The second (and possibly third) wife of Frank Wilder Sr. was Esther Carlson, the daughter of Swedish immigrants to Duluth, Minnesota. Esther, with her young daughter, was the housekeeper for Frank, whose first wife, Julia Barber Wilder, had passed away in 1919. Below is the transcription of the Certificate of Marriage shown here.
This is to Certify
That Frank Wilder of Mandan
State of North Dacota [sic] and Esther Carlson
of Duluth, Minn. State of Minn.
Were by me united in
Holy Matrimony
according to the ordinance of God
and the Laws of the State of Indiana
at Goshen on the 8th
day of July AD 1926
In presence of
Amelia Rolles
} WITNESSES
Samuel Whisler
S.S. Whisler
Justice of the Peace
“What therefore God hath joined together”
let no man put asunder.”
MATT. 10:9
*Note that all italicized type above indicates handwritten script.





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