Brief Life History of Adah May
When Adah May Wolfe was born on 10 November 1863, in Indiana, United States, her father, Jacob Clark Wolf, was 39 and her mother, Harriett Beebe, was 31. She had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Sylvester Hugh Beaman. She lived in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Scott Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1930. She died on 14 October 1942, in Bronson, Bourbon, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Adda M Wolf in household of Jacob C Wolf, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ady Wolf, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Ada M Beaman in household of Sylvester H Beaman, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1860–1957 Male
1863–1942 Female
Children (6)
1886–1978 Female
1888–1967 Female
1890–1978 Male
1895–1987 Female
1896–1898 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1824–1904 Male
1832–1907 Female
Siblings (13)
1855–1856 Female
1856–1951 Female
1858–1861 Female
1860–1952 Female
1863–1942 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1881
Age 18
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 22
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wolf and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This is also a common spelling in Ireland (see also Woulfe ), particularly in counties Cork and Limerick, while in Germany this surname is very rare.
Americanized form of various other surnames meaning ‘wolf’, e.g. Hungarian Farkas , Czech and Slovak Vlk , Slovenian and other Slavic Volk , Vovk , and Vuk (see Wolf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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