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Joseph J Wolfe 1840–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1840

Birth Location: Hancock County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1887

Death Location: Jasper County, Illinois

Father: David Wolfe

Mother: Lydia Wilson

Spouse(s): Charlotte Gordon

Children(s): Cora Wolfe, Etta Peterson, Joseph Wolfe, Henry Wolf, Oliver Wolf, Len Wolfe, Lydia Wolfe, William Wolfe, Lena Wolf, Bert Wolfe

In 1840, Joseph J Wolfe entered the world in Hancock County, Indiana, USA, born to David Wolfe And Lydia Wilson. Joseph J Wolfe married Charlotte Jane Gordon, and had children including Bert L Wolfe, Cora Agnes Wolfe, Etta Elizabeth Peterson, Henry C Wolf, Joseph Wolfe, Len Wolfe, Lena A Wolf, Lydia Ann Wolfe, Oliver Wolf, William Roscoe Wolfe. Joseph J Wolfe passed away in 1887 in Jasper County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Joseph J Wolfe entered the world in Hancock County, Indiana, USA, born to David Wolfe And Lydia Wilson.
  • Joseph J Wolfe married Charlotte Jane Gordon, and had children including Bert L Wolfe, Cora Agnes Wolfe, Etta Elizabeth Peterson, Henry C Wolf, Joseph Wolfe, Len Wolfe, Lena A Wolf, Lydia Ann Wolfe, Oliver Wolf, William Roscoe Wolfe.
  • Joseph J Wolfe passed away in 1887 in Jasper County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wolfe's Ancestors

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Joseph Wolfe
1840–1887
Birth Place: Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Parents
David Wolfe
1819–1850
Clermont or Brown County, Ohio, USA
Lydia Wilson
1822–1891
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Peter Wolfe
1782–1857
Kentucky
Sarah Watson
1791–1842
Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1765–1800
Elizabeth Jones
1763–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1745–1809
Jane Patton
1747–1833
Jacob Jones
1742–1763
Sarah Thompkins
1743–1818

Joseph Wolfe's Descendants

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Joseph (J) Wolfe (10 April 1840–22 May 1887) m. Charlotte (Jane) Gordon (abt 1842–)
  1. 1. Cora (Agnes) Wolfe 1871–1948 m. Elbert Miller 1868–1957
    1. 1. Helen (L) Miller 1906–1976 m. Maurice (Leslie) Mitchell 1901–1981 m. Charles (Louis) Kavanaugh 1900–1967
      1. 1. Joseph (Lee) Mitchell 1945–2003
      2. 2. Betty (Jane) Kavanaugh 1926–1947
      3. 3. Dewane (C) Kavanaugh 1931–2004
      4. 4. Etta (Mae) Kavanaugh 1924–2018
      5. 5. Bonnie (Belle) Kavanaugh 1929–1989
    2. 2. Edna miller 1900–
    3. 3. Harold (Glenn) Miller 1909–1954
    4. 4. Verne Miller 1898–1904
    5. 5. Alace Miller 1899–1900
    6. 6. Elberta (I) Miller 1911–1998
  2. 2. Etta (Elizabeth) Peterson 1876–1956
  3. 3. Joseph Wolfe 1878–1960
  4. 4. Henry (C.) Wolf 1862–1938
  5. 5. Oliver Wolf 1869–1888
  6. 6. Len Wolfe 1881–
  7. 7. Lydia (Ann) Wolfe 1866–
  8. 8. William (Roscoe) Wolfe 1863–1870
  9. 9. Lena (A) Wolf 1869–
  10. 10. Bert (L) Wolfe 1875–1930

Joseph Wolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1840
10 April 1840
Birth of Joseph J Wolfe in Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
1887
22 May 1887
Age 47
Death of Joseph J Wolfe in Jasper County, Illinois
Jasper County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1840
    Event Place: Hancock County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1887
    Event Place: Jasper County, Illinois

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