Max Wild was born at LeRoy, Dodge County, Wisconsin on November 1, 1865, and came to Dakota Territory in 1886. He settled on a homestead 16 miles west of Cooperstown and in 1899 he purchased a farm east of Jessie (now occupied by Arnold Saxberg) and the NW quarter of Section 21, which is farmed by Robert Hedstrom.
Katherine Platzer was born at Sheboygan, Wisconsin June 3, 1870. She was married to Max and together they came to Dakota Territory.
They had five children:
Mrs. S. A. Pritz who lived in Minot
Clarence of Wimbledon, Eugene and Chester of Chicago, and Mrs. John Jackson who lives in Sutton,
In 1915 they moved to Jessie, and built a beautiful home, which was later moved to Cooperstown. He ran a grocery store in Jessie for about ten years.
They moved to Cooperstown in 1925.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 467