Joseph Wolf, the popular treasurer of Sandusky County, was born in Baden, Germany, March 18th, 1852. Arrived in America in 1865 first residing in Sandusky City, Ohio for one year, then moving to Fremont, Ohio where they made their permanent residence. He attended school one year at Sandusky City, while living with his parents, and soon after coming to Fremont, in 1865, entered a newspaper office and learned the business of compositor as thoroughly that he finally had the mechanical work of the paper under his charge. He subsequently engaged in the barber business, and finally embarked in the retail liquor trade, in which he remained until elected to the office of county treasurer, in September 1892. He was re-elected to the office in 1894. He has served as a member of the Fremont city council two terms, and was for two years presidents of that honorable body. He is a Democrat in politics, a straight-forward progressive citizen, a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and socially, of the Catholic Knights of America. Mr. Wolf married Miss Catharine Moore and they have six children: Frank, Carl, Mary, Urban, Catharine and Barnhard.
Joseph Wolf, the popular treasurer of Sandusky County, was born in Baden, Germany, March 18th, 1852. Arrived in America in 1865 first residing in Sandusky City, Ohio for one year, then moving to Fremont, Ohio where they made their permanent residence. He attended school one year at Sandusky City, while living with his parents, and soon after coming to Fremont, in 1865, entered a newspaper office and learned the business of compositor as thoroughly that he finally had the mechanical work of the paper under his charge. He subsequently engaged in the barber business, and finally embarked in the retail liquor trade, in which he remained until elected to the office of county treasurer, in September 1892. He was re-elected to the office in 1894. He has served as a member of the Fremont city council two terms, and was for two years presidents of that honorable body. He is a Democrat in politics, a straight-forward progressive citizen, a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and socially, of the Catholic Knights of America. Mr. Wolf married Miss Catharine Moore and they have six children: Frank, Carl, Mary, Urban, Catharine and Barnhard.
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