Andrew Wolfe has an extensive biography in the "Illustrated History of San Joaquin County," pg 234 (excerpts):
Among those pioneers of California who have concentrated their efforts in one locality and associated themselves with progressive movements from the early days of the State to the present time, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch stands as a conspicuous and honored example. Mr Wolf is a native of Ohio, born on the banks of Beaver Creek in Bath Township, Greene County, May 26, 1821.
His father, John W Wolf, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and where he was a mere infant his parents removed to Greene County, a locality then abounded with Indians. He grew to manhood there, and when the war with Great Britain came on in 1812 he offered his services in his country's cause and served throughout the struggle until surrendered by Hull. He married in Ohio and lived in that state until his death in 1878. His wife was formerly Mary Hawker, a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, whose father and mother came, respectively, from Pennsylvania and Maryland. She died in 1835.
Andrew resided in Ohio until after his mother's death, then went to Dayton and was a clerk in his uncle, William Van Cleaf's grocery store, who had married the youngest sister of Andrew's mother. Two years later he entered the grocery business with a partner, J. R. Coblentz. After the firm dissolved in the fall of 1847, Andrew went to Iowa to visit an uncle by marriage, Andrew Morgan, who lived in the Des Moines river in Davis County. A two month visit tuned into a two year visit when he was offered a position with Greene & Stone, general merchandise. On November 1, 1847 he joined Mr Oglebie until the gold fever hit. He then joined S C Hastings, Dr Owles, James Baker, Mr Smith and a Jewish merchant. William Scott and Isaac Heath, friends of Andrew, also joined the entourage. They left Bloomington April 5th, 1849, crossed the Missouri River May 14th. They had to wait a great length of time to cross on the ferries, but Andrew discovered half built boat owned by a drunken man who let a Mr Richmond in Andrew's party, finish the boat, which was launched on 13th. Once across the Missouri they celebrated the night away until 9 pm. The next morning they discovered one of the parties with them developed cholera and had died in the night.
They came to California via Fort Laramie and Truckee, sleeping in the cabins that had been occupied by the ill-fated Donner party. They crossed the Sierra and reached Placerville, then named Hang Town, August 18th where they dis-banded. A German was digging in the ground despite everyone's laughter until he brought out gold twenty to thirty inches down, and the laughter stopped. Wolfe worked for three days for $1500 but had to stop due to being temporarily blinded by poison oak. He bought a team and headed for Sacramento, meeting another immigrant team with supplies. He stated that if he had not come across those people, he would have died from his sufferings.
Heading for San Francisco, he stopped at Stockton October 15, 1849, and stayed there ever since. His livery stable was still standing at the time the book was written in 1890. He bought an 800 acre ranch on Mariposa road but lived in Stockton in a home he built in 1886 which was one of the most completely fitted homes in central California.
Andrew was active in the Charity Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Parker Encampment, along with the San Joaquin Society of California Pioneers.
Andrew married Miss Amanda Dwelly, a native of Maine, on August 17, 1852. Her father had died when she was a child, so her mother and step-father took the family to California in 1850, living in Stockton. Her mother moved to Elko, Nevada.
Andrew and Amanda had four children. The eldest was Laura who died at Elko March 27, 1889. She was the wife of Wellington T Smith, and aged thirty-six years, eight months and one day at the time of her death. Frank resides on the ranch, George L is engaged in real estate in Stockton and Delia became the wife of Dr J J Meigs of Elko, Nevada.
Among those pioneers of California who have concentrated their efforts in one locality and associated themselves with progressive movements from the early days of the State to the present time, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch stands as a conspicuous and honored example. Mr Wolf is a native of Ohio, born on the banks of Beaver Creek in Bath Township, Greene County, May 26, 1821.
His father, John W Wolf, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and where he was a mere infant his parents removed to Greene County, a locality then abounded with Indians. He grew to manhood there, and when the war with Great Britain came on in 1812 he offered his services in his country's cause and served throughout the struggle until surrendered by Hull. He married in Ohio and lived in that state until his death in 1878. His wife was formerly Mary Hawker, a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, whose father and mother came, respectively, from Pennsylvania and Maryland. She died in 1835.
Andrew resided in Ohio until after his mother's death, then went to Dayton and was a clerk in his uncle, William Van Cleaf's grocery store, who had married the youngest sister of Andrew's mother. Two years later he entered the grocery business with a partner, J. R. Coblentz. After the firm dissolved in the fall of 1847, Andrew went to Iowa to visit an uncle by marriage, Andrew Morgan, who lived in the Des Moines river in Davis County. A two month visit tuned into a two year visit when he was offered a position with Greene & Stone, general merchandise. On November 1, 1847 he joined Mr Oglebie until the gold fever hit. He then joined S C Hastings, Dr Owles, James Baker, Mr Smith and a Jewish merchant. William Scott and Isaac Heath, friends of Andrew, also joined the entourage. They left Bloomington April 5th, 1849, crossed the Missouri River May 14th. They had to wait a great length of time to cross on the ferries, but Andrew discovered half built boat owned by a drunken man who let a Mr Richmond in Andrew's party, finish the boat, which was launched on 13th. Once across the Missouri they celebrated the night away until 9 pm. The next morning they discovered one of the parties with them developed cholera and had died in the night.
They came to California via Fort Laramie and Truckee, sleeping in the cabins that had been occupied by the ill-fated Donner party. They crossed the Sierra and reached Placerville, then named Hang Town, August 18th where they dis-banded. A German was digging in the ground despite everyone's laughter until he brought out gold twenty to thirty inches down, and the laughter stopped. Wolfe worked for three days for $1500 but had to stop due to being temporarily blinded by poison oak. He bought a team and headed for Sacramento, meeting another immigrant team with supplies. He stated that if he had not come across those people, he would have died from his sufferings.
Heading for San Francisco, he stopped at Stockton October 15, 1849, and stayed there ever since. His livery stable was still standing at the time the book was written in 1890. He bought an 800 acre ranch on Mariposa road but lived in Stockton in a home he built in 1886 which was one of the most completely fitted homes in central California.
Andrew was active in the Charity Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Parker Encampment, along with the San Joaquin Society of California Pioneers.
Andrew married Miss Amanda Dwelly, a native of Maine, on August 17, 1852. Her father had died when she was a child, so her mother and step-father took the family to California in 1850, living in Stockton. Her mother moved to Elko, Nevada.
Andrew and Amanda had four children. The eldest was Laura who died at Elko March 27, 1889. She was the wife of Wellington T Smith, and aged thirty-six years, eight months and one day at the time of her death. Frank resides on the ranch, George L is engaged in real estate in Stockton and Delia became the wife of Dr J J Meigs of Elko, Nevada.
Andrew Wolfe has an extensive biography in the "Illustrated History of San Joaquin County," pg 234 (excerpts):
Among those pioneers of California who have concentrated their efforts in one locality and associated themselves with progressive movements from the early days of the State to the present time, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch stands as a conspicuous and honored example. Mr Wolf is a native of Ohio, born on the banks of Beaver Creek in Bath Township, Greene County, May 26, 1821.
His father, John W Wolf, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and where he was a mere infant his parents removed to Greene County, a locality then abounded with Indians. He grew to manhood there, and when the war with Great Britain came on in 1812 he offered his services in his country's cause and served throughout the struggle until surrendered by Hull. He married in Ohio and lived in that state until his death in 1878. His wife was formerly Mary Hawker, a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, whose father and mother came, respectively, from Pennsylvania and Maryland. She died in 1835.
Andrew resided in Ohio until after his mother's death, then went to Dayton and was a clerk in his uncle, William Van Cleaf's grocery store, who had married the youngest sister of Andrew's mother. Two years later he entered the grocery business with a partner, J. R. Coblentz. After the firm dissolved in the fall of 1847, Andrew went to Iowa to visit an uncle by marriage, Andrew Morgan, who lived in the Des Moines river in Davis County. A two month visit tuned into a two year visit when he was offered a position with Greene & Stone, general merchandise. On November 1, 1847 he joined Mr Oglebie until the gold fever hit. He then joined S C Hastings, Dr Owles, James Baker, Mr Smith and a Jewish merchant. William Scott and Isaac Heath, friends of Andrew, also joined the entourage. They left Bloomington April 5th, 1849, crossed the Missouri River May 14th. They had to wait a great length of time to cross on the ferries, but Andrew discovered half built boat owned by a drunken man who let a Mr Richmond in Andrew's party, finish the boat, which was launched on 13th. Once across the Missouri they celebrated the night away until 9 pm. The next morning they discovered one of the parties with them developed cholera and had died in the night.
They came to California via Fort Laramie and Truckee, sleeping in the cabins that had been occupied by the ill-fated Donner party. They crossed the Sierra and reached Placerville, then named Hang Town, August 18th where they dis-banded. A German was digging in the ground despite everyone's laughter until he brought out gold twenty to thirty inches down, and the laughter stopped. Wolfe worked for three days for $1500 but had to stop due to being temporarily blinded by poison oak. He bought a team and headed for Sacramento, meeting another immigrant team with supplies. He stated that if he had not come across those people, he would have died from his sufferings.
Heading for San Francisco, he stopped at Stockton October 15, 1849, and stayed there ever since. His livery stable was still standing at the time the book was written in 1890. He bought an 800 acre ranch on Mariposa road but lived in Stockton in a home he built in 1886 which was one of the most completely fitted homes in central California.
Andrew was active in the Charity Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Parker Encampment, along with the San Joaquin Society of California Pioneers.
Andrew married Miss Amanda Dwelly, a native of Maine, on August 17, 1852. Her father had died when she was a child, so her mother and step-father took the family to California in 1850, living in Stockton. Her mother moved to Elko, Nevada.
Andrew and Amanda had four children. The eldest was Laura who died at Elko March 27, 1889. She was the wife of Wellington T Smith, and aged thirty-six years, eight months and one day at the time of her death. Frank resides on the ranch, George L is engaged in real estate in Stockton and Delia became the wife of Dr J J Meigs of Elko, Nevada.
Among those pioneers of California who have concentrated their efforts in one locality and associated themselves with progressive movements from the early days of the State to the present time, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch stands as a conspicuous and honored example. Mr Wolf is a native of Ohio, born on the banks of Beaver Creek in Bath Township, Greene County, May 26, 1821.
His father, John W Wolf, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and where he was a mere infant his parents removed to Greene County, a locality then abounded with Indians. He grew to manhood there, and when the war with Great Britain came on in 1812 he offered his services in his country's cause and served throughout the struggle until surrendered by Hull. He married in Ohio and lived in that state until his death in 1878. His wife was formerly Mary Hawker, a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, whose father and mother came, respectively, from Pennsylvania and Maryland. She died in 1835.
Andrew resided in Ohio until after his mother's death, then went to Dayton and was a clerk in his uncle, William Van Cleaf's grocery store, who had married the youngest sister of Andrew's mother. Two years later he entered the grocery business with a partner, J. R. Coblentz. After the firm dissolved in the fall of 1847, Andrew went to Iowa to visit an uncle by marriage, Andrew Morgan, who lived in the Des Moines river in Davis County. A two month visit tuned into a two year visit when he was offered a position with Greene & Stone, general merchandise. On November 1, 1847 he joined Mr Oglebie until the gold fever hit. He then joined S C Hastings, Dr Owles, James Baker, Mr Smith and a Jewish merchant. William Scott and Isaac Heath, friends of Andrew, also joined the entourage. They left Bloomington April 5th, 1849, crossed the Missouri River May 14th. They had to wait a great length of time to cross on the ferries, but Andrew discovered half built boat owned by a drunken man who let a Mr Richmond in Andrew's party, finish the boat, which was launched on 13th. Once across the Missouri they celebrated the night away until 9 pm. The next morning they discovered one of the parties with them developed cholera and had died in the night.
They came to California via Fort Laramie and Truckee, sleeping in the cabins that had been occupied by the ill-fated Donner party. They crossed the Sierra and reached Placerville, then named Hang Town, August 18th where they dis-banded. A German was digging in the ground despite everyone's laughter until he brought out gold twenty to thirty inches down, and the laughter stopped. Wolfe worked for three days for $1500 but had to stop due to being temporarily blinded by poison oak. He bought a team and headed for Sacramento, meeting another immigrant team with supplies. He stated that if he had not come across those people, he would have died from his sufferings.
Heading for San Francisco, he stopped at Stockton October 15, 1849, and stayed there ever since. His livery stable was still standing at the time the book was written in 1890. He bought an 800 acre ranch on Mariposa road but lived in Stockton in a home he built in 1886 which was one of the most completely fitted homes in central California.
Andrew was active in the Charity Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Parker Encampment, along with the San Joaquin Society of California Pioneers.
Andrew married Miss Amanda Dwelly, a native of Maine, on August 17, 1852. Her father had died when she was a child, so her mother and step-father took the family to California in 1850, living in Stockton. Her mother moved to Elko, Nevada.
Andrew and Amanda had four children. The eldest was Laura who died at Elko March 27, 1889. She was the wife of Wellington T Smith, and aged thirty-six years, eight months and one day at the time of her death. Frank resides on the ranch, George L is engaged in real estate in Stockton and Delia became the wife of Dr J J Meigs of Elko, Nevada.
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