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Born 1881
From Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, history (1912)
CLARENCE K. WOLFE
Maple Grove Farm is one of the oldest farms in Madison township, Johnson county, and its present owner and operator, Clarence K. "Wolfe, belongs to the third generation of his family who have occupied it and added to its value and productiveness. His grandfather. Captain L. Wolfe, located on this place in 1854 and took part in the pioneer activities of the region. The father, Mahlon K. "Wolfe, now retired from active life and residing in Iowa City, was formerly the operator of the farm above mentioned and has taken a prominent part in the life of the county. A sketch of his life appears in this work.
Captain L. Wolfe was born in Knox county, Ohio, April 22, 1825, and was a son of Christopher Wolfe, who was a native of New Jersey, born July 11, 1791. Christopher Wolfe was a farmer by occupation and died in 1888, when in his ninety-fourth year. He was a democrat in politics and served as county commissioner and justice of the peace. His wife died at the age of seventy-three years. Their eight children were: John, Mary Ann, George, Captain Louis E., William, Thomas J., Eliza, and Samuel C. Louis R. was the fourth child and third son of his parents, and on April 29, 1846, married Eliza-
As printed in Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, history (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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