John K. Wolf was the grandson of Major Jacob Wolf (1786-1863) of Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas. After the death of his parents, family members say John K. lived in the "Wolf House" with his grandfather, Major Jacob Wolf. The Wolf House still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public. It is operated by the State of Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, a division of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
The complete story about the death of John K. Wolf has been published in the Spring 2021 issue of The Madison County Musings, the quarterly magazine of The Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society in Huntsville, Arkansas. Joy Russell has research and compiled the facts about the death of John K. Wolfe, over the past fifteen years. This story is 22 pages in length and also gives information about the Fourteenth Regiment of the Confederate Infantry who had Winter Quarters near where the John K. Wolf grave is located. The story includes information from a handwritten letter which is archived at Arkansas State University, which tells of the details of John K. Wolf's death. Copies of this story in The Madison County Musings are available from the Society.
John K. Wolf was the grandson of Major Jacob Wolf (1786-1863) of Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas. After the death of his parents, family members say John K. lived in the "Wolf House" with his grandfather, Major Jacob Wolf. The Wolf House still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public. It is operated by the State of Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, a division of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
The complete story about the death of John K. Wolf has been published in the Spring 2021 issue of The Madison County Musings, the quarterly magazine of The Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society in Huntsville, Arkansas. Joy Russell has research and compiled the facts about the death of John K. Wolfe, over the past fifteen years. This story is 22 pages in length and also gives information about the Fourteenth Regiment of the Confederate Infantry who had Winter Quarters near where the John K. Wolf grave is located. The story includes information from a handwritten letter which is archived at Arkansas State University, which tells of the details of John K. Wolf's death. Copies of this story in The Madison County Musings are available from the Society.
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J. K. Wolf, Departed this Life February 1, 1862
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