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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-309Wilder in Small, Texas. Jake was born on December 19, 1897 in Texas and isthe son of William Nelson Wilder (born 1863 in Tennessee) and SummerfieldWilder. Jake and Zilla Wilder had four daughters:............Grace Lucile Wilder, b. September 3, 1919, Texas............Dorothea Lee Wilder, b. September 3, 1919, Texas............Dana Beth Wilder, b. April 24, 1924, Texas............Lady Juan Wilder, b. November 15, 1927, TexasIn 1920, Jessie and Zilla Wilder were living in Rains County, Texas. In 1930,Jessie and Zilla Wilder were living in Van Zandt County, Texas. Jake Wilderwas an automobile mechanic and operated a service station in Edgewood, Texasfor over forty years. Jake was mayor of Edgewood and served as a member ofthe Edgewood Chamber of Commerce and the Edgewood Board of Trustees forthe Edgewood Schools. Jake Wilder died on July 17, 1960 and was buried inthe Oak Hill Cemetery. As of 1983, Zilla (Brooks) Wilder was living inEdgewood, Texas. In 1936, Grace Wilder married E. C. Parker and they hadone child: - Bobby Brooks Parker. E. C. Parker died in 1973. As of 1983,Grace was living with her mother in Edgewood, Texas. Dorothea Lee Wilderdied on July 15, 1922 in Edgewood, Texas. In 1942, Dana Beth Wilder marriedFranes Reginald Redfern, Jr. in New York City, New York and they have threechildren: - Richard Wilder Redfern, - Franes Reginald Redfern, III, - AllenRandolph Redfern. “Reg” and Dana Beth live fifteen miles south of Tyler,Texas. In 1945, Lady Juan Wilder married William M. Wright and they havetwo children: - Billie Blanche Wright, - Michael Lee Wright. William Wrightwas a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and died in 1971.References: 1) 1920 Census, Rains County, Texas; 2) 1930 Census, Van Zandt County,Texas; 3) “The Edgewood Story,” by Authula McLemore and Eloise Ellis, 1978; 4) Interview,Sally (Brooks) Mittel by Robert Casey, March, 1983; 5) Letter, Zilla (Brooks)Wilder to Robert Casey, March, 1983ALICE M. BROOKS (2.16.4.13) is the daughter of Jason Nathan JacksonBrooks and Frances Elsa (Waldrop) Brooks. Alice was born on November 21,1906 in Texas. Alice Brooks married Charles Rohrer and they had two daughters:............Alecia Rohrer, b. September 29, 1943............Sally Rohrer, b. January 5, 1948Alecia Rohrer married Herman Keith and they had no children. Alecia andHerman were divorced and Alecia lives in Austin, Texas. Sally Rohrer marriedRobert Nolen and they have two children: - Charles Robert Nolen, - RussellLloyd Nolen. Robert and Sally Nolen live in Round Rock, Texas.References: 1) “The Edgewood Story,” by Authula McLemore and Eloise Ellis, 1978;2) Interview, Sally (Brooks) Mittel by Robert Casey, March, 1983