with the Methodist church in Murrayville.
A double funeral was held for her and her daughter, Sadie Wild Cardwell, and they were buried next to each other. Sadie died days after her mother.
Taken from newspaper obituary in Jacksonville newspaper.
Double Funeral is held at Murrayville
Remains of Mrs. John T. Wild and Mrs. Sadie Cardwell laid to rest Sunday afternoon
Murrayville, July 20-Funeral services for Mrs. John T. Wild and her daughter Mrs. Sadie Cardwell were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Murrayville M.E. Church. The services were conducted by Rev. G.W. Randle of Murrayville and Rev. N.M. Antrobus of Manchester, and were of a very impressive kind. The church was filled with friends and relatives of Mrs. Wild and her daughter who were widely known throughout the county, and many who desired to attend were unable to gain entrance.
Music for the occasion was furnished by Misses Ruth Fuller, Maude Rimbey, Stella Cunningham, Mildred Wright, J.L. Proffitt and P.G. Peters, with Miss Nettie Million at the piano.
A great profusion of flowers had been sent by loving friends, and these were cared for by Misses Sadie Osborne, Dorothy Jackson, Esther Murphy, May Suter, Isabelle Haggard and Emma Self and Mrs. Minnie Wild.
From the church the funeral cortege moved to the Bethel Cemetery, where the mother and daughter were laid to rest in a double grave. The pall bearers, all nephews of Mrs. Wild, were Edward T. Wild, George L. Wild, Samuel L. Wild, Charles S. Osborne, William H. Osborne and Benjamin T. Wild.
Mrs. Wild was born on July 13, 1859 in Morgan County to William and Mary Astell. She spent her early years on farm in Morgan County. As a young girl her family moved to Broadlands.
She was united in marriage on February 27, 1884 to John Wild and to this union eight children were born, two of them have preceded their mother in death. Daughter Annie and son Samuel preceded their mother. Daughter Sadie Cardwell would pass away just two days after her mother.
Besides her husband she leaves the following children: Taylor Wild and Emma Suttles of Roodhouse, Mrs. Mary Evans, William Wild, Mrs. Sadie Cardwell, and Ethel Wild of Murrayville. She leaves three brothers John and James Astell of Champaign county and George Astell of Indiana.
She was affiliated with the Methodist church in Murrayville.
A double funeral was held for her and her daughter, Sadie Wild Cardwell, and they were buried next to each other. Sadie died days after her mother.
Taken from newspaper obituary in Jacksonville newspaper.
Double Funeral is held at Murrayville
Remains of Mrs. John T. Wild and Mrs. Sadie Cardwell laid to rest Sunday afternoon
Murrayville, July 20-Funeral services for Mrs. John T. Wild and her daughter Mrs. Sadie Cardwell were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Murrayville M.E. Church. The services were conducted by Rev. G.W. Randle of Murrayville and Rev. N.M. Antrobus of Manchester, and were of a very impressive kind. The church was filled with friends and relatives of Mrs. Wild and her daughter who were widely known throughout the county, and many who desired to attend were unable to gain entrance.
Music for the occasion was furnished by Misses Ruth Fuller, Maude Rimbey, Stella Cunningham, Mildred Wright, J.L. Proffitt and P.G. Peters, with Miss Nettie Million at the piano.
A great profusion of flowers had been sent by loving friends, and these were cared for by Misses Sadie Osborne, Dorothy Jackson, Esther Murphy, May Suter, Isabelle Haggard and Emma Self and Mrs. Minnie Wild.
From the church the funeral cortege moved to the Bethel Cemetery, where the mother and daughter were laid to rest in a double grave. The pall bearers, all nephews of Mrs. Wild, were Edward T. Wild, George L. Wild, Samuel L. Wild, Charles S. Osborne, William H. Osborne and Benjamin T. Wild.
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