John Wolfe (1836 - 1879)

Born Mar 1836 in Connecticut, United States

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• John wolfe was born in Connecticut in 1836. He married Mary Armstrong. They had three children.

In 1870, the Wolfe family lived in San Francisco, California. The household included John Wolfe, 34, born in Connecticut, occupation “no business”, with personal assets of $1000; his wife, Mary, 33, born in Ireland; their children, all born in California, Elizabeth, 10, in school; Harriet, 6; and John, 3.^[1]

• John died on 19 September 1879, aged 43. He and his wife were originally buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, San Francisco, CA. In the 1930s, they were reinterred at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California. ^[2]

There was once a cluster of five cemeteries in San Francisco. Beginning in 1901, the dead in all five cemeteries began to be moved to other cemeteries. Odd Fellows Cemetery, located between Geary and Turk streets, and Parker Ave. and Arguello Blvd. was originally deeded by Samuel Brannon to the first San Francisco Odd Fellows lodge, established in 1851. Beginning in 1933, the 26,000 dead there were moved to Greenlawn Memorial,Park, Colma, CA. Laurel Hill and Lone Mountain cemeteries were evacuated between 1901 and 1939. The gravestones from Masonic Cemetery were used as fill for the approaches of the Golden Gate Bridge. The fifth, Calvary Cemetery was physically connected to Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemeteries. Laurel Hill and Lone Mountain were nearby. The space was used for urban sprawl. The old Masonic Cemetery property is now the University of San Francisco. Click the following link for a map image of the five cemeteries.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 US Census, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6T-XRC)
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #187912853 with associated links
3. ↑ FindAGrave, Image of five cemeteries (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2146858/laurel-hill-cemetery-(defunct)#view-photo=187445117)
4. ↑ Ibid ^, Odd Fellows Cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1971949/odd-fellows-cemetery-(defunct))
5. ↑ Ibid ^ , Calvary Cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2148934/calvary-cemetery-(defunct))
6. ↑ Ibid ^, Masonic Cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1991573/masonic-cemetery-(defunct))
7. ↑ Ibid ^, Lone Mountain Cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2146858/laurel-hill-cemetery-(defunct))