Joseph Wildes was a native of England, where he was born in 1844. He came to Lawrence County in the year 1865. He was married in Elizabeth township, on October 12, 1865, to Sarah Ann Thompson, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1845.
They have the following children:
- Jarvis, born October 26, 1867;
- Dorothy, September 27, 1870;
- Phoebe, July 17, 1872;
- Hannah, September 7, 1875;
- Joseph, July 27, 1878;
- John, February 19, 1881—they all reside at home.
The parents of Mr. Wildes are Jarvis and Phoebe (Cluse) Wildes. Mr. Wildes was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in April 1864, in Company H, 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He was honorably discharged in August 1865. He is a resident of Elizabeth township, where he is engaged in coal mining. His post office address is Ironton Tunnel, Lawrence County, Ohio.
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