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James Wolfe 1886–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1886

Birth Location: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina

Death Date: Sept 1979

Death Location: Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Comeback Wolfe

Mother: nancy None

Spouse(s): Bettie Smoker

Children(s): William Wolfe, Edwin Wolfe, Donald Wolfe, Robert Wolfe, Wade Wolfe, Mary Wolfe, Bettie Wolfe, James Jr, Winifred Wolf

James Wolfe was born in 1886 in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, the child of Comeback Oo Chu Teh Wolfe And Nancy. James Wolfe married Bettie Guy Smoker, and had children including Bettie Wolfe, Donald Graham Wolfe, Edwin Wendell Wolfe, James Taylor Lobo Wolfe Jr, Mary Iva Lee Wolfe, Robert Wilson Wolfe, Wade Hamilton Wolfe, William Wallace Wolfe, Winifred Wolf. James Wolfe passed away in 1979 in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Wolfe was born in 1886 in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, the child of Comeback Oo Chu Teh Wolfe And Nancy.
  • James Wolfe married Bettie Guy Smoker, and had children including Bettie Wolfe, Donald Graham Wolfe, Edwin Wendell Wolfe, James Taylor Lobo Wolfe Jr, Mary Iva Lee Wolfe, Robert Wilson Wolfe, Wade Hamilton Wolfe, William Wallace Wolfe, Winifred Wolf.
  • James Wolfe passed away in 1979 in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Comeback Wolfe
1835–1902
Birth Location: Trail, Polk, Minnesota, United States
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nancy None
1846–1932
Birth Location: , Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bettie Smoker
1893–
Birth Location: North Carolina
BS

Children(s)

William Wolfe
1912–1973
Birth Location: Swain County, North Carolina, USA
WW
Edwin Wolfe
1914–1956
Birth Location: North Carolina
EW
Donald Wolfe
1916–1996
Birth Location: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
DW
Robert Wolfe
1919–1959
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
RW
Wade Wolfe
1921–
Birth Location: North Carolina
WW
Mary Wolfe
1923–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW
Bettie Wolfe
1926–2016
Birth Location: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina
BW
James Jr
1930–1996
Birth Location: Big Cove, Swain, North Carolina, USA
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Winifred Wolf
1926–
Birth Location: North Carolina
WW

James Wolfe's Ancestors

Self
James Wolfe
1886–1979
Birth Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina
Parents
Comeback "Oo-chu-teh" Wolfe
1835–1902
Trail, Polk, Minnesota, United States
nancy
1846–1932
, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Wah-e-yah-ka-to-kah (or Wah-ah-ka-naugh-tia Standing) Wolfe
1788–1864
govenors island, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Wa (Kih or We kie or We) gi
1790–
cherokee, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
John Johnson
1816–1880
TN/Oconalufty, Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally Wright) Johnson
1819–1901
Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wright
1781–1873
Elizabeth Sears
1783–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wolfe's Descendants

1.
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James Wolfe (6 Aug 1886–Sept 1979) m. Bettie (Guy) Smoker (abt 1893–28may1955)
  1. 1. William (Wallace) Wolfe 1912–1973
  2. 2. Edwin (Wendell) Wolfe 1914–1956
  3. 3. Donald (Graham) Wolfe 1916–1996
  4. 4. Robert (Wilson) Wolfe 1919–1959
  5. 5. Wade (Hamilton) Wolfe 1921–
  6. 6. Mary (Iva Lee) Wolfe 1923–
  7. 7. Bettie Wolfe 1926–2016
  8. 8. James (Taylor "Lobo" Wolfe) Jr 1930–1996
  9. 9. Winifred Wolf 1926–

James Wolfe's Timeline

33 Records

1885
1885
Birth of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States
1885
5 Aug 1885
Birth of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1885
5 Aug 1885
Birth of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States of America
Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States of America
1885
5 Aug 1885
Birth of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1886
6 Aug 1886
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina
North Carolina
1886
Aug 1886
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1886
Aug 1886
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1886
Aug 1886
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1886
6 Aug 1886
Birth of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina
Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina
1887
Abt. 1887
Age 1
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1887
abt 1887
Age 1
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1888
1888
Age 2
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina
North Carolina
1888
abt 1888
Age 2
Birth of James Wolfe in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 14
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
James Wolfe resided here in Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
James Wolfe resided here in Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1929
30 Jun 1929
Age 43
James Wolfe resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 44
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
James Wolfe resided here in Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
James Wolfe resided here in Charleston, Swain, North Carolina
Charleston, Swain, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 54
James Wolfe resided here in Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 56
James Wolfe resided here in Ravensford, North Carolina, USA
Ravensford, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
James Wolfe resided here in Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1966
1966
Age 80
James Wolfe resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1979
13 Aug 1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in buried in Wolfe Family Cemetery, Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
buried in Wolfe Family Cemetery, Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1979
1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States
1979
7 Sep 1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1979
13 Aug 1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in Swain, North Carolina
Swain, North Carolina
1979
13 Aug 1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1979
Sept 1979
Age 93
Death of James Wolfe in Cherokee, Swain, NC, USA
Cherokee, Swain, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341457
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Swain County
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1887
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Indian Census Rolls, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Record Group: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Series: Microfilm Publication M595
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 87-2
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 181
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1888
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1887
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1886
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341457
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1123; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375136

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Swain County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Swain County

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1929
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Indian Census Rolls, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Record Group: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Series: Microfilm Publication M595

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341457

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oconalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341457

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 87-2

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 87-2

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Ravensford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 407

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: 3830; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 87-4

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swain, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swain, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1979
    Event Place: buried in Wolfe Family Cemetery, Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1979
    Event Place: buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Swain, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1979
    Event Place: buried @@ Wolfe Family Cemetery in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1979
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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