Jacob Edmond Wolfe

As printed in 1909

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.

As printed in Centennial history of Coshocton County, Ohio; (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.