Thanks to Amos for information on how to get back to the thread
and MANY THANKS to all who have replied...very interesting!

From a different source I have had three email replies from
people who know this version of 'Wildwood Flower'...all learned
it from WWVA, Wheeling, but none knew name of man who was
singing it; two of the replies were from Atlantic Canada....
a man who says he's been singing this version since the 50's
and suggesting that it might have been Doc Williams, Lee
Moore, etc; another reply was from Ontario, Canada....same
lyrics but for one word...also learned from WWVA Wheeling
between 1949 and 1950 she says.

I think I have written just about everywhere to see if I can
find the origin of this version....I MIGHT GO NUTS IF I DON'T
COME UP WITH IT SOON!!!

Once again....MANY THANKS for your replies.
Sterl