Augustus Wildey Census Return

Augustus Wildey and Ancestors

U.S. Census Records



First U.S.Census 1790 - Princetown, Schenectady County, New York
Griffin Wilde (Wildey), 47 (1743)
Son of Revolutionary War hero Thomas Wildey,
killed in the Battle of White Plains, Oct 28, 1776
Father of Eli Wildey, Grandfather of Edward Wildey
Great-Grandfather of Augustus Wildey

Number of Household Members: 16
Males under 16: (7)
Griffin, 0 (1790)
Stephen, 2 (1788)
Eli Wildey, 6 (1784)
Gershom, 7 (1783)
Samuel, 9 (1781)
Bishop, 13 (1777)
Joshua, 14 (1776) The year Grandpa Tho. Wildey killed
Males 16 and over: (4)
John, 20 (1770)
Jacob, 21 (1771)
Thomas, 25 (1766)
Griffen Wildey, 47 (1743) Same year as Tho. Jefferson
Females: (5)
Sarah, 5 (1785)
Susan, 8 (1782)
Elizabeth, 11 (1779)
Nancy, 17 (1773)
Ann Bishop Wildey, 44 (1746)

1800 Census - Princetown, Schenectady County, New York
Griffin Wildey (Wilde), 57 (1743)
Father of Eli, grandfather of Edward, G-Grandfather of Aug.
Males 10 to 15: 1 Griffin Jr., 10 ('90)
Males 16 to 25: 2 Eli Wildey, 16 - Gershom, 17
Males 45 and Over : 1 Griffin Wildey, 57
Females 16 to 25 : 2 Susan, 18 ('82) - Eliz., 21 ('79)
Females 45 and Over : 1 Ann Bishop Wildey, 54

1810 Census - Princetown, Schenectady County, New York
Griffin Wildey (father of Eli Wildey)
males > 45 = 1 - Griffin Wildey, 67 (1743) (father of Eli Wildey)
females 10-15 = 1 unknown daughter
females > 45 = 1 Ann Bishop Wildey,64 (1746) (mother of Eli)
Total household = 3


Also in Princetown, Schenectady County, New York
Eli Wildey, 26 (1784)
Males Under 10: 2 Stephen, 4 + Griffin? David?
Males 26 to 44: 1 Eli Wildey, 26 (father of Edward Wildey)
Females Under 10: 1 - unknown daughter
Females 26 to 44: 1 Anna Fenton Wildey, 28 (1782-1860�s)
Number of Household Members: 5

1820 Census - Decatur, Otsego County, New York
Name: Eli Wildy (Wildey) , 36 (1784)
Eli Wildey is Augustus Wildey's grandfather
Males - Under 10: 3 - Edward, 8 ('12) - Alexander, 4 ('16), + ??
Edward Wildey is Augustus Wildey's father
Males - 10 thru 15: 2 - Stephen, 14 ('06) - ??
Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Eli Wildey (36)
Females - Under 10: 2 - ?? - ??
Females - 26 thru 44: 1 - Anna Fenton Wildey, 38
Anna Fenton Wildey is Augustus Wildey's grandmother
Total Persons in Family: 9


Griffin Wildey (Eli Wildey's father), passed away on 1817.

1830 Census - Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY
Eli Wildey, 46 (1784) - Grandfather of Augustus Wildey
Males - 10 thru 14: 1 (Alexander 14)
Males - 15 thru 19: 1 (Edward Wildey 17 - Father of Augustus)
Males - 40 thru 49 (1881-1890): 1 Eli Wildey, 46
Females - 5 thru 9: 2 ??
Females - 10 thru 14: 1 ??
Females - 15 thru 19: 1 ??
Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Anna Fenton Wildey, 48
Total Persons: 8


Also in Bainbridge, Chenango, New York
Stephen Wildey (living close to Eli Wildey, his father)
This is Uncle to Augustus Wildey
Males - Under 5: 1 ??
Males - 15 thru 19: 1 ?? A brother, too old for his child
Females - Under 5: 1 ??
Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Ellen Wildey, 23
Free white person 20-49: 1 Stephen Wildey, 24
Total Free White Persons: 4

1840 Census - Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY
Edward Wildy (Wildey), 27 - Father of Augustus Wildey
Males - Under 5: 2 Augustus, 4 and Ebenezer, baby
Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Edward, 27
Females - 20 thru 29: 1 - Nancy A 24
Total - All Persons : 4


Living next door, his younger brother, Alexander Wildey (about 24)
Living close by, his older brother, Stephen Wildey (about 34)

1840 Rushford, Allegany County, New York
E. Wiley (Eli Wildey), 56, (1784)
Eli Wildey, father of Stephen, Edward, and Alexander
8 persons in family including Anna Fenton Wildey, 58 (1782)

1850 Census - Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY
Edward Wildy, 37, none, NY
Nancy A Wildey, 34 she will pass away around 1860, age 44.
Agustus Wildey, 14 (1836)
Ebenezer Wildey, 10


Close by in Bainbridge are Edward's brothers, Stephen and Alexander.
The three Wildey families of Stephen, Edward and Alexander Wildey lived
close to each other for more than 30 years.

1850 Sugarcreek, Venango Co., PA
John Roberts, 45, 1805
Margaret, 42 -1808- (Margaretta Mead)
Mary J, 17 -1834- (Mary Jane Roberts will marry Augustus Wildey when she is 39).
Jeremiah, 15 Richard, 11, Martha, 8, Eliza, 6, William, 3 Rachel, 1

1860 Census - Afton, Chenango County, NY
Edward Wildy, 47, farmer, NY
Nancy A Wildey, 46
Ebenezer, 21 Lucretia, 21 (Ebenezer's wife)
Ebenezer will die in the Civil War leaving Lucretia a young widower


Nancy A Wildey will pass away 1861
& be buried in First Baptist Church
Cemetery, Afton, Chenango Co. NY
Edward will then move to Albia, Iowa, where he will meet the Roberts family.


Augustus Wildey is 24, eligible for civil war draft.
he is not in the 1860 U.S.census.
family legend is he is roaming the northwest U.S. as trapper...

1860 Census - Granville, Putnam County, Il.
John Roberts, 65, 1795
Margaret, 50 -1810 - (Margaretta Mead)
Mary J, 26 -1834-
Jeremiah 23 Richard 21, Martha 18, Eliza 16
William, 13 Rachel, 11 is missing from cen
Rachel marries Weed, and he dies, then marries A.P.Hulings
Martha marries a Weed also and migrates to Jewell Co, Ks
Eliza marries McDonald and also migrates to Jewell Co, KS
(so many families migrating to Jewell County, KS....with the Jessees)

1870 Census - Albia, Monroe County, Iowa
Wiley (Wildey), Edward 58 widower shoemaker in household of Eli C. Pickerel

Agustus Wildey & Mary Jane Roberts wed April 17, 1872 Albia, Iowa
The Roberts and Wildey families all move to Jewell County, Kansas between 1872 and 1876
Ossie Della �Odie� Wildey Born 13 Oct 1877 Mankato Ks to Aug.Wildey and MaryJane Roberts

Monroe County, Iowa, Marriage records has this recording =
Wildey, Augustus
Marriage book 3....Reference Page 295
Age 36
17 April, 1872
Spouse = Roberts, Mary

1880 Census - Center, Jewell, Ks
Note: Around 1880 Jewell center changed name to Mankato
Augustus "Wiley" 45 farmer born in Ohio???
Mary (40) "Mary" is Mary Jane Roberts Wildey
He worked in restaurant, not a farmer. in 1880 he had Sarah,4 & Odie,3
Next door is Gus's brother in law William Roberts and his mother,
Margaretta Roberts, Mary Jane's (per Bill Goss of Robert's family)


Edward Wildey dies in accident in 1880. Buried in Mankato Pleasant View Cem. �
close to Agustus & Mary J's 1st child, and also John and Margaritta Roberts


John Roberts, Mary Jane's father, passes 24 Mar 1880 Jewell Co Ks
Margaret Mead Roberts passes around the same time.
John & Margaret buried Mt Hope Cem in Mankato, Jewell Co. KS



1885 Kansas Census - Downs, Osborne Co, Ks
Augustus Wildey, 46 (makes his birth year 1839)
Mary J Wildey, 51
Sarah M Wildey, 9 (1875)
Ossie Della Wildey, 7 (1877)

1895 Kansas Census - Downs, Osborne Co, Ks
A Wildey, 51 (marks his birth year 1844)
M J Wildey, 60
Although they have two children at this time, they are not listed
Sarah Wildey would be 20.
Odie Wildey would be 18.
both daughters soon to be married

1900 Census - Downs, Ross tsp, Osborne Co, Ks 6/5/00
Augustus Wildey, 61, NY,NY,NY "works at odd jobs", born Feb, '39
Mary J Wildey, 66, m.28 years, b. Dec '33 PA,PA,PA, had 3 children, 2 still living

Augustus and Mary Jane will soon migrate to Santa Ana, California

Mary Jane will pass away, July 25, 1906 at the age of 72.
She is buried in Santa Ana cemetary.

1910 Census - Santa Ana, Orange Co, Calif.
Augustus Wildey, 74 (1836?) - "Laborer - Odd jobs"
Living with his daughter Sarah Wildey Warren, 34
and Alfred Warren married 16 yrs, kids 15, 14, 12
Bean farmers - all neighbors in the census are Mexican.

Close by is Augustus Wildey's daughter, Ossie Della Wildey
with her husband Abraham Lincoln Jessee and their seven children.
Westminster, Orange, California
Abraham L Jessee, 42 (1868) farmer
Della Jessee, 31, married 17 years, 7 children
Harry Jessee, 16, farm labor
Ethel, Clarence, Helen, Edyth, Doris, Glen

1920 Census - Santa Ana, Orange Co, Calif.
Augustus Wildey, 84
Living with his daughter Sarah Wildey Warren, 44
and Alfred Warren

Close by is Augustus Wildey's daughter, Ossie Della Wildey
with her husband Abraham Lincoln Jessee and 8 of their 9 children.
Huntington Beach, Orange Co, Calif
A.L. Jessee (51) "Laborer - gen'l"
Odie (42) - 1878
Clarence (20), Helen (18), Edith (16), Doris (14), Glenn(11)
Margaret(8), Robert (2), Beth (1)

Also close by is Augustus Wildey's grand-son, Harry Jessee
with his wife, Gladys McDannald Jessee and their three children.
Huntington Beach, Orange Co, Calif
Harry Jessee (25) "engineer steam dredger"
Gladys (27)
Paulene (5), Warran (2) Harold(1)

1930 Census - Tustin, Orange Co, Calif.
Alfred H Warren, 55
Sarah Wildey Warren 54
Augustus Wildey, 94

Augustus Wildey will pass away Dec 9, 1931.
He is buried (without a marker) in Fairhaven Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.