Husband Jacob Wolf 1
Born: 10 Oct 1813 - Logansport, PA 2
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Died: 4 Jul 1898 - ? Armstrong Co, PA
Buried: - Bethel Cemetery, Armstrong Co, PA
Father: George Wolff ( - ) 1
Mother: Susanna Williams ( - ) 1
Marriage: 12 Mar 1835 2
Wife Frances "Fannie" Van Dyke 1
Born: 11 Oct 1812 2
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Died: 6 Sep 1890 2
Buried: - Bethel Cemetery, Armstrong Co, PA
Father: George Van Dyke (Abt 1782-1830) 3
Mother: Elizabeth Sipes ( - ) 2
Children
1 F Elizabeth Wolf 2
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Died: in infancy
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M William Lee Wolf 4
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Died: 14 Jun 1898 2
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Spouse: Mary Montgomery ( - ) 4
3 M Chambers W. Wolf 4
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Died: 8 Apr 1908 2
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Spouse: Emma E. Lookabough ( - ) 4
4 F Susanna Wolf 4
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Died: 8 Apr 1899 2
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Spouse: Godfrey Exley ( -Abt 1897) 2
5 M Hiram G. Wolf 4
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Spouse: Harriet I. Montgomery ( - ) 4
6 F Labanna Earhart Wolf 2
Born: Abt 1847
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Died: Feb 1862
Cause of Death: Diphtheria
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
7 M Austin Van Dyke Wolf 2
Born: Abt 1849
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Died: Feb 1862 2
Cause of Death: Diphtheria
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Frances Wolf 5
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9 M Prof. Jacob Oscar Wolfe 6
Born: - Bethel Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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Died: Aft 1914
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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Wolf
In his early years he was a “schoolmaster.” About seven years after his marriage he purchased and moved to a farm, and built a house on it, when deer and wild turkey might be had for the taking, and bears, wildcats, etc., prowled in the woods at night. After years of hard labor he succeeded in clearing it of its heavy growth of timber and putting it into a state of cultivation. Later in life he followed boating on the Allegheny river, and was owner of a boat, the “Clipper,” for carrying merchandise from Pittsburgh to Oil City and other towns along the river. He was one of a committee who banded themselves together to found a church, the Bethel Lutheran, in what later became Bethel township. He lived to see and assist in building in 1880 a second, larger and better, church upon the same ground, selected by that committee.
Politically Mr. Wolf was a Republican from the birth of that party. His first presidential vote was cast for William Henry Harrison, the Whig candidate. He was twice elected justice of the peace and held a number of other offices in old Allegheny township, although the Democrats outnumbered the Republicans two to one. He maintained that it was the duty of every man to vote and he seldom if ever failed to perform that duty. At one time while performing his duty as tax collector he chanced to be in the most remote part of Allegheny township, ten or twelve miles from his home. During the day and night snow fell to the depth of almost three feet. In the morning he started for his home, on horseback. In the afternoon, to relieve his horse, he dismounted, when the horse, taking advantage of the opportunity, succeeded in getting away from him and he was obliged to follow after in the trail on foot. The horse arrived at home several hours in advance of him and caused considerable alarm to his wife and children.
During his early manhood he was captain of a company of militia, which had stated days for drilling and parade. These days the entire county turned out en masse. It was a sort of holiday, in which all took great interest. After the parade or drill, sports of many kinds were indulged in, but woe to any member of the company who became obstreperous while on duty; he was usually kept under guard for the remainder of the day, and sometimes felt the weight of the broadsword about his lower extremities.
Mr. Wolf was a great reader, and up to within a few weeks of his death few men were better posted upon the general topics than was he. A few months before his death occurred the sinking of the “Maine,” the news of which caused him much anxiety, and he at once declared it to be an act of treachery on the part of the Spaniards. Then followed the war with Spain, and as long as he could do so he read of its progress. He lived to be the oldest citizen in Bethel township as well as the oldest member of Bethel Church. [HAC 1914, 672]