Résumé

Engineer, Paul E. Jeffers, Structural Engineer, Los Angeles, CA, 1942. Jeffers had an office in Room #603 of the Architects Building, 816 West 5th Street in Los Angeles, in 1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1941, accessed 03/29/2024.)

Professional Activities

Director, Structural Engineers Association of Southern California, Board of Directors, Los Angeles, CA, 1958-1959. (See "With the Engineers: Structural Engineers Association of Southern California," Architect and Engineer, vol. 212, no. 1, 01/1958, p. 28.)

Relocation

Robert Marquis Wilder was born in Athol, MA, on 07/03/1900. (There is some disagreement in documents about the date of WIlder's birth, with a US passport document of 05/20/1920 listing it as 07/03/1900 as well as his World War II draft registration card, while the CA Death Index listed it as 07/03/1901.) In 1900, Wilder's family resided on Wilder Street in Athol, MA, in north-central MA, near the MA-NH border.

In 1920, Wilder resided in Worcester, MA, and planned a trip to visit friends in France, England and Switzerland. He applied for a US passport on 05/20/1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 1207; Volume #: Roll 1207 - Certificates: 34126-34499, 11 May 1920-12 May 1920, accessed 03/28/2024.)

On 02/14/1942, Wilder made his residence at 420 South Wilson Avenue in Pasadena, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1941, accessed 03/29/2024.)

The architect passed away on 04/02/1984 in Humboldt County, CA.

Parents

His father was Edgar Leon Wilder (born c. 01/1861 in Townsend, MA-d. 1929), who in 1884, worked as a mechanic in Rindge, NH. The 1900 US Census reported that Robert's father Edgar worked as a "night policeman." (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Birth Certificates, 1631-1919; Archive: New Hampshire Department of State; Location: Concord, New Hampshire; Credit: The Original Document May Be Seen At the New Hampshire Department of State, accessed 03/29/2024.)

His mother was Emily A. Holden (born c. 01/1859 in Fitchburg, MA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Birth Certificates, 1631-1919; Archive: New Hampshire Department of State; Location: Concord, New Hampshire; Credit: The Original Document May Be Seen At the New Hampshire Department of State, accessed 03/29/2024.) Emily worked in the household. By 1900, she had had six children, of whom four were still alive in 1900.

Robert's surviving siblings included Harriet H. Wilder (born c. 11/1884 in NH), Philip E. Wilder (born 04/1888 in MA), and Sarah E. Wilder (born 12/1894 in MA).

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card of 02/14/1942 listed Wilder as Caucasian, with a light complexion, hazel eyes and gray hair. He stood 5-feet, 10-and-1/2-inches tall and weighed 150 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1941, accessed 03/29/2024.)