Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Rolfes, J. Frank 1863 - 
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    J. Frank Rolfes. While the greater part of the period of his activity had
passed before he came to Crosby township, Hamilton county, Ohio, Mr. J. Frank
Rolfes, of Cincinnati, has proven himself not only an agriculturist and
stock-raiser of note, but a shrewd business man, a good and substantial citizen
and a friend to all movements making for the progress and general advancement of
the people. Mr. Rolfes was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 6, 1863, a son of
George Herman and Elizabeth (Rueter) Rolfes, both of whom were natives of
Hanover, Germany. Mr. George H. Rolfes came to this country in 1821 and located
in Cincinnati where he engaged in the grocery business. He continued at this
until he retired, when he removed to Westwood, where both he and Mrs. Rolfes
passed away. Mr. Rolfes was an independent in politics and in religion a member
of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic church of Cincinnati. Mr. Rolfes also served
during the Civil war, as a private. Mr. and Mrs. Rolfes were the parents of six
children, all of whom are deceased but J. Frank, who is the subject of this
review. They were as follows: Elizabeth, Joseph, Berdina. Henry, J. Frank, and
Mary. J. F. Rolfes obtained his early education in the St. Augustine's parochial
schools of Cincinnati, and later at St. Mary's Seminary at Dayton, Ohio. After
completing his education, he then accepted a position in the B. H. Warburg Brick
Yards of Cincinnati, and after remaining here for a time, engaged in business
for himself. He continued in this for fifteen years and in 1896 he came to
Harrison, Ohio, where he purchased his present beautiful farm of 160 acres,
where he is now engaged in general farming and stock raising, making a specialty
of registered cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs, for which he has more than a local
reputation. In politics, Mr. Rolfes is an Independent, and has been clerk of the
school board for three years. He is a devotefi member of the St. John's Roman
Catholic church of Harrison, and in fraternal organization is a member of the
Knights of Columbus, as are his three sons, and the Catholic Knights of Ohio,
St. Aloysius' Orphan Society and St. John's Society. Mrs. Rolfes is a member of
St. Ann's Married Ladies' Society. He is also a member of the Grange. On the
24th day of June, 1885, Mr. Rolfes was united in marriage with Miss Caroline
Warburg, a daughter of Bernard H. and Mary Bosse Warburg, well-known residents
of Harrison, Ohio. To this union have been born thirteen children, as follows:
Harry, who married Carrie, daughter of Philip Shuck, of South Gate, Ind., and to
this union were born nine children, and after the death of the mother of this
family, February 6, 1919, Mr. Rolfes married (second), January 25, 1920, Mary
Louise Lang, daughter of John and Louise (Wagner) Lang, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
they reside at home; Edward, who married Mary Otto, a daughter of Charles Otto,
and they are the parents of three children, Robert, Helen, and Louis, and reside
at Harrison, Ohio; Joseph, deceased; •Mayme; Leonard, who married Aline,
daughter of John and Mary Louise (Wagner) Lang; Francis, Clarence, Pauline,
Bernard, at home; Edna and Walter, deceased; Carl, at home; and one who died in
infancy. In concluding this review of Mr. Rolfes' life, it may be added that
among his friends, acquaintances and business associates, he is regarded as one
of the most kindly of men, and one who will always do full justice to the rights
and interests of others.

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