Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

WOLFE, Joseph Henry Dr.

Male 1841 - 1906  (65 years)


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  • Name WOLFE, Joseph Henry 
    Suffix Dr. 
    Born 7 Aug 1841  Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Dec 1906  Elkton, Rockinham County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11262  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father WOLFE, Alfred Lewis Dr.,   b. 13 Nov 1806, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1858, Elkton, Rockinham County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother BEAR, Anna Rebecca,   b. 12 Jun 1812, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1852, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married Bef 1833  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COFFMAN, Elizabeth Baker,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1915, Elkton, Rockinham County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married Bef Nov 1878  Probably Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WOLFE, James,   b. 21 Nov 1878, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1878, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. WOLFE, Margaret Coffman,   b. 13 Nov 1879,   d. 25 Jan 1960, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. WOLFE,   b. 17 Nov 1881,   d. 17 Nov 1881  (Age 0 years)
     4. WOLFE, Dianna,   b. May 1882, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1891, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 8 years)
     5. WOLFE,   b. 5 Dec 1882,   d. 17 Dec 1882  (Age 0 years)
     6. WOLFE, Frances Miller,   b. 8 Oct 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. WOLFE, Joseph Alfred Louis Dr.,   b. Mar 1887,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. WOLFE, Dewitt,   b. 14 May 1891,   d. 4 Jan 1892  (Age 0 years)
     9. WOLFE, Thomas Kennerly,   b. 14 Jul 1892, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 79 years)
     10. WOLFE, Samuel Dante,   b. 3 Mar 1894,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph was a doctor in the Elkton, Virginia area for 40 years. Kate Wolfe Harnsberger, Joseph' s niece recalled waking up a night at the sound of Joseph's horse and buggy as he would go out to treat medical emergencies.
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      Joseph fought with the CO. I. 10TH VA. VOL. INF. (Riverton Invincibles.) during the Civil War.
      Enlisted in Company I, 10th Infantry Regiment Virginia, as a Private, on 17 June 1861.
      Absent, sick on 22 July 1862
      Returned on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day)
      Wounded on 27 November 1863 at Payne's Farm, VA
      POW on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
      Confined on 18 May 1864 at Point Lookout, MD
      Confined on 02 August 1864 at Elmira, NY
      Exchanged on 15 March 1865 at James River, VA
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      The 1870 census shows:
      Joseph Wolf(e), 28, M, W, Physician, b. VA
      He was living in the home of his maternal uncle Jacob Bear age 67.
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      The 1880 census finds Joseph living in the Stonewall District of Rockingham Co., Virginia with his young wife "Bessie (Elizabeth) B." and their 6 month old daughter Margaret C. Wolfe. Joseph's brother Alfred L. was also living with them.
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      Joseph H. Wolfe Self M Male W 38 VA Physician VA VA
      Besie B. Wolfe Wife M Female W 22 VA Keeping House VA VA
      Margaret C. Wolfe Dau S Female W 6M VA VA VA
      Alfred L. Wolfe Brother S Male W 25 VA Physician VA VA
      Mariah PAINTER Other S Female B 17 VA Servant VA VA
      John L. MILLER Other S Male W 26 VA Carpenter VA VA
      Source Information:
      Census Place Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia
      Family History Library Film 1255388
      NA Film Number T9-1388
      Page Number 314C
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      An 1885 Atlas of Rockingham Co., Virginia show J.H. Wolfe as the owner of 60 Acres, as a physician, at the Elkton P.O.
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      1900 census:
      Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., Virginia
      Joseph Wolfe, August, 1841, Head, W, M, 58, Physician
      Elizabeth Wolfe, March, 1857, Wife, W, F, 43
      Margaret C. Wolfe, November, 1879, Daughter, W, F, 20
      Frances M., Wolfe, October, 1885, Daughter, W, F, 14
      Joseph Wolfe, March, 1887, Son, W, M, 13
      Thomas K. Wolfe, April, 1892, Son, W, M, 8
      Samuel Wolfe, March, 1895, Son, W, M, 5