Robert J. Wolf, farmer, section 8, Mendon Township, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1823. He was the son of Thomas L. and Mary (Kelley) Wolf. He was a Methodist, she a Presbyterian. The former was a native of Maryland, the latter of Virginia. They had eleven children, six boys and five girls. Our subject was the second son. He lived with his parents in Ohio till 1851, when the family moved to Clayton County, Ia., and entered a farm in Mendon Township, the same on which he now lives. Mr. Wolf was married to Margaret McClanahan, June 14, 1857. She passed her early life in Ohio, and was the daughter of James and Susan McClanahan, of Scotch descent, who were early settlers of Clayton County. They settled at once on the paternal farm, and have lived there ever since. She is a member of the M. E. church. They have had six children, of whom three are living-- Frank, teaching school; Charlie and Susan, both at home. Mr. Wolf has a farm of 356 acres, of which 150 are under cultivation. He has lived in Clayton County thirty-two years, and is one of the few pioneers of McGregor's early history. He came to McGregor when there were but four houses in the town; one was a store of general merchandise kept by H.D. Evans' dwelling house, and the McGregor House. Mr. Wolf has seen the county change from a wild,
uncultivated state, to its present prosperous condition.
He is one of the enterprising representative men and
farmers of the county, and in politics is a Republican. source: History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 1007 |