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Richard Murrell Wolfe 1849–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1849

Birth Location: Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

Death Date: 23 January 1922

Death Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK

Father: John Wolfe

Mother: Elizabeth Sanders

Spouse(s): Susan Shirley

Children(s): Jessie Wolfe, Alice Wolfe, Mary Wolfe, Mitchell Wolfe, Richard Wolfe

Richard Murrell Wolfe was born in 1849 in Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, the child of John Hildebrand Wolfe And Elizabeth Betsy Sanders. Richard Murrell Wolfe married Susan Amanda Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Alice Lee Wolfe, Jessie Belle Dora Wolfe, Mary Jane Wolfe, Mitchell Wellington Wolfe, Richard Thomas Wolfe. Richard Murrell Wolfe passed away in 1922 in Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK.

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Biography

  • Richard Murrell Wolfe was born in 1849 in Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, the child of John Hildebrand Wolfe And Elizabeth Betsy Sanders.
  • Richard Murrell Wolfe married Susan Amanda Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Alice Lee Wolfe, Jessie Belle Dora Wolfe, Mary Jane Wolfe, Mitchell Wellington Wolfe, Richard Thomas Wolfe.
  • Richard Murrell Wolfe passed away in 1922 in Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wolfe
1822–1895
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Sanders
1821–1879
Birth Location: Etowah, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susan Shirley
1854–1917
Birth Location: Cane Hill, Washington, AR
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Children(s)

Jessie Wolfe
1873–1941
Birth Location: Peavine, Adair County, Oklahoma
JW
Alice Wolfe
1881–1907
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
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Mary Wolfe
1878–1952
Birth Location: Going Snake Dist, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, USA
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Mitchell Wolfe
1875–1918
Birth Location: Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
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Richard Wolfe
1883–1957
Birth Location: Proctor, Adair, Oklahoma, USA
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Richard Wolfe's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wolfe
1849–1922
Birth Place: Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Parents
John Hildebrand Wolfe
1822–1895
, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sanders
1821–1879
Etowah, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Rev. (Young) Wolfe
1781–1843
Cherokee Nation East, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Sallie Peggy Hildebrand) Wolf
1788–1840
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
David (SANDERS (son of Michael Mitchell SANDERS+Susannah SPRINGFROG) (m.+Susannah Susie) PEACOCK+)
1780–1852
Etowah, Georgia, USA
Susie Peacock
1801–1870
Cne, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hildebrand
1755–1847
Barbara Eaker
1749–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hildebrand
1722–1790
Johann Eaker
1720–1797

Richard Wolfe's Descendants

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Richard (Murrell) Wolfe (16 November 1849–23 January 1922) m. Susan (Amanda Elizabeth) Shirley (5 May 1854–17 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. Jessie (Belle Dora) Wolfe 1873–1941 m. Sam Sanders 1871–1951
    1. 1. Pearl (Elizabeth) Scott 1899–1935 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Scott 1891–1977
      1. 1. Jessie (B) Scott 1919–2001 m. Walter (J) Kaiser 1914–2009
        1. 1. Jessie (Elaine) Kaiser 1943–1943
      2. 2. Jennie (Mae) Leathan 1920–2013 m. Warren (J) Leatham 1921– m. Raymond Ragsdale 1920–1964
      3. 3. Charles (Thomas) Scott 1925–
      4. 4. Samuel (W.) Scott 1927–2011 m. Wynema Barnoski 1926–2005
      5. 5. Nellie (L) Scott 1923–
      6. 6. Owen (Wayne Scott) ⛺ 1932–2007
      7. 7. Samuel (Wesley) Scott 1926–2011
      8. 8. Curtis (Marcum) Scott 1929–1939
      9. 9. Lenora Keliiaa 1923–
      10. 10. Jessie (B) Scott 1919–2001 m. Walter (James) Kaiser 1946–2009
      11. 11. Jennie (M) Scott 1921–
      12. 12. Charles (L) Scott 1925–
    2. 2. Richard Sanders 1896–1902
    3. 3. Charles Sanders 1897–1961 m. Mildred Sanders 1904–1977
      1. 1. Edna (L) Wendt 1921–2002
      2. 2. Ella Skillern 1923–2019
      3. 3. Mildred (Irene Tillery-) Hamilton 1928–2022
      4. 4. Mildred (Irene Tillery-) Hamilton 1928–2022
      5. 5. Clarence Sanders 1920–
      6. 6. Lorena Sanders 1922–
    4. 4. Alice Sanders 1909–1997
    5. 5. Thomas (W) Sanders 1904–1979 m. Yvonne (W) Sanders 1905–
  2. 2. Alice (Lee) Wolfe 1881–1907 m. John Ryan 1872–1945
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Wolfe 1878–1952
  4. 4. Mitchell (Wellington) Wolfe 1875–1918
  5. 5. Richard (Thomas) Wolfe 1883–1957

Richard Wolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1849
16 November 1849
Birth of Richard Murrell Wolfe in Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
1922
23 January 1922
Age 73
Death of Richard Murrell Wolfe in Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK
Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1849
    Event Place: Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1922
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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