DANIEL WOLF, farmer, post office, Stoutsville; was born Jan. 31, 1855; married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Dumm.  There were born of this marriage four children: Joseph, born Aug. 24, 1876; Amos F., born Oct. 14, 1877; Ida E., born Dec. 2, 1878; Etta R., born Mar. 14, 1881.  Mr. Wolf is one of the leading young farmers of this township.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 389

GEORGE W. WOLF, farmer; post office, Stoutsville; born Mar. 8, 1823; married Sept. 27, 1846.  He is the father of seven children, five of whom are now living, Jacob, George, John, Daniel and William Henry.  William Henry is, at present, living on the farm occupied by his father.  He was born Aug. 14, 1857.  Married to Maria Leist, Dec. 20, 1881.  There was born of this marriage one child, now dead.  The subject of this sketch, George Wolf, is one of the oldest settlers and leading men of Clearcreek township.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 389

ISAAC V. WOLF, of Madison township; is a grandson of Valentine Wolf, one of the early settlers of this part of the county, Maryland, Feb. 27, 1774.  His brother, William Wolf, was in the Shay Rebellion, and was also an early settler here.  Mr. Valentine Wolf married Miss Mary Dern, of Maryland, also, and became the father of three sons - Ezra, Isaac and Salem, all of whom were well-known in the county.  Mr. Valentine Wolf and family came were well-known in the county.  Mr. Valentine Wolf and family came in wagons and settled on the farm now, in part, owned by Jacob Miller.  In this log house was held the first election in the township, in 1812.  Ezra Wolf afterwards lived here and weatherboarded the hewed logs in 1844.  Valentine Wolf was among the first blacksmiths in the township.  He died Oct. 14, 1846.  Ezra Wolf, the oldest son, took charge of the farm, erected a saw mill about the year 1830, and carried it on until 1844.  He lived on the homestead place sixty-five years.  Salem lived in the township until 1847, and then moved to Lancaster, where he died in 1875.  Ezra, also, died in 1875, August 31, nearly seventy-two years old.  Ezra was born in Frederick county, Maryland, Jan. 1, 1804; was seven years old when his parents came to this State.  Was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church forty years, and did, as the last act of his life, build Bethany Church, Perry county.  Was Justice of the Peace six years, first elected in 1840.  Was married to Barbara Spangler, daughter of Samuel Spangler.  Colonel Spangler was born Mar. 3, 1783, in Pennsylvania, was an early settler of this county, and a cabinet maker.  In 1804 he settled in Fairfield county Perry township.  S. V. Wolf, a son of Ezra, was born Sept. 28, 1833; married a Miss Julia Shaeffer, Oct. 21, 1856, granddaughter of Isaac Shaeffer, who built a saw mill, as early as 1815, and the grist mill in 1830, and the house in 1832.  Samuel is one of eight sons and has eight sisters; is a large landholder, and a successful farmer.  His mill is in fine condition and has an immense patronage.  M. Wolf is a man of no political ambition but is well-known everywhere in the county, having been more or less publically identified with its interests for many years.  Was clerk of the township five years, and trustee several years.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 388

JACOB B. WOLF, farmer, post office, Clear Creek; was born Mar. 21, 1848; married Feb. 11, 1869 to Elizabeth Shupe.  He is the father of two children - Lydia, born Aug. 27, 1870; George Franklin, born Dec. 24, 1873.  The subject of this sketch, at present, resides two and one-half miles east of Stoutsville.  He is one of the enterprising young farmers of Clear Creek township.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 389

WILLIAM H. WOLFE, Clerk of Court, Lancaster.  He was born in Pickaway county, Mar. 6, 1841; the son of Samuel and Eliza (Kraft Wolf.  He received a limited education in his youth, and until his twentieth year, engaged in farming.  He then commenced teaching in the common schools; in which he continued eight years, during which time he filled the position of Principal of the north grammar school, also south grammar school, in Lancaster.  He also occupied similar positions in the schools of Bucyrus, Bowling green and Delphos.  He was elected clerk of the court of this county in 1881.  He has been twice married, first in 1852, to Miss Anna Morgan.  They were the parents of one daughter, Mabel E.  Mrs. Wolf died in 1873.  He was again united in marriage in 1876, to Miss Clara A., daughter of Colonel Phillipa Bope, of Lancaster.  To this union one son and two daughters were born - Rahlp H., Grace F. and Clara B.  Mr. Wolf and family are members of the Presbyterian church.  He is also a member of the I. O. O. and Royal Arcanum.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 388

GEORGE WOLFINGER, son of Frederick and Margaret W.; was born in September, 1848.  His parents are of German descent; was married in 1876 to Miss Ellen, daughter of Benjamin and Lyda (Stemen) Friesner.  Mrs. W. was born in 1847.  They are the parents of two children, Henry B. and George O.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 389

MRS. MARY M. WORK, Lancaster; was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1820, the only child of Isaac L. and Sarah (Grunder) Davis.  I. L. Davis was a native of Delaware county, Pennsylvania.  He came with his father, N. M. Davis, to Ohio in 1804, settling on the place where Mrs. Work was born, and where her grandfather and father spent their days.  Isaac L. Davis learned the trade of paper making, and conducted his business on the Hocking river for many years.  Mr. Davis married, in 1819, Sarah, daughter of Peter Grunder, a pioneer of Fairfield county.  Mrs. Davis has been twice married, and is still living, having reached her eight-first year.  She is now a resident of Logan county.  Mrs. Work received a good education, and in 1840 she was united in marriage to John Work, who was born Oct. 11, 1814, in Fairfield county.  He was of Irish descent and a tinner by trade.  He established the firm of Work & Cornell, dealers in tin, copper and sheet iron.  Mr. Work succeeded to the business, which he continued for many years.  He died Apr. 4, 1878.  He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for thirty-three years; an esteemed citizen and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His wife is a member of the same church.  They were the parents of four children, of whom are living Sarah, wife of Dr. J. S. Beck, of Dayton; Mary M., wife of George O. Warrington, of Dayton; Charles and Maggie, still residing at home.
Source:  History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 389