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WILLIAM S. WOLFE is a native of Ashland county, Ohio, and was born March 26, 1843. His parents, Martin and Elizabeth (Clause) Wolfe, were both natives of Pennsylvania, were married in Ohio, and moved to Michigan, and subsequently to Indiana, where they lived for some time. In 1871 they emigrated to Cass county, Nebr., where they lived till the senior Wolfe’s death, which occurred in 1875. He was a carpenter by trade, was justice of the peace for some time in Ohio, and was a member of the German Reform church.

William S. Wolfe began life as a farmer in Steuben county, Ind., where he remained one year. He removed to Lenawee county, Mich., and worked at the carpenters’ trade for some time. He emigrated to Cass county, Nebr., in the spring of 1871, where he took a homestead. He was one of the pioneer settlers of that county, and remained there for eleven years. He next located in the thriving little city of York, and kept a livery stable for some years, coming to Phelps county in the spring of 1884, and purchasing land on which he has since lived.

Mr. Wolfe was married October 1, 1872, to Miss Rebecca Logan, who bore him four children, as follows — Martin (deceased), Viola, Sherman and Horley. His wife died June, 1883. He married again November 15, 1886, Miss Mary McCutchen, who is a native of South Carolina. To this union has been born one child — Vira G.

Mr. Wolfe has a good record as a soldier in the war of the rebellion, and it is proper that mention should be made of some of the main features of his military career in connection with this brief biographical memoir. He enlisted August 2, 1862, in the Seventy-fourth regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry, and participated in the Atlanta campaign, and was also at Chickamauga. He was seriously injured a day or so before his engagement at Resaca, which rendered him incapable of performing duty for some time. His brigade was detailed to guard a supply train, and while in discharge of his duty a comrade fell on him striking him in the small of the back with his knee. He was sent to the hospital at Chattanooga, and subsequently to a convalescent camp, where he was detailed to guard prisoners. He was soon after detailed to drive cattle, but jumped the train and joined his regiment at Atlanta. The Seventy-fourth regiment, along with others, were ordered to follow General Hood back to Nashville. It was at this time that Mr. Wolfe was captured by a band of rebel guerrillas while out foraging. He was taken to the prison at Millen, Ga., and while en route to that place they marched one hundred and twenty miles in four days. He was only there a short time when he was removed to Savannah, and hence to Thomasville and from there to Andersonville, where he was compelled to suffer the indescribable horrors of that rebel hole from the twenty-fourth day of December, 1864, till the seventeenth day of April 1865. He was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, in June, 1865. While he was in prison he went entirely blind during the night and has had trouble with his eyes since.

Mr. Wolfe has a pleasant home and one hundred and sixty acres of good land. He is highly esteemed by all who know him.