Wolf, George

WOLF, LETIMAN, MYERLY

Posted By: Marilyn Norris Holmes (email)
Date: 11/30/2012 at 11:14:22

1880 History of Poweshiek County Iowa

DEEP RIVER TOWNSHIP

Page 751-2

WOLF, GEORGE--Section 22, P.O. Deep River. His grandfather, who was born in Germany, immigrated to York county, Pennsylvania, and probably settled on a farm in Helm township about the time of the Revolutionary War. Both his great-grandfathers (Wolf and Letiman) fought in that war. His grandfather was born in Germany about 1772; was a farmer, and died in 1863. His father was born in Helm township, York county, Pennsylvania, in 1798; was a shoemaker and farmer, and died during the summer of 1874. George was born in the same township May 23, 1832. He learned the tanner's trade, and attended school in his native place. When fourteen years old his parents moved to Illinois, where he served three years learning shoemaking. Upon the completion of his time of apprenticeship George went to Dixon, where he worked as journeyman for one year, when he returned to Buffalo and worked for his brother Samuel, who was also a shoemaker, for four or five years. He then went to Polo, where he spent the next ten years, butchering in summer and shoemaking during the winter. In 1866 he immigrated to Iowa, and after living through the fall in the district school house, settled upon his present place. He married in Polo, Illinois, September 10, 1857, Miss Hester L. Myerly, of Ogle county, Illinois, who has borne him children as follows: *Charter O. (born May 26, 1858), Alfraetta (born October 24, 1859), Wm. (born July 12, 1861; died September 12, 1862), unnamed female (born December 9,1863, deceased), Maggie (born September 12, 1868), Viola (born June 15, 1870), Edgar (born December 11,1872), Flora (born May 24, 1875), Nora (born March 26, 1880), and an unnamed male (born May 26, 1880). Mr. W. owns 162-1/2 acres of good farming land.

Transcriber Note: *1870 Census lists him as Charles.
Also, last two children listed born 1880 but different months..Not responsible for confusion in the published original; no independent data known of to clarify the situation.