When Joseph Anthony Wolff was born on 22 September 1828, in Trun, Graubünden, Switzerland, his father, Martinius Antonius Wolff, was 33 and his mother, Anna Maria Brearth, was 36. He married Elizabeth Hanggi on 9 July 1858, in Ramsey, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Lexington Township, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States in 1860 and Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, United States in 1870. He died on 16 October 1887, in Lake, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Badus Township, Lake, Dakota Territory, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries: 1843: St. Croix, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: de facto Wisconsin Territory, United States 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1849: Washington, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Washington, Minnesota, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Fritz, Helmut, Franz, Gerhard, Guenter, Gunter, Heinz, Klaus.
German, Danish, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wolf .
Germanized or 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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