George B Wolfe

1809 - 1895  (86 years)

• Name	George B Wolfe
  Born	8 Jan 1809	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Mar 1895	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I819	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James Robert Wolfe,   b. 20 Mar 1788, Hackers Creek, Harrison Co, Va ,   d. 12 Feb 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Frances 'Fanny' Beath,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1840 Jackson, Va 1m 10-15 1m 15-20 2m 20-30 1m 50-60 1f 15-20 1f 20-30 John House: WOLFE FAMILY The next farm is a mile or more above Hyre's and just below Elk Fork, and was known as the James Wolfe farm. It has for many years been the residence of Summerfield Thomas. James R. Wolfe was born and raised near the fort on Hacker's Creek, not far from the present village of Jane Lew. Here is a "curious incident" related in Withers' "Chronicles of Border Warfare', page sixty seven: "Jacob Wolfe, in digging a well on Hacker's Creek, found a piece of timber, which had evidently been cut off at one end, twelve or thirteen feet in the ground, --- marks of the axe were plainly visible on it." James R. Wolfe married Frances Beath, a sister of Mary Beath, who married Jacob Hyre. One informant says that after her death, he returned to Lewis Count, and married the widow Straley. He died on the farm above mentioned, and was buried on the point back of the house. There are several persons buried at this spot, but are now no markers, and it has long since ceased to be used for burial purposes. It is even said that some years ago, the then owner commenced to plow it up, but became frightened and desisted, fearing ghosts would retaliate. Mrs. Thomas (Hogsett) Rader says there used to be a gravestone marked "Lizzie". The children, as given by the widow of the late James Wolfe, were: Abe, Joe, Jake, Tommy, Jim, Lon, Mary, Katie, Nancy, Peggy and George. James R. Wolfe and wife moved to Mill Creek in August, 1821, bringing with them eight children. With them came Francis King and wife and Jacob Wolfe, thirteen persons in all, and they brought all their goods and everything on five horses. They were four days on the road, and never inside of a house in that time. They first settled at the Wash Rader farm, near the mouth of Station Camp, now the residence of Mr. Charles Shinn. The immediate object of the move was to find a better hunting ground. Jonathan Wolfe, who came with Tanner to Spencer in 1812, is said to have been a brother. He married Bridgett Runyan, a sister of Henry Runyan. James R. Wolfe's children were: Abraham Wolfe was born March 25th, 1811, and married Emily Boswell, in 1835, lived for many years on Parchment, and died the spring of 1904. His children were C.M., Nohemiah, Adam, John, Jane who married Isam Rhodes, and Virginia, who married G.P. Morrison. The O.J. and C.S. Morrison, merchants, were their sons. Joseph Boath Wolfe, born in 1819, married in Lewis County, at Hacker's Creek, to Elizabeth Alkire, a daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Bonnet Alkire, in 1842, and a year later moved to Roane County. He died in 1895, and she died March 21st, 1911. Elizabeth C., their daughter, married John W. Daniels. Jacob Wolfe, born in the early 1800's, married Sally Boswell. Aunt Sally died at the age of seventy seven years. George Wolfe built the first house where John Rader now lives, 1907. Mrs. Ludwick says his first wife was a Crites, and his second a Bord. James G. Wolfe married Lizzie Straley, and lived on Station Camp. He was born in 1826, and died December 26th, 1889. She died December 22nd, 1911, aged eighty four years. Thomas Wolfe married Susan Garnes and went west. Margaret Wolfe married Isaac Crites. Rebecca Wolfe married Charles Parson, Jr. Nancy Wolfe married Elijah Baker, of Reedy, and lived at Leroy, on Sandy. Their children were Dal Baker, who married a Johnson, Frank who married Alice Stout, and America, who married John Spencer. Mary Wolfe married Lenox Armstrong. It is stated that the grandmother of Elizabeth Alkire Wolfe was a daughter of Jesse Hughes. A Lewis Wolfe lived on Elk Fork at the place above Ellet Hyre's, no date given. Reece Wolfe was a local preacher from Monongahela, who settled on the Little Kanawha before 1799. He was probably not connected as his name was at first spelled "Woolf". C. M. Wolfe was a son of Abram, whose second wife, Jemima Kessell, died in 1872. [I don't have Katie & Lon] JCMR shows a marriage of Katharine Wolf to Richard Cadwahender, 4/11/1841 - could this be 'Katie' mentioned by House? See Jackson County Past and Present page 505
  Family ID	F1045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Crites,   b. 14 Aug 1809, Harrison County, now Upshur County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1830	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [2]
  Notes	1840 JC 0-5 ---1 John 5-10 ---3 Isaac, Abraham, Marshall? 30-40 ---1 female 0-5 ---1 Mary Jane ?? 30-40 ---1 1850 JC # 294-298 Wolf Geo B 41 M Farmer Va Wolf Elizabeth 40 F Va Wolf Isaac 20 M Farmer Va Wolf Aram 16 M Farmer Va Wolf Marshall 14 M Va Wolf John 12 M Va Wolf Mary J 11 F Va Wolf Barbara 6 F Va Wolf Rebecca 3 F [age is indistinct] Va Wolf George W 1/12 M Va 1860 JC # 398-367 George B, 51 Elizabeth, 50 John 23 Margaret J 20 Rebecca 13 George W, 10 Lenox A, 7 # 428, l/w Abram & Rebecca Casto Marshall Wolf, 22 1870 pg 1880. Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 420B George B. WOLF Self M M W 71 WV WV VA Barbary WOLF Wife F M W 27 WV Susan A. WOLF Dau F S W 5 WV James H. WOLF Son M S W 3 WV Dora A. WOLF Dau F S W 1 WV
  Children	1. Isaac Cinnet Wolfe,   b. 16 Jan 1832, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)   2. Abraham C Wolfe,   b. 1 Dec 1830, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 57 years)   3. Marshall Lawrence Wolfe,   b. 1 Mar 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1929, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 94 years)   4. John Wesley Wolfe,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 61 years)   5. Mary Jane Wolfe,   b. 1 Sep 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1899  (Age 56 years)   6. Barbara Wolfe,   b. Abt 1844,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Rebecca Wolfe,   b. Abt 1847,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. George M Wolfe,   b. 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lenox Armstong Wolfe,   b. 4 Mar 1853, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1947, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara C Casto,   b. 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Aug 1874	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1880 Jackson Co - two listings first: Washington dist 343-343 George, 71 Barbara, 27 Susan A, 5 James H, 3 Dora A, 1 second: eastern Ripley dist 119-120, pg 118 (probably not correct since they married in 1874) George 70 Barbara 28 James A 9, s Robert L, 7, s Alonzo, 4, s Madison, 1,s Arminta, 1, d 1900 Union, Jackson, WV # 350-362 all WVWVWV Looks like page was torn, streak of black thru names Wolfe, Barbara 1/1853 wd 6-5 children James H son 1/1897 m 0y Virginia dau 12/1880 s ...is F son 8/1883 s Lewis F 8/1883 Jackson Bessie M?, d, 11/1893, s ...eba, sil, 9/1879, m 0, 0-0 ...zie J, gd, 12/1890 Crane, James B, gs, 5/1898 [Who do these two grandchildren belong to? Must be Susan's and she must be Addie who married Pleas Crane. So that leaves Lizzie. Her death record shows her parents were George and Barbara, so perhaps she was not a grandchild - but why would Barbara have said she'd had 6 children and 5 were living?] 1920 Jackson, WV # 117-117 Anderson, Andrew, 68 (w), Missouri Okey, 27, son Bessie, 26, dil Ada A, 4, g/d — should be Oda A, g/s Brady S, 1.9, g/s Wolfe, Barbara, 66, (w), boarder [3 of her children married Andrew's children, and so did Lizzie]
  Children	1. Susan Addie Wolfe,   b. 27 May 1874,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 25 years)   2. James Holly Wolfe,   b. 18 Jan 1877,   d. 2 Oct 1958, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)   3. Dora A Wolfe,   b. Dec 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Virginia M Wolfe,   b. 29 Dec 1880, Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV ,   d. 15 Oct 1937, Ripley District, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)   5. Lewis Frederick Wolfe,   b. Aug 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1946, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 62 years)   6. Lizzie Jane Wolfe,   b. 13 Dec 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1954, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 65 years)   7. Bessie Melsena Wolfe,   b. 22 Nov 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1981  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 8 Jan 1809 - Virginia, USA Married - 26 Feb 1830 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.