Descendants say most of the family spelled the name Wolfe in lateryear s.
Residences & events:
8/30/1860 Mill Creek Twp, Fountain Co, IN. Listed in that censuswere W illiam Woolf, 28, a farmer with property worth $2000/500, wifeBarbara, 1 9, and daughter Mary C, 2. William was born in OH, theothers in IN. N ext door was the Anthony Rayphole family where PeterVangundy, 10, live d. Anthony's daughter Margery would later marryWilliam's brother Josh ua.
8/3/1870 Same place, PO Steam Corners. That year the census takerrec orded William Wolf, 37, with a much larger family: wife Ellen,35, Ali ce, 11, Olive, 9, Andrew, 8, Sirena, 6, Othia, 2, and Mary1mo. The ent ire family was born in IN except William in OH. He was afarmer but ha d only personal property which was valued at $3000, alarge amount for t he day. Was he preparing to move?
6/12/1880 Penn Twp, Annapolis Dist 173, Parke Co, IN. Before thenext c ensus, the family had moved but some of their ages were youngerthan th e previous census. Wm Woolf, 32, farmer, had a full housewith Barbara E , 29, Sarah O, 20, Andrew J, 18, Serina A, 16, SiothaI, 12, Mary Jane, 1 0, Nora Ellen, 7, and Estella, 5. Also countedthere was Sherman Boneb rake, 14, as a boarder. A younger Wm Woolflived in the same area.
6/19/1900 Bloomingdale, Parke Co, IN In that census were WilliamWolf e, 67, married 42 years to Ellen B, 48 (should be 58) who hadgiven bir th to 10 children but one was deceased. They had a housefulwith sever al adult children: Ellen B, 48, Olive, 38, Siota A, 32,Mary J, 30, No ra E, 27, and Perry O, 13. Nephew Vista Bonebrake, 36,also lived ther e.
4/23/1910 Penn Twp, Parke Co, IN. William Wolfe, 77, was a generalfar mer at census time. He and Barbara E, 68, had been married 53years wi th 10 children but only 8 still survived. Son Andrew J, 48,was widowe d and back home with his son William A, 14. Still at homewere Siota A , 41, Nora E, 37, and Perry O, 23, Two doors down wasthe family of so n-in-law Phinis Moore and his new bride.
