History of Centre County by John Bair Linn:
Paul Wolf was a native of Bethel Township Berks County Pennsylvania. His father and Col. Henry Royer's father lived on adjoining farms there abut after his marriage Paul Wolf moved to his father-in-law's in Bethel Township in Lebanon County thence to Brush Valley in 1812. In 1811 Paul purchased from the Tobias Pickle the mill property and large tract of land lying north across the valley, later known as the John Forster property containing nearly 400 acres. The amount that was paid was 10,300 pounds Pennsylvania currency. He was engaged in business in his new home, keeping a store operating a gristmill,sawmill,fulling mill, oil mill and distillery. The last three were situated neat
Schroyers Gap at the foot of Mt. Nittany. His store was kept in his dwelling House the old stone house at Centre Mills. Mr Wolf was a justice of the peace, He was and enterprising citizen and a man universally esteemed. He has brought a large amount of money to the valley but he died at the time of financial depression his large estate was sold at great sacrifice to meet his liabilities.
His funeral rites were the first religious exercises at the brick church at Rebersburg. Mr. Wolf leaves a number of descendants most of which live in Centre & Union Counties. He had seven children: Jacob, Paul, George,Catherine married J A Gast, Sarah married George Walkey, Margaret married henry Freeze (Fries)& Mary unmarried.
Paul Wolf was a native of Bethel Township Berks County Pennsylvania. His father and Col. Henry Royer's father lived on adjoining farms there abut after his marriage Paul Wolf moved to his father-in-law's in Bethel Township in Lebanon County thence to Brush Valley in 1812. In 1811 Paul purchased from the Tobias Pickle the mill property and large tract of land lying north across the valley, later known as the John Forster property containing nearly 400 acres. The amount that was paid was 10,300 pounds Pennsylvania currency. He was engaged in business in his new home, keeping a store operating a gristmill,sawmill,fulling mill, oil mill and distillery. The last three were situated neat
Schroyers Gap at the foot of Mt. Nittany. His store was kept in his dwelling House the old stone house at Centre Mills. Mr Wolf was a justice of the peace, He was and enterprising citizen and a man universally esteemed. He has brought a large amount of money to the valley but he died at the time of financial depression his large estate was sold at great sacrifice to meet his liabilities.
His funeral rites were the first religious exercises at the brick church at Rebersburg. Mr. Wolf leaves a number of descendants most of which live in Centre & Union Counties. He had seven children: Jacob, Paul, George,Catherine married J A Gast, Sarah married George Walkey, Margaret married henry Freeze (Fries)& Mary unmarried.
History of Centre County by John Bair Linn:
Paul Wolf was a native of Bethel Township Berks County Pennsylvania. His father and Col. Henry Royer's father lived on adjoining farms there abut after his marriage Paul Wolf moved to his father-in-law's in Bethel Township in Lebanon County thence to Brush Valley in 1812. In 1811 Paul purchased from the Tobias Pickle the mill property and large tract of land lying north across the valley, later known as the John Forster property containing nearly 400 acres. The amount that was paid was 10,300 pounds Pennsylvania currency. He was engaged in business in his new home, keeping a store operating a gristmill,sawmill,fulling mill, oil mill and distillery. The last three were situated neat
Schroyers Gap at the foot of Mt. Nittany. His store was kept in his dwelling House the old stone house at Centre Mills. Mr Wolf was a justice of the peace, He was and enterprising citizen and a man universally esteemed. He has brought a large amount of money to the valley but he died at the time of financial depression his large estate was sold at great sacrifice to meet his liabilities.
His funeral rites were the first religious exercises at the brick church at Rebersburg. Mr. Wolf leaves a number of descendants most of which live in Centre & Union Counties. He had seven children: Jacob, Paul, George,Catherine married J A Gast, Sarah married George Walkey, Margaret married henry Freeze (Fries)& Mary unmarried.
Paul Wolf was a native of Bethel Township Berks County Pennsylvania. His father and Col. Henry Royer's father lived on adjoining farms there abut after his marriage Paul Wolf moved to his father-in-law's in Bethel Township in Lebanon County thence to Brush Valley in 1812. In 1811 Paul purchased from the Tobias Pickle the mill property and large tract of land lying north across the valley, later known as the John Forster property containing nearly 400 acres. The amount that was paid was 10,300 pounds Pennsylvania currency. He was engaged in business in his new home, keeping a store operating a gristmill,sawmill,fulling mill, oil mill and distillery. The last three were situated neat
Schroyers Gap at the foot of Mt. Nittany. His store was kept in his dwelling House the old stone house at Centre Mills. Mr Wolf was a justice of the peace, He was and enterprising citizen and a man universally esteemed. He has brought a large amount of money to the valley but he died at the time of financial depression his large estate was sold at great sacrifice to meet his liabilities.
His funeral rites were the first religious exercises at the brick church at Rebersburg. Mr. Wolf leaves a number of descendants most of which live in Centre & Union Counties. He had seven children: Jacob, Paul, George,Catherine married J A Gast, Sarah married George Walkey, Margaret married henry Freeze (Fries)& Mary unmarried.
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Married in state, had 6 sons and 5 daughters(in German)
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