Posted on: Johnston Co. NC Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Johnston/1989 Surname: Wilder ------------------------- Does anybody know anything about my 4th gr grandfather? Like,why was he called Colonel,was he a real one,or is that the old Southern traditional Colonel? Does anybody have any info on the Wilder plantations and stuff like that?