Thomas Bowman Wolf (1832 - 1915)

Born 1 May 1832 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Klock) Wolf — married 1847 in Michigan

Died 1915 at about age 82 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Biography

Born 1 May 1832. , Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1]

Died 1915 Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. ^[2]

Buried Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA.

Census: Wisconsin Census. 1895 Florence, Florence, Wisconsin, USA. Wisconsin State Census. 1905 Florence, Florence, Wisconsin, USA.

FSFTID 9F7Q-5KJ.

FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=9F7Q-5KJ.

File Format: jpg. Scrapbook: Y. PHOTO

Note: #NI1054.

Marriage Husband Thomas Bowman Wolf. PREF Y. Marriage 22 Mar 1854. , St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. ^[3] Child: Carrie A. Wolf. PREF Y.

Husband @I1702@. PREF Y. Marriage 1815 , Columbia , Pennsylvania, USA. ^[4][5] Child: Catherine Wolf. Child: Samuel Wolf. Child: Stephen Wolf. Child: Josiah Wolf. Child: Daniel F. Wolf. Child: John F. Wolf. Child: Aaron Wolf. Child: Amos C. Wolf. Child: Thomas Bowman Wolf. PREF Y. Child: Mary Ann Wolf.

Notes

Note NI1054He arrived in St. Joseph Co. at the age of two when his father established a farm in Lockport Township.

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Transcribed by Volunteer: Carole L. (Mohney) Carr.

From: "Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1885".

Published by Chapman Brothers of Chicago.

These are Biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the St. Joseph County, Michigan.

Page 589-590.

Thomas B. WOLF. Nothing is more delightful than to traverse the agricultural districts during the harvest season, and note the thrift and industry of a majority of its people. From the abundance of its products may be safely argued the character of the inhabitants, for the soil, however rich in its natural resources, must be judiciously tended, or man's expectations will come to naught. Prominent among the skilled farmers of this region may be properly named the subject of this sketch, who has been liberally endowed with the qualities which have insured his success, both as a tiller of the soil, a business man, and a member of the community. 1

Our subject traces his birthplace to Columbia County, Pa., where he first opened his eyes to the light May 1, 1832. He did not live there long enough, however, to have fastened upon his mind any recollections of his surroundings, for when a child of two years of age he was brought by his parents to this county. The father settled on a tract of land in Lockport Township, where he opened up a good farm, and where the boyhood of Thomas B. was spent in attendance at the common school, and in assisting his parents as his strength and knowledge permitted. He remained under the parental roof until the death of his father, being then a youth of nineteen years. Soon afterward he and his brother Amos assumed the management of the homestead, which at this time comprised 250 acres on section 27. The brothers operated in partnership five years, and then Thomas B. disposed of his interest in the property to Amos. The two then purchased together 160 acres on section 34, Lockport Township, after which another brother purchased the interest of Amos in this 160 acres, only twenty-two of which had been brought to a state of cultivation. Thomas B. and A. C. improved together the balance of this land, and our subject remained upon it for a term of ten years. He then sold forty acres to his brother John, and traded the remaining 120 to his brother Daniel for eighty acres on section 35. From this latter he constructed a good homestead, where he has since lived. 1

The 22rd of March, 1854, witnessed the marriage of our subject with Miss Charlotte KLOCK. This lady was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1829, and is the daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (RIGHT) (FOX) KLOCK, who were natives of Montgomery, N. Y., and who spent their entire lives in the Empire State. Her father was a native of Montgomery County, where he followed farming, and died at age of seventy-three years. The mother had preceded her husband to the silent land in middle age, when forty-five years old. 1

Mrs. WOLF came to Michigan when a young girl of fifteen years, in company with her sister Catherine, Mrs. YAUNEY, who is living in Centreville at the age of seventy-three. She was the sixth child of the parental household, which numbered nine children, six of whom grew to mature years. The survivors make their homes mostly in Centreville and vicinity. To Mr. and Mrs. WOLF there was born one child only, a daughter, Carrie A., March 29, 1862. She was given a good practical education in the common schools of Lockport and Centreville, and is now the wife of E. E. WILCOX, of Lockport; they were married Nov. 23, 1887. Mr. WOLF has mostly affiliated with the Democratic party, although being somewhat conservation in his ideas, and giving his support to the men whom he considers best qualified for office. In addition to his farming operations he has found that the feeding and shipping of stock is a profitable industry, and followed this about twenty years, finding a ready market at Chicago, Albany and Buffalo. Mrs. WOLF, a very estimable lady, is a member of the Reformed Church. Mr. W. is a member of the A. F. & A. M., at Centreville.

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In 1895 and 1905 Thomas and Charlotte are living in Wisconsin with their daughter Carrie Wolf Wilcox, and her husband, Edward Wilcox. Thomas is listed as a retired farmer.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S30
2. ↑ Source: #S86 Riverside cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan Certainty: 3 21 Jul 2014
3. ↑ Source: #S30
4. ↑ Source: #S272 603. accessed 21 Aug 2010. Certainty: 3 21 Aug 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S274 717-722. Certainty: 3 25 Aug 2010

• Source: S30 "Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph Co., MI, 1885" Publication: Chapman Bros. of Chicago Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S86 Tombstone or tombstone photo Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y