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Born 1843
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881)
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.
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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