Name Info

Ernest R. Kidder 1876-1924
Fathers:Leroy

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09119656
Gender.........male
Age............47y 5m 22d
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born
Status.........deceased
Last-Marital...widowed

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......4
#Events........1
#Images:.......0
#Comments......0
#Siblings......5
#Children......5

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........husband
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........son
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......

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Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: Leroy L. Kidder, male, born:1832-02-12 Medina county Ohio, died:1899-03-09 (67y 0m 25d) Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, #M:1, #SrcDocs:7
  2. Parent: Celia Ann SEARLS, female, born:1843-04-17 Hinckley (Medina) Ohio, died:1924-11-29 (81y 7m 12d) Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, Dad:GILBERT SEARLS, Mom:ELIZABETH HALSTEAD, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:7
  3. Sibling: Nellie E. Kidder, female, born:1867-06-25 ?Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, died:1934-1957 (66y 6m 7d) , Dad:Leroy L. Kidder, Mom:Celia Ann SEARLS, #SrcDocs:5
  4. Sibling: Homer Ross Kidder, male, born:1868-11-07 ?Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, died:1869-09-22 (0y 10m 15d) Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, Dad:Leroy L. Kidder, Mom:Celia Ann SEARLS, #SrcDocs:4
  5. Sibling: Edna Belle Kidder, female, born:1870-03-29 ?Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, died:1876-11-06 (6y 7m 8d) Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, Dad:Leroy L. Kidder, Mom:Celia Ann SEARLS, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:5
  6. Sibling: Jessamine Maude Kidder, female, born:1871-11-01 ?Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, died:1876-11-18 (5y 0m 17d) Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, Dad:Leroy L. Kidder, Mom:Celia Ann SEARLS, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:5
  7. Sibling: Louis Leroy Kidder, male, born:1878-07-27 ?Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois, died:1924-1968 (45y 5m 5d) , Dad:Leroy L. Kidder, Mom:Celia Ann SEARLS, #M:1, #SrcDocs:5

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1902-08-24 Saint Louis (Saint Louis) Missouri
  2. Spouse: Fannie Mae Wadsworth, female, born:1879-01-16 , died:1899-1969 (19y 11m 16d) , #SrcDocs:2
  3. ..Child: Leroy Louis Kidder, male, born:1908 , died:1908-1998 (0y 0m 0d) , Dad:Ernest R. Kidder, Mom:Fannie Mae Wadsworth, #SrcDocs:1
  4. ..Child: Dorothy Kidder, female, born:1908-10-27 , died:1940-1998 (31y 2m 5d) , Dad:Ernest R. Kidder, Mom:Fannie Mae Wadsworth, #SrcDocs:1
  5. ..Child: Walter W. Kidder, male, born:1911-12-31 , died:1947-2001 (35y 0m 1d) , Dad:Ernest R. Kidder, Mom:Fannie Mae Wadsworth, #SrcDocs:1
  6. ..Child: Margaret Kidder, female, born:1915 , died:1935-2005 (20y 0m 0d) , Dad:Ernest R. Kidder, Mom:Fannie Mae Wadsworth, #SrcDocs:1
  7. ..Child: Alice Kidder, female, born:1917 , died:1937-2007 (20y 0m 0d) , Dad:Ernest R. Kidder, Mom:Fannie Mae Wadsworth, #SrcDocs:1

Events
Birth
: 1876-07-10, ?Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois
Married
: 1902-08-24, Age:26y 1m 14d, Saint Louis, Saint Louis county, Missouri, Role:groom
Livedin
: 1924 , Age:47y 5m 22d, Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois, per his mother's obituary
Death
: 1924-1966, Age:47y 5m 22d
Job
: ?, Role:owner, grocery store co-owner, a partner with his brother Louis

Places In
Pecatonica (Winnebago) Illinois
Saint Louis (Saint Louis) Missouri

General

Research ,
Nell Kidder, who wrote a letter in 1934 to Burton O. Searls about their family history, was the daughter of either Ernest or his brother Louis.


Sources
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1987


Historical
1876-1879: China - 13 million die of famine in northern China
1876-1914: United States - The massive expansion in population, territory, Industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age
1876: Bulgaria - The Bulgarian revolt against Ottoman rule
1877-1878: Europe - Following the tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal Independence of the Principality of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, Bulgaria becomes autonomous
1877: United States - Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the first nationwide labor strike
1878: United States - First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut
1879-1883: Chile, Peru, Bolivia - Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific
1879: South Africa - Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa
1880-1881: England, South Africa - the First Boer War between England and the Dutch-speaking Inhabitants of South Africa
1881-1899: Sudan - The Mahdist War in Sudan
1881: England - First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming, Britain
1882: England, Egypt - The British Invasion and the subsequent occupation of Egypt
1883: Indonesia - Krakatau (often mispelled Krakatoa) volcano explosion in Indonesia (Java and Sumatra)
1884-1885: Africa - The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European "scramble for Africa", attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves
1884-1885: Japan, Korea - The Sino-French War led to the formation of French Indochina
1885: United States - Singer begins production of the "Vibrating Shuttle" which would become the Model T of sewing machines
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902