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Permanent LinkLewis R. Wolfe
| Farmer | |
| Johnson | |
| 19 | |
| 01/09/1882 - 01/13/1884 | |
| 34 |
Born in Knox County, Ohio, April 22, 1825, where he lived until he was about 24, when he went to Hardin County, Ohio, and lived there 5 years and cleared up a farm. In September 1854 he came to Johnson Co. and settled in North Bend, where he bought 306 acres of land and was engaged in farming and dealing in stock, and in April, 1876 he moved to Oxford township to the "Iowa Valley Farm." In 1860 he was elected by Madison township as county supervisor and in August 1862 he enlisted in Company I, 6th IA cavalry as captain, and served as captain until April 1865, when he resigned. In 1865 he ran on the democratic ticket for sheriff, but was defeated by John Wilson, and in 1866 was elected as supervisor for Madison township and served 2 years, and was elected by the county as supervisor. He was representative for the district in the 18th and 19th Iowa General Assemblies. For several years he was treasurer of the Oxford township school fund. He was married April 22, 1847 to Elizabeth Lindsley of Richland County, Ohio.
| Farmer | |
| Johnson | |
| 18 | |
| 01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882 | |
| 34 |
Born in Knox County, Ohio, April 22, 1825, where he lived until he was about 24, when he went to Hardin County, Ohio, and lived there 5 years and cleared up a farm. In September 1854 he came to Johnson Co. and settled in North Bend, where he bought 306 acres of land and was engaged in farming and dealing in stock, and in April, 1876 he moved to Oxford township to the "Iowa Valley Farm." In 1860 he was elected by Madison township as county supervisor and in August 1862 he enlisted in Company I, 6th IA cavalry as captain, and served as captain until April 1865, when he resigned. In 1865 he ran on the democratic ticket for sheriff, but was defeated by John Wilson, and in 1866 was elected as supervisor for Madison township and served 2 years, and was elected by the county as supervisor. He was representative for the district in the 18th and 19th Iowa General Assemblies. For several years he was treasurer of the Oxford township school fund. He was married April 22, 1847 to Elizabeth Lindsley of Richland County, Ohio.