Individual Details
William F. A. Wolf
(23 Nov 1870 - 2 Apr 1911)
1900 Federal Census, St.Joseph Twp., Dwelling 132/Family 135
Wolf, William, head, born Nov. 1870, age 29, born New York, both parents born Germany
Wolf, Augusta, sister, born August 1873, age 26, born New York
Wolf, August, brother, born October 1882, age 17, born Minnesota
1905 State Census, St.Joseph Twp, p426/line 69
Born about 1871, occupation farmer
1910 Federal Census, St. Joseph Twp., Family No. 98
William F.A. Wolf, Head, age 39, married 8 years, born New York, parents
both born Germany, farmer
Wilhelmina, wife, age 28, married 8 years, has 4 children all living, born
Germany, both parents born Germany, emingrated 1883
Doretha, daughter, age 7, born Wisconsin
Alfred, son, age 6, born Wisconsin
Myrtle, daughter, age 4, born Wisconsin
Ruth, daughter, age 1, born Wisconsin
1911
William committed suicide by hanging shortly after the death of his parents. As the oldest he was expected to handle the settlement of the estate, a task he really didn't want. The day he was to go there to settle things, he went out to the barn to get the team. When he didn't return Mrs. Wolf sent Alfred to look for him. He found him hanging in the barn. Mrs. Wolf got a ladder and cut him down but it was too late. (Theresa, Dec. 1997)
True Republican, 6 Apr 1911
Suicide in St. Jo
Last Sunday morning after William Wolf of the town of St. Joseph and his wife had finished milking and returned to the house he remarked that he would go out and take care of the horses. Soon after one of his children, a little boy, went the barn and finding the door locked, told his mother that his father was hanging in the barn. She broke open the door, sent the boy for a knife and cut him down, but it was just too late.
He was in Hudson the day before, well and in good cheer, except that he was worrying over the settlement of an estate which he had been appointed administrator. It was so plain a case of suicide that no inquest was held. He leaves a wife and four small children.
HSO, 6 Apr 1911, p3, Home News
A dispatch appered in the city dailies to the effect that William Wolfe, a farmer residing in the town of St. Joe, hanged himself in his barn while tempporarily insame. He was about forty years of age and leaves a wife and four children. The coroner and the sheriff were called to the scene Sunday.
HSO, 9 Mar 1911
First Publication
PROBATE NOTICE
State of Wisconsin, County Court for St. Croix County--In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term of the County Court to be held in and for said county, at the Court House in the City of Hudson, on the first Tuesday, (being the 4th day) of April, A.D., 1911, at 9 o'clock A.M., the following matter will be heard and considered:
The application of William Wolff to admit to probate the last will and testament of Carl Lietz, late of the town of Somerset in said county, deceased, and for letters testamentary thereon to be issued to him, said William Wolf.
Dated March 8, 1911
By the Court, Otto W. Arnquist, County Judge
Wolf, William, head, born Nov. 1870, age 29, born New York, both parents born Germany
Wolf, Augusta, sister, born August 1873, age 26, born New York
Wolf, August, brother, born October 1882, age 17, born Minnesota
1905 State Census, St.Joseph Twp, p426/line 69
Born about 1871, occupation farmer
1910 Federal Census, St. Joseph Twp., Family No. 98
William F.A. Wolf, Head, age 39, married 8 years, born New York, parents
both born Germany, farmer
Wilhelmina, wife, age 28, married 8 years, has 4 children all living, born
Germany, both parents born Germany, emingrated 1883
Doretha, daughter, age 7, born Wisconsin
Alfred, son, age 6, born Wisconsin
Myrtle, daughter, age 4, born Wisconsin
Ruth, daughter, age 1, born Wisconsin
1911
William committed suicide by hanging shortly after the death of his parents. As the oldest he was expected to handle the settlement of the estate, a task he really didn't want. The day he was to go there to settle things, he went out to the barn to get the team. When he didn't return Mrs. Wolf sent Alfred to look for him. He found him hanging in the barn. Mrs. Wolf got a ladder and cut him down but it was too late. (Theresa, Dec. 1997)
True Republican, 6 Apr 1911
Suicide in St. Jo
Last Sunday morning after William Wolf of the town of St. Joseph and his wife had finished milking and returned to the house he remarked that he would go out and take care of the horses. Soon after one of his children, a little boy, went the barn and finding the door locked, told his mother that his father was hanging in the barn. She broke open the door, sent the boy for a knife and cut him down, but it was just too late.
He was in Hudson the day before, well and in good cheer, except that he was worrying over the settlement of an estate which he had been appointed administrator. It was so plain a case of suicide that no inquest was held. He leaves a wife and four small children.
HSO, 6 Apr 1911, p3, Home News
A dispatch appered in the city dailies to the effect that William Wolfe, a farmer residing in the town of St. Joe, hanged himself in his barn while tempporarily insame. He was about forty years of age and leaves a wife and four children. The coroner and the sheriff were called to the scene Sunday.
HSO, 9 Mar 1911
First Publication
PROBATE NOTICE
State of Wisconsin, County Court for St. Croix County--In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term of the County Court to be held in and for said county, at the Court House in the City of Hudson, on the first Tuesday, (being the 4th day) of April, A.D., 1911, at 9 o'clock A.M., the following matter will be heard and considered:
The application of William Wolff to admit to probate the last will and testament of Carl Lietz, late of the town of Somerset in said county, deceased, and for letters testamentary thereon to be issued to him, said William Wolf.
Dated March 8, 1911
By the Court, Otto W. Arnquist, County Judge
Events
| Birth | 23 Nov 1870 | New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 May 1902 | Washington County, Minnesota - Wilhelmina Ernstine "Minnie" Lietz | | ||
| Death | 2 Apr 1911 | St.Joseph, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | 6 Apr 1911 | Pioneer Cemetery, Town of St. Joseph, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Wilhelmina Ernstine "Minnie" Lietz (1882 - 1958) |
| Child | Dorothea "Dorey" Wolf (1903 - 1968) |
| Child | Alfred Wm. C. Wolf (1904 - 1967) |
| Child | Myrtle Melvina Wolf (1905 - 1987) |
| Child | Ruth Ida Wolf ( - 1999) |
| Father | Adam Wolf (1843 - ) |
| Mother | Minnie Wolf (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles "Carl" Wolf (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Fred Wolf (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Frank Wolf(e) (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline Wolf (1877 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 U.S. Federal Census; Enumeration began 1 Jun 1880, Wisconsin, St. Croix Co., St. Joseph Twp., (Household of Adam Wolf).
2. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), William F.A. Wolf, #62932173.
3. Minnesota Marriages, 1860-1949, FamilySearch.com, William F. Wolf and Minnie Ernstine Lietz, 1902.
4. , Death Records: Wisconsin, St. Croix County, Vol. 7, No. 577 .
5. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), William F.A. Wolf, #62932173.
6. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), William F.A. Wolf, #62932173.