Howard Nicholas Wolf (1855 - 1922)

Born 29 Sep 1855 in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Died 21 Mar 1922 at age 66 in York County, Pennsylvania

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Brian Stump [send private message]

Biography

Howard N. Wolf. The steady growth of the city of York and its quiet but steady prosperity, have attracted thither many contractors and builders, who find it a promising field for their efforts. One of the prominent men in this class is Howard N. Wolf, who has been a resident of the city since 1878, with the exception of a single year spent in Philadelphia.

Howard N. Wolf was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1855, son of George and Eleanor (Bittinger) Wolf. He was reared on a farm and sent to the public schools till he was nineteen, when he went to Gettysburg to learn the carpenter's trade, under Mr. Stallsmith. When his apprenticeship was over, he worked for a while in different places, as Lancaster, Shamokin and Philadelphia, and then in 1878 located in York. He continued to work at his trade there till 1882, when he spent a year in Philadelphia, and then returned to his former location in York. In 1891 he determined to enter upon the contracting business for himself, and in the years since has built up a good patronage, employing now from twenty to twenty-five men. He has confined his operations practically to York, and among his structures may be enumerated St. Peter's Lutheran Church in North York, with its parsonage, a row of buildings put up for C. Barton, James R. Strawbridge's residence, a block of twelve houses on West Princess street, a block on West Lafayette street, fronting on Penn Park, and a stable for the Atlantic Refining Company, while he has now some thirty houses and one stable in the course of construction. He is one of the leading builders of the city and does most satisfactory work.

On Jan 2, 1883 occurred the union of Mr. Wolf and Miss Agnes S. Stump, daughter of Jesse Stump of York township. Of their family, six children are living:

• George Irwin a carpenter by trade who married Miss Alice Hess has one daughter and resides at Chester Place
• Caroline A, twin of Emily
• Emily E, twin of Caroline
• Beulah
• Luther Bittinger
• Charles Edwin

The family are members of St Luke's Lutheran Church in which Mr Wolf is a deacon. They are all held in high esteem. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ History of York County, Pennsylvania, Volume 2