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Wolf Cemetery

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Location	:	Valparaiso, Porter County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5371230, -87.1536550
Description	:	The index of Portage Township cemeteries published in 1995 by the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society provides the following information concerning the Wolf Cemetery: "At one time there were grave stones north of the big brick [Josephus] Wolf home in SW 1/4 sec. 30." The Wolf home is located in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 30, at the northwest intersection of 700 North and 450 West. The statement above concerning the tombstones located near the Wolf home is indeed true. My great aunt, Ellen Marie (Shook) Forbes, commonly referred to as Marie, lived in the Wolf home from November 1917... Read More	The index of Portage Township cemeteries published in 1995 by the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society provides the following information concerning the Wolf Cemetery: "At one time there were grave stones north of the big brick [Josephus] Wolf home in SW 1/4 sec. 30." The Wolf home is located in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 30, at the northwest intersection of 700 North and 450 West. The statement above concerning the tombstones located near the Wolf home is indeed true. My great aunt, Ellen Marie (Shook) Forbes, commonly referred to as Marie, lived in the Wolf home from November 1917 to March 1920, along with her parents, William Addison Shook and Mary Lunette (Florence) Shook, and her siblings - Mae, Ross, Ralph, Floyd, Mary, Ray, Roe [my grandfather], and Jay. The Shook family were the caretakers for the Wolf Farm, then owned by brothers Robert and Lewis Robbins. In 1992, in a privately published, 230 page book titled Memories for My Grandchildren, Marie writes in great detail about the Wolf and Robbins families, the Wolf farm, the Wolf house, and the small grave yard near the Wolf house. On page 48 of her book, Marie writes: "The house and the barn, of course, made tremendous impact on my child's mind, and still do, to this day, more than seventy years later. A brick mansion is unusual for a farm residence, and there are few double cowbarns that I know of, in fact, not other of which I have heard. But exceeding those two buildings in interest to me was something I have seen only on the Wolf Farm, although I have read it was sometimes the custom in much earlier times. In memory I can still behold the tiny private cemetery which lay a little north of the Wolf House, and which I saw day by day from our windows. The little headstones were encircled by an iron railing and, like it, showed much evidence of weathering. I thought I could remember there were five and asked my sister Mae how many she though there were, and without telling her my opinion. She said there had been five. The number of Wolf children deceased before the 1882 History [of Porter County] was five. Only the three sons, Francis, Milton, Elmer, survived. I did not know the names on the tombstones, since I could not read, so I am unaware if there were any daughters. Several years ago we found Josephus Wolf's tombstone in the McCool Cemetery. It was a tall black one, ugly to me -- many other names are inscribed around the bottom of it, presumably those of his children who predeceased him. Evidently there was removal to the grave site of the parents, and the little stones were discarded. Despite the wealth of Josephus Wolf (at least, in land) he was poor in other ways. Losing more than half his family of eight children should have been a far greater tragedy than being a pauper in worldly goods." Records of the McCool Cemetery in Portage Township, as well as visual observation of Josephus Wolf's tombstone, show that there were, in fact, five Wolf children who died young. These children were Edith, Gladys, Josephus M., and two infant daughters. The vital information for each of these children are provided below.

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Wolf Cemetery is located at 453 W 700 N Valparaiso, Porter County ,Indiana , 46385USA.
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Latitude: 41.5371230
Longitude: -87.1536550

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1. Seven Dolors Shrine Cemetery
Valparaiso, Porter County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5342250, -87.1357350

2. Robbins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5607986, -87.1322021

3. Gossett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5639000, -87.1222000

4. James–Schrock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5713560, -87.1340480

5. Heritage Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5753200, -87.1469180

6. McCool Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5750008, -87.1438980

7. Kimball Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5224991, -87.0999985

8. Janes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5050011, -87.1967010

9. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5738900, -87.1997300

10. Temple Israel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5746340, -87.2025850

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Coordinate: 41.5732994, -87.2157974

12. Crisman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5977250, -87.1730760

13. Blachly Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4710999, -87.1367035

14. Clifford Cemetery
Valparaiso, Porter County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4854710, -87.0953910

15. Union Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4718070, -87.1803580

16. Sunset Hill Farm County Park
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Coordinate: 41.5446780, -87.0576960

17. Hobart Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5351982, -87.2525024

18. Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5724983, -87.2407990

19. Congdon Rural Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4697400, -87.1963360

20. Deep River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4785995, -87.2202988

21. Mosier Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4631004, -87.1819000

22. Christ Lutheran Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 41.4936020, -87.0648960

23. Old Settlers Cemetery
Hobart, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5202103, -87.2587204

24. Crown Hill Cemetery
Hobart, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5518680, -87.2605040

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