Joseph Wolff

Family Group Sheet

Subject: Joseph WOLFF

Birth: 30 Apr 1830 Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 24 Feb 1852 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Maid of Orleans."2

Marriage: 18 Dec 1856 Medina County, Texas.3

Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; household #239 D'Hanis.4

Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; farmer.4

Deed: 15 Feb 1861 Medina County, Texas; File 4706,Section 1476 (Abstract 1032) 160 acres; Grantee - Joseph Wolff. Patentee - Joseph Wolff.5

Census: __ ___ 1870 Medina County, Texas; household #322 D'Hanis.6

Natlzation: 7 Oct 1873 Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 3 p 430.7

Census: __ ___ 1880 Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Death: 27 Sep 1902 Medina County, Texas.1

Burial: __ ___ ____ Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father: Xavier WOLFF Jr (1 Jul 1808- )

Mother: Reine BALL (circa 1806-15 Apr 1886)

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Spouse: Therese RUDINGER

Birth: 19 Sep 1836 Heiteren, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 1 Jan 1847 (w); Jean Joseph RUDINGER Sr and Marie BRAUN; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."9

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Joseph RUDINGER Sr and Jean Baptiste RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #14 D'Hanis.10

Death: 6 Nov 1921 D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Burial: __ ___ ____ Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father: Jean Joseph RUDINGER Sr (4 Sep 1797-8 Sep 1866)

Mother: Marie BRAUN (22 Jul 1795- )

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Fourteen Known Children

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F Regina WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1857 Medina County, Texas.4

Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #239 D'Hanis.4

Burial: __ ___ ____ St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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F Theresa WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1859 Medina County, Texas.4

Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #239 D'Hanis.4

Burial: __ ___ ____ St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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F Josephine WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1859 Medina County, Texas.11

Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #239 D'Hanis.4

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F Marian WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas.11

Burial: __ ___ ____ St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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F Sophie WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1864 Medina County, Texas.11

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M Fabian Sebastian WOLFF

Birth: 10 Jan 1864 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.13

Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #322 D'Hanis.6

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Death: 30 Dec 1939 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial: __ ___ ____ Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.1

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Elizabeth Jahn Mobley CUNNINGHAM (29 Jan 1867-10 Oct 1962); Texas.11

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M Joseph WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1865 Medina County, Texas.8

Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #322 D'Hanis.6

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary Jane BURDWELL; Texas.11

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M John J WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1866 Medina County, Texas.8

Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #322 D'Hanis.6

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Eugenia FRIES; Texas.11

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F Mary Magdalene WOLFF

Birth: 25 Jul 1869 D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.12

Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #322 D'Hanis.6

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: before __ ___ 1900 Francis Joseph ZERR (21 May 1865-15 Jul 1924), son of Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.11

Death: 19 Apr 1939 Medina County, Texas.12

Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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M August Alex WOLFF

Birth: 13 Jul 1871 D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.14

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Death: 23 Oct 1935 Terrell County, Texas.14

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Agatha TURNER; Texas.11

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F Mary Theresa WOLFF

Birth: circa __ ___ 1873 Medina County, Texas.8

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: 8 Nov 1893 Emerick WIPFF (17 Nov 1864-5 Nov 1927), son of Francois Joseph WIPFF and Maria Anna DERIER; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.15

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M Frank Xavier WOLFF

Birth: 30 Jan 1875 D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.14

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: 7 Feb 1898 Theresa WEYNAND (12 Dec 1871-25 Jun 1951), daughter of Hubert WEYNAND and Angelina NEY; Medina County, Texas.11

Death: 4 Oct 1937 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.12

Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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M Emil M WOLFF

Birth: 21 Jan 1877 D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Marriage: 26 Jul 1909 Hilda RUDINGER (29 Apr 1887-18 Feb 1968), daughter of Francis Louis RUDINGER and Ida Henrietta RICHARZ; Texas.11

Death: 10 Oct 1959 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.14

Burial: 12 Oct 1959 Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.14

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M Stephen WOLFF

Birth: 8 Aug 1879 Medina County, Texas.1

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Precinct 3.8

Death: 9 Jul 1903 Medina County, Texas.1

Burial: __ ___ ____ Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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Endnotes

1. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina.

2. Multilple entry; Maid of Orleans Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 35.

3. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D.

4. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census.

5. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO.

6. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census.

7. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn.

8. Family Quest, 1880 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census.

9. Talisman, Diamont and Schanunga, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1846, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

10. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census.

11. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co.

12. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson.

13. Dena Stripling, "Fabian Sebastian Wolff," e-mail message from [email protected] to Margaret Simpson, 20 Feb 2005. Hereinafter cited as "Wolff."

14. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.

15. Frank Hedrick, "Francis Joseph Wipff Family," e-mail message from [email protected] to Margaret Simpson, 20 May 2006. Hereinafter cited as "Wipff Family."