Brief Life History of Jean Oliver
When Jean Oliver Wolfe was born on 7 July 1909, in Holden, Beaver County, Alberta, Canada, his father, Harvey Homer Euclid Wolfe, was 53 and his mother, Caroline Marie Kise, was 35. He married Mary Close on 1 April 1933, in Pouce Coupe, Peace River, British Columbia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1961, in Willow Valley, Peace River, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 51, and was buried in Willow Valley, Peace River, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sources (6)
- Oliver Wolfe in household of Harvey Wolfe, "Canada Census, 1916"
- Oliver Jean Wolfe, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
- Oliver J Wolfe in entry for John Mitchell Wolfe, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
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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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