Members of the Family
Mary and Charles, their six children and six sons- and daughters-in-law, appear most frequently in the diary and are sometimes referred to in different ways as outlined below.
- Mary Johanna (Rhodes) Wild (1799-1883)
- Charles Wild (1795-1864), Mary's husband (married 1820)
- Also referred to as Dr.; Dr. C.W.; Dr. Sen (for Dr. Senior, as opposed to Dr. Jun. for Edward Augustus Wild)
- Charles William Wild (1822-1869)
- Also referred to as C.W.W.; Charly
- Mary Araminta (Scales) Wild (1842-1921 Charles' wife (married 1859)
- Also referred to as Minnie
- Susan Seraphina (Wild) Wood (1823-1898)
- Also referred to as S.S.W.
- George Augustus Wood (1816-1883), Susan's husband (married 1843)
- Also referred to as Gus; G.A.W.
- Edward Augustus Wild (1825-1891)
- Also referred to as E.A.W.; Dr. Jun.
- Frances Ellen (Sullivan) Wild (1829-1923), Edward's wife (married 1855)
- Also referred to as Ellen
- Laura Matilda (Wild) Phipps (1828-1909)
- Rev. Joseph Hobson Phipps (1822-1871), Laura's husband (married 1849)
- Also referred to as Mr. P.; Son Phipps
- Mary Heath (Wild) Cushing (1829-1903)
- Also referred to as as M.C.; M. Cushing
- Edward Jarvis Cushing (1824-1905), Mary's husband (married 1850)
- Also referred to as E.J.C.
- Walter Henry Wild (1836-1922)
- Also referred to as Watty; Wat
- (Married to Helen Conklin in 1866, after the period covered in the diary)