Fridolin Wolf / Clara Merdian


Husband: Fridolin Wolf

Born: Mar 1841at: Roden, Bavaria, Germany
Married: 13 Apr 1863at: Mt Palatine, IL
Died: 1 May 1930at: Rural McNabb, IL
Father: Martin Wolf
Mother: Mary Catherine (Katharine) Eirich
Spouses: Clara Merdian
Notes: [22]

Wife: Clara Merdian

Born: 23 Feb 1845at: Henry, Marshal Co, IL
Died: 14 Apr 1912at:
Father: Johann Joseph Merdian
Mother: Mary Ursula (Bergen or Burgun?) Barguan
Spouses: Fridolin Wolf
Notes: [178]

CHILDREN

Name: Barbara Wolf
Born: 28 Feb 1864at:
Died: 26 Aug 1864at: Old Prospect Place
Spouses:

Name: George Wolf
Born: 23 Aug 1866at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL
Married: at:
Died: 18 Mar 1943at:
Spouses: Mary Neuhalfer

Name: Mary Emma Wolf
Born: 20 Sep 1868at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL ?
Married: 26 Feb 1889at: Mt Palatine, IL
Died: 13 May 1945at: Spring Valley Hospital
Spouses: Philip Dose

Name: Edward Wolf
Born: 9 Sep 1870at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL
Married: at:
Died: 7 Mar 1950at: Spring Valley Hospital
Spouses: Theresa Dose

Name: Clara Wolf
Born: 21 Jul 1872at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL
Married: at:
Died: 27 Jan 1928at:
Spouses: George Ziegler

Name: Lewis Wolf
Born: 26 Aug 1874at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL ?
Died: 24 May 1947at: Moline, IL
Spouses:

Name: Fred Wolf [179]
Born: 26 Sep 1876at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL ?
Died: 11 Jun 1954at: Dixon, IL
Spouses:

Name: Martin Wolf
Born: 1 Dec 1878at: Magnolia Twp, Putnam Co, IL
Died: 6 Jan 1880at:
Spouses:

Name: John Joseph Wolf
Born: 7 Dec 1880at:
Died: 4 Apr 1881at:
Spouses:

Name: Mary Ursula Wolf
Born: 9 Mar 1882at:
Married: 16 Apr 1901at: Mt Palatine, IL
Died: 24 Jul 1966at: Peru, IL
Spouses: Fred Kuhne

Name: Catherine Theresa Wolf
Born: 11 Jul 1884at:
Married: 9 Dec 1904at: Chicago, IL
Died: 15 May 1950at: At Spring Valley Hospital
Spouses: Jacob E Ioerger

Name: Frank Henry Wolf
Born: 22 Dec 1887at:
Married: 6 Feb 1912at: Hennepin, IL
Died: 15 Dec 1918at: McNabb, IL
Spouses: Julia M Childs

INDEX

[22] Fridolin Wolf attemded the district schools and remained at home until his
marriage. In 1865 Fridolin and family moved to Section 3 in Magnolia
Township. The farm was 100 acres of wild land. By 1896 he had added 60
acres and acquired 160 acres elsewhere.
The house was erected in 1881 at a cost of $2,600; and the barn, which was
built in 1868 cost $1000. Fridolin was a general farmer raising both stock
and grain. Like his father, he advocated democratic principles.
Both Fridolin and Clara were members of the Catholic Church at Mt Palatine.
The family's devotion to the Catholic Church is illustrated by the purchase
of Judson College in 1860 by Fridolin's father, Martin, to be used as a
church and school. The lower level was used as a church; the upper story was
used as a German school until the new church was built in 1911. The Wolf
children attended this school
The home Fridolin and Clara Wolf is located just north of McNabb on Route
89 and is now the home of Donald and Betty Glenn. Betty is the granddaughter
of Fridolin and Clara's youngest child, Frank Henry, and is, thmerefore, a
great granddaughter of Fridolin and Clara.
Fridolin and Clara liked traveling, and, after Clara's death in 1912,
Fridolin spent a great deal of time traveling, staying with his children when
was in the McNabb area. Fridolin died on May 1, 1930 at the home of his
daughter Katie Ioerger and is buried in Mt Palatine.

[178] Clara (Merdian) Wolf was the first person to buried with the funeral held in
the new Immaculate Conception Church at Mt Palatine. At her death she donated
$100 for side windows in that church.

[179] Fred Wolf was married 4 times. Spouses names are not known. He had three
children all of whom are deceased. The first unnamed child died at birth,
the second named Leona is deceased & a son named Clarence died at birth.

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