GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





JOHANN  WOLF

(1842-1922)

Variant name John Wolf
John B. Wolf
24 May 1842 Johann Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Joseph Wolf (1815-1884), weaver
Mother: Eva Holzapfel (1814-1881)

Godfather: Johann Holzapfel
9 June 1868Johann marries Josepha Rückert from Stockstadt am Main.

Best men:
Johann Holzapfel
Martin Bott
6 July 1866The daughter Dorothea Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
20 August 1868The daughter Josepha Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
She dies on 25 February 1969.
22 May 1870The son Alois Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
He dies on 8 Spetember 1870.
29 March 1872The daughter Josepha Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
14 June 1873The son Johann Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
5 March 1875The daughter Katharina Wolf is born in Stockstadt am Main.
3 May 1878The son Franz Anselm Wolf (1878-1933) is born in Stockstadt am Main.
1881Johann's brother Gabriel Wolf (1853-1909) emigrates to the U.S.
1881Johann's brother Friedrich Wolf (1848-1908) emigrates to the U.S.
EMIGRATION

1888
Johann and his family emigrate to the U.S.

Ship: Steamer Eider
Port: Bremen
Arrival: New York
Date: 22 March 1888

Family members:

Wolf Johann, 45, laborer
Wolf Josefa, wife, 43 (= Josefa Rückert)
Wolf Dorothea, daughter, 22
Wolf Josefa, daughter, 16
Wolf Johann, son, 15
Wolf Katharina, daughter, 13
Wolf Anselm, son, 9

Passengers from Stockstadt am Main
on the same ship:

Scharf Wilhelm, 39, laborer
Scharf Thekla, wife, 40 (=Thekla Seitz)
Scharf Adam, son, 12
Scharf Magdalena, daughter, 8
Scharf Leonora, daughter 5

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
24 October 1894Naturalization
Ramsey County, North Dakota
1888-1906Residence:
Devils Lake, North Dakota
3 March 1893Johann's wife Josefa Rückert dies in Crary, Ramsey, Dakota Territory and is buried in Saint Benedicts Cemetery, Crary.

Source: Findagrave
abt 1896
Johann marries his second wife Franziska (1864-1936). Franziska was born in Stubendorf, Austria.
10 May 1898The son Friedrich (Frederick) Joseph Wolf is born in Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota.
CENSUS

1900
Residence:
Bartlett, Minnewaukan, Odessa/Stevens, Ramsey, North Dakota

Family members:

Wolf John, head, 58
Wolf Franzisca, wife, 34
Wolf Unsem, son, 21 (= Wolf Franz Anselm)
Wolf Fred J, son, 2

Source: United States Census 1900
1 May 1906Johann, Franziska and Fred take a ship to Germany.
12 May 1906
Johann and his family arrive in Antwerp.
1916Johann and his family still live in Germany (address: Aschaffenburg, Elisenstraße 13).
15 August 1916Johann Wolf intends to return to the United States and applies for an emergency passport in Frankfurt together with his son and wife.

His wife states that they returned to Germany for the purpose of visiting relatives in Stockstadt and that the stay has been prolonged by reason of illness. She says she has three children in the U.S.

Source: U.S. Passport Applications, no. A. 15623-15625
13 September 1916Johann, Frances and Fredrick return to the United States.

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam
Port: Rotterdam
Arrival: New York
Date: 1 October 1916

Source: New York Passenger Arrivals (Ellis Island)
CENSUS

1920
Residence:
Calio, Cavalier, North Dakota

Household members:

Reverend Kohler, parish priest
Wolf John, attendant, 77
Wolf Franzisca, wife, 53
, cook for the parish priest

Source: United States Census 1920
17 December 1922Johann Wolf dies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

He is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Saint Francis, Milwaukee.

Source: Findagrave
16 September 1936Johann's second wife Franziska (Frances) dies and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Saint Francis, Milwaukee.

Source: Findagrave

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