Richard A. Wolfe (1830 - 1866)

Born 1830 in Tennessee, USA

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Died 1866 at about age 36 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Richard was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Wolfe. According to Reflections, Peter Wolfe and his family came to McNairy County from North Carolina. Richard bought and died on the H. Boatman farm, just North of Sulphur Springs. ^[1]

Richard is living with his mother and siblings in the 1850 Hardin County, Tennessee 9th Civil District census. Their nearest neighbor is his brother, Nicholas Wolfe, age 31, and his family. ^[2]

Richard and his small family are living in the 2nd District of McNairy, Tennessee in the 1860 Census.^[3]

Richard died before Feb 1866, when his estate inventory was documented. Eliza Wolf was the administrator.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Reflections, A History of McNairy County, Tennessee 1823-1996.Compiled and Edited by The Reflections Committee For the Tennessee 200 Bicentennial Celebration.1996.Published by Heritage House Publishing, Marceline, MO. Printed by Jostens. Page 685.
2. ↑ Event Type: Census Name: Richard A Wolf Sex: Male Age: 21 Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): Hardin County, part of, Hardin, Tennessee, United States Birth Year (Estimated): 1829 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Household ID: 1 House Number: 1 Line Number: 4 Schedule Type: 1850 Population Affiliate Film Number: 882 Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Elizabeth Wolf F 53 North Carolina Charles M Wolf M 25 Tennessee Jacob P Wolf M 23 Tennessee George W Wolf M 16 Tennessee Digital Folder Number: 004206040 Microfilm Number: 444838 Image Number: 00040 Indexing Batch: N01134-6 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDN-2VD : 23 December 2020), Richard A Wolf in household of Elizabeth Wolf, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Event Type: Census Name: Richard Wolfe Sex: Male Age: 30 Event Date: 1860 Event Place: 2nd District, McNairy, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): District No 2, Mc Nairy, Tennessee, United States Birth Year (Estimated): 1830 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Page: 25 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Eliza Wolfe F 26 Tennessee James M Wolfe M 5 Tennessee Nancy J Wolfe F 2 Tennessee John H Wolfe M 0 Tennessee Household ID: 172 Affiliate Film Number: 1262 Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital Folder Number: 005171441 Microfilm Number: 805262 Image Number: 00329 Indexing Batch: N01820-6 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T5-SGJ : 18 February 2021), Richard Wolfe, 1860.
4. ↑ Inventory of Richard Wolfe, Dec'd; Probate Records of McNairy County, Tennessee. Inventories of Estates v. B-C 1865-1931.k page 41 (Image 34 at FamilySearch). familysearch.org.