A Brief History of Ellis Wilford Wilde
       by Karen Wilde Fry

       Ellis Wilford Wilde was born to Wilford Hewlett Wilde and Olivia Mortensen at
       Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, on the sixth of November, 1901.  He had
       an older sister Lois, also born at Brigham City.  Following Ellis was his
       sister Ruth Olivia born at Brigham City and last was his brother Donald Glenn
       born at Brigham City.  There was a boy that was stillborn, who was born and
       died on the thirteenth of April 1903 between Ellis and Ruth.

       Ellis moved to Ogden in 1917, started Ogden High School and completed one
       year.  He then went to Box Elder High School for six months.  He never
       completed high school.

       Ellis and Ellen met at the Mitchell Dance Hall in 1923.  Ellen moved in with
       her older sister Liddy and her husband Bert.  Ellis would walk from his home
       in West Ogden across the viaduct over the Ogden River and the railroad tracks
       to 24th and Washington, where he could take the street car out to see Ellen
       and then reverse the procedure after.

       They were married on 14 November 1924 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, by his
       father, Wilford Hewlett Wilde, the bishop of the West Ogden Ward.  After the
       marriage they moved in with Ann and Fred.

       During this time Ellis worked at the Globe Mill in Ogden.

       In May of 1925 they moved to Brigham City to work at the Box Elder Roller Mill
       with his father.  The first son Neil Ellis was born in Brigham City on 17
       January 1926.  When Neil was just three months old they moved to Logan, Cache
       County, Utah, and lived with Ann and Fred.  Ellis worked at a grocery store.

       His father's mill in Brigham City was destroyed by fire in 1927.

       While they were expecting the second child, they moved back to Ogden and Ellis
       worked for the Royal Mill.  Wayne Eugene was born 18 April 1927.  In June of
       1927 he worked for a short time with Metropolitan Life Insurance. In 1928,
       while working at Royal Mill the depression hit and he was laid off.  His
       father, Wilford, and sister, Ruth, helped with food etc. until he began
       working at Sperry Mills.  They also lived at West Court off Adams Street and
       on 32nd and Orchard.

       on 25 July, 1930 the third son, Kenneth James was born at 28th Street and
       Lincoln Avenue, Ogden.  By the early 30's, they moved to 3469 Grant Avenue,
       Ogden. 

       In 1936, with the financial help of his father, they purchased property on
       Franklin Street in Ogden.  A home was built and in 1937, they and their three
       children moved into the basement of the new home and continued working on the
       main floor.  This home at 219 Franklin Street would be their home for the next
       45 years.  Ellis repaid the loan from his father during the next several
       years.

       Their last son Ronald Wilford was born 26 July 1939.

       Moved into the upstairs of their home in late 1939.  This was to be short
       lived however because with the second world war starting, the family moved
       back downstairs to rent the upstairs to ease the housing shortage during most
       of the war.

       Ellis worked in the boiler room at the mill but had to leave the Sperry Mills
       because the flour dust was affecting his health.  He went to work for the
       Continental Baking Co. as a maintenance man.  Unhappy with his wages, he left
       the bakery after about one year and went to work for the Naval Base in
       Clearfield in 1944 as a civilian employee.

       At the conclusion of the world war Ellis was laid off from the navy base for a
       short time.  He was laid off a second time and went to work for the Deseret
       Industries mattress factory.

       In 1951 Ellis went back to the Naval Base for nine more years.

       The Naval Base was closed down in 1960 and Ellis was transferred to Hill Air
       Force Base.

       After years with the government, Ellis retired in 1966 to help Ellen who was
       now disabled with arthritis.  Ellis stated that he had never planned on
       working for the government, that it had just happened and that it was the best
       thing that could have happened to him.  They did some traveling mostly to
       Seattle to visit Kenneth, Ronald, and their families.

       Ellen passed away 28 September 1984 and was buried in the family plot at
       Aultorest Cemetery in Ogden.

       Ellis lived for a while at Neil's and then moved to a retirement home near the
       mouth of Ogden Canyon.  He then moved to a retirement home on Riverdale Road. 
       He enjoyed this home more than any other retirement home because it was much
       smaller and it was near the Franklin Street home area that he was familiar
       with.  He could also walk to the Newgate Shopping Center on Wall Avenue, where
       he enjoyed the mall for walking.  This retirement home was shut down by the
       state and he then went to the Adams Place in downtown Ogden.  He seemed to
       enjoy this place OK but it was sold and closed.  He then moved in with his
       sister Ruth where they both resided until November 1998.  At age 97 for Ellis
       and 92 for Ruth, they needed more care so they moved to Country Pines
       Retirement Home in Clinton, Utah.  (The home of Wilford Hewlett Wilde where
       Ruth had lived for 50 years will be sold this summer, 1999.)  On December 8,
       1999, he moved to Aspin Care Center where he passed away.

       The one thing most everyone remembers about grandpa was how he could remember
       his grandchildren's names, birthdays, and the order that they had come.  He
       loved to keep track of how many grandchildren and great-grandchildren he had. 
       His family was always very important to him and he loved us all very much.  We
       love you too Grandpa.