The Wolfe Families of Coshocton County, Ohio

WOLFE GEORGE, Keene township; was born April 3, 1802, in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagoner) Wolf, natives of Pennsylvania, and grandson of John Wolfe. He came to Ohio in 1810, and settled in Oxford township, Coshocton county. Mr.

Wolfe is a tanner by trade and for fifty years has worked at his trade in connection with farming. He married Miss Hannah McGuire February,. 1826, who was born in 1804; daughter of Francis and Mary (Miller) McGinn. The names of the children are as follows: Francis, Margret, William, Mary A., George W.j Thomas and Joseph. After the death of his first wife Mr. Wolfe married to Mrs. Alice Salyard Thomas, born September 9, 1829, daughter of William and Juha (Moffatt) Salyard; granddaughter of John and Mary (Ayers) Salyard, and great-granddaughter of Equilla and Nancy (Sleeper) Mpffatt. Equilla was a soldier in the revolutionary war. Mrs. Thomas gave birth to four children: Nancy, William, John and Mary; Mrs. Wolfe to four: Jacob, Judge, Julia and Alpha.

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WOLF JOHN, Oxford township; farmer; postofJice, Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolfe; was born August 29, 1813, in Oxford township, and is the oldest living resident of the township. Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupa,tion. He was married June 2, 1836, to Miss Sarah House, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born November 15, 1817. They became the parents of ten children, viz: Samuel H., born May 20, 1837; Margaret. A., born October 30, 1888, and died February 5, 1841; Mary, born October 14, 1840; Francis H., born October 11, 1842; David, born October 28, 1844, and died in the.army November 12, 1864; Henry, born February 26, 1847, and died June 6, 1847; Ehzabeth, born October 12, 1849; John W., born February 6, 1851, and died December 14, 1868; Richard W., born March 13, 1853, and Rebecca J., born February 6, 1856.

Mr. Wolf's second marriage took place October 29, 1857, to Miss Lavenia Howard, of Knox county, Ohio. They became the parents of eight children, viz: Joseph C., born July 30, 1858; Arminda, born March 8, 1861, died March 31, 1862; Almeda, born July 6, 1862; Luella J., born October 7, 1864; Jason G., born February 13, 1866; Addie, born November 8, 1868, died March 3, 1869; Nettie, born June 22, 1870. His second wife died September 30, 1870. He was married the third time, August 24, 1871, to Miss Lavina Page, of Stark county, Ohio. Mr. Wolf's parents came from Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and are of German descent. In 1837 Mr. Wolf moved to Knox county, Ohio, and remained ten years. He then returned to this county and has since remained. Mr. Wolf has dealt extensively in stock for twenty years. He owns a splendid farm of 305 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley, near the town of Orange. Two of his sons, David and Frank, were in the army. David was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga, and died from the wound. They were members of Company C, Fifty-first regiment, O. V. I. Frank served three years.

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WOLF WILLIAM, Oxford township; farmer;

postoffice, White Eyes Plains, Ohio; son of Philip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolf; was born February 27, 1821, in Oxford township, this county. His parents were of German descent, and came from Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He has also been an extensive dealer in stock for forty years. He drove cattle over the mountains before there was a railroad in the State. Mr. Wolf was married, April 6, 1848, to Miss Mary Forsythe, of this county. They became the parents of one child, Emma A. Mrs. Wolf died April 7, 1851. He was married, in 1864, to Miss Louisa Loos, of this county. They became the parents of one child, Ella, deceased. Mrs. Wolf died in 1869. Mr. Wolf was married, in 1871, to Mrs. Fransanna Culbertson, of this county. Five children were born to them, viz.: Violet; Lilian, an infant, not named; Jemima and Henry W. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm, of 440 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are influential members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are esteemed by all their acquaintances.

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WOLFE FRANCIS, Franklin township; farmer; eldest son of George and Hannah Wolfe; born December 19, 1826, in Oxford township. His father was a son of Phillip and Margaret (Wagner) Wolfe, who came from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to Oxford township in 1808. His mother was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Miller) McGuire, who emigrated from Romney, Virginia, to the Tuscarawas valley, near Newcomer's town, about 1804, and in 1807 came to Lafayette township. Mr. Wolfe moved to Keene township when four years old, and remained there till he came to Franklin township in 1850. He was married February 28, 1854,' to Camilla Stuart, daughter of Matthew and Eda (GifTen) Stuart. Her maternal grandfather, Robert Griften, was among the earliest settlers of New Castle township. Her father was a contractor in Coshocton. Their children are five in number, viz: Charles, Robert S., Edith, Perry C., and Howard A.

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WOLF WILLIAM, Coshocton; county auditor; was born May 11, 1833, in Keene township, this county. Mr. Wolf was engaged in farming until 1871, when he went into the tanning business in Monroe township, this county, and continued the business until he was elected to the office of auditor of Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1875, and re-elected to the same office in 1877. Mr. Wolf was married February 19, 1861, to Miss Malinda Manning, of Tuscarawas township. This union was blessed with three children, viz: Orlando D., Eugene and Ida May. Mr. Wolf's father, George Wolf, was of French or German extraction. His mother's maiden name was Hannah McGuire.

WOLFE SAMUEL; farmer; postoffice, Mt. Vernon. He was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810; came to Ohio in 1829, and was married in 1830, to Sidney Ooker, who was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810. They had three daughters, namely: Mary Ann, born in 1832, and was married to Charles Matheny, and resides in Coshocton county; Susannah, born in 1838, and was married to John Matheny, and are residents of Coshocton county; Permilla, born in 1844. Mr. Wolfe emigrated to Coshocton county in 1831, and lived there forty-four years. In 1873 he moved to Pike township, Knox county. He owns an improved farm, m good cultivation, with good buildings, and is a farmer after the Pennsylvania style, and is an honest, industrious man.

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WOLFE THOMAS, Franklin township; born April 25, 1841, in Keene township; son of George and Hannah Wolfe; remained there till 1865, when he came to Franklin township, and has lived there ever since, engaged in farming. He was married, December 31, 1862, to Mis AnnieJ daughter of Isaac White of Clark township. By this marriage, he has five children, viz: Power, Charles P., Zenona, Lulu and W. Clyde.

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WOLF FRANK, farmer; Oxford township; P. O. West Lafayette; was born in 1842; son of John and Sarah (House) Wolf, both of this State. Mr. Frank Wolf was married in the year 1867, to Miss Nancy E. Foster, of Keene township. The fruits of this union has been four children: Addie, deceased; Mary, L., deceased; Eddie, Jesse, deceased. He owns ninety-four acres of land in this township. They are members of the Protestant Methodist church. He took ds active part in the late war, going out in Company C, Fifty-first O. V. L, in the fall of 1861, and taking part in all the battles in which that regiment was engaged, and was mustered out November 4, 1865.

WOLF HENRY, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, Evansburgh; was born in 1819, in this township; was married November 18, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, of this township. They have had the following children: Eliza, born in 1853; Walonia,bornin 1855; Albert, born in 1858; Lutie, born in 1865, and Carrie, born in 1869. Lutie died October 2, 1867. They own about 400 acres of the finest land in this township, or in Coshocton county, and are surrounded by all the comforts of an elegant home. They are members of the Protestant Methodist church, and are esteemed for living up to their professions. He has been a school director for a number of years, believes in education in all its branches, and supports the same in a financial way that is most encouraging to the cause of education. Eliza was married to Mr. Burne and resides in Harrison county, and Malonia was married to Mr. Leland ai resides in Knox county, Ohio. The rest of the children are at home.

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JACOB EDMOND WOLFE.

Jacob Edmond Wolfe, who follows farming in Tuscarawas township, is a representative of one of the oldest families of this county. Hardly had the work of improvement and development been begun when his grandparents settled in this part of the state. The Indians still visited the neighborhood and only here and there had a white man established a home and laid claim to the land, planting the seeds of civilization on virgin soil. The grandparents came from Pennsylvania in the year of 1812 and settled on White Eyes plains, where the grandfather acquired extensive landed properties.

There, amid the wild scenes of pioneer life, George Wolfe, the father of our subject, was reared. He was born in Pennsylvania and was therefore ten years of age when he came with his parents to Ohio. He assisted in the arduous task of developing a new farm and experienced many of the hardships and privations of pioneer life. After arriving at years of maturity he married Miss Annis Salyards, who was born in this county. They settled in Keene township, where George Wolfe, who was a tanner by trade, followed the tanning business for some years, meeting with excellent success in his undertakings. He also became one of the extensive farmers of the county, acquiring twelve hundred acres of land, which he managed in connection with his tanning interests. His political support was given to the democratic party and he served for one term as county commissioner. He was also a deacon in the Baptist church and took an active and helpful interest in the church work. No measure for the benefit of the community failed to receive his endorsement and cooperation and he was regarded as a valued resident of the county. He died November 11, 1886, at the advanced age of eighty-four years.

Jacob Edmond Wolfe, whose name introduces this review, was born on the home farm in Keene township, August 2, 1864, and as his age and strength permitted he assisted more and more largely in the work of the farm, alternating his time between the labors of the fields and the duties of the schoolroom. He attended successively the district schools, the high school of Louisville, Ohio, and the Keene Academy. As his father was then in advanced years, Jacob Edmond Wolfe took up the work of the home farm and managed the property. He continued to reside thereon for five years after his father's death or until the spring of 1891, when he removed to his present farm in Tuscarawas township — a property that came to him through inheritance. It is splendidly improved, being equipped with all modern conveniences and accessories. A substantial home, good barns and substantial outbuildings stand in the midst of well tilled fields, and everything about the place is indicative of his care and supervision.

In 1901 Mr. Wolfe was married to Miss Amelia Jones of West Lafayette, this county, and they have two children, Guida Maria and Dean Samuel. Mr. Wolfe votes with the democratic party and has served as township trustee for four years. He was president of the committee appointed by the Business Men's Association and the Good Roads Association of Cashocton county, who organized the townships of Tuscarawas, Jackson, Keene and Franklin into a special road district for the improvement of public highways. He is a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he holds membership. The work instituted by his grandfather and carried on by his father is continued by him, and for almost a century the family name has figured in connection with the business development and agricultural progress of the county.

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WOLF JACOB, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, White Eyes Plains; was born in Cumberland comity, Pennsylvania, in 1802, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1806. He was mar-, ried to Miss Elizabeth Leighninger of this township; who became the parents of four children, as follows: Margaret, Sarah, Hiram and George. Jacob's wife died in August, 1879. He is a member of the Baptist church, and is an honest and industrious citizen, working as if he was still 'in the prime of life. He is one of liie oldest men in Oxford township.

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WOLF HIRAM, Oxford township; farmer;* Evansburgh, postoffice; son of Jacob Wolf; was born in 1829; married in 1853, to Miss Hannah House, their children being — Clara Ellen, born in 1855; James Irwin, born in 1860; Mary Nettie, born in 1866, and Jennie Alta, deceased, aged five and a half years, born in 1872. Mr. Hiram Wolf has held offices of trust in the township, and he. and his wife are members of the Baptist church. He lives on his farm of ninety-three acres, and is possessed of other real estate in this township.

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WOLF GEORGE L., Oxford township; farmer; postoffice,Evansburgh; son of Jacob and MaryE. (Leighninger) Wolf; was born July 3, 1836, in this county. His parents.were of German descent, and came from Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf was raised on the farm, and has always followed that occupation. He was married April 14, 1861, to Miss Annie Poster, of this county. They became the parents of three children, viz: An infant, not named; Elmer J. and Orelia. Mrs. Wolf died October 26, 1077. He was married February 20, 1879, to Miss OUa Maxwell, of this county. Mr. Wolf owns a fine farm of 137 acres, situated in the Tuscarawas valley.

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WOLFE L. B., dealer in white, bronze monuments, statuary, etc., 139 Second street, Coshocton, Ohio; born June 2, 1834, in Evansburgh, Oxford township; son of Philip and Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Jacob Meek, of Tuscarawas county. He spent his early life at the tanning, saddlery and harness business. In December, 1866, he enlisted in Company K, Captain G. H. Stewart, Fourth U. S. C., Colonel, later General E. V. Sumner. He reported for duty in the spring of 1857, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and assisted in the survey of the southern boundary of Kansas, which required exactly six months. This was the first to succeed, after two previous attempts had failed, from the hostilities of the Indians and scarcity of water in the American desert.

The subsequent fall and winter, the command was engaged to keep the peace and guard the elections in Kansas. March 18, 1858, he started for Utah under command of Col. Huflfman, to escort supplies for Col. Johnston, at Fort Bridger. At Laport creek, sixty miles west of Fort Laraamie, on the morning of April 1, the snow was three feet deep, all having fallen the previous night. One quart of corn for each horse was all the grain they had; and for ton days the only feed the horses got was the bark from Cottonwood poles which were cut and carried to the horses. Only one horse died; the others kept in good condition. Going through the South Pass, they arrived at Fort Bridger July 4, in a severe snow storm. They returned under command of Capt.. Dessashore, through Bridger's Pass, via Fort Laramie, to Fort Leavenworth, having been absent eight months and traveled 2,200 miles. Remaining about two weeks, they started for Fort Riley under Major, afterward General, Sedgwick.

In 1859 the command was ordered to the Santa Fe crossing of the Arkansas, to guard the Santa Fe travel from Kansas City to Santa Fe, from the Kiawa and Comanche Indians. Returned in the fall to Fort Riley for winter quarters. After remaining about two weeks, were ordered back to the Pawnee fork of the Arkansas to establish a post, guard mail stations and mail trains from that point to Santa Fe. At this place the command remained about one month, and built a sod corral and winter quarters. Leaving a detachment of thirty men, they returned to Fort Riley, On this march they were caught in a " northwestern," which froze their horses so badly that they could not stand, and had to be shot. One man's lower limbs were frozen so that they had to be amputated.

In the spring of 1860, he was ordered, under Major Sedgwick, to scour the plains for Comanche find Kiawa Indians. In the fall, their command was ordered to " Big Timber " of the Arkansas, where they built Fort Lyons, where they remained during the winter and next summer. In the fall, he was discharged, having served five years and witnessed many thrilling incidents, among which was the fatal shooting of Pawnee, a war chief, while attempting to escape, after having been captured. Returning home, he resumed his trade, learned when a youth. In the summer of 1863, he was unanimously elected captain of Company E, Sixty-ninth Battery, and was ordered out in the 100-days' service, and served four months. At the close of the war, he again resumed his trade, and continued until the spring of 1880, when he assumed his present business, in which he has succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations. His first job was put in the Waggoner cemetery, in Oxford township, over the remains of Mrs. Switzer and family. Captain Wolfe was married, September, 1862, to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Adam and Rebecca (Wiggins) Loos, of Oxford township. They have had five children, viz: Adam Cooper, deceased; Lanna Jane, Ivan Milton, Esther Ella and Chat Lambert.

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MILTOX N. WOLFE.

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Milton N. Wolfe acquired hi* education in the common schools but labored mostly with his father in his tanyard until he was sixteen years old, and then at the harness trade with his father until his demise. Following his father's death, however, he took up the shoemaker's trade and after completing his term of indenture worked at the same in Orange, Coshocton county, for two years. He then engaged in the same business on his own account for several years. Having heard favorable reports concerning the western country, he started for Kansas in 1860, at the age of twenty-three year's, and there entered one hundred and sixty acres of government land, to which he added a tract of similar size by purchase. In the fall of that year he returned to Coshocton county and resumed work at his trade in Orange. On landing home from his 1860 tour he had just direc shillings left with which to commence business again.

On the 2d of March. 1861. Mr. AVolfe was united in marriage to Miss Harriet A. Emerson, one of four children Ijorn of the marriage of Timothy and Annora A. Emerson. Five children blessed this union, namely: Xora E., the wife of H. C. Davis, a resident of Great Bend, Kansas; Lulu L., the wife of George Peacock, of Coshocton: Claridon C., who died April 22. 1881, at the age of sixteen years: Alinnie L., the wife of George Walters, of West Lafayette; and Ina L., the wife of Bert Leighninger, now operating a lumber and planing-mill in West Lafayette.

Following his marriage Mr. Wolfe worked at shoemaking in ()range for nine years, with exception of four months in 1864, while serving as fourth corporal in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio "\"volunteer Infantry. In the spring of 1870 he went to Chase county, Kansas, where he owned three hundred and twenty acres of land as previously stated, and it was his intention to remove his family to that locality the following fall, but while making arrangement to erect a house and other buildings upon his farm he received a telegram saying that his wife was dangerously ill, and he left everything and returned home. His wife recovered but was unwilling to give her consent to their removal west, and they located on a farm of one hundred and fifty-nine acres in Oxford township, which land her father gave them. Here Mr. Wolfe erected a fine residence and for a number of years he engaged in the cultivation and improvement of the place, but owing to ill health, he finally rented the farm and removed to Emersrm Mills, where he engaged in the boot and shoe and general grocery business for four years. After closing out this business at Emerson Mills, he rented his farm for three years, ca.h rent, and with Ina. his youngest daughter removed to Coshocton, where he bought a fine residence property, residing here until his daughter Ina married and left him alone. He then watched it for three months, when he rented his property and moved his effects to his daughter Ina's at West Lafayette, Ohio. Since then he ha?

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WOLFE WILLIAM, Linton township; resides in Plainfield; born April 28, 1843, in Lafayette township; son of David and Eliza (Gilbert) Wolfe. His father was from Carlislecounty, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the One Hundred and Forty-second O. N. G. After his return he farmer a while, and in 1871 begun business with James F. Williams in a planing mill. In 1878 a grist mill was added, and March 1880, he purchased his partner's interest, and has since conducted the business alone. His custom is large and increasing, covering a radius of many miles. He was married in 1863 to Miss Catherine, daughter of William and Elizabeth Fowler. Their children are Eva May, William F., Malvern E., and Laura, deceased.

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