WI BIO - Richland Co - WOLF, Abraham

History of Crawford & Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, IL: Union, 
1884, pp 1009-1010

Abraham WOLF, proprietor of drug store and Postmaster at Lone Rock [Buena 
Vista Township, Richland County, Wisconsin], was born in June 1844 in 
Wurtemberg, Germany. [Lone Rock is a border community in the southeast 
corner of Richland County.] When he was [p 1010] three years old, his 
father, Michael WOLF, emigrated to the United States with his family, and 
settled in Michigan, where his wife died in 1850. He removed the same year 
with his family to Dane County, Wisconsin, and in 1857 came to Richland 
County. Abraham WOLF did not come to Richland County with his father, as at 
the age of eight years he was bound out to a man by the name of J. G. 
WALBRIDGE, in whose family he was to reside until eighteen years of age.

On 18 October 1861, before Abraham WOLF had attained that age, he enlisted in 
Company G, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He continued in the army 
until March 1863, when he was discharged for disability, occasioned by 
sickness. While in the service he marched through southern Missouri and 
Arkansas, participated in the battle of Cotton Plant, 07 July 1862. He was 
with the regiment at Helena, and at Oldtown Landing, on the Mississippi 
River, where so many of our troops sickened and died. Here he was taken 
sick, but returned with the regiment to Ironton [Iron County], Missouri, 
where he was sent to the hospital, and discharged 24 March 1863.

Mr. WOLF returned from the army to the town of Ithaca [Richland County, 
Wisconsin], where his father had settled in 1857. Recovering his health, he 
re-enlisted 24 August 1864, in Company I, Thirty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer 
Infantry, joined the army at City Point [Prince George County], Virginia, and 
was in the trenches in front of Petersburg during the following winter. On 02 
April 1865 he took part with the regiment in the charge on Fort Mahone, where 
he was severely wounded, losing his left leg and the index finger of his 
right hand. He was discharged in the hospital at Washington [D. C.], 06 
September 1865.

After Abraham WOLF returned to his father's, in the fall of 1865, he attended 
school at Sextonville [Richland County, Wisconsin] three terms. He then 
engaged in teaching school, and taught five terms. In the fall of 1869 he 
was appointed Postmaster at Lone Rock [Richland County]. In connection with 
the post office, he kept a book and stationery store. In 1877 he purchased 
the drug stock of Dr. R. L. TELFAIR.

On 11 April 1872 he [Abraham WOLF] married [Miss] Helen A. ALDRICH, daughter 
of A. A. and Helen C. ALDRICH. They [Abraham and Helen A. (ALDRICH) WOLF] 
have four [note that five names are listed] children: (1) Helen M., (2) 
Lois C., (3) Annie Rosa, (4) Howard A., and (5) Ruby D.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly