Mark Palms - Found the photo of an ancestor at the Cabildo Museum on Jackson Square. William Wilder married Marie “Theresa” Palms, a harpist & linguist. He solved the Myra Gaines Clark lawsuit case - the longest-running lawsuit in the history of the US Supreme Court in New Orleans that went on for 65 years (1834-1890). They named a daughter after Myra Gaines.
Margarete "Gretchen" Fiedler - It was William Heatley Wilders granddaughter Myra Clark Gaines Mazerat - who was named after Myra Clark Gaines, who had become her godmother. While the case on her behalf was being fought; she spent much time living in the William Heatley Wilder home. She was considered extended family. The final resting place of Myra Clark Gaines is in Saint Louis Cemetery number one, which was donated by her Godchild, my grandmother - Myra Clark Gaines Mazerat Huff.
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