1789 Henry Wolf, son of Christian and Maria Wolf, was born on March 27. [1] He was baptized on April 8 with sponsor Henry Wolf [perhaps his grandfather] at the First Reformed Congegration at Lancaster. [2]
There are differing reports about Henry's burial.
1824 "Henry Wolf. Born March 27, 1789, died September 19, 1824. Aged 26 years, 5 months" was buried in the Cocalico Reformed Graveyard in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [3]
1824 Henry Wolf died on September 19 and was buried at Bethany Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Henry Wolf was born on March 27, 1798. No grave marker is shown. [4] [5]
1825 At the June term of the Lancaster County Orphans Court, Christian Wolf [perhaps Henry's father], acting as executor for the estate of Henry Wolf, late of the city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, deceased, reported a balance of $8390.35. [6]
1853 Christian Wolff, of South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, dated his will on April 21. He made bequests to his wife Sarah and 14 children: Catherine, intermarried with Jenkin Lewis; Susan, intermarried with William Dean; Adam Wolf; Christian Wolf; John Wolf; Jacob Wolf; Rebecca (now a widow); Elizabeth, intermarried with John Youndt; George Wolf; Sarah intermarried with Henry Mellinger; Maria, intermarried with Lewis Sponsler; Ann Wolf; Ruben Wolf; Edward L Wolf; and to Christian and Mary, children of deceased son Henry. [7]
Research Notes:
DNA [8]
[1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Bethany United Church of Christ, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Bethany United Church of Christ, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Find A Grave Memorial 151009105, [FindAGrave].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Book 1825-14, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[7] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Will M-331, [FamilySearchImage].
[8] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, descent: Christian Wolf (spouse of Susan Burkholder), Ezra B Wolf (spouse of Salinda Fahnestock), Christian Herbert Wolf (spouse of Eloise Margarette Strawser); 26cm on 2 segments (DMB), 10cm on 1 segment (RAW), 21cm on 2 segments (DAW), [Link].