1. Elizabeth Jane Starr, born April 03, 1853 in Nineveh, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; died July 03, 1926 in Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of 2. Daniel Starr and 3. Christena Mitchell. She married (1) Joel Baum Bet. 1870 - 1875. He was born September 05, 1852 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and died December 02, 1920 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Levi Baum and Rebecca Maurer.

Notes for Elizabeth Jane Starr:

The 1900 census records Elizabeth living in Pennsylvania (Ashland Township, Clarion County), separately from Joel in North Dakota. Lula and Clem are residing with Elizabeth (Elizabeth states that she is divorced). Also residing with Elizabeth is a grandson, Lee, born in July, 1898 who was born in Pennsylvania.

In 1910, Elizabeth was residing in Ashland Township, son Clem and grandson Lee were residing with her. (1910 PA Clarion Ashland p. 6)

Elizabeth suffered from diabetes when she was older, and as a result, had a leg amputated.

In the 1920 census, Elizabeth is living in Ashland ( p. 13) with her son, Clem. She states that she is 66 years old and widowed (this census was taken in January and Joel did not die until the following December).

More About Elizabeth Jane Starr:

Burial: St. Mark's Kossuth Cemetery, Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Notes for Joel Baum:

Joel is found residing with his parents, Levi and Rebecca in the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Census Records, in Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

In 1880, Joel is found residing with his wife, Elizabeth, and four children (David, Tena, Rebecca and Jennie Mae), in Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

Joel is listed in the Ashland Township, Clarion County, 1889 Register of resident males subject to military duty. In 1892, Joel was listed in the Clarion County Directory as a farmer with 110 acres.

Joel's granddaughter, Eyla Farringer recalled that after Joel and Eliza were married, they bought a large farm in North Dakota and became quite wealthy. Eliza brought the children back to Pennsylvania (she evidently didn't like North Dakota). Eyla said that Joel supposedly remarried 4 or 5 times, perhaps simultaneously. One of Joel's wives' names was "Goldie". Goldie was killed when the horses ran away with the buggy and threw her to her death.

The 1900 census records Joel residing in North Dakota (Dover Township, Griggs County). He has Tina Baum, age 23 and Harvey L. Baum (listed as a son--by Goldie), age 2 (born November 1897 in North Dakota). He also has 5 servants residing with him. A neighbor of Joel's from Pennsylvania, Mel Fye, recalls Joel telling him stories of his farming days in North Dakota. Mel remembered Joel saying that sometimes the snow was so heavy that he had to tie a rope from the house to the barn door to find his way back in the blizzards.

In 1910, Joel was residing in Dover, Griggs County, North Dakota (p. 19). He stated that he had been married four times. His current wife, Lula/Lulu/Lola M. was residing with him. Two children, Harvey and Lucille E. were residing with them, as well as two hired men and a female servant.

He came back to Pennsylvania years later and bought a nice home near where his children lived (who were not as well off as he). He drilled several oil wells on the property and made quite a lot of money. Eyla remembered Joel having a housekeeper (quite a luxury) and a player piano. She also recalled him dressing very fine, being very handsome and driving a big car. When he came back from the west he always gave his grandchildren each a $5 bill (it seemed like a lot to them then).

The 1920 U.S. Census records Joel residing in Cranberry Township (Venango County, Pennsylvania--p. 24) with son Harvey and granddaughter Eyla Farringer (Eyla is also listed in the 1920 Census as living with her parents, Fred and Jennie Farringer).

Joel is buried in St. Mark's cemetery, reportedly with a very large tombstone, and is some distance from Elizabeth's grave site; Elizabeth shares a tombstone with her daughter, Tena Baum Mays.

"Baum, Joel, Kossuth p. o., Ashland, a farmer, was born in Schuylkill county on September 5, 1853, and was a son of Levi and Rebecca (Mowry) Baum, who settled in Ashland in 1857. They have four children living -- Joel, Milton, Alice D., and Ida. Joel now occupies a part of the farm on which his parents first settled, has cleared the portion which he occupies, and made all the improvements in buildings. His wife was Elizabeth, a daughter of Daniel and Teenie (Whitehill) Starr, of Ashland. Joel has a family of five children -- Daniel C., Teenie L. and Rebecca E. (twins), and Jennie. " Source: History of Clarion County, 1887

More About Joel Baum:

Burial: St. Mark's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Kossuth, Ashland, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

More About Joel Baum and Elizabeth Starr:

Marriage: Bet. 1870 - 1875

2. Daniel Starr, born May 15, 1815 in Pennsylvania; died January 29, 1891 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of 4. Michael Starr and 5. Catharine Cook. He married 3. Christena Mitchell.

3. Christena Mitchell, born December 1825 in Pennsylvania; died 1917 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of 6. Tobias Mitchell and 7. Nancy J. Cotterman.

Notes for Daniel Starr:

Daniel Starr is listed in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census as Daniel "Star". In the 1880 census, he is listed as "Daniel Starr". His daughter Elizabeth's death certificate records him as Daniel "Starr". His son is recorded in the 1880 census as Michael "Starr". Michael's obituary and tombstone read "Starr".

In the 1860 census, Daniel is residing in Ashland Township, p. 16, occupation "Farmer", Real Estate Valued at $1500 and Personal Property at $300.

In the 1880 census, Daniel is residing in Ashland Township, occupation "Farmer", parents' birthplaces as Pennsylvania and he and Christina cannot read and write. Joseph Mitchell, Christina's nephew, is living with them.

More About Daniel Starr:

Date born 2: Abt. May 1815

Burial: 1891, Valley Cemetery, Richland Township, Venango County

Notes for Christena Mitchell:

In 1900, Christina is found residing in Ashland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Sheet 4). It states she has given birth to 16 (6?) children, 3 of whom are still living.

In 1910, Christine is found residing in Clarion County (ED 1, Visit 67) with son Michael.

More About Christena Mitchell:

Burial: 1917, Valley Cemetery, Richland Township, Venango County

Children of Daniel Starr and Christena Mitchell are:

4. Michael Starr, born Bet. 1783 - 1790 in Virginia; died December 1859 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of 8. Michael Starr and 9. Ann Maria Hoffman. He married 5. Catharine Cook.

5. Catharine Cook⁶, born Abt. 1794 in Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of 10. Daniel Koch and 11. Elizabeth Wolf.

Notes for Michael Starr:

Starr, Michael

1860 Mortality Schedule

Age 70, born in Virginia

Died December 1859 of Dropsy of 6 months duration. Buried Rockland.

More About Michael Starr:

Date born 2: 1786

Burial: Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Cause of Death: Dropsy (six months duration)

Children of Michael Starr and Catharine Cook are:

6. Tobias Mitchell, born July 10, 1799 in Pennsylvania; died March 01, 1885 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania⁷. He was the son of 12. George Mitchel and 13. Elizabeth. He married 7. Nancy J. Cotterman 1823.

7. Nancy J. Cotterman, born April 22, 1805 in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania⁷; died April 09, 1880 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania⁷. She was the daughter of 14. George Cotterman.

Notes for Tobias Mitchell:

In 1830, Tobias was residing in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania (p. 280).

Tobias and Nancy had 16 children. In 1837, they moved their family in a horse drawn buggy through the Pennsylvania terrain in hopes for a better life. Tobias Mitchell bought property adjoining William Mitchell in Elk Township, Venango County, on the 18th day of May 1839. They owned a nice piece of land in Nineveh. Their property was directly behind the property of Peter & Sarah Fye, just across the street from Peter & Sarah was Christena & Daniel's house. Down the road and around the corner, was the home of Joel & Libby Baum. Michael Starr lived next door to Tena & Daniel.

Mount Pleasant is the former name of Nineveh. When he came to Elk Township in Venango County in 1837, Clarion County did not exist. A few years later, Clarion County was formed out of parts of Venango County and Armstrong County. Elk Township became Ashland Township.

In 1840, Tobias was residing in Elk Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (p. 124).

Tobias was a blacksmith. He was residing in Elk Township, Clarion County, in 1850.

In the 1860 census, Tobias is residing in Ashland Township, Clarion County (p. 16).

In the 1880 census, Tobias is residing in Ashland Township, Clarion County, with his daughter, Sarah Ann Fye. (p. 14).

More About Tobias Mitchell:

Burial: St. Mark's Cemetery, Kossuth, Ashland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania⁷

More About Nancy J. Cotterman:

Burial: St. Mark's Cemetery, Kossuth, Ashland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania⁷

More About Tobias Mitchell and Nancy Cotterman:

Marriage: 1823

Children of Tobias Mitchell and Nancy Cotterman are:

8. Michael Starr He was the son of 16. Michael Stuhr. He married 9. Ann Maria Hoffman.

9. Ann Maria Hoffman

Notes for Michael Starr:

Michael, upon his arrival in the U.S., changed his name from Stuhr (also spelled Stahr) to Starr. His father, Michael Stuhr, stayed in Germany.

Michael was a member of Church of the Brethren.

Children of Michael Starr and Ann Hoffman are:

10. Daniel Koch⁹, born in Berks County, Pennsylvania⁹; died in Richland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania¹⁰. He was the son of 20. Johannes Koch and 21. Maria Sara Dreher. He married 11. Elizabeth Wolf.

11. Elizabeth Wolf¹¹, born in Virginia¹²; died in Richland Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania¹². She was the daughter of 22. Sebastian Wolf and 23. ?.

Notes for Daniel Koch:

Source: Genforum Posting by Sharon Cook Briggs dated March 29, 2000.

A BIT OF HISTORY IN REGARD TO THE COOK'S, WOLPH'S, ETC.

by Mrs. L. B. Cook

June, 1908

"... Now we will go back and take up another branch of the family. It so happened that Katherine, the second wife of Sebastian Wolf, had a jolly brother of wonderful strength and manly proportions, named Daniel, [This was my Great Grandfather Cook of whom the following tale has been told. One time while in Pittsburgh he was seen picking up a barrel of whisky and drinking from the bung hold, his strength being so great. L.C.] who thought his sister Katherine's step daughter, Christina, was fair to look upon, so he wooed and won this Christina Wolf [spelled "Wolph" in the original--S.B.], not being at all related to each other. They had a large family of children, a son named Daniel [This Daniel used to live on Hominy Ridge--L.C.] and one named John [This was Grandfather Cook--L.C.], one daughter Katherine who married a man by the name of Starr, one daughter who married a man by the name of Maze, ([Uncle Boss Cook says this was Jimmy Maze--L.C.] and several others unknown to me, which may be supplied. John Cook, son of Daniel and Christina Wolf Cook, having removed with his parents to Pennsylvania and settled in Venango County, was married to Susannah Helpman and they were the parents of ten children as follows: Christina, named for her Grandmother Cook, who was married to George Young and died after giving birth to three children, the oldest being Susan, who married a man by the name of Kelly and is still living in Crawford County, Pa. [Susan Kelly has died since this was written--L.C.] A son named John who served as a soldier in the Civil War and who died suddenly near Shippenville and Isaac Young who died at Big Walnut where he resided. Margaret Cook, Daughter of John Cook, [Known to us as Aunt Peggy and is buried in the Phipps Cemetery about three miles from Knox--L.C.] was married to a man named Phipps. She died young leaving no children. Her sister Elizabeth was later married to this same Mr. Phipps and to this union was born three children, namely Valentine Phipps, [Val Phipps served in the Civil War and his wife and daughter Emma still reside in Shippenville--L.C.] Jerry Phipps, who died of consumption in 1879 and Emma who was married to a Mr. Wilson and lives at present in Minneapolis, Minn. Elizabeth Cook Phipps, being left a widow, was later married to Robert Piper, by whom she had three sons, Robert, James, and George. James is still living near the old Piper home. Daniel Cook was married to Mary Herring [They lived for some time in Shippenville and it was at their home that Aunt Rebecca Cook and Andrew Cook were married--L.C.] and raised a large family of children, most of whom are living in Minnesota, where the parents died. John Cook [Nicknamed Hog John Cook on account of him going around the country with a trained hog--L.C.] who was married to Susan _____ and had a large family. [One daughter, Priscilla Goble resides at Seigel, Pa. Dave is dead but his family live in Clarion, Calvin is near Emlenton, and two sons live somewhere in the West--L.C.] Phillip Cook was married to Louisa B. Barrett of Bucyrus, Ohio [Louisa B. Barrett Cook was a Great Grand daughter of Sebastian Wolf of whom we spoke at the beginning of this history--L.C.] and they were the parents of three children, Susan Elizabeth, married to C. H. Miller and Arthur Phillip, who died at two years of age, and Louisa at home. Andrew Cook was married to Rebecca Ann Maze, [She is a granddaughter of Sebastian Wolf--L.C.] and they were the parents of five sons and three daughters, four sons and two daughters still survive, namely: Wesley of Pittsburgh. Jake of Portland, Oregon. A.W. and T.B. of Cooksburg. Mrs. C.C. Ross of Clarion and Ida M. Calvin of Los Angeles, Cal.

Susan Cook was married to George Berlin and was the mother of six children, four of whom survive. [Mrs. Jake Martin, Beaver, Pa. Mrs. Harmon Phipps, Knox. John Berlin, Knox, and Lettie McComb, Clarion. L.C.]

Jerry, the youngest of the ten and the only one at present living, was married to Julia Ann Agnew, and are the parents of a large family, four of whom survive. [Dick, Man, Dos and Ella MacBeth.--L.C.] One of the ten children of John and Susan Helpman Cook, died from inhaling heat when it was accidentally rocked over on the hearth by a small member of the family. John Cook was married a second time to Katie Ritter and they were the parents of seven children. [Sebastian, S.H., Elijah, Martha Snyder, Mary Jane Henry, Levancy Slocum, Sarah Lindsey. L.C.]"

Genforum comments by Sharon Cook Briggs:

"Louisa Barrett Cook inadvertently made several errors in the account she wrote in 1908. By the time she wrote it, the earliest generations were deceased and she wrote down what family members remembered, some of which was not accurate. Several of the errors have been printed in county histories and in the "History of Cook Forest" booklet published by May Cook in 1951. Because I wanted to find our immigrant ancestors, I tracked down the clues she gave us. Over the course of about 20 years, I was to find that much of the information on the forebears of John Cook was incorrect.

The father of John Cook who founded Cooksburg in what is now Cook Forest State Park was actually Daniel KOCH. Daniel KOCH had not come from Germany, although his father Johannes had; Daniel had been born in Pennsylvania, almost certainly in Berks Co. I've never located his baptism record, but his father and mother, Johannes and Maria Sara (DREHER) KOCH, were definitely living in Windsor Twp., Berks Co., PA at that time and their other chldren were baptized there.

Daniel KOCH never lived in North Carolina, although Sebastian WOLF, who married Daniel's sister Katharine Rosina, did live near Staunton, VA, from about 1789 until 1800 when he moved to Crooked Creek, Armstrong Co., PA.

Daniel's wife’s name was Elisabeth, not Christina, as clearly shown by the baptismal records of their children.

John COOK of Cook Forest, one of the two sons of Daniel and Elisabeth (the other was Daniel of Hominy Ridge), may have been born in 1788, but Centre County did not exist at the time. However, I'm pretty sure he married Susanna HELTMAN (later changed to HELPMAN) in Centre Co., PA. John was almost surely born in Allen Township, Northampton Co., which is where his grandfather Johannes bought land in 1771 and brought his family to. Johannes' family worshipped at Stone Church, or Zion's Stone Church, at Kreidersville, Allen Tp, Northampton Co. Johannes died in 1782 in Allen Twp., and his will lists his 6 children, Daniel KOCH being one of them. Maria Sara died in 1794 in Westmoreland Co., having moved there as a widow with Daniel and his family. She wrote her will in 1791 in Allen Twp, Northampton Co., but when she died in 1794, her effects were sold in Westmoreland Co. in 1794. Her will lists the same 6 children ("...I give and bequeath the same to my Children John George Koch, Daniel Koch Elizabeth the Wife of Jacob Meyer, Barbara the Wife of John Kleckner Catherine the Wife of Bastian Wolf and my Grand Daughter Sarah Nehlig, only surviving Child of my Daughter Christina deceased..."

Children of Daniel Koch and Elizabeth Wolf are:

12. George Mitchel¹⁴, born April 16, 1764 in Pennsylvania; died September 22, 1827 in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania¹⁵. He was the son of 24. ? and 25. ?. He married 13. Elizabeth Abt. 1789¹⁵.

13. Elizabeth, born February 10, 1768 in Pennsylvania¹⁶; died March 10, 1850 in Limestone Township, Union County, Pennsylvania¹⁷.

More About George Mitchel:

Burial: New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania¹⁷

More About Elizabeth:

Burial: New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania¹⁷

More About George Mitchel and Elizabeth:

Marriage: Abt. 1789¹⁷

Children of George Mitchel and Elizabeth are:

14. George Cotterman²².

Child of George Cotterman is:

16. Michael Stuhr, born in Bensheim, Hesson, Germany.

Child of Michael Stuhr is:

20. Johannes Koch²³, died 1782 in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania²³. He married 21. Maria Sara Dreher.

21. Maria Sara Dreher²³, died 1794 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania²³.

Notes for Johannes Koch:

Johannes bought land in Allen Township, Northampton Co., in 1771 and brought his family to live there. Johannes' family worshipped at Stone Church, or Zion's Stone Church, at Kreidersville, Allen Tp, Northampton Co. Johannes died in 1782 in Allen Twp., and his will lists his 6 children, Daniel Koch being one of them.

Source: Sharon Cook Briggs

Notes for Maria Sara Dreher:

"...Maria Sara died in 1794 in Westmoreland Co., having moved there as a widow with Daniel and his family. She wrote her will in 1791 in Allen Twp, Northampton Co., but when she died in 1794, her effects were sold in Westmoreland Co. in 1794. Her will lists the same 6 children ("...I give and bequeath the same to my Children John George Koch, Daniel Koch Elizabeth the Wife of Jacob Meyer, Barbara the Wife of John Kleckner Catherine the Wife of Bastian Wolf and my Grand Daughter Sarah Nehlig, only surviving Child of my Daughter Christina deceased..."

Source: Sharon Cook Briggs

Children of Johannes Koch and Maria Dreher are:

22. Sebastian Wolf He married 23. ?.

23. ?

Notes for Sebastian Wolf:

A BIT OF HISTORY IN REGARD TO THE COOK'S, WOLPH'S, ETC.

by Mrs. L. B. Cook

June, 1908

In the latter part of the eighteenth century, there lived in Virginia, near Staunton, a family by the name of Wolf, and at the same time there had come from Germany and settled in North Carolina, people of the name of Cook. Before coming to Virginia, this Sebastian Wolf of whom we shall speak, and some of his family connection, had settled in North Carolina and so were acquainted with the Cooks. [It was for this Sebastian Wolf that Uncle Boss Cook was named. L.C.] This Sebastian Wolf by his first marriage had a large family of sons and one daughter, Christina. After the death of the first wife, when Sebastian thought to take another wife, he thought of his old friends, the Cooks, and wooed and won Katharine Cook, who was said to be a lady of medium size and quite graceful in both mind and body. This Katherine clung to the German tongue, though spoke English pretty fluently. The marriage of Sebastian Wolf and Katharine Cook took place about 1789 and in 1790 or thereabout was born a daughter whom they named Sarah. [This daughter was married to John Maze and was the mother of Rebecca Ann Cook of Cooksburg. L.C.] In 1792 another daughter was born whom they named Elizabeth and in 1794 a son was added to the family whom they named John. [Elizabeth was married to Arthur Barrett and we know her as Aunt Betsy Barrett or Grandmother Barrett, who with her stepson Barrett rode on horse back from Harrison County, Ohio to the Maze home three miles above Cooksburg to visit her sister, Sarah Maze. L.C.] This completed the family circle and ere many years Sebastian, the father was removed by death and was buried on Crooked Creek, about five miles from the Allegheny in Armstrong County in Pa. to which place the family had removed soon after their marriage...

...To go back now, we will trace the history of Sebastian Wolf and family by his second wife, Katherine Cook, with whom we are more closely connected. Sarah, the oldest child married John Maze. They moved to the Clarion River and settled three miles above Cooksburg, where they reared a family of eleven children, seven daughters and four sons. [Tommy, Billy, Jackson, James, Mattie Magee, Harriet Henry Siegworth, Jane Dobson, Polly Hulung, Rebecca Cook, Sally Spence, Betsy Morgan. L.C.] Elizabeth, the second daughter of Sebastian Wolf, her widowed mother, and John, the third child, moved to Ohio and settled in Tuscaros Co. In about the year 1819 [the date "Nov 13 1817" is written over the "1819" in the manuscript--S.B.] Elizabeth was married to Arthur Barrett, son of Arthur Barrett, a former Virginian. This was Arthur Barretts second marriage, his first wife having been a Huff, who at her death left three sons, Meredith, Louis who never married, and William and a daughter, Mary Ann, who was united in marriage to the Rev. Dyas Neil. Wm. and Meredith reared large families in Harrison Co. Ohio. Mrs. Neil was the mother of four children, three of whom survive. Arthur Barrett and Elizabeth Wolf Barrett raised one daughter and three sons, several children dying in infancy. Arthur, the husband died about the year 1845. Louisa, the daughter and oldest child, always remained with the widowed mother and cared for her with the greatest patience, until she, the daughter, was called to rest in April, 1884. A year later the mother was laid beside the daughter in the Green Ridge Cemetery at Green Ridge, Mo. Enos, the second child was married to Mary Lewis, who bore him four children only one, Mrs. Crouch, who lives at Kansas City, Mo. [sic] Enos and Mary, the parents and one daughter Mrs. Welch are buried near Cook Camp, Mo. John, the third soon [Grandfather Barrett who spent some time with Mrs. L.B. Cook, his daughter was married about 1844 to Sarah Lavely, daughter of John and Ann Gorsuch Lavely. To this union were born two children. In 1846, a son named Wm. Galen Smith Barrett. He was married to Alice Hollister, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, who bore him three children, namely, Galen, Mabel and Sarah. [Sarah is the one who visited me last summer, 1913. L.C.] A daughter was born Jan. 13, 1848 named Louisa and as stated before was married to Phillip Cook in 1878 [June 1-1878 is written over this--S.B.] Phillip Cook having died in 1897 was survived by his wife. [She died June 25th, 1908--L.C.] In 1852 John Barrett was married a second time to Ann Eliza Harvey, of Bucyrus Township, Crawford Co. Ohio. In May 1853, the young wife gave up her life at the birth of little twin daughters who were named Sara and Ann Eliza for the wives of the father, John W. Barrett. In 1855 John Barrett married a third wife named Lena Lauck, who bore him five children, Harvey, the oldest being a resident of Texas. Melanchton died at four years of age. Clementine was married in 1893 to Geo. W. Dixon and is a resident of [Espanola--L.C.] New Mexico [where she is interested in school work--LC.]. Fletcher, the fourth child is a resident of Cloud Croft, New Mexico. Ella, the youngest, who was married to Wm. West died at Mutchachinock, Iowa, in 1885. [She will probably be remembered by some of the readers as she visited her sister Mrs. Phillip Cook. She was a lover of nature and flowers, spending much of her time gathering wild flowers in the woods here.]

[It might be well to state that at this point in the narrative, Mrs. Cook became weary and put the work aside for a day or so, and when resumed no mention was made of Uncle David Barrett, son of Arthur and Elizabeth Wolf Barrett, so will give a little in regard to them.

David Barrett was married to Belle _____ and lived at Bucyrus, Ohio. They had but one daughter, Ida. She visited the relatives at Cooksburg once or twice and will probably be remembered by some of the readers. She was married to Dr. TenBroeck and they reside in Paris, Ill. The father and mother are both dead and are buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Bucyrus, Ohio.

Louisa Cook.]

[NOTE: I have in my possession the handwritten manuscript up to this notation; the rest is the typed 1914 version only]

To go back once more to the family of Sebastian Wolf and Catharine Cook Wolf, their 3rd child and only son John, while still in his teens, after the death of his father, decided that with his widowed mother and single sister, Elizabeth, he would immigrate to Ohio in search of a new home. However his married sister, Mrs. Sarah Maze wanted Elizabeth to remain with her awhile, in Armstrong Co. Penna. Elizabeth was to ride out the next year on a horse her brother had left for her, but her brother-in-law getting into financial difficulty, she sold her horse to help him out and had to remain two years longer until a colt had grown mature enough to make the journey when she joined her family in Tuscaros Co. Ohio, where, as stated before, about the year 1819 [Nov. 13-1817 is written over this date--S.B.] she was married at Gnaden Hutton to a widower named Arthur Barrett. About the same time John Wolph was married to a lady of German extraction whose first name was Mary but last name unknown to me. To them were born ten children, 8 beautiful girls and two sons, all of whom grew to maturity and married. Catherine was married to a man by the name of Case and died near Col. Springs, Col., leaving a family of six children.

Christina married a man by the name of Hengst and also died in Col. leaving, we think one child.

Elizabeth or Betty married a Mr. Hughes of Pa. and moved to Nebraska where they reared a large family. Mr. & Mrs. Hughes are both buried at Nebraska City, where their daughter, Mrs. Louisa Brower still lives.

Eliza married John Woods, by whom she had several children. Mr. & Mrs. Woods are buried at Jefferson City, Mo.

Mary, a highly talented and beautiful girl married Dr. Peter Woods, brother of John Woods and as late as 1905, having survived her husband, was still living in Fairfield, Ia. She has two sons, Harry and George. The Dr. was a surgeon in the Civil War.

Sarah, a highly gifted young lady married Rev. Jacob Foegtly [? faint and hard to read--S.B.] a Methodist minister and both were living in 1905 at Nevada, Iowa.

Lucretia married a man by the name of Altapher and when last heard from lived in North Dakota.

Huldah, the youngest daughter married a man named Buck and resides with her family in Colfax, Wash.

Henry married a lady in Ohio and moved to Nebraska, where he became quite wealthy. They are survived by three children, Bucephalus, Bucephula and Shasta, a daughter named for Mt. Shasta, Cal. The boy resides 14 miles from Nebraska City on the old home place.

Sebastian, a son married in Richland Co. O. and removed to Mercer Co. O. He retired from his farm in 1875, moving to Van Wert, Ohio, where he died of consumption a year later, leaving a wife and two daughters.

The father of all these 11 children, John Wolph, died during the Civil War while he and his wife were visiting their children in the vicinity of Nebraska City. The wife remained in Nebraska during the remainder of her life and both are buried at or near Nebraska City.

FINIS

Child of Sebastian Wolf and ? is:

24. ? He married 25. ?.

25. ?

Child of ? and ? is:

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