Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Wolf, Christian G 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

Christian G. Wolf is a general farmer and stock-grower on section 17, Jordan 
Township, and was born Sept. 19, 1842, in Wurtemberg, Germany. His father, 
Jacob Wolf, was a farmer in Germany and died there in 1866, aged 64 years. The 
mother of Mr. Wolf, who was Rosena Schielb before her marriage, was also born 
and died in her native country. Her death occurred in 1852. After the loss of 
his mother, which took place when he was 10 years of age, Mr. Wolf remained 
under the care of his father until 1860. In that year he came to the United 
States. He was 18 years old and was accompanied hither by his brother Jacob, 
younger than he, and now a farmer in Jordan Township. Soon after landing, they 
came to Illinois, making their first stop in the State at Sterling. Mr. Wolf 
readily obtained employment on a farm and spent some time working by the 
month. He became interested in the Civil War, and decided to become a soldier. 
He enlisted Aug. 10, 1862, in Co K, 82d Ill. Vol. Inf., Capt. Joseph Granhort. 
The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac under Generals Burnside, 
Hooker and Meade, and was attached to the corps of Sigel and Howard.   Mr. 
Wolf was a participant in the disastrous day's fight at Fredericksburg and 
Chancellorsville, where he sustained a slight wound in the left leg near the 
foot. At Gettysburg, where he was also under fire, he received another gunshot 
wound in nearly the same place. He was also in the actions at Missionary 
Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Knoxville, Tenn., besides numerous other contests 
of less importance, and received an honorable discharge at the close of the 
war. His papers were dated July 6, 1865. He was in the military service nearly 
three years. After returning to Jordan Township, he worked some time for his 
brother, David Wolf, and was afterwards employed at various points as a 
general laborer. He was married April 14, 1868, at Sugar Grove, Lee Co., Ill., 
to Mary Buehler.   She was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Oct. 23, 1843, and was 
19 years of age when she joined her parents in America, they having come to 
the United States some time previously. She has had six children,—Charles, 
Louisa, Katie, Abraham, Andrew and Anna. Prior to his marriage, Mr. Wolf had 
bought 80 acres of land in the township where he now resides and on which he 
settled. He has applied himself vigorously to the work of improvement and has 
placed his farm in excellent condition. It now includes 125 acres, and is 
supplied with creditable and suitable buildings. Mr. Wolf is a Republican in 
political views, and is in sympathy with the general and local issues of that 
party, and has been holding an office as Commissioner of Highways in Jordan 
for the last four years. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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