Minerva B Wolfe

Brief Life History of Minerva B

When Minerva B Wolfe was born in 1836, in Trumbull, Ohio, United States, her father, John Wolf, was 32 and her mother, Jane - Elizabeth Cannon-Gannon, was 30. She married Thomas Swartswelter about 1855, in Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 31 January 1904, in Coalburg, Hubbard Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Corner House Cemetery, Hubbard Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Swartswelter
1818–
Minerva B Wolfe
1836–1904
Marriage: about 1855
Frank Luther Swartswelter
1856–1932
Alice Swartswelter
1858–
Estella Jane Swartswelter
1860–
James N. Swartswelter
1864–1884
John Martin Swartswelter
1865–1908

Sources (8)

  • Minerva Swartsweller in household of Thos Swartsweller, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Minerva Swartzseller, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • Minorra Woolf in entry for Benjamin Charles Allott and Estella Jane Swartswelter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

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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